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More details? Well I can offer that he has been described as "ruggedly handsome" by a top American car magazine. Thanks for the link to your website-I definitely need more Seven related places to surf!

I get 22 mpg on the highway at 75 mph. I have the 5 speed w/overdrive 5th. It really helps to put more air in the tires (I went from 15 psi to 22 psi and got about a 10% mpg improvement). Around town, short trips, lots of cold starts 12-15 mpg. I took my wife's '03 T-Bird on a road trip over the weekend and got 25-28 mpg at 65-70 mph with its the big lumbering V-8. I get 45 mpg at 75 mph with my Prius.

Lucky guy! Keep us posted on how you fare. I will be interested in knowing if anything can stay with it at the track

Where are the Seven photos? I know there were 3-4 at Putnam:).

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I got exhausted just looking at all the build pictures. It looks amazingly clean. I love the color.

Completed my first year of ownership last week and racked up 6K miles in that time. Most of that last year. Since resetting the odo this year I have abt 1.5K so far.

Looks like the driver's side hit the curbing and bounced up. Excellent use of curbs to stop the slide. Maybe the suspension's a bit on the stiff side if, instead of compressing with the bump, it launched the car upwards. Slicks: what size, manufacturer? Good luck!

Sandy: Don't know the Giblers, sorry. Qualified immunity is tough, as are juries who figure if the cop did it, it musta been right. Good luck on what will probably be a hard-fought case. The car sounds great too. I have had mine for a year and am still putting things right. It is slowly getting there. My practice sucks up great quantities of time, so all the work on my car has to be hired out, which eventually adds up. I wanted a Zetec engined car but ended up with a Crossflow. Both have their pluses and minuses but the Zetec makes more power which is always nice. I haven't missed the hp so far and love the sound of the Crossflow so am very happy with what I have. Now that the weather is nice, the Seven is virtually my daily driver. Mike

What a bogus list: obviously put together by a film enthusiast, not a car enthusiast. Paul Newman's Porsche 356 in Harper is MIA, ditto the white T-Bird in American Graffiti, and Bullett is below Herbie, etc?!

Looks like the Seven I fell in love with, all those many years ago.

OK, July 7 is approaching, where do we send our $20 membership fee?

I think its the New Jersey curse! I bought my used Seven at this time last year from a New Jersey owner. Prior owner said it was extremely reliable. I drove it to Ohio and it has not started at least 20x: the starter has been rebuilt 1x, the solenoid replaced 1x & rebuilt 2x. The ignition switch has been replaced, ditto spark plug wires, spark plugs, etc. The car is currently at the shop again because it wont start. I am telling you, once a Seven leaves Jersey it is never the same:).

I have seen the car in person several times at trackdays at Putnam Park. Very pretty car. Mike (Paul, I have the blue Caterham with red nose stripe)

Venting the bulkhead will let more heat in- putting a vent there is sort of like drilling a hole in the bottom of your boat to drain the water out:).

Welcome Avery. Fellow attorney here also, for the last 36 (yikes!) years. And last year, 3 kids in college, all on my dime. I feel your pain! I specialize in social security disability law and VA disability law. I did a lot of civil rights, housing discrimination, etc., in my early years before finding my current niche. What model Caterham do you have, what engine, year, etc.? I Have been driving mine to work almost on a daily basis. Even a tedious day at the office is great if bookended by a Seven drive! Mike

Sidescreens do help on long hauls or at high speed.-tho they get in the way at the track. But they also trap tons of heat in the car, even with the top off. You can flip the bottom 1/2 of the windscreen up and wind pressure holds it in place. That helps bleed out the heat and at the same time keeps the biggest part of the wind out. I always wear foam ear plugs and ear muff type hearing protection over that, even on a 10' run. The muffs help hold my baseball hat on too. Or I run with the top up, rear window unzipped and wind deflectors in and no side screens. Or I leave everything off & just put on my racing helmet and flaunt the law. Also it gives me a (probably false) sense of being better protected. The car is a blast at the track. A friend followed me around at my last track event and said he was amazed at how quickly I could recover from my various ham-fisted mistakes (wrong line, sideways slide, turning in too hot, etc.). But my favorite part is pointing-by people in the powerful cars on the straight and then watching their tail lights flick on as they start braking and I am still accelerating, and accelerating, and accelerating. End of first turn after the long straight: "I'm back:)" And you have 60% more power than my car, which maybe hits 100 mph with a tail wind. Your Caterham broke down? Mine has broken down more in my first year of ownership than all the other cars I have owned in the last 30 years, combined. Man, it's just part of the fun.

Less than a month away & still lots of openings. BBall, I'd love to run with you again this year. With better tires, etc., etc, maybe I could stay a little closer this time? Mike

I have clams and race tires and get debris but not a lot. Even with clams, the front wheel width is limited. I run Toyo RA1's on my 15" wheels and with a 205 width they rubbed the clam brace under load in turns. We bent the brace back but the space is limited. Of course you could add wheel spacers and solve the rubbing problem but that throws the suspension geometry off a bit. Slngsht- Running with no fenders in the rain wld be interesting. Let us know how you fare.

Go to Rocky Mountain Sports Cars website via Google. They have a bunch of car mag tests of the various Caterham models. Be aware that there many other types of Sevens out there besides the Caterham version. See the links section of this forum for a list of some of the more popular. I know the focus here is frequently on outright performance. I have found that much of the "thrill" of a seven is not speed based but is a combo of wind, sound, sights and smell, all of which are different in a Seven with the "doors" and top off than in anything else with 4 wheels. My Miata wasnt even close. Its diminutive size also provides a unique perspective on the world. Also due to the minimal weight, and handling prowess, even a minimally powered car like mine can do quite well. I have no trouble staying with a friend's lightly race prepped '97 BMW M coupe at the track. Do you love attention? Hopefully you do because the car draws crowds. Yesterday I looked out my window at my car in the parking lot next to my office and saw a comely young thing draped over my Caterham while her boyfriend took her photo. When was the last time that happened to one of your cars? I think I got a bigger charge out of it than they did. Anyhow, don't be in a rush and enjoy the hunt. But don't wait 44 years like I did, that really was too long:). Mike

Aznatama-welcome! Bike ownership seems to be a frequent stepping stone to the world of Sevens: both are noisy, fast, intoxicating and nearly invisible to other drivers. And it mite be fair to say that their purchase is more emotional than rational. There are lots of options out there, so take your time to poke around here and ask questions, explore old threads, etc.

Hobbit7?

I drive mine to work almost daily. The parking lot attendant said someone asked if it was driven by an elf since it was so small:). That may be my future vanity plate: elf car or, maybe, elfish7.

I bought my Caterham from a NJ seller at this time last year. Got temporary plates from NJ BMV, no hassle, no fuss & drove it home to Ohio. Needed to show them I had insurance on the vehicle. My ins co (State Farm) issued ins policy in advance even tho I didn't yet own the car & I took proof w/me. Also need title transfer form. Did my research on the Internet & all was well. Hardest part was finding the BMV-located in "Westfield" NJ ,btw.

$4.25 for 93 octane. $6.50 for 91 in Ireland from which I have just returned. Drove 1000 miles, rarely got higher than 3rd gear on the twisty, narrow, bumpy, scenic roads.