Mark Ellis Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Seem to remember someone selling a LHD 7 in Low Flying last year but can't find the mag to get a handle on how much! can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 Can't help on which edition of LF I'm afraid. I take it you are in the market for a LHD car. Where do you intend using it? Would be interested to compare notes as I am also after an LHD Se7en but don't fancy paying Central European prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ellis Posted April 28, 2002 Author Share Posted April 28, 2002 I want the 7 for Portugal and like you don't want to pay central European prices. Where do you want the car for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 Mark E I want the car for Dubai. There are currently six or seven Caterhams in the UAE at the moment. Can't drive RHD cars on the roads here so have to go LHD. Parts are obviously a big issue as is servicing and general maintenance. I am thinking that old technology may be best hence leaning towards x-flow or vx 2 litre on carbs rather than K series and injection. Fortunately petrol consumption is not an issue out here!! It is very difficult to find any LHD 7s for sale in the UK. Thinking about the cost of buying a RHD 7 and getting it converted to LHD. How long have you been looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ellis Posted April 29, 2002 Author Share Posted April 29, 2002 Dubai! spent a couple of days there last year (working in Qatar at the time)didn't see any 7's only Lambo's etc good idea, wish i had snapped that one up last year but i had one and no were to put a second!what are the costs of changing rhd to lhd any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 I guess it depends very much on which engine chassis combo you plump for. I am returning to the UK on holiday in July and thought I would contact Caterham when I am back. It would be useful to find out from Caterham the number of LHD cars supplied/built in each engine combination. I suspect for example that there have only been a few vx 2 litre carb cars supplied/built. One of the guys here in Dubai has one, built it three or so years ago in UK and shipped it out. During the build he kept ringing up Caterham to ask questions and they said "we haven't done many of these [iN LHD]". Is it possible to drive a RHD car in Portugal? Edited by - rodders on 30 Apr 2002 05:28:06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ellis Posted April 30, 2002 Author Share Posted April 30, 2002 Yes, it is possible to drive a RHD 7 over here and it can be matriculated on to porky plates, it is just that i do not like the idear of driving a car that low over here with the stearing wheel on the wrong side! so i guess that i will have keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiF Posted May 6, 2002 Share Posted May 6, 2002 Hello Mark and Rodders, I was looking last year into building a LHD. When I went to order with cheque in hand from Caterham they let me in for a big suprise!!!! A surcharge of £1000 for LHD. No mention before on any of their corespondance. Told them where to go and brought a RHD secondhand instead. May still buy a LHD kit now I know exactly what I want next year. I shall be going for the Raceline Duratec engine with exhaust on RH side. More reliable than the K series engine. Gather easy to do LHD version. Good luck Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 6, 2002 Share Posted May 6, 2002 Guys, Why not ask Arch Motors how much they would charge to convert the chassis and keep Dartford out of the loop all together?. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIM 5O Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Dont know how much you want to pay but there is a LHD in exchange & mart web site it resides in France is a 96 vauxhall injected 5k miles dear at £17k? but been there a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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