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Title: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: STMO999 on 23 February 2010, 20:32:20
http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/112.html

£20,000. A lot of money :-/
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: STMO999 on 23 February 2010, 20:34:04
For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: sexydaz on 23 February 2010, 20:34:42
unless yer a soccer player and to get over yer bird dumping yer he could of bought 6 of them
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: jereboam on 23 February 2010, 20:38:36
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http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/112.html

£20,000. A lot of money :-/

Most of the Lotus-7 lookalikes you see are neither Lotus nor Caterham.  There's loads of cheap and not so cheap imitations on the market. 

I know, because the bloke next door is always building one.  As soon as he gets it working, he gets rid of it and starts another.   :)
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 23 February 2010, 21:25:27
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html

much better.. :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Del Boy on 23 February 2010, 21:26:42
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 23 February 2010, 21:30:39
imho this one really deserve that money

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/42.html
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Del Boy on 23 February 2010, 21:31:49
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imho this one really deserve that money

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/42.html
I agree  :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 23 February 2010, 21:35:07
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 23 February 2010, 21:37:34
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imho this one really deserve that money

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/42.html



A very pretty little car indeed :-* :-* :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 23 February 2010, 21:38:07
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

STMO is a woman, did you lot not know?
Her name is Stephanie. :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: PhilRich on 23 February 2010, 21:45:22
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

STMO is a woman, did you lot not know?
Her name is Stephanie. :y


No Darth, 'she's' only a woman by marriage, hence her name is pronounced.....step-fannie  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 February 2010, 21:46:31
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y

No. No.No. You don't want one of those! ::)

a) The caterham will destroy it on the road.
b) The caterham will provide some feedback as to what's going on at the car/road interface. The TT has got to be the most uncommunicative so-called sports car I've ever driven.

Having said that, Caterhams sell for inflated prices because their owners consider them to be the "real thing", caterham having inherited a bit of paper that used to belong to Lotus. ;D

There are much better value sevens around. They are, after all, all just a climbing frame that's been tipped over onto its' side, with a wheel at each corner and an engine added.  ;)

Don't dismiss them until you've tried one. WARNING: they can be addictive as Jereboam's neighbour seems to have discovered! ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: tunnie on 23 February 2010, 21:48:50
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y

No. No.No. You don't want one of those! ::)

a) The caterham will destroy it on the road.
b) The caterham will provide some feedback as to what's going on at the car/road interface. The TT has got to be the most uncommunicative so-called sports car I've ever driven.

Having said that, Caterhams sell for inflated prices because their owners consider them to be the "real thing", caterham having inherited a bit of paper that used to belong to Lotus. ;D

There are much better value sevens around. They are, after all, all just a climbing frame that's been tipped over onto its' side, with a wheel at each corner and an engine added.  ;)

Don't dismiss them until you've tried one. WARNING: they can be addictive as Jereboam's neighbour seems to have discovered! ;D

Kevin

Another reason to get my injectors mounted?  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 23 February 2010, 22:00:06
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y

No. No.No. You don't want one of those! ::)

a) The caterham will destroy it on the road.
b) The caterham will provide some feedback as to what's going on at the car/road interface. The TT has got to be the most uncommunicative so-called sports car I've ever driven.

Having said that, Caterhams sell for inflated prices because their owners consider them to be the "real thing", caterham having inherited a bit of paper that used to belong to Lotus. ;D

There are much better value sevens around. They are, after all, all just a climbing frame that's been tipped over onto its' side, with a wheel at each corner and an engine added.  ;)

Don't dismiss them until you've tried one. WARNING: they can be addictive as Jereboam's neighbour seems to have discovered! ;D

Kevin

Kevin, I know Caterhams are faster and better in handling in every respect..

but I want something close on top of me for everyday use not for shiny weather weekends :-/ :y

the newish car I use is 10 years old :'( :'(
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: albitz on 24 February 2010, 02:00:40
When I finally admit to myself that I am too old to ride motorbikes I would like to console myself by getting a Caterham.The audi TT on the other hand is a car which says in a rather loud voice - "not only am I a hairdresser, Im quite a succesful hairdresser". ;D :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: jereboam on 24 February 2010, 02:20:39
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When I finally admit to myself that I am too old to ride motorbikes I would like to console myself by getting a Caterham.The audi TT on the other hand is a car which says in a rather loud voice - "not only am I a hairdresser, Im quite a succesful hairdresser". ;D :y

The last monster my neighbour built had a 1000cc bike engine and a bike gearbox in it.  It went pretty well, but he got fed up with not having a reverse gear, especially since we live in a cul-de-sac on a hill.   :) :) :)

Actually, I have to take his word for it that it went well, as there is no way anyone my age, shape and weight could have got into it.   :(
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 February 2010, 09:27:23
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The last monster my neighbour built had a 1000cc bike engine and a bike gearbox in it.  It went pretty well, but he got fed up with not having a reverse gear, especially since we live in a cul-de-sac on a hill.   :) :) :)

Actually, I have to take his word for it that it went well, as there is no way anyone my age, shape and weight could have got into it.   :(

I Led a convoy of mostly bike engined cars off the ferry at Dublin on a particularly foul night a couple of years back. Got a bit lost. ::) Every wrong turn we all had to jump out and help the non-reversers to do a 3 point turn. ;D

An absolute pain in traffic but get them on the track or the open road and it's a different matter. 12k RPM red line and a 6 speed sequential gearbox? What's not to like? :-*

Kevin
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: albitz on 24 February 2010, 15:40:32
A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 February 2010, 16:26:35
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

Can't interest you in a 4 wheeled V8 Hayabusa*, then?  :-*

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/106865/rst_v8_bedford/

Kevin

*- Small remortgage required. :(
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 24 February 2010, 16:46:27
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

It was called the MegaBusa and its predecessor was called the MegaBlade as it used a fireblade engine (before the Hyabusa was launched) iirc  :y
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 24 February 2010, 16:56:47
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

Or with a lottery win, maybe a tiger z100wr
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 24 February 2010, 16:58:52
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3qtfY0Ps74&feature=PlayList&p=C5E8FE90D1701E65&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=34[/media]
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: albitz on 24 February 2010, 18:08:04
Decisions, decisions.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so much choice. :D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 February 2010, 18:21:11
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3qtfY0Ps74&feature=PlayList&p=C5E8FE90D1701E65&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=34[/media]

<pinches himself> Was that Tiffany Dell actually admitting to blowing the engine up? As in... His fault?

That's not what he said at the time, so I've heard. ;D

I just love the way the engine driving the front wheels just bounces off the rev limiter while you can hear the rear one accelerating away. ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 February 2010, 20:28:33
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y

No. No.No. You don't want one of those! ::)

a) The caterham will destroy it on the road.
b) The caterham will provide some feedback as to what's going on at the car/road interface. The TT has got to be the most uncommunicative so-called sports car I've ever driven.

Having said that, Caterhams sell for inflated prices because their owners consider them to be the "real thing", caterham having inherited a bit of paper that used to belong to Lotus. ;D

There are much better value sevens around. They are, after all, all just a climbing frame that's been tipped over onto its' side, with a wheel at each corner and an engine added.  ;)

Don't dismiss them until you've tried one. WARNING: they can be addictive as Jereboam's neighbour seems to have discovered! ;D

Kevin


About 11 years ago I was considering a Westfield, lack of garage, money and time put paid to that. I had a suitable engine and box ready.