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... I believe the issue is misunderstanding Those spacers go on top of shock tower not steering rack
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Please provide pictures
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Anybody want a trunk bag? Found on ebay
Vovchandr replied to Vovchandr's topic in Parts For Sale / Wanted
I'm aware. It's still going to be cheaper than buying new. Those also need shipping and taxes and tariffs. -
Not mine but debated on it. Don't see me using one anytime soon though https://ebay.us/m/rw5A2P
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Because in a worst case scenario the car now has some arbitrary value that some adjuster is going to come up with who doesn't have a dog in the fight and isn't typically on your side. It's an obscure car without a KBB value and without even equal comps if you really get into nuance of year differences, models, engines, limited runs, special seats. In my case it's a Zetec with a sequential transmission which has high real world cost to re-create but no direct comps and certainly not something adjuster will care for. It's just simpler for me to name a price that I know it will take me to be whole again instead of bickering with an agency over why I think they need to pay me what I think it's worth and not their offer. My price would include labor to do things I'd need changed and shipping it as I wouldn't find one local etc. I really wonder what the buy back value of a totalled 7 would be.
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I have state farm and my only issue is that it's not an agreed value policy. Since you want liability looks like that doesn't matter to you either way.
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My Dad Waited 50 YEARS For THIS Drive...Was It Worth It? First Time in a FAST Car | Priceless Reactions!
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Congrats. What ballpark neck of the woods? Something close enough to NJMP to make it there for the yearly gathering?
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Carmudgeon show Caterham mention @4:45 "if you HAD to buy a new car for fun today - what would it be? key word "for fun"
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8 23 25 NY Airshow
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Caterham 620S - Brands Hatch GP Circuit 11.08.25 - Highlights 2
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Disney Cars but it's Caterham Seven
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It appears James @ Throttle House ended up buying a 7
Vovchandr replied to Vovchandr's topic in General Sevens Discussion
" If the car world was a bar, then this is the drink you order by saying “f**k me up, guvna.” It’s the equivalent of punching through a glass window to quell your aggression. It’s death by snoo snoo. It’s…you get my point. Distill all the best parts of driving to its very essence, remove all the quality of life upgrades, and you’re left with a Caterham. The nutjob 620S popped my @caterhamcarsltd cherry. And that car was certifiably insane. It left me wanting less, which was…novel. And so when the offer to test the non-supercharged one came my way, I grabbed at it. The 360S. 180bhp, 2.0l Ford engine, a 5-speed manual, and Goldmember-approved paint. Same power and price as a fully spec’d MX-5, but half the weight, no steering assist and a seat that feels like your bum is about to get road rash it’s so wonderfully low. If you can forgive the rattles, the buzzes and the vibrations (of which there are many, CONSTANTLY), then driving doesn’t really get more engaging, no matter the price. Never has a car heightened the feeling of acceleration and lessened the feeling of deceleration so much. And in that ratio, lies joy. This setup is more manageable at low speeds than the 620 and still plenty of power. Doesn’t sound as good though. Couple that with so much torque down low, and the desire to rev it out isn’t as high either. Maybe the 420 fixes that character a bit? Also, as wonderful as it is, it took living with it to miss one of the things I love most about driving: pairing it with music. Turns out, giving up speakers for a Caterham is something I’d struggle with (and no, airpods are not a fix I accept). Seats were comfortable enough, the ride…fine (It’s based on a 50s race car, what do you want) and the shifting experience a delight. And I didn’t even get an opp’ to go sideways this time These are priced more fairly in the UK. Before my loan I asked some peers why more UK car Journos don’t own them as a palette cleanser, and I was told “because you never end up driving them as much as you’d like.” Having now spent time with one, I get it. An MX-5 is better for 95% of use cases, but for that last 5%, the Caterham is king. @jamesengelsman Edited · 3d " -
This came out for Miatas but I'm sure it can be used in a 7 just the same https://www.minottek.com/ Not cheap at nearly $600 but still cheaper than Ferrari/Lambo pricing for a similar experience in shifting @Croc can tell us why this shifter is likely not ideal for track applications or even daily use but its certainly cool points
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Back to stock non CSR fenders for now. The fix for the CSR mount just happened after yet another left side fender or mount failure at NJMP I prefer CSR styling wise and will swap again
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Engine in the Caterham that ended on BaT on 08/14/25
Vovchandr replied to rick r's topic in General Sevens Discussion
Just read comments and took a look at the car. Not surprised it didn't meet reserve. The car looks like a solid $30-$35k car. -
Engine in the Caterham that ended on BaT on 08/14/25
Vovchandr replied to rick r's topic in General Sevens Discussion
Without reading comments or reading too much into it, I can see that the engine pictured in the car is indeed SVT. (Tell tale valve cover). I think confusion might have come from the fact that Contour had a VCT engine and people might get those confused by similarities of lettering. -
Seller says he's resending it in a fixed format
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Some of these need to go into the swag thread..
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Would you call this chapter/mission closed? Is this a sufficient replacement for original super blue? I still haven't tried my powder.
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I realized I posted this to wrong thread. This was supposed to go to video thread. I'm waiting on marketing pictures from creator and I'll make a thread to see who's interested. There's about a 5% discount if we get five people. It's not considerable but better than nothing. Trying to sort out shipping.
