RE: Caterham launches 485 Final Editions for Europe
Discussion
Cryssys said:
911Spanker said:
Caterhams are really expensive these days. Surely a used £20k Seven provides 99% of the thrills (particularly on road).
They are expensive. I'm thinking about selling my M3 and I've been looking at them as possible replacement as I fancy doing a few track days. .
Entry level Caterhams are £15K, whilst £20K will get you something decent they're still more than I was expecting.
I've only had mine since September(a 2002 model 1.8 K-Series with just under 5k miles on it), but I've thoroughly enjoyed every drive of it up to yet for sure though.
cerb4.5lee said:
Cryssys said:
911Spanker said:
Caterhams are really expensive these days. Surely a used £20k Seven provides 99% of the thrills (particularly on road).
They are expensive. I'm thinking about selling my M3 and I've been looking at them as possible replacement as I fancy doing a few track days. .
Entry level Caterhams are £15K, whilst £20K will get you something decent they're still more than I was expecting.
I've only had mine since September(a 2002 model 1.8 K-Series with just under 5k miles on it), but I've thoroughly enjoyed every drive of it up to yet for sure though.
Like Lee I too have a 2002 K Series. Worth about £20k max and it's ace. All the fun I want on the road. Can be driven hard and it slides and drifts like a b
d. 
What more do I need?!
GTRene said:
hm, sad to hear/read, I was hoping they also created it with a petrol engine in mind, so they would not have to change to much to make it doable, say as in a sort multi platvorm.
Its such a nice shaped car, would have been on my bucketlist if it not was EV, I still follow it though
There's no chance of the Project V carrying an engine and it associated bits, the engineering and aerodynamic compromises to the EV version would be way too punitive.Its such a nice shaped car, would have been on my bucketlist if it not was EV, I still follow it though
In any case, I think the whole point of the car is to increase total sales whilst still complying with various CO2 and ZEV mandates. Once they exceed certain sales volume thresholds they have to comply like any other manufacturer.
AmazingGrace said:
Great colour.
I had a Caterham years back - a 1990 xflow super sprint.
Loved it, my only wheels for 18 months, in rain, sun or snow.
Traded it in for a wife who I love equally (ssshhh)
Snap! But mine was white and I traded it in on an Elise in 1996 - and a new wife in 2011 I had a Caterham years back - a 1990 xflow super sprint.
Loved it, my only wheels for 18 months, in rain, sun or snow.
Traded it in for a wife who I love equally (ssshhh)
subirg said:
Best performance per pound cars on sale today. For the price, nothing comes close.
To a point. I don't think the average 620R driver will be much quicker than if they were in a hot hatch in the wet.Also a used £20k Seven will probably get blow away by plenty of other used £20k stuff.
Fun per pound is a different matter. But that's where the 620R probably loses out to the cheaper models.
kambites said:
cerb4.5lee said:
... but somebody stop the planet please...because I want to get off!
I've been on that bandwagon ever since they started putting bloody turbos in everything!Unfortunately, the crazies are attempting to comply with Lee's request...wonder if we'll be around to see the return of the simple ICE..?
911Spanker said:
Yep -£15-20k is the sweet spot re.values IMO.
Like Lee I too have a 2002 K Series. Worth about £20k max and it's ace. All the fun I want on the road. Can be driven hard and it slides and drifts like a bd.
What more do I need?!
Indeed, and if you’re using it on high days and holidays, rather than as a daily, it’s not going to depreciate and the running costs are tiny compared to anything else with the performance. Like Lee I too have a 2002 K Series. Worth about £20k max and it's ace. All the fun I want on the road. Can be driven hard and it slides and drifts like a b
d. What more do I need?!
Bucket-list car, once I have the extra parking space.
chirurgus said:
nismo48 said:
911Spanker said:
Caterhams are really expensive these days. Surely a used £20k Seven provides 99% of the thrills (particularly on road).
Exactly this I always thought Westfields were the dogs danglies, but a k series 7 just blows them away in the handling department. The change of direction through a corner is on another level. It’s such an agile thing to drive, really alive to every input.
The Westie is more comfortable though, with its double wishbones at the rear.
subirg said:
Ah the age old westie vs caterham debate. Sure, Westfield’s are cheaper, and many have ballistic straight line performance, but they don’t handle as well on track. Compared to the majority of other cars, both are great. As track day toys, both are great. Lets be friends and move on.
I totally agree 
both are fantastic. subirg said:
Ah the age old westie vs caterham debate. Sure, Westfield’s are cheaper, and many have ballistic straight line performance, but they don’t handle as well on track. Compared to the majority of other cars, both are great. As track day toys, both are great. Lets be friends and move on.
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