philso

You may want to get in touch with a group of Lotus owners near you (http://lotuscarclub.org/local-chapters/). I am most likely to start building a Stalker MX-5 next year. The group in Houston has been very helpful and encouraging including letting me visit their collections. A couple of them are serial 7 owners, mostly Caterhams. Is it "serial" when they buy 3-4 but don't sell them? One was gracious enough to let me take one of his cars for an extended (>100 miles) drive that has had a significant effect on my choices for the various options available. Some of these options may be difficult to retrofit so you will want to buy one with them installed already. They have given me recommendations for several places in the Houston area that specialize in servicing specialty vehicles such as the 7. I have been able to evaluate some of the accessories/components, say mirrors and seats, when installed on a 7. I will using the meetup this weekend as an opportunity to pick the brains of several of the members for details on how they got their cars registered here in Texas. Lastly, once you get your 7, there may be the opportunity to go on group drives with your local group. There have been a few comments about "letting the first owner sort out the car for you". I know at least one local Caterham owner had to spend significant time and effort sorting out his car even though it was purchased as a turn-key, directly from a dealer who did the assembly work.