Hey! Cheeky bugger!



And yep, the MEV Excocet indeed counts for 7-DNA - sent Eddie over here!!!!

I've got the 7 and a 14.... Caterham 7 and a Hillman 14 (safety saloon) built in 1929 but first registered in 1930

'97 Caterham - JPE engine - Sorn'd
'89 MX-5 - Sorn'd
Range Rover L322
996 CS4 (wife's car)
BMW M3 E90 7 speed M-DCT - long term courtesy car from garage for our 325i cab.
VW up! - my daily runner.

We're not exactly rushing the garage to sort our 325i!

Academy race car (up for sale after the last race in 2 weeks time!)
10 year old K series 7 with a few nice bits on it
Wifeys bright orange Elise
Hilux Doublecab
and just arrived . . . . . Renaultsport Megane RB8!

My garage is simple.

Fiat 500 1.4 lounge 2011 (the boss would not let me get her an Arbarth).
Mondeo 2.2 turbo diesel Ghia X estate 2006 (sold a Vauxhall VX 220 turbo for this 3 months ago as we got a dog).
Westie

Currently looking for a Morgan Aero 8 Mk1

I have 781bhp in the garage....

CSR 260
S3 E-Type V12
Mk3 Focus ST

Ironically the one with the worst emissions (jag, 15mpg) is the cheapest to tax and the best (CSR, 30mpg) is the most expensive!

Steve

Which is why I drive the 7 more than the tintop, daft isnt it ?, the insurance on the tintop is 4 times more than the 7, the tintop being a Volvo is as you would expect from Volvo very safe as is driver safety and crash protection, the 7 on the other hand isnt, oh to be a car insurance company, they must be rolling in it ! , now all I need to find now is a pre 1973 Lotus 7 , I would be laughing all the way to the bank with free tax as well.....

1999 1.8k-Series 7 with DVA K05 kit
2007 Honda Civic Type R
2010 Toyota IQ

Regards

John

I used to work for one and they don't make as much money as you might think. The main problem is the cost of repairs and court awards for damages, which go up with increasing regularity.

7s tend to be cheaper to insure as most drivers are enthusiasts, they don't get stolen that often and drivers are only too aware of the risk of hitting something = lower likelihood of a claim, so cheaper to insure.

Steve

I suppose being on the inside does give you a different take on it, it's just the crash for cash stuff, and that fake whiplash affair does my head in to be honest, why should I have to pay more just because someone else makes a dodgy claim, I have seen the tintops premiums rise by around 50% over 10 years I have owned the same car, it's one ( or was when it was new) of the safest cars out there and I do very little mileage these days, they wont put me on a Classic car policy either for limited mileage despite the car being eligible due to its age, the reason being ( and this was their own words) that there are still so many of my model in daily use they would lose out, I wont giveaway the insurer in that particular case to save their embarrassment , so just because my Volvo was well built i have to pay more, that is what gets me about the industry.

Caterham 7 black top Zetec.
A spaceframe Stiletto
Ginetta G15
2005 Mini Cooper.

Spaceframe Stiletto and G15! Lucky you, G15 is a lovely looking car. Just checked out the spaceframe stiletto , mad!! Always loved the standard stiletto.

My Vinyl..Hendrix/Rory Gallagher/Black Sabbath loads more..
Sony system..bose speakers..
Conduit steel...fitted by me...£1000 gear its a work of art..
Crome looped wall mounted heated rail..
Vailliant Unvented System...work of art...
Belfast Sink....
1930's small garage....Brilliant...
The only way to go Caterham 1800 supersport 1 Hell of a plate...C7 VEN
I forgot Sealy low entry jack...cool

Caterham Roadsport 175 - took the opportunity of the offer of the 40 Years Of Caterham model in ruby red with all the free goodies.
Got No.40/40

Wife loves her BMW Z3 - quirky in Pink with reg K155 PNK - That will teach her to want it resprayed but not in blue which was the original colour
She always told me I could have a Porsche but only if it was Pink - see how she likes it !

Black BMW 7 series - mileage poor as it has the 4L V8 petrol engine - goes like stink for such a land barge but petrol and road fund high cost.

Cobra Replica - with fixed hard top in style of Le-Mans racers - V8 Ford - Not on road as still having red tape issues with imported from S.Africa and IVA
Built around BMW M3 donor parts - so handles correctly - unlike many of the Ford or jaguar based units.
I love this monster but losing the will to live with it due the red tape.

In Abydoohs - have a Chevrolet Malibu !! Sounds rubbish but actually is not a bad saloon car + a Volvo 4x4 - petrol at around 15 Gb pounds a tank full !!

2005 Caterham Academy Roadsport 1.6k Black and Ali
2008 Suzuki Sport for SWMBO
Briggs and Stratton Engined Mountfield for the allotment

I know Trotsky has a Jag, as I still have the tire marks on my drive. tsh boy racer