Caterham newbie / another 'which 7?' thread
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Certainly worth joining the Club for all sorts of reasons. I'm sure the trackdays and tuition would be great but I've never actually been on one of theirs (11 years a member and not managed it yet!) but I have done lots of other trackdays. At most you can book an instructor for a session or 2 for not too much cash, or if you wanted to take it a bit more seriously there are lots of instructors out there that would spend a day with you but obviously this gets a little more expensive!
Smiffy7 said:
Guilty as charged 
Well I'm extremely glad to have helped ghibbett said:
Just seen this one (originally saw the link from Blatchat)
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...
I owe this man ^^^ a pinthttp://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...
Edited by Smiffy7 on Tuesday 18th March 21:01
. Just looking again at the Ad and it does look an absolute cracker. If you hadn't of snapped it up, it would have gone extremely quickly. And I reckon your money is as safe as it can be with this car. Congratulations!
There he is - thanks mate, really appreciate your effort in spotting and recommending the car, as said, I don't think I would have seen it otherwise.
It was a bizarre set of circumstances on Monday. I had genuinely dismissed this car for being too far away. My mind was still set on the RS 140 from CC, but I was a bit miffed that they did nothing to sweeten the deal after dropping the no history bombshell. So I called the manager and managed to agree for them to throw in a Q/R steering wheel. Emails were exchanged and a deal agreed. It got to lunch and I gazed again at this silver one, the more I looked the more I was tempted, so I thought a little call to the owner wouldn't hurt. That went well and it was clear interest was high. There and then I decided f
k it! Initially the earliest I could see it was tonight - I had and interview Tuesday evening and prep for it to do Monday night. However, I realised that the first to see will probably buy and so I cancelled the interview and did the trek Monday! 
I was already sold on the spec - very similar to the one at CC - the deciding factor was condition and quality of the rebuild. I was sold within 30seconds of seeing it
It was a bizarre set of circumstances on Monday. I had genuinely dismissed this car for being too far away. My mind was still set on the RS 140 from CC, but I was a bit miffed that they did nothing to sweeten the deal after dropping the no history bombshell. So I called the manager and managed to agree for them to throw in a Q/R steering wheel. Emails were exchanged and a deal agreed. It got to lunch and I gazed again at this silver one, the more I looked the more I was tempted, so I thought a little call to the owner wouldn't hurt. That went well and it was clear interest was high. There and then I decided f
k it! Initially the earliest I could see it was tonight - I had and interview Tuesday evening and prep for it to do Monday night. However, I realised that the first to see will probably buy and so I cancelled the interview and did the trek Monday! I was already sold on the spec - very similar to the one at CC - the deciding factor was condition and quality of the rebuild. I was sold within 30seconds of seeing it
GTKY7 = Get To Know Your 7. It's a workshop held at Caterham Midlands where the techs will show you basics, and some more advanced bits of Caterham maintenance. Perfect for those of us who have bought second-hand rather than built.
As for the blats, there are all sorts of local and reginal events organised. One of the biggies is the Fish n Chip run in late April. I'm planning on going and, according to Blatchat, there may well be up to 100 Sevens attending!!! It's a blast on some of the best roads Wales has to offer. Have a look on BC.
As for insurance, I am 34yrs old and tried 3 companies for quotes. Results below:
REIS = £560 (w/o trackday cover)
Frank Pickles = £430
MSM = £322
Needless to say I'll be going with MSM (top service from them BTW).
As for the blats, there are all sorts of local and reginal events organised. One of the biggies is the Fish n Chip run in late April. I'm planning on going and, according to Blatchat, there may well be up to 100 Sevens attending!!! It's a blast on some of the best roads Wales has to offer. Have a look on BC.
As for insurance, I am 34yrs old and tried 3 companies for quotes. Results below:
REIS = £560 (w/o trackday cover)
Frank Pickles = £430
MSM = £322
Needless to say I'll be going with MSM (top service from them BTW).
Depends on the insurer.
I went over last year and if you don't inform them then the only thing that happens is the excess increases if you do have an accident. I've increased the mileage for this year though, I'd suggest that you do insure for the correct amount if you can.
I feel a little miffed with the mileage actually, I'm doing say, a thousand miles on track a year (total guess, but the miles can rack up quite quickly!) and I don't think I should have to pay for those miles! But I have to give a mileage reading at the policy start date.
I went over last year and if you don't inform them then the only thing that happens is the excess increases if you do have an accident. I've increased the mileage for this year though, I'd suggest that you do insure for the correct amount if you can.
I feel a little miffed with the mileage actually, I'm doing say, a thousand miles on track a year (total guess, but the miles can rack up quite quickly!) and I don't think I should have to pay for those miles! But I have to give a mileage reading at the policy start date.
Coincidently I've just called up to arrange insurance for this weekend's collection. There's all sorts I need to supply however interestingly they also need to know the mileage at time of collection.
@Framerate - how many miles do you reckon you do a year? I've gone for 5k but reckon I'll not get near that.
@Framerate - how many miles do you reckon you do a year? I've gone for 5k but reckon I'll not get near that.
ghibbett said:
Coincidently I've just called up to arrange insurance for this weekend's collection. There's all sorts I need to supply however interestingly they also need to know the mileage at time of collection.
@Framerate - how many miles do you reckon you do a year? I've gone for 5k but reckon I'll not get near that.
I insured for 3k first year and did nearly 5k. The Scotland tour added 1500 miles that we would not otherwise have done! Nothing booked for this year yet but we may well do it again. I'm making a point of getting out in the car more for whole weekends this year, so I think we'll break the 3k limit, but should be safe with 5.@Framerate - how many miles do you reckon you do a year? I've gone for 5k but reckon I'll not get near that.
Go low, you can always increase it. No point paying too much if you're not going to use it!
Smiffy7 said:
I was going to sort out my membership this week.
You may be just in time for the Dunsfold event http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=239163I've gone for a 4K mile limit to start with. I enquired about starting lower and the costs to retrospectively increase it, but when you add the admin fee to change and considering the difference it made to the premium it was cheaper to start a bit higher. Best quote so far is £262 from Frank Pickles, age 27 with 9 points in 2010 (unlucky 6 months!) - not too bad considering!
NuisanceFactor said:
ou may be just in time for the Dunsfold event http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=239163
Wow thanks! That looks like good fun - I particularly like the idea of driving the TG track! Anyone else on here going?
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