Exarkun1178

I remember Al's name... I think he was active on the forums back then.

Id not have noticed back then, but theres a 7 there too.

I think i can attend. Likley bring one or both Boys. I havent been to a car show in a long time. Fun fact, my Elise was featured at the entrance of the 2008 NY Autoshow.

Keeping things updated after seeing my car in person I realized the the black leather wheel may work, but after reflection I decided the car may look better with matching leather- Biscuit (GP077) I sent a note to my new friends at Moto-Lita and asked it they could do another they replied yes, but do not carry the exact matching color. A few emails later and with the help of a few folks at Caterham, we were able to connect with the shop that does Caterham’s leather work. (OXTED TRIMMING CO LTD). Oxted shared they generally do not sell just the leather but may be able to help. A few days later it was determined, while they did have the right color hide, they did not have the center section that Moto-Lita needed. So Oxted connected me with their supplier Scottish Leather Group. a few emails later they shipped a whole new hide of biscuit over to Moto-Lita. the wheel was trimmed up and best of all, they shipped me the rest of the hide so I’ll be able to have a local shop trim up the roll bar. Worth noting. When we had the first wheel done up, they shared they did not have the tooling to do a single piece. That I’d need Phiths (the bits of leather on the spokes. with the new wheel they shared that they solved the tooling issue and now it’s all on piece. Now I’ll have 3 steering wheels to suit my mood I suppose. I ordered 2 QR hubs after a bit of help from a forum member earlier. So deciding with wheel to use will be as easy as deciding what shoes I wear.

Thats great. I didnt know that. And they are domestic. Thank you, you just saved me ~400$

For refernce I found the part number, 30S043A. but it includes the shaft and fixed hub too. https://caterhamparts.co.uk/columns/127-quick-release-steering-upper-column-assembly.html https://www.demon-tweeks.com/us/caterham-quick-release-steering-column-includes-quick-release-boss-cat30s043a/

Hey folks, I’m in search of two of the Momo quick release hubs if anyone has one/ two for sale, or knows the part number please shoot me a note thank you

I’ve read a lot of posts referencing the tires not getting sufficient heat, even when tracked my car has the R888 fitted. I e been reading The new Nova has a bit of chatter about it. If the car relies solely on mechanical grip and only weighs 1200 lbs. is there a softer compound tire that’s street focused, heats up enough for confident spirited back road driving?

I view the health of the economy from my front door. All of my cost of living expenses are up, Like, up up. Grocery shopping (pre-pandemic was ~ $200 a week for a family of 5, now we average north of $500 (for less food) My electrical expense has increased 90% pre covid. I used to pay ~ $0.12 per KWh now I am $0.23 and it keep going up every 6 months. My N.gas is up 40% for the same period. My car insurance is up near 100%, despite driving less and no incidents or claims. Gas has a lot of volatility, but has remained very high. My kids tuition has increased 1/3rd since 2021. The high school we are planning to send my daughter was at $10k a year for the last 15 years, now its $18k. Its increased +$8k over the last two years. I pay tariffs now for goods from Europe – never had to do this in the past… Caterham related, I anticipate 12% on the car, =$12k. I spend nearly $300 in tariffs just on the new gauge set I mistakenly ordered as an example. Life has become very expensive. Happily my income has also seen increases that have, so far, exceeded the cost of living. But this increase in income is tied to folks willing to pay +$100,000 for their own solar system… as the federal incentives have, for the most part, expired, I expect demand to decrease significantly. A year from now, we'll have yet even more cost of living increases and a softened income stream…. I want to stay positive and believe the trade drama will…. eventually lead to significantly increased US based manufacturing, a strong robust job market across the middle class and increasing salaries. I know this is a major lift and will take time to ramp up, so I have tolerance for short term pain, but with the Iran stuff, I become more skeptical that we will realizes these fruits. With the mid terms a month away, with Iran and economic hurt, limited election integrate reforms, there’s a good chance Congress, likely by design, will flip and the whole thing stalls. When that happens the last year and a half will be wasted with no lasting effects. We’ll go back to the status quo.

Last two weeks had a few 7s hit the market at the same time, Is the pricing reflecting a saturated market? One of the thinks on my mind is the depriciation of these cars and watching the bottom. In a market of absurd increased values for analog cars including the 911s etc, i continue to be surprised at the falling values with the 7. nearly new 620s sell for half the original cost. average 420s are seeing similar results. The pricing for new builds increased in January by some 20% vs LY. Normally id think this should raise values on all 7s but it seems to have had no affect (yet).

I’ve done some searching. But there is nothing definitive. A few modified classes came up with Grok. my S/C Elise was always put into SS. I think I just assumed the 7 would be in the same group, I figured it’s the street version of the 7, but searching doesn’t support this.

Maybe well be on teh same boat / container?

Not sure. No update yet on shipping timing.

She’s all done.