r300 acquired

[Rob_T]

this one....

www.pistonheads.com/sales/57151.htm

picking up in a week or so.

grrrreat.... takes me out of automotive limbo

fabulous car, looking forward to showing you caterham boys how these cars should be driven...

[manxman]

Is this the one that blown a few head gaskets ?

www.blatchat.com/T.asp?id=59617

[Rob_T]

yes... he had made me aware of this issue. it was a good 19 months ago and many miles have been done since so i'm not overly concerned. i'm not expecting the caterham ownership expeience to be trouble free, but i am expecting it to be considerably cheaper than gt2 ownership...

[dannylt]

I wouldn't worry - just enjoy! K's blow head gaskets, just deal with it if it happens, but obviously all the bad luck used up on that car!

[rubystone]

dannylt said:

I wouldn't worry - just enjoy! K's blow head gaskets, just deal with it if it happens, but obviously all the bad luck used up on that car!

Yeah - then the head warps and...

...always make sure you warm it up properly - including the oil, especially the oil. Takes a good 10 minutes on a K

[R300 CYA]

i find its all about the making up after the probs that makes it such a loving relationship between the k and its owner. On a positive note i love mine

[rubystone]

R300 CYA said:

i find its all about the making up after the probs that makes it such a loving relationship between the k and its owner. On a positive note i love mine

Owning a car with a highly tuned K must be like being married to Jordan - one minute you think all's fine and dandy and she's performing at the top of her game, the next she kicks you in the balls and refuses to perform for no apparent reason

[jimmyslr]

I see my K as more of a Cameron Diaz. A nice mover and svelte with it. Jordan sounds rather surgically enhanced with bolt-on bits you don't really need; too much is not always a good thing. I see that as being more like a Vauxhall engined car.... Discuss

[R300 CYA]

Jordan? Let me think, what comes to mind about Jordan, fake and plastic, ermm are we talking about caterhams? does fake and plastic remind you of any other car, maybe beginning with the letter W?

[L100NYY]

Well I did about 20k miles (incl trackdays) in an R300 and an R400 with no problems, absolutely superb cars. I miss mine. A lot.