Parking a Caterham on the street in London
Discussion
Hi all,
Currently have a lovely E46 M3 CS, which I have taken to the track once and it was a scream. Tyres/brakes are not cheap though, so I'm considering going for a Caterham for the track and a runabout, rather than having the M3 as my one car. Question is - is it realistic to leave one a) parked outdoors and b) parked outdoors on the street in London? How good is their security against theft?
Any experience much appreciated.
Currently have a lovely E46 M3 CS, which I have taken to the track once and it was a scream. Tyres/brakes are not cheap though, so I'm considering going for a Caterham for the track and a runabout, rather than having the M3 as my one car. Question is - is it realistic to leave one a) parked outdoors and b) parked outdoors on the street in London? How good is their security against theft?
Any experience much appreciated.
robmlufc said:
If someone really wants to steal your car they will break into your house to get your keys/steering wheel anyway.
They don't need to do that with a 7. They need only bring a couple of friends and walk off with it. Car only weighs 520kg.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjl4TZdz_o
ewenm said:
Mine lived on the street in N5 for 3 years. Never had any issues at all.
What I'm hearing is "Go buy one and fit a removable steering wheel" - excellent! 
I've got a knee operation in February and if my knee is good enough to use a clutch (have to drive an SMG M3 at the mo) then I'll sell the M3 and get a Caterham for blasting around tracks in 
Make sure you give yourself enough time to recover 
The clutch is quite heavy on a Caterham! When the mrs first drove ours she said "is the clutch like a switch?". I was a bit confused at the question, and told her to push further. The look on her face was brilliant when she finally managed to do it!
The clutch is quite heavy on a Caterham! When the mrs first drove ours she said "is the clutch like a switch?". I was a bit confused at the question, and told her to push further. The look on her face was brilliant when she finally managed to do it!
If I parked on the street a lot, I would probably be more concerned about someone nicking the doors, or snapping off a wing mirror or headlamp for a laugh....
But if other people haven't found this to be the case, I will recalibrate my assumptions about drunk people on a Friday night.
But if other people haven't found this to be the case, I will recalibrate my assumptions about drunk people on a Friday night.
pipnjones said:
If I parked on the street a lot, I would probably be more concerned about someone nicking the doors, or snapping off a wing mirror or headlamp for a laugh....
But if other people haven't found this to be the case, I will recalibrate my assumptions about drunk people on a Friday night.
I was worried about this but pleasantly surprised. The street I lived on in N5 was on the route for Arsenal fans walking to and from the stadium, and the car was never touched. I wasn't on a between-pubs route though and not on a direct walk from a pub to the tube/bus/railway either.But if other people haven't found this to be the case, I will recalibrate my assumptions about drunk people on a Friday night.
downsman said:
In case it is of interest, the hydraulic clutch on my Sigma engined car is very light and pleasant to use.
I'd be interested to find out some more info about your car. I'll ask Caterham about models that have lighter clutches because that is now the only thing standing between me and lots of Caterham fun pengjn said:
downsman said:
In case it is of interest, the hydraulic clutch on my Sigma engined car is very light and pleasant to use.
I'd be interested to find out some more info about your car. I'll ask Caterham about models that have lighter clutches because that is now the only thing standing between me and lots of Caterham fun I have had both knees replaced in the last 2 years or so it wont be using the clutch thats the prob but getting in and out may be a trial at first but if you do your physio and keep flexible you should be ok ,my 7 is alittle bit bigger internaly ,it took me a week or two to manage getting in ,hope you recover ok !!
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