Caterham Harrods

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j3ffers

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298 posts

180 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Just dropped on their site this morning looking for something else, new video on Youtube also

http://uk.caterhamcars.com/cars/caterham-signature

Yours for £60k


nigelpugh7

5,996 posts

189 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Yep we've been discussing it on the Facebook pages too.

I have to say it looks very nice, but for the life of me I can't work out which model it is, an SV 620s perhaps?

I think that Caterham have gone all out to highlight the bespoke nature of the options, and seem to be deliberately avoiding the obvious as to what engine and gearbox it has!

Of course the type of buyer they are looking for with this model probably won't car anyway, so perhaps they are spot on.

I also think that the dowload brochure is magnificent, and perfect execution for the up market nature.

Top work CC!

battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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File alongside "Range Rover Overfinch London Edition".

Are we seeing a trend here?

hufggfg

654 posts

192 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Yuk. It's about as far away from the "essence" of a Seven as you can get while still being a Seven.

CanAm

9,114 posts

271 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Perhaps the screen surround and headlight bowls could have been brass plated for better effect. idea

Dave_H34

29 posts

95 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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"a 420S under the skin"

Gopping yuck

subirg

717 posts

275 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Well done Caterham! Opens up a completely new market segment. Lots of other manufacturers are doing this so it's fair that Caterham should have a go. If it helps the business thrive, then it can only be a good thing.

BryanC

1,107 posts

237 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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A Morgan with a Caterham skin ?

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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How vulgar. I never thought it possible to outming the Morgan Superdry.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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subirg said:
Well done Caterham! Opens up a completely new market segment. Lots of other manufacturers are doing this so it's fair that Caterham should have a go. If it helps the business thrive, then it can only be a good thing.
Maybe they think customers for this won't worry about being overcharged for poor quality and service?


anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Oh dear. Of all the places to choose to "partner" the Seven they chose the Knightsbridge Souk.
How very tacky.

hufggfg

654 posts

192 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Crossflow Kid said:
Oh dear. Of all the places to choose to "partner" the Seven they chose the Knightsbridge Souk.
How very tacky.
Totally agree. If they really felt the need to partner with some brands to try and drive sales of customised interiors/exteriors, then I really hope they could have found another company that at least had some cross over with Caterham's brand values.

coppice

8,561 posts

143 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Who remembers the 1973 VW Beetle Jeans Edition? Because I just did....

mikeulster500

271 posts

280 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Lotus did a similar thing and created a Harrods version of the Elise. It was horrid and it took a lotus dealer months to sell it

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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hufggfg said:
Crossflow Kid said:
Oh dear. Of all the places to choose to "partner" the Seven they chose the Knightsbridge Souk.
How very tacky.
Totally agree. If they really felt the need to partner with some brands to try and drive sales of customised interiors/exteriors, then I really hope they could have found another company that at least had some cross over with Caterham's brand values.
IKEA perhaps?
Comes flat packed, assemble it to a wobbly conclusion with an Allen key and jeopardise your marriage in the process.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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(Something else just occurred to me.......a "Harrods" car......no driving through tunnels in Paris then?)

coppice

8,561 posts

143 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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And watch out for the dastardly Prince Philip plotting your downfall.Allegedly . And then 20 years of Express covers about you.

subirg

717 posts

275 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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So much negativity... that'll help the cause no end. Why not try coming up with some useful suggestions rather than relentless bashing?

coppice

8,561 posts

143 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Tongue in cheek from me; actually I rather like it, as I did the Sprint.Variation on the original theme is an infinitely cheaper strategy - and much more sensible than trying something really daft, like ..oh, I dunno..trying F1 ? I don't see the latest idea as any more ill advised than Aston Martin effectively having three body shapes (DB4, DBS and DB7 ) in last 50 odd years, Morgan three( 4/4, three wheeler and the Aero 8)in last millennium , BMW's Neue Klasse being the dominant style until The Great Bangle madness ;and even Ferrari's junior league stuff is a logical lineage from 308GTB to 488GTB

hufggfg

654 posts

192 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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subirg said:
So much negativity... that'll help the cause no end. Why not try coming up with some useful suggestions rather than relentless bashing?
There are a huge number of threads on here discussing what Caterham could do as a next generation of the Seven, why people love Caterhams etc.

I mean, you're right, there seem to be people who will bash any product from almost any company because it's not a their perfect (albeit impossible car) for £2.50, but there are lots of us who are hugely supportive of companies doing great things, but groan when they do things that just seem to be totally marketing led.