More Toms Fun in our Caterham R500 today

[nigelpugh7]

http://youtu.be/-vtm3JhxvM8

Had some fun with Tom again in our Caterham R500 today.

He still seems to really love it!!

Enjoy!.

[RocketScience]

Top work! Loved the old vid too

[DHE]

It does look like he enjoys himself.

[RocketScience]

OP - make sure you post the link in the General Gassing YouTube thread too.

[Layacable]

Thought you had a sequential gearbox?, maybe it was someone elses vid I watched...

[nigelpugh7]

Layacable said:

Thought you had a sequential gearbox?, maybe it was someone elses vid I watched...

Thanks, yes my old R500 had the Quaife Sequential Gearbox, but this one is just a standard Caterham 6 Speed box, better for most road trips!!

[huwp]

I knew Simon Cowell recently took delivery of a 7, but DLT...

Nigel, lose the beard!

[nigelpugh7]

RocketScience said:

Top work! Loved the old vid too

Thanks for that, its been a while since the old videos that everyone loved, this is like V2.0!!

[nigelpugh7]

RocketScience said:

OP - make sure you post the link in the General Gassing YouTube thread too.

thanks forgot to do that will do it now!! ;-)

[R1gtr]

The wee man is definitely a petrolhead in the making, in a few years he will be wanting a shot of the R500

[kingofdbrits]

Brilliant, my little boy loves a nice drive too, he's only 2 and we play the 'ready, steady...GO!' game where i have to accelerate hard, he trys to hold his head forward and gives proper belly laughs.

[nigelpugh7]

huwp said:

I knew Simon Cowell recently took delivery of a 7, but DLT...

Nigel, lose the beard!

I am getting lots of comments on the beard, but why the hatred?

I am loving it personally, but its a very personal thing, oh well its mine and i love it.!!

[huwp]

nigelpugh7 said:

I am getting lots of comments on the beard, but why the hatred?

I am loving it personally, but its a very personal thing, oh well its mine and i love it.!!

Just teasing. Might pluck up the courage to do movember this year. A beard would keep me walmer in the 7 as well.

Nice video by the way. My 8 and 5 year olds love mine. The problem is the arguments when they both want to go out at the same time.

Keep posting the videos!

Huw

[nigelpugh7]

huwp said:

Just teasing. Might pluck up the courage to do movember this year. A beard would keep me walmer in the 7 as well.

Nice video by the way. My 8 and 5 year olds love mine. The problem is the arguments when they both want to go out at the same time.

Keep posting the videos!

Huw

thanks Huw, i was only joking too!!

I know what you mean, Tom and Lucy still fight over who can go in the R500, mostly though Lucy thinks its too noisy, so Tom gets to go for a trip most times we go out!!

[My Evil Twin]

dont wana be all mumsnet
but are not those top belts not a little loose.

[Layacable]

nigelpugh7 said:

Layacable said:

Thought you had a sequential gearbox?, maybe it was someone elses vid I watched...

Thanks, yes my old R500 had the Quaife Sequential Gearbox, but this one is just a standard Caterham 6 Speed box, better for most road trips!!

Aaahhhh I seeee!,

How come the change Nigel?

[nigelpugh7]

My Evil Twin said:

dont wana be all mumsnet
but are not those top belts not a little loose.

Your right of course, we actually forgot his booster seat for that trip, that usually lifts him up enough to make the top belts tight.

[nigelpugh7]

Layacable said:

Aaahhhh I seeee!,

How come the change Nigel?

It was time to change, my previous white R500 was one of the very first cars produced. As a kit which I built myself, that meant I sold it for only £500 less that's I paid for it after 3 years.

Also the Quaife sequential gearbox was just too noisy for a road car, and we also wanted the more comfy leather seats too!

[Layacable]

nigelpugh7 said:

Layacable said:

Aaahhhh I seeee!,

How come the change Nigel?

It was time to change, my previous white R500 was one of the very first cars produced. As a kit which I built myself, that meant I sold it for only 500 less that's I paid for it after 3 years.

Also the Quaife sequential gearbox was just too noisy for a road car, and we also wanted the more comfy leather seats too!

Wow, 500 in 3 years, not many other "sportscars" offer depreciation proof motoring, maybe thats a sign that they may appreciate at some point?...

Loving the vids by the way!

[nigelpugh7]

Layacable said:

Wow, 500 in 3 years, not many other "sportscars" offer depreciation proof motoring, maybe thats a sign that they may appreciate at some point?...

Loving the vids by the way!

Thanks , and yes All of my Caterhams have been the cheapest ownership of all the cars I have owned, but they do not get used that much too, perhaps that's why the residuals have been so good!