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ken46

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37 posts

57 months

Saturday 24th April 2021
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Spent the last week getting the car ready for the summer and took it out for a short drive today. Lots of flashes, thumbs up and waves on the road, plus compliments and conversations when I parked up at the local offie. Who'd have thought a 7 could have such a positive impact in a pandemic?

Mossy7

19 posts

88 months

Saturday 24th April 2021
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I must live in the wrong part of the world...I never get any thumbs up or flashes. Nor does my 7.

agatebox

93 posts

150 months

Sunday 25th April 2021
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I wish my Caterham was noticed more.
In the few drives out post “lockdown” I keep coming across blind people who pull out seemingly oblivious to a bright Orange car with headlamps on coming in their direction!
I’m the one doing the waving with my fist. furious

Edited by agatebox on Sunday 25th April 07:26

slime bomb

170 posts

82 months

Sunday 25th April 2021
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Used to get quite a lot of attention in the 90s in my old 7 but now in the last 3 years of ownership of my 420r it's noticeably changed and it's not only in the UK, France is the same too, only not as bad.

Perhaps people don't like to talk to strangers any more??

Tupwood

197 posts

84 months

Sunday 25th April 2021
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Lots of happy smiles and waves from people as I drove my Seven out and about on Saturday. They are a good force of positivity.

AndrewGP

2,068 posts

178 months

Monday 26th April 2021
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Took mine out round the Cotswolds for 3 hours yesterday, the amount of looks, waves, thumbs up and smiles received was amazing! The only person who was a bit grumpy about seeing it was a 320d driver mid overtake biggrin

BertBert

20,411 posts

227 months

Wednesday 28th April 2021
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AndrewGP said:
Took mine out round the Cotswolds for 3 hours yesterday, the amount of looks, waves, thumbs up and smiles received was amazing! The only person who was a bit grumpy about seeing it was a 320d driver mid overtake biggrin
You let yourself be overtaken by a BMW?

AndrewGP

2,068 posts

178 months

Wednesday 28th April 2021
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BertBert said:
You let yourself be overtaken by a BMW?
Very funny biggrin

I’m pretty sure the only thing that’s ever overtaken me in the Caterham is another Caterham!