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bongotvr

Original Poster:

163 posts

248 months

Saturday 30th July 2005
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What is the cheapest price you can expect to pay for a reliable fun Caterham 7, and where is the best place to look??

murph7355

38,909 posts

263 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Best place to look would be to search the threads here and on Blatchat. Lots of input there.

IMO, you're looking at 9-10k as a starter price. If you're lucky/patient you may duck under this.

All Caterham's are fun, and you can spend plenty of tiime (and money!) on making them quicker once you've bought one.

You do need to have a good think about how long you might keep it too. Residuals of homebrew cars are nowhere near as strong as for "standard" models.

So, for example, if you're not sure how long you might keep it you'd be better off with a 140bhp Roadsport which was more or less std, than spending a grand or two less on a 190bhp Zetec live axle car (incidentally, I have not looked in the classifieds, any resemlence to actual cars for sale in this description is wholly unintentional!).

Best cars to buy at the moment? I'd say a 14-15k Superlight. It'll hold it's value better than most models, has most of the bits you'd want on a car so you can concentrate on learning how to drive it quickly, and they're very quick cars. Again, patience will pay off.

jaycee72

96 posts

234 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Murph, you should start charging....!

V8 OHV

261 posts

233 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2005
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Also new to the marque, I can vouch for the Superlight as a good buy.
I have 'only' the R400 version but I have been really surprised at how quick it is. Plus how fast it corners.

bongotvr

Original Poster:

163 posts

248 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2005
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God damn I REALLLLYY want a Caterham!

V8 OHV

261 posts

233 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2005
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Go get one !

bongotvr

Original Poster:

163 posts

248 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2005
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££££'s is the only problem!

RobM77

35,349 posts

241 months

Wednesday 24th August 2005
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I always wanted one so I saved and saved until I could afford one :-) I neve regretted it! Fabulous car!