My Caterham

[fatvik]

Following on from a thread in the Caterham section about lack of pics... I though I'd share some pics of my Caterham. I bought the car in August last year and have been enjoying it since! Looking forward to some trackdays this year

-FatVik

[Skylinecrazy]

I'd love one of these, they look so much fun!



Yours looks lovely, too. Like the colour scheme with the stripes.

[fatvik]

Cheers Dan, I grin just thinking about it
Don't worry, you'll get there one day, be it a Caterham or a Skyline...
-FV

[ScottishSamurai]

Very, very nice!

Hopefully Caterfield prices come down by the time i'm 21 or so. I NEED one of these!

[fatvik]

Cheers SS

[soad]

Nice motor, sadly can't afford one right now.

Are the earplugs really needed for these due to a generated noise? Thought i'll ask...

[Gingerbread Man]

soad said:

Nice motor, sadly can't afford one right now.

Are the earplugs really needed for these due to a generated noise? Thought i'll ask...

I use mine daily and don't use ear plugs. I can be found to be talking a bit loud after a long run out in it though.

[Killer2005]

Lovely motor

I too will have one of these one day, going to try and go for one as a daily runner too

[fatvik]

Cheers guys
Yes, I do use ear defenders... been told by quite a few people that its best to do so or else you end up saying "what" a lot during conversations

Just to let you know there is quite a young chap on here (20ish I think) who has a SLR and a chap I know who is 22 that has a classic. He bought it (the classic) as kit and paid on a monthly basis over a couple of years... although the insurance might be a bit difficult to come by for you youngsters

-FatVik

[Killer2005]

fatvik said:

Cheers guys
He bought it (the classic) as kit and paid on a monthly basis over a couple of years... although the insurance might be a bit difficult to come by for you youngsters

What sort of insurance group does that fit into then?

I'm now slightly tempted by similar

[B3njamin]

I may sound silly here and apologies if I do, but is that engine based on the Rover K Series engine?

Lovely car, I bet the noise alone makes you grin like the Cheshire cat after a cat-nip orgy with the local moggies. :-)

[fatvik]

Hi Steve,
I'm not sure what insurance group these cars fall into (odd I know) however, the fact that they are not normal production cars and normally owned by enthusiasts and only insured on a limited mileage helps keep the premium down. For instance, my insurance for the civic (SD&P) is around £300 and for the Caterham its £550 (inc 3 trackdays).

Go on, give the usual suspects a call for a quote

Hi Benjamin,
Spot on! It is indeed based on a 1.8l Rover K-series engine and yes, the noise, the noise, the noise... the roar at 4000 rpm and the scream at 7000rpm, I'm sat here, grinning like a prat just writing that

-FatVik