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dutchgray

668 posts

224 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Wow, lovely car that looks so good in white.

GetCarter

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29,441 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Couple more. Bottom one at 05.30 this morning taken with GoPro




Don

28,377 posts

286 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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To say I am envious does not do the emotion justice. biggrin

Enjoy your new toy - you have the right environment for it! (and I love the pics)

Podie

46,632 posts

277 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Lovely, lovely, lovely lick

I really wish they'd just finish off the details properly though... silver indicator bulbs at the front, and clear side repeaters...

paul911

2,770 posts

235 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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GetCarter said:
Couple more. Bottom one at 05.30 this morning taken with GoPro

It’s the stig biggrin

Ed_P

701 posts

271 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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GetCarter said:
Couple more. Bottom one at 05.30 this morning taken with GoPro

How many miles until you can give it "full welly" Steve?

I remember when I picked up my S2000. Wanted to try 9000 RPM straight from the showroom!

havoc

30,300 posts

237 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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GetCarter said:
I know that road! biggrin

You are a lucky man Steve...

GetCarter

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29,441 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Ed_P said:
How many miles until you can give it "full welly" Steve?
500 miles - done 160 this morning. (And added sad decal)




Dr MAD

345 posts

205 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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GetCarter said:
Couple more. Bottom one at 05.30 this morning taken with GoPro

I recognise that helmet... your secret is out Stig

GetCarter

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29,441 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Damn

GetCollins!

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

252 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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That looks superb!

A question though - I didn't know Caterham were stil making R500s? Is it the Duratec engine, I assume so? I thought they were then calling their Duratec cars CSR xxx? Either way, it looks brilliant thumbup

GetCarter

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29,441 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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TonyHetherington said:
That looks superb!

A question though - I didn't know Caterham were stil making R500s? Is it the Duratec engine, I assume so? I thought they were then calling their Duratec cars CSR xxx? Either way, it looks brilliant thumbup
All you need to know Tony: http://www.caterham.co.uk/assets/html/showroom/sup...

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

252 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Gotcha thumbup

I think my friend (StuW) built your engine smile (I'd have to check to be certain).

Slinky

15,704 posts

251 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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It is indeed a gorgeous thing, and with such roads to play on too!

What spec did you opt for Steve?

GetCarter

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29,441 posts

281 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Slinky said:
It is indeed a gorgeous thing, and with such roads to play on too!

What spec did you opt for Steve?
Pretty much what you see - R500, half doors, white/black, leather ajustable seats (much more comfy on bumpy roads), heater (waste of money as the footwell turns into the centre of the sun after 30 miles), Tonneau to keep the mice out. Couple of cheap skid lids and a tank of fuel. Oh and £249 for the dodgy plate (though I had to spend half of that for ANY plate).

RobbieB

7,715 posts

185 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Jealousy is an ugly colour, so I'm going to stay fairly quiet frown

dibbly dobbler

11,283 posts

199 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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RobbieB said:
Jealousy is an ugly colour, so I'm going to stay fairly quiet frown
+1 - Carter you utter utter bd grumpy

LongQ

13,864 posts

235 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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Looking at the price of used examples on the Caterham web site .... is there potential for replacing it every year with a new one and having the experience cost you almost nothing? (I'm assuming that the capital invested would make very little guaranteed income in the current market.)

Or are the specs high and the advertised prices pure fiction?

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

256 months

Thursday 29th July 2010
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I am so jelouse.

Well apart from the decal. biggrin


Fordo

1,537 posts

226 months

Friday 30th July 2010
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I probably speak for all of us when I say: more photos to make us jealous please!


Actually- taken any video get from your gopro? I'd love to hear how she sounds!