Matching available 7s to my needs???

Matching available 7s to my needs???

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boyner

202 posts

206 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Hey Andy, good to see another person up here in Aberdeen looking to get a caterham.. My one is being delivered on Monday and I cannot wait!

With regard to that last blue car, one of my friends knows the owner and by all accounts it's an extremely well sorted car. I have passed this link onto him and he can maybe add some more details. I would say it's worth a look for sure..

Cheers and good luck with the car hunting.


MikeEamer

23 posts

165 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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yeah I know the blue car with clams. Joe has had it for about 3 years. its a solid car and I doubt you will get a quicker caterham than that for £14k.

its got the full R400 upgrade (dry sump, big brakes, 6speed etc) from caterham and the engine had a full refresh in 2012. Dreadnought did the work and did not cut any corners.

condition wise there are a few chips here and there, it's not perfect showroom condition but given its age and the mechanical spec its a good deal at that price in my opinion. One advantage is its 98 model so visible smoke test only at MOT time... no cats, no emission requirements :-D

I've not crawled over it to inspect it fully... usually too busy trying to keep up with the damn thing! its quick! my SV 160vvc stood no chance!

Joe also has a fair few extras included as per the advert, extra tyres, aero screens etc.

Edit to add: the HPC's are 16"... but he has a 13" set of minilites with toko trackday tyres on it.

Edited by MikeEamer on Friday 14th November 09:19

Andy1912

Original Poster:

45 posts

115 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Thanks guys that is really helpful. I'm going for a look at the weekend at some point. I'm not going to be keeping it for summer days only so the fact that it may be hammering down will help me a lot think about how wise I am being...

Andy1912

Original Poster:

45 posts

115 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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boyner said:
Hey Andy, good to see another person up here in Aberdeen looking to get a caterham.. My one is being delivered on Monday and I cannot wait!

With regard to that last blue car, one of my friends knows the owner and by all accounts it's an extremely well sorted car. I have passed this link onto him and he can maybe add some more details. I would say it's worth a look for sure..

Cheers and good luck with the car hunting.
Yes and I am planning using it all year.... Are you thinking the same or keeping it for the better weather days (not that we get too many compared to say Cornwall)?

boyner

202 posts

206 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Andy1912 said:
Yes and I am planning using it all year.... Are you thinking the same or keeping it for the better weather days (not that we get too many compared to say Cornwall)?
Hey, I wont be using it daily but I do plan on using it through the winter certainly, just not when it's chucking it down.. looking at the ZZR's their wet weather grip doesn't look too hot!

hope it goes well at the weekend.

MikeEamer

23 posts

165 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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if you are planning to use it all year round then something that is not 100% cosemtically perfect is a better plan.

admire the dedication, they are a cooooooold place to be when its 0deg !

Andy1912

Original Poster:

45 posts

115 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Thanks everyone for your help. I picked up the blue 7 on Saturday. Very pleased. It's a real pretty thing.

All the best

Andy

MikeEamer

23 posts

165 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Good stuff! Although sad for Joe as he really liked that car but cant justify the time to use ut properly given all his other pursuits.

Get over to Jock7's forum to find ouy when the next local meal is on. An eclectic bunch...