Caterham 7

I've always liked Caterhams and have driven a buddy's R500 on the track a few times which left me very impressed, so I've had an eye out for a nice one for a while. I've seen a few with less potent engines, but never really the spec I wanted.

Earlier this week I took a drive to check out a 2003 Caterham SV with a potent 235 hp, 2.3L SBD Duratec and De-Dion rear in it. This works out to 470 hp per tonne vs 500 for the R500, so pretty close for about 1/3 the price. Well, over the course of the hour and a half drive to check it out, the logical part of my brain had pretty much completely talked me out of this impractical, odd little British car that I would rarely drive. Then I saw it in person, it's really nice. I like the wind screen and old school looks of this one and I fit very nicely in the slightly larger SV cabin. Then I took it for a half hour blast through the rolling PA countryside. The car is well sorted and runs great. It's an absolute screamer and a blast to drive, I just couldn't wipe the smile off my face. SOLD!!!

I plan to use it for track days, hillclimbs, cars & coffee events and of course general local hooliganism.
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Even though temps are dipping into the 40's I've managed to put a couple hundred miles on it over the last week. This car is SOOO fun!