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This week the Passat, the 7 & the Touareg are all brilliant, they do everything I want them to and more. They’re the best car I’ve ever had. And they’re all amazingly good on fuel.

V8Granite wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:34 pm

Broccers wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:27 pm Going too fast ?

180 raging Quattro horses, sometimes I both spin up the tears AND pop a wheelie

Dave!

Come back here when you have real tyre troubles

Popped to the pub briefly.



Didn't fancy it.

Apologies for potato dashcam and mic

Them r closely stacked ratios.

Stupid double post

That makes me really want a Caterham!!!

Also, I bet when running through the gears, in the back of your head you’re screaming “race car!!!!”

Dave!

Weren’t they open from 6.00am?

Recognise that one

V8Granite wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:43 am That makes me really want a Caterham!!!

Also, I bet when running through the gears, in the back of your head you’re screaming “race car!!!!”

Dave!

It's fucking great, but I am biased First time I've got up early for a blast for a few weeks. It's a bit barmy even with 140bhp tbh, mainly due to the perfect gear ratios dropping you back in the power. Unfortunately some changes (second to third is worst) are a bit crunchy, so can't be rushed as much as I'd like! Saving for a gearbox rebuild next year, new gearbox oil didn't cure it.

The lights were on tbf Simon, given the car park was empty I hope it was just the cleaners

If magic happens I’ll get an Ariel Nomad, it normality resumes I’ll do the few trips I want to do with the 500e and then sell it for a Caterham, I can just see it being more useable in the future and I generally like to bond with cars over a long time.

140hp sounds like a useable amount of power. There is a lot to be said for being able to bury the throttle.

Very cool car

Dave!

4 cylinders sounding epic there!

Sounds great

speedingfine wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:23 am Popped to the pub briefly.

Looks like you hit 88mph and went back to the glory days of 2015

Jobbo wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:49 am Weren’t they open from 6.00am?

Recognise that one

Pubs were allowed to open from 6am. I doubt many actually are.

I don’t think greene king are opening any until Monday.

Lovely stuff Chris.

I took the rear underside guard off the Fabia. Another 10kg or so of sheet metal I don’t need at the upcoming Autosolo.

JonMad wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:12 pm

mik wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:07 pm Smooth and easy

I had a couple of runs with that car when ScottF owned it. It was not slow.

Yep, just the kind of sale you wish for really.
Even after I took the decat pipe off for MOT purposes (I should have left it and added a sport cat, but didn't think of it enough before the MOT) it was still rapid. 20bhp/lb ft less with the OEM cat back in. Popped a bit less though, after that. I didn't have a friendly MOT place like Scott did.

It was fun having a ding-dong with you at Bedford in my Carrera.

Nice, assume it's with LSD.

I've started looking at 20k r300~ examples and then evonomics kicks in.

Missng lowered floors and wrong colour but still want https://www.millwoodcaterham.co.uk/s66evn

I've went to view a stupid tow car. I didn't buy it.

You didn't really have any intention to buy that?

Nathan wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:45 pm You didn't really have any intention to buy that?

Yeah, it’s not even silver. Pull the other one, SJ.

Shlergen wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:28 pm Nice, assume it's with LSD.

I've started looking at 20k r300~ examples and then evonomics kicks in.

Missng lowered floors and wrong colour but still want https://www.millwoodcaterham.co.uk/s66evn

Yes to the LSD, daft not to have one on such a childish car, donuts are now a regular pastime for me

This one on PH looks awesome. https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... s/10578455

Are you on the Caterham 7 Facebook Marketplace? Some good examples on there:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/403110953197008/