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i've got one in London you can borrow

Hi I'd also like a set if you've any left Kind regards Seb

Thanks everyone - tried a few suppliers - massively varying prices - Adrian Flux at £900 ! Settled for Footman James - £300 for twelve month plus ability to transfer Cheers Seb

My kit arrives tomorrow and I've suddenly started worrying about insuring it. I will be building the car in my mother's garage which is separate from her flat (so most likely not covered on her house insurance) and a quick google search for garage content insurance isn't really helping. Has anyone found a way of insuring the kit during the build phase ?

Hi everyone and thank you for all your comments and advice. Blown away by the response and really appreciated the advice. Nice to hear that others with little mechanical experience have managed to complete the build - I'm sure I will have a batphone to Derek at Caterham by the time I am done. This is the spec I am looking at: 420R - that was leaning to but comments have helped swing it for me - will go for roller barrels in due course but I'll leave that for later SV with lowered floors 13inch apollos with 6" and 8" Carpets and heater Leather seats (not exactly slim fit !) Removable momo LED headlights (and I'll do JAL LEDs upgrades for other later) Battery cut off switch (will be spending some time in garage) Track day roll bar (lack of rear visibility is a bit of a pain but want extra protection and freedom to choose all track days) Full weather pack with interchangeable aero screen (largely for track days) Tonneau cover and half hood (later might come from soft parts for sevens as it appear consensus is that is better than Caterham one) Colour is up in the air - leaning towards viper blue with white double stripe but also tempted by lamborghini verdes ermes (seen a few cars in that colour and I think they look amazing) also with white double stripe Lastly I think I'm going to go for 620R dash as it looks so much nicer than the normal one !Thanks Seb

Hi all, I'm after some advice on which Caterham to buy. I've always dreamed of building a Caterham and I decided to take the plunge and put down a deposit just before Christmas with kit delivery scheduled for mid August. For now I've ordered a 310R but I was planning to go and try the 420R before finalising the order - however COVID has put a stop to that and with my order finalisation deadline coming up in April I though I might turn to this forum for some help and advice. I test drove the 310R and loved it but I am bit worried that I might find it a bit lacking in torque especially when compared to what I am used to - I've always been a fan of V8 and used to own a TVR Chimera and currently have an Audi RS4 B7 as a daily driver. I guess I've been spoilt but I am used to putting my foot down in any gear ! I've read that the 420R doesn't have some of the pointiness and reviness that the 310R has but I've also read that the 310R runs out of grunt especially on track day. I am planning to take it on the track so that is an important consideration for me but, given I live in London, I also need a car that will behave in town and on the way to those country lanes for a blat. In short I am confident that I could handle the 310R but wondering if the 420R will be too hard core. I get that it is a personal decision but really struggling to make my mind up absent the ability to test drive them side by side. Spec wise I've pretty much settled but I'm still in too minds about the wheels - leaning toward 6 and 8 inchers and front and rear - and about wether the 4 piston brake upgrade is worth it. Any advice gratefully received. Once that is settled I can start worrying about the build - loving all of the blogs but feeling quite nervous as, aside being a dab hand at building lego technic, I don't have much mechanical knowledge !

Hi all, I'm after some advice on which Caterham to buy. I've always dreamed of building a Caterham and I decided to take the plunge and put down a deposit just before Christmas with kit delivery scheduled for mid August. For now I've ordered a 310R but I was planning to go and try the 420R before finalising the order - however COVID has put a stop to that and with my order finalisation deadline coming up in April I though I might turn to this forum for some help and advice. I test drove the 310R and loved it but I am bit worred that I might find it a bit lacking in torque especially when compared to what I am used to - I've alway been a fan of V8 and used to own a TVR Chimera and currently have an Audi RS4 B7 as a daily driver. I guess I've bee spoilt but I am used to putting my foot down in any gear ! I've read that the 420R doesn't have some of the poitiness and reviness that the 310R has but I've also read that the 310R runs out of grunt expecially on track day. I am planning to take it on the track so that is an important consideration for me but, given I live in London, I also need a car that will behave in town and on the way to those country lanes for a blat. In short I am confident that I could handle the 310R but wondering if the 420R will be too hard core. I get that it is a personal decision but really struggling to make my mind up absent the ability to test drive them side by side. Spec wise I've pretty much settled but I'm still in too minds about the wheels - leaning toward 6 and 8 inchers and front and rear - and about wether the 4 piston brake upgrade is worth it. Any advice gratefully received. Once that is settled I can start worrying about the build - loving all of the blogs but feeling quite nervous as, aside being a dab hand at building lego technic, I don't have nuch mechanical knowledge !

Hi all, I'm after some advice on which Caterham to buy. I've always dreamed of building a Caterham and I decided to take the plunge and put down a deposit just before Christmas with kit delivery scheduled for mid August. For now I've ordered a 310R but I was planning to go and try the 420R before finalising the order - however COVID has put a stop to that and with my order finalisation deadline coming up in April I though I might turn to this forum for some help and advice. I test drove the 310R and loved it but I am bit worred that I might find it a bit lacking in torque especially when compared to what I am used to - I've alway been a fan of V8 and used to own a TVR Chimera and currently have an Audi RS4 B7 as a daily driver. I guess I've bee spoilt but I am used to putting my foot down in any gear ! I've read that the 420R doesn't have some of the poitiness and reviness that the 310R has but I've also read that the 310R runs out of grunt expecially on track day. I am planning to take it on the track so that is an important consideration for me but, given I live in London, I also need a car that will behave in town and on the way to those country lanes for a blat. In short I am confident that I could handle the 310R but wondering if the 420R will be too hard core. I get that it is a personal decision but really struggling to make my mind up absent the ability to test drive them side by side. Spec wise I've pretty much settled but I'm still in too minds about the wheels - leaning toward 6 and 8 inchers and front and rear - and about wether the 4 piston brake upgrade is worth it. Any advice gratefully received. Once that is settled I can start worrying about the build - loving all of the blogs but feeling quite nervous as, aside being a dab hand at building lego technic, I don't have nuch mechanical knowledge !