First time buyer

[tc88]

Hi All,

I'm looking to buy a caterham in the next couple of months as have wanted one for a while and finally have the means to do so! It's mainly for a bit of fun weekend driving, unlikely to be much, if any, track time.

I'm aiming to buy second hand and have a budget of +-25k. Also looking for an SV model as found the S3 a bit small. I work fairly long hours and am not particularly mechanically savvy so I don't really have the time or the skills to be dealing with a car that's going to be fairly unreliable; to that end I'm leaning towards buying one of the Caterham Selected cars given the checks and warranty they offer.

This does, however, seem to be a slightly more expensive option (my reckoning is they are c2k more expensive when compared to other comparable listings).

Does anyone have a view as to whether the selected programme is really worth the extra cost (or tell me if I've imagined it!) or I would be fine saving that bit of cash and buying from one of the other dealers?

Thanks in advance!
T

[tc88]

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies. Seems to me if I just keep an eye out for a car at one of the reputable dealers that's in my budget I should be ok (I hope)!

Glad to hear they are generally low maintenance, I'm unlikely to be truly punishing mine on the track as well which should help...