Martin Moxon

Metallic blue with highlighter yellow 7, possibly an SV around 6.30 pm this evening

Thanks TC. It's actually a vinyl wrapped ex academy roadsport. Went to look at a riviera blue one at Turn7 a couple of years ago and couldn't fit in the tillets and Callum had just got it in. Always fancied an orange 7 and it was clearly meant to be. Really enjoyed Suffolk and Norfolk and the weather a real bonus. Great drive down across the Lincolnshire Wolds from The Yorkshire Wolds. Only grim bit is section round King's Lynn with so many lorries.

Guilty as charged TC. Went on to spend the latter part of the afternoon in Aldeburgh and had fish and chips. While we were in the queue I spotted an sv without doors pull up across the road. Missed who got out but reckon they might have joined the queue not far behind us. Walked along high street after eating our chips and noticed a grey with orange stripe 310s parked up and a bit further a black and ali 7. Then passed a yellow 7 as we headed west from Thorpeness. Any of them you? Loving the weather and the roads on our first visit to Suffolk

On Park Road around noon, metallic grey with orange stripes. R21RWC or something similar.

On Park Road around noon, metallic grey with orange stripe. R21RWC or something similar.

- possibly the same 5 assorted spotted on the A66. This group were parked up on the forecourt of Drakes Renault dealership on the edge of a village called Shiptonthorpe - got the impression given the time you were possibly bound for North Sea ferries terminal in Hull.

Hi I've recently sold mine, albeit a VX 1800 classic, viper blue with silver stripe. I'd researched what I thought was a sensible price to ask and worked out from that what I'd be happy to let it go for (based on the assumption that any potential buyer likes to negotiate. When i got the figures in my head I emailed Caterham, Millwood, UK Sports Cars & Woodcote with details of the car just to sound them out. I was very honest in my details so mentioned any flaws (missing poppers, I had a "need one today to get me home tyre as the spare). Without wishing to go into details 2 came back with clearly a trade price, the other 2 asked me roughly what I was looking for. As seven prices vary greatly (a local prestige marques specialist has a 94 crossflow up at £12k) I just said I'd seen the wide variation so felt it was in a price band not too far below my minimum and also not wildly above. They both came back with an offer which was as exactly what I was hoping to get. The one I sold to came up with trailer, bankers draft and I waved goodbye. Simple, smooth, no tyre kickers or canvassers and no hassle. Having now watched the website for a month it has never appeared so I'm pretty confident they had someone in mind which gave them a quick turnround. At the end of the day a quick 4 or 5 emails will cost you nothing apart from time and if it fits the bill with a potential customer they have then you never know.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Got in touch with Banner who gave me 2 local stockists, one on my way home so think I'll give them a try tomorrow as they have the one I need in stock so will be hopefully able to get sorted in time for MOT next week. Busy weekend prevents going down the alternatives route at this stage. Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Mark - battery needed to get the seven to the garage for it's MOT next Wed - where did you get your powervamp from? Hopefully will sort something so I can make the meeting as the Aygo is due at the same garage the next day for it's MOT. Martin Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Looks like my Banner 53034 has decided to die on me. Unfortunately, an off the shelf supplier in Hull no longer stocks Banner batteries. As I don't totally trust myself buying dry from Caterham & then filling with acid (just ask swmbo about my ability to spill stuff which greatly increases when I become concious of having to be careful) any recommended/known suppliers in East/North/West/South Yorkshire or an alternative battery make of the same shape and size to fit Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Slippers - when do you need it for as subject to dates I may be able to take it for another donation to neuk the leuk. This could be turning it into a club vignette Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

2nd dibs please as we're heading to Italy via Switzerland. Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Vauxhall garage aparrently no use - he gave impression they seemed baffled by terms carbs - probably thought he was after some sort of diet supplement Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Following on from my potential MOT emissions failure ☹️, the guy at the garage has traced the likely fault to be a blown inlet manifold gasket but needs the part number to get one - he's rung Caterham stores and they can't supply a part number or the part plus he's tried a couple of independent 7 specialists. Car is 99 VX classic, 8 valve (log book says 1800, Caterham reckon it's 1600 tuned to 1800) 120bhp with twin weber DCOE 40's. Can anyone please supply a part number and if relevant details of the most likely stockist/producer. Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

In today for MOT and a couple of other bits. Fortunately mechanic is a good guy who runs an emissions test before doing MOT to find my emissions were way too high - it's not been running too great recently. He's hung on to it to try to sort it (I wouldn't be able to use it this weekend anyway) and needs the following Vx 1800, 8 valve on twin weber DCOE 40's - basic settings after strip down for mixture screws I'll have a look on the tech section on here for webers but being somewhat on the side of technical numptys might miss something so would appreciate being pointed in the right direction or just given the answer. Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Top left of page 60 in article on Focus ST at Nurburgring in snow, Orange 7 (reg no clear NI plate) with roof up and bright blue with aeros both covered in snow Are you aware you've been published? Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

