Does Caterham Offer Silly Money on Part Exchange??

[assadahmed]

Spotted a 7 I really like at Caterham South. I know it wont be around for long but need to get rid of my current 7. Does Caterham take cars for silly money as compared to a private sale?

[Grubbster]

I don't believe so, they also tend to favour standard cars or ones that have been upgraded by them, anything out of the ordinary is of less interest. You could try sevens and classics for a straight sale maybe?

[Stuart0620]

Caterham offered me a good price for my SLR and a friend is selling his R500 to them and has also been offered a good price

[Stuart0620]

Caterham offered me a good price for my SLR and a friend is selling his R500 to them and has also been offered a good price

[assadahmed]

Popped over this morning to Caterham South to buy the car, but someone else had already booked an appointment so he was seen first. He put down a deposit so missed out.

[bobdylan]

was it R300 BAD ?

Spotted that yesterday , looks amazing.


You still going to sell yours ?

Edited by bobdylan on Saturday 28th March 16:08

[Ult-Jim]

It seems like lots of buying & selling at the moment with so many proud new owners posting on the Caterham & Lotus Seven Owners facebook group.

[assadahmed]

bobdylan said:

was it R300 BAD ?

Spotted that yesterday , looks amazing.


You still going to sell yours ?

Edited by bobdylan on Saturday 28th March 16:08

No I will keep it now and enjoy it. Will try not to be tempted and stick to the original plan of buying a new car in kit form next year.

[bobdylan]

My heart has just been broken :-)

[bobdylan]

I was looking at the yellow with orange dbl d caged ex academy car that was for sale at caterham south but decided I couldn't afford 16k.
Then it sold !
Then yours came up that looks ten times better and just affordable .
Must be a act of the gods telling me to save up some more .
Out of interest how easy is yours to drive with its engine modifications ? No different to a regular roadsport or supersport ?

[assadahmed]

bobdylan said:

I was looking at the yellow with orange dbl d caged ex academy car that was for sale at caterham south but decided I couldn't afford 16k.
Then it sold !
Then yours came up that looks ten times better and just affordable .
Must be a act of the gods telling me to save up some more .
Out of interest how easy is yours to drive with its engine modifications ? No different to a regular roadsport or supersport ?

It's actually quite stressful buying a Caterham. I was looking for over a year until I was able to secure a car I liked before someone else got it first!

My car is great to drive. Engine is far more eager than a 125 roadport which I found lacking in bite.

Offer me above the asking price and I might be persuaded to sell to you!!

[bobdylan]

Stop you devil ! Lol

There's a black ex academy just came up for 12k now !!!
No diff tho :-(

seven buying is definitely stressful

[framerateuk]

assadahmed said:

It's actually quite stressful buying a Caterham. I was looking for over a year until I was able to secure a car I liked before someone else got it first!

My car is great to drive. Engine is far more eager than a 125 roadport which I found lacking in bite.

Offer me above the asking price and I might be persuaded to sell to you!!

I think luck has a lot to do with it.

When I decided to buy, there just happened to be a car on sale with my ideal spec, for the right price. I had the car less than a fortnight later!

[assadahmed]

framerateuk said:

I think luck has a lot to do with it.

When I decided to buy, there just happened to be a car on sale with my ideal spec, for the right price. I had the car less than a fortnight later!

R300 BAD has slipped away from me twice now. Around 2 years ago it was for sale at Caterham South when I popped in for a browse. As soon as I saw it I wanted to buy but a deposit had already been taken. This time around I was not able to secure it quick enough either!!

I'm sure the new owner will be around here soon enough. His yellow Elise R is currently on sale in the classifieds. Seemed a nice chap.

[HurryUpAndWait]

Have to ask, what's so special about R300 BAD? Is it:
- Non-standard colour?
- Non-standard carbon bits?
- Non-standard dry sump?
- Caterham aftersales?!

R300s whilst not uber common, when they do come up for sale privately they often dip under £20k. Just trying to get my head around why £23k is good value.

[assadahmed]

HurryUpAndWait said:

Have to ask, what's so special about R300 BAD? Is it:
- Non-standard colour?
- Non-standard carbon bits?
- Non-standard dry sump?
- Caterham aftersales?!

R300s whilst not uber common, when they do come up for sale privately they often dip under £20k. Just trying to get my head around why £23k is good value.

I just liked the whole package. My fav colour with all the bits I want in a Caterham. I agree its not the cheapest R300.

[rubystone]

Is this for an R300k? If so, I just don't think they are worth the price jump from an SL. Now DR300s are a totally different proposition...

[Toaster]

rubystone said:

Is this for an R300k? If so, I just don't think they are worth the price jump from an SL. Now DR300s are a totally different proposition...

Clearly someone does think its worth the money and looks like a good overall package

[assadahmed]

Toaster said:

rubystone said:

Is this for an R300k? If so, I just don't think they are worth the price jump from an SL. Now DR300s are a totally different proposition...

Clearly someone does think its worth the money and looks like a good overall package

Apart from the guy who paid the deposit and I, there was also another person wanting to speak to a salesman about it!

[Toaster]

assadahmed said:

Apart from the guy who paid the deposit and I, there was also another person wanting to speak to a salesman about it!

It does sound like its a nice package, and clearly there is a lot of interest in it, hope you find another soon