Limited slip diff - worth it?

[caz4213]

I've been looking for a Caterham for a few months now and I'm fairly flexible on most things when it comes to the spec, but one thing I've convinced myself the car has got to have is an LSD. Unfortunately, most of the cars currently being advertised - well, the ones in my price range anyway - are all roadsports, none of which seem to have an LSD fitted.

So my question is: does the LSD make that big a difference to the driving experience? And a supplementary question to that would then be how easy / costly would it be to fit an LSD further down the line if I was to buy a non-LSD car? Anyone out there done something similar?

Any info much appreciated.

[caz4213]

Thanks for the replies gents. I was hoping to use the car for a fair few trackdays a year, with some good weather road use as and when the mood struck. Think I'll have to keep patiently looking for an example with an LSD in my price range. Or if I can find a good value non-LSD car I might have a think about the retrofit option!

[caz4213]

ghibbett said:

If it were me, and I've plenty of RWD experience both with and without LSDs, I would always go for an LSD. More adjustability, predictability and the ability to do doughnuts.

I haven't seen any negatives in that last sentence

I can't refute any of that logic, it looks like it must be done!