Tuscan to Caterham

[tuscan_al]

Looking at a change from the TUscan, VX220, M5, EVO etc and now considering a Caterham.

Can anyone shed some light on this car

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1114846.htm

Seems an awful lot of power from a K series, how often do these need stripping?

[tuscan_al]

fergus said:

tuscan_al said:

Looking at a change from the TUscan, VX220, M5, EVO etc and now considering a Caterham.

Can anyone shed some light on this car

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1114846.htm

Seems an awful lot of power from a K series, how often do these need stripping?

not a very helpful answer, but it depends who built it, how often it's serviced (oil changes mainly), how it's been allowed to warm up and how good the components were that went into it, and how it's generally been driven!

Thanks, I have since done a search button ANd found its been discussed before. Looks a little too highly strung and a debatable rebuilder..

[tuscan_al]

Yes super helpful guys, and I don't think such a highly strung car is for me. I am used to that already.

[tuscan_al]

Mars said:

tuscan_al said:

Yes super helpful guys, and I don't think such a highly strung car is for me. I am used to that already.

Al, I don't wish to confuse you but if the car hasn't been used hard all the time, it could be a real stonker. It's really worth asking about it. A lot of us played with engine developments and not all of us used them as hard as the sum of their components suggested they should be. At that level of components, it might be something worth investing in.

By comparison to the Tuscan, it should have a more robust engine but the driving experience will be far far more frentic than any of the cars you have listed. It's quite addictive.

I will wait for them to email me, I already contacted them. Its one to try. Going to look at E39 M5's tomorrow..

[tuscan_al]

Dave L said:

Of no real contribution to this thread, other than to say I have just sold a Caterham Superlight R which was a 1.9k and similar power to that modified Superlight, and am pretty much set on going for a Tuscan. And was looking at your car tuscan_al as a possible candidate.

Well the two cars kind of lead to each other. Will be interested in your opinion of a tuscan when you get one, mine or not