My car won't start ☹️ ☹️ It's clearly electrical - do the usual, put the key in the immobiliser (factory fitted shurlock), switch on the ignition, here the fuel pump going, turn the key, thunk everything dead - no electrics at all, not even hazards. Then after about a minute the immobiliser rights itself. On investigation, battery is full of life, took a few fuses out and put back, removed and put back the immobiliser relay box, probably nudged a wire or two & then found I was able to start it. I was then able to use it for work the following day, although after about 15 minutes of each journey the immobiliser beeped at me. Next time I try to use it a couple of days later same as it was everything goes dead on turning the key. If you need to know the car is a 99 VX 8 valve classic Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

MOT Yesterday - failed on side repeaters on cycle wings not working. ☹️ Tried new bulbs etc but to no avail. Any ideas as to where the problem might lie. Trouble is 'cos you can't really see them in the car I wasn't aware they weren't working. To top it all I'm a York City supporter and we lost at home to Yeovil last night - we've now taken 4 points out of 51, not won for 17 games, and are destined for relegation. ☹️ ☹️ Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

How easy and how practical is it to repair a nose cone. Last sunday whilst out for a nice dry blat I was hit side on by a blackbird to join the club started by the pheasant which demolished my windsreen in 02 . Didn't really think it had hit properly, you know the usual caught underneath job, until I spotted some feathers where the nose cone meets the main body of the car. I then realised that not only were there feathers but the nose cone was bent in behind the side panel and there appears to be a small chip/surface damage to the nose cone. Advice on tips etc on the repairability please! ☹️ Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

I've a 99 factory built VX Classic 1800 (the 120bhp one) which has just under 4000 recorded miles. Essentially, my temperature gauge has ceased to work/even look slightly interested in working despite the weekends temperatures. As I've no idea as to how hot the engine is running my driving has been to keep the revs on the conservative side As I'm not particularly technically minded, all I've done so far is pulled the connector off the rear of the gauge to check the wiring looked intact (it seemed ok) & obviously put it back to see if it started - no luck. I'm not sure as to what steps I should follow in terms of fault diagnosis/remedy - presumably start with the gauge & progress - can anybody advise me on the relevant steps to take/route to follow etc. If I have to fiddle around the coolant reservoir presumable the nose cone has to be removed. If so how and how easy. Any advice gratefully received Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Thanks again everyone. I wish the subject of running it over the winter hadn't been brought up cos' I've been very tempted especially as my 1st sevening experience was my birthday last November when my wife hired me one for 4 days - so lucky as the only rain I saw was just before I dropped it back off at the hirers so had 4 great bright sunny days. 2 main excuses for resting it up:- 1. Weekdays I don't get much chance to get out and just drive and weekends is mainly taken up with footy on saturdays and doing stuff with wife & kids sunday; 2. Neighbour is a highways engineer and is one of the ones who runs the winter maintenance programme for E Yorks. He's into cars and swaps his wheels and other bits to reduce the amount of salt damage, though I suppose I could get the info off him as to the amount of grit put down - they have loads of different levels apparently. I'm so tempted, it's just the weather is so crap at the moment Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Thanks for the quick replies. At present the moving of boiler etc to garage is dependent upon new kitchen - a Seven came first - but our garage has good air circulation i.e. drafty Quick questions on your replies: Am I right in assuming the axle stands you guys are using require separate jacking up of the car & then lowering it on - the bods at Halfords claimed that if you get it on 2 & then jack the other end it will all move & fall over - I was a bit sceptical but thought I'd raise the query before shelling out my dosh. I suppose the use of 2 jacks and a mate/neighbour to do the lift simultaneously would alleviate the problem. I've also heard you can get a sort of double stand arrangement with a cross support bar Secondly, do you have any contact details for Red Line as their cover sounds ideal. Finally, any good suppliers/makers of tube heaters Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer

Now the dark nights are upon us I'm about to enter my first winter with a seven rested up in the garage. So far the only axle stands I've seen are in Halfords which have a warning not to use 4 together? Any solutions recommendations! Covers, I note Caterham themselves sell an indoor dust cover - is it designed for hood up as the manual suggests for wintering the car or are there alternatives I should consider? Again any suggestions! Finally, our garage is single, integrated though not built over. I've a dehumidifier, will this be sufficient to keep everything ok through to April or should I look at extra heating - one problem is lack of space - with car in garage I have at most 2 foot either side at the points where nothing else is at the side. Unfortunately we've no room for the other stuff in the garage elsewhere in the house and cannot really get rid of the stuff. Thoughts and ideas most welcome. N.B. Funds and space make the likes of a carcoon a non-starter at this point in time Martin Moxon Not the Cricketer