Caterham USA

[TurboWood]

I agree Bruce has been very responsive to my questions. I also have to give credit to Superformance and Caterham UK who worked to correct a few issues I had that Jon seemed completely unwilling to help with (dent in the hood and no center caps for the wheels). Bravo to those organizations for their support so far.

 

I know Caterham's were/are a hobby for Jon, but it does look like I'm getting the short end of the CatUSA stick. Some of the parts on my car didn't arrive with the initial shipment (seats, weather equipment, etc.). As I've been traveling a lot I got some help from family and friends to take the car to him and had him install those things while I was gone (I was not looking forward to drilling/riveting the roof straps or the knee panels anyway). It seemed like cheap insurance to get some tricky work done quickly so I could focus more on the fun aspects of the build. Unfortunately he (or someone in his shop) did a piss poor job of installing the doors (everything else was great). I had every reason to trust his work and I was in such a rush when I picked up the car that I didn't notice until I was home. He wouldn't do anything to correct it unless I brought the car back to him which wasn't possible in the short term (had to borrow a trailer and I was again traveling). Now that I have time to get things corrected it looks like I'm SOL. It's not the end of the world, but definitely annoying. The doors are functional, but I can't help but notice the >1/2" height difference between the two when I sit in the car. I'll just have to order another set eventually and do it myself. Live and learn...

 

Daniel