Picked up my caterham and love it! Anyone else in Wiltshire?

[ScottDab]

Picked up my first caterham on the 1st of January and it is defiantly the most fun you can have in a car!! Taken all my mates out, most having never even seen anything like it before, and they all loved it as well. Only bad bit is I am now looking at all the parts I want to buy for it and all the track days I want to do! First on the list will defiantly be a limited slip diff! Have one in my mx5 and I can really tell the caterham doesn't have one! Then I want to change to 13" wheels and a big brake kit then move onto power! also have an FIA bar on the way!

If anyone else is in Wiltshire and fancies a drive somewhere at the weekends I am always up for meeting up, looking for any excuse to drive it!!

I have already done 550 miles in 6 days so I can see the miles racking up! Few pictures of my car below, it is just a standard 1.6 k series!







Cheesy one of me just before I drove it home haha!!

[CaterBram Jnr]

Sounds like you have had fun.

There are two club meets in Wiltshire, Lotus Seven Club Area Meetings

I'm sure that you will find lot's of other Sevens in the area who are up for a blat.

[mickrick]

Excellent! Good for you Mate!

[grenpayne]

Always up for a blat! I'm just north of Swindon but regularly travel south on to Salisbury Plain and round to Hungerford way. Drop me an email and we'll arrange to go out for a drive!

[BBL-Sean]

Wiltshire is a bit far from me but happy to see another convert having a right blast! Defiantly!

[downsman]

I wouldn't be in such a hurry to change wheels, there nothing wrong with Yokohama a021s for road use and unless you get 70 profile tyres you'll loose ground clearance when you change to 13s. If you're going on track, a spare set of 13s with some track day tyres fitted would be a good idea

[Whisky7]

Welcome to another world entirely

Am also Wiltshire way, down near Warminster - hopefully see you at the club meet.

Welcome aboard

[BertBert]

ScottDab said:

First on the list will defiantly be a limited slip diff! Have one in my mx5 and I can really tell the caterham doesn't have one!

Looks a great car. Out of interest what does it do with not having an LSD that you don't like?
Bert

[Risky]

Looks to be in nice condition - hope you enjoy it.
http://www.lotussevenclub.com/LinkClick.aspx?filet...
Best £45.50 you will spend.

[ScottDab]

grenpayne said:

Always up for a blat! I'm just north of Swindon but regularly travel south on to Salisbury Plain and round to Hungerford way. Drop me an email and we'll arrange to go out for a drive!

Will do! I live in a village in the middle of Salisbury plain! Near Devizes!

Whisky7 said:

Welcome to another world entirely

Am also Wiltshire way, down near Warminster - hopefully see you at the club meet.

Welcome aboard

Think the club meet is next Monday? I will be there!

BertBert said:

Looks a great car. Out of interest what does it do with not having an LSD that you don't like?
Bert

Don't like the way it just spins one wheel when going around roundabouts or when pulling away. Also when the car begins to slide and then one wheel spins and the car begins to understeer! Can also do this with an LSD (me in my mx5 at Santa pod)

Risky said:

Looks to be in nice condition - hope you enjoy it.
http://www.lotussevenclub.com/LinkClick.aspx?filet...
Best £45.50 you will spend.

I am already a member of the Lotus 7 Club! My dad has had 3 caterhams before so have been for a few years! Just need to find the pin code you need to sign up to the forum!

[tuffer]

I don't have a Caterham but I am always up for a blast around the Plain, let me know if you are out and about, I live near Tidworth.

[orangeknight]

ScottDab said:

If anyone else is in Wiltshire and fancies a drive somewhere at the weekends I am always up for meeting up, looking for any excuse to drive it!!
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New owner here aswell, just up the road near basingstoke.

O.K

[NuisanceFactor]

ScottDab said:

I am already a member of the Lotus 7 Club! My dad has had 3 caterhams before so have been for a few years! Just need to find the pin code you need to sign up to the forum!

Your dad should be able to see that in his Blatchat profile.

[Gingerbread Man]

I know Devizes, I have family there and Stanton St. Bernard just down the road.

I'm near Petersfield which is nearer the Basingstoke chap, but thought I'd post!

[CaterBram Jnr]

Scott

If you can't find your pin code, a simple call to Sam at the office with membership number should sort it out.

[Keep it stiff]

I'm in Trowbridge, I'm new to the Caterham world, my car is due on March 1st, can't come soon enough!

[ScottDab]

CaterBram Jnr said:

Scott

If you can't find your pin code, a simple call to Sam at the office with membership number should sort it out.

Will have a look tonight on my dads profile if not will give them a ring thanks!

Keep it stiff said:

I'm in Trowbridge, I'm new to the Caterham world, my car is due on March 1st, can't come soon enough!

You will love it! Let me know when you get it! Can go for a drive! what have you ordered?

[DKL]

So you must be Tilshead, West Lavington?
Just north of Devizes/Calne here but the 21 is mid hibernation currently and I doubt will wake until March!

[ScottDab]

DKL said:

So you must be Tilshead, West Lavington?
Just north of Devizes/Calne here but the 21 is mid hibernation currently and I doubt will wake until March!

Market lavington! Let me know when it is out of hibernation as I would love to see a 21! Never seen one in the flesh!

[Keep it stiff]

ScottDab said:

You will love it! Let me know when you get it! Can go for a drive! what have you ordered?

It's an SV with a 2.3. A car that was part built but never put on the road. I was looking for an SV with Sigma power but this one came up and with so few SV's about it seemed too good an opportunity to let pass.

Mine will not be a weekend car, I know the idea of using it as my daily drive will not be possible but I will use it whenever practical including commuting.