Caterham (Lotus) Super Seven for sale

[twobone]

Hi folks,
After much thought, I've decided to move on to another motoring adventure (Turbo Miata). Here is an opportunity for someone else to enjoy the seven experience.

In my last 4 years of ownership, I have worked hard to create the best balance of tourer and back road carver. She is as comfortable as a seven can be in terms of reduced wind buffeting, vibration and heat mitigation. I have covered the transmission tunnel and under the dash, under the seats and behind the seats in sound and vibration insulation. It dramatically reduced the heat soak and the harmonic vibrations.

$23,000 USD or $25,500 CDN or Best reasonable offer

Caterham Seven Supersprint
Factory 1700 Crossflow Kent
Dual Weber DCOE 40
Dry sump oil system with oil cooler
4 speed
Ital axle - live axle
36,233 miles
Aluminium with Green clamshell wings
Quiet Rover side exhaust fitted - original side exhaust comes with the car
Distributor replaced with a custom curved Aldon unit from the UK
Motormounts replaced with solid units
Tyres are from the UK 185/60/13 Yokohama A539 - 2 years old

Interior:
S-type seats on sliders
Full carpet kit
Mirrors for Seven mirror
Tach with programmable shift light on dash. I have is set for around 6,000rpm to ensure longevity (to be honest, I rarely hit that because its bloody fast enough at 5,000rpm)
12V GPS socket wired in
Scroth Harnesses

Full heater
Full weather kit
Half doors
Wind deflectors
Behind the seats mesh wind blocker
Full tonneau cover
Hood bag


Car runs great. The 6,000 miles I have put on her in the last 4 years have included 3 trips to the Watkins Glen Historic festival which is a 1,000 km round trip weekend. She has never left me stranded. This car makes you an instant celebrity.

For folks in the Greater Toronto area where I live, please note when I purchased the car 4 years ago from a local Lotus dealer they were able to get it to pass the emissions testing process by detuning the carbs significantly. I'm not a mechanic and so I've not been able to replicate that. I have paper work from the Caterham factory that may enable someone with more time than me to work with the MTO office and register their purchase as a "kit car" thereby rendering the car etest exempt. Alternatively, you could try mounting a cat. This is only an issue in my local area due to Ontario govt restrictions on cars registered as 88' or newer.

Car has been all around the world. It started in the UK, and came to Canada via Japan

In car video from my car (http://youtu.be/t5UQEmgXnT8?list=UUJ7mikvqZe1FncYcfkS4ysQ)


Pics here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129275489@N03/

[craigster59]

All your links are dead when I click on them. Post some pics! (from a tire kicker, not a serious buyer) but would love to check it out.

[Evans, Marv]

My results from trying to look at the videos are: Youtube doesn't exist, the theglobeandmail is forbidden, and the flickr site loads one photo & keeps browsing. Maybe it's something with my computer.

[masraum]

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /globe...rticle4217106/ on this server.

I only see on pic on the Flickr page, the pic of the back end of the car on the road with the fall colors.

Youtube fails

An error occurred during validation.
This video does not exist.
Sorry about that.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

Maybe it's something with my computer.

nope, not you...

[pavulon]

I'd really like the CSR version from Caterham...IRS, dry sump, 260 HP... unapologetically impractical and looney tunes.

[masraum]

I've wanted a 7 for many years. I'm trying to wrap my head around going from a hot 7 to a turbo miata (and I'm a miata guy, or was), but living that far north, it might be nice to have a bit more roof.

[M.D. Holloway]

Woodcote Sports Cars - Cosworth Powered Caterhams

[ckelly78z]

I love the idea of a SEVEN, but it falls into the same category as my favorite fantasy car.....a Shelby Cobra replica from Factory Five Racing. It would be wonderful for a trip to a car show on a sunny afternoon, or autocross events and track days, but completely useless the other 350 days a year in Northern Ohio where there are flat, straight roads full of Buicks, and pickup trucks. I wouldn't consider commuting to work and parking in a lot, or going to the store and leaving it to the door swinger gawkers outside.

[twobone]

Links corrected. Thanks for catching that

[twobone]

pics

[J P Stein]

I have similar leanings towards the Syper 7s and am looking to purchase one. At the moment, I have another one in mind. Gotta see how it shakes out in a couple days.

[FastCarFan]

Very nice! I wish I had the cash laying around. Can I come & test-drive it for about a year?

[J P Stein]

An unusual situation a the moment,
& clones have been hard to find, from what little I've been watching the market over the past few years.........my God, what a great sentance.

Right now, it seeems to be a buyers market.

[twobone]

The good thing about the Caterham is it is not a clone. Caterham bought the tooling, chassis and full rights from Lotus in 1973....so they can rightfully be called a Lotus seven (in my mind at least)

[masraum]

[twobone]