A controversial (and probably unpopular) view!

[gareth h]

This is something I’ve been mulling over for a while, having owned 3 Caterhams I have come to the view that with the exception of using them on track, a Caterham is a car for those that can’t, or don’t want to ride a motorcycle.
The last 7 owned was a CSR and it was obviously quick, but I found that speed was always very limited by vision, which meant on many roads I just wasn’t able to travel much faster than in something far less capable.
Whereas, if I’m out on the bike my viewpoint is maybe a metre higher than in the 7, and I’m able to change road position to open up the view through a corner, meaning I can make progress without feeling I am exposing myself to the unknown.
Probably a very unpopular view, but I really can’t see a place for one in the garage anymore.

[gareth h]

MBBlat said:

About 2/3rds of our local Caterham club are also bikers. Small sample I know, but it would suggest that there is a large overlap.

And I was one of those, with a couple of bikes and a 7 in the garage, ironically I felt safer on a bike than in the 7.