My New Cat - 2006 - 1600K - Ex Academy
Discussion
My only advice would be check the car thoroughly and ensure it's what you expect.
They sold me mine on behalf of someone else and a few bits weren't as expected and there were a few niggles they'd either not noticed or not checked.
Nice enough guys to deal with, but if I was doing it again I'd perhaps choose a caterham approved centre like bookatrack or a proper specialist like millwood.
Overall I'm happy with my car, but It needs a coolant bleed, a new indicator pod and the wiring to O/S headlight checked as my dipped beam sometimes doesn't work. Add to that the car doesn't have the rear ARB that was suggested to me, and service history was patchy at best, means PT may not necessarily be my first choice for future purchases.
They sold me mine on behalf of someone else and a few bits weren't as expected and there were a few niggles they'd either not noticed or not checked.
Nice enough guys to deal with, but if I was doing it again I'd perhaps choose a caterham approved centre like bookatrack or a proper specialist like millwood.
Overall I'm happy with my car, but It needs a coolant bleed, a new indicator pod and the wiring to O/S headlight checked as my dipped beam sometimes doesn't work. Add to that the car doesn't have the rear ARB that was suggested to me, and service history was patchy at best, means PT may not necessarily be my first choice for future purchases.
To add to an earlier point I made. PT have since been in touch with me to assist with the issues I had around cooling.
Ian has worked his best to come up with a solution that suits everyone well, and he's done so to a level beyond my satisfaction.
he remained courteous, gracious and helpful throughout, and as such I'm happy to continue to maintain a relationship with this dealer.
Ian has worked his best to come up with a solution that suits everyone well, and he's done so to a level beyond my satisfaction.
he remained courteous, gracious and helpful throughout, and as such I'm happy to continue to maintain a relationship with this dealer.
shrink1061 said:
Well no huge tales yet, but I did manage to fix an issue with drivers seat (hadn't been installed properly) and fitted my new rear ARB kit.
Still awaiting new coolant hoses as they Are an order item from demon tweeks. Hope to get them on in January.
HiStill awaiting new coolant hoses as they Are an order item from demon tweeks. Hope to get them on in January.
How did the handling changed with the rear anti roll bar?
I believe your car had the green bushes in the front right?
Nah it had red up front. Medium stiffness roll bar. It's hard to comment on handling as wet cold January roads are no way to test near limit handling.
A rear ARB is only going to come into play when there's some significant weight transfer happening in the car.
At normal road speeds I can't really tell the difference.
A rear ARB is only going to come into play when there's some significant weight transfer happening in the car.
At normal road speeds I can't really tell the difference.
A few wee jobs out of the way last night:
1- fitted proper caterham mirrors (getting rid of the horrid tiny F1 style fake carbon things)
2- tried out my new hood bag
3- sorted out headlight wiring and fitted new bosch plus 90 bulbs
4- sorted out plastic mount in fog light and fitted new bulb
5- removed, cleaned, re-aligned and fitted the brake light switch, as it wasn't activating under anything other than severe brake pressure
6- tested out new camera bracket
A few pics:
1- fitted proper caterham mirrors (getting rid of the horrid tiny F1 style fake carbon things)
2- tried out my new hood bag
3- sorted out headlight wiring and fitted new bosch plus 90 bulbs
4- sorted out plastic mount in fog light and fitted new bulb
5- removed, cleaned, re-aligned and fitted the brake light switch, as it wasn't activating under anything other than severe brake pressure
6- tested out new camera bracket
A few pics:
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