Starter kit ??

[LAFR]

For the first time I am considering buying a new car it seems to make sense as the deprecation on Caterhams seem to be non existent. The only problem I have is I am a poor b#####d, so I wish to buy a starter kit and add to it when funds allow. Is this a good idea or should I buy second hand for about £7K

[Shaun_E]

Depends whether you want the build experience or not. If you just want to drive then I suggest looking for a second hand example. £7k should get you a fairly decent crossflow engined car.

[iguana]

LAFR said:

For the first time I am considering buying a new car it seems to make sense as the deprecation on Caterhams seem to be non existent.

If you buy a kit & build it then sell it on with v few miles & in excellent order then yes, they dont seem to loose much, maybe only £1k or so, but otherwise if you buy new built from caterham & have it a few yrs the losses are not really that small- tho they were almost no existant a few years back & if you look at some models- esp the R's the loss is a pretty large figure a few years on.

If you buy privatly 2nd hand tho on certain models & pay the right price, that is a diferent matter, a year or two down the line the losses seem to be minimal or non existant.

>> Edited by iguana on Friday 24th June 15:25

[LAFR]

Thanks for the responses

I understand that the main purpose of the starter kit is to allow the use of non-standard equipment to be incorporated in the build; however, I would be looking buy and build a standard car and just spread the cost of the build over several years. This of course leads to other issues; such as the compatibility of the current chassis with whatever engine they choose to replace the K series. Is this a normal/sensible option?

At the midlands dealership (and on the website) they were only able to offer me a starter kit price list for 2003. I would love to think that these prices are still valid but I am sure they have increased.

Another option that has just occurred to me is to by an older crossflow engined car and update it over time (wider track Suspension, K series, 6 speed box) etc… Is it possible (easy) to up date an older car?

Sorry lots of questions

LAFR

[Incorrigible]

Or the accademy package at £200 a month (loads of other conditions obviously)

If I was you I'd save up and buy a car. Buying half a car when you haven't got the cash for the other half doesn't seem sensible to me

[Incorrigible]

LAFR said:

Another option that has just occurred to me is to by an older crossflow engined car and update it over time (wider track Suspension, K series, 6 speed box) etc… Is it possible (easy) to up date an older car?

Much better option IMO