i am looking out for a 7 again now. must be road legal etc. i have a budget of £10k but dont need to spend it all if not necessary. if it was your
money, what would you go for, and any ads or links would be great.
i am thinking along the lines of an entry level caterham (crossflow,2.0vx or k series) or a slightly newer westy, (ford or busa powered really)
thoughts on these please! thanks all
[Edited on 25/7/12 by daniel mason]
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Originally posted by daniel mason
i am looking out for a 7 again now. must be road legal etc. i have a budget of £10k but dont need to spend it all if not necessary. if it was your money, what would you go for, and any ads or links would be great.
i am thinking along the lines of an entry level caterham (crossflow,2.0vx or k series) or a slightly newer westy, (ford or busa powered really) thoughts on these please! thanks all
[Edited on 25/7/12 by daniel mason]
couldnt afford to complete it as all the iva fail points were beyond me.
How about a V8 Viento (Luego)?
my reasons for wanting a caterham or lighter westy was for agility/handling reasons. no doubt a viento is a nice car but im after something far lighter. thanks
Buy my MNR 
I know you want a Caterham / Westie............good luck in finding one
I'm gutted for you that you didn't get the MNR finished....good luck with your search
in hindsight i should never have started such a complex build. its cost me a large ammount of money but i got a good price for it when sold.(well above my new budget) so i have cash to spend! and its kept me out of the pub for 2 years!
Is it really that difficult to get hold of a Westy?
A quick browse of pistonheads shows quite a few in your price bracket
If not, the strikers come in very light. Worth a glance?
there are various westys and caterhams on budget but i was after some thoughts on what you guys would look for!
eg would you look at the ex academy k-series caterham on p/h for £10.5k or the 158bhp dry sumped crossflow caterham for £8250 on autotrader. the
yellow championship winning westy for £7500?
just after ideas on a possible good buy! cheers
Not that i have seen any for sale but i fancy quite a lot for that budget.
Turbo bec
Turbo cec ie 20det, 1.8T vag, cosworth, Supercharged 4age or ford or BMW.
Raw fulcrum with big power
For 10k i would want over 400bhp per ton.
Nice situation to be in. Enjoy it and take your time.
A bit leftfield, but my toy car money would probably be going on FAIRTHORPE OTHER | eBay
A road legal historic racecar at a reasonable entry level. Goodwood Revival anyone?
More details here.
I guess its not to everyone's taste but.... thankfully I already have a project.
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Originally posted by daniel mason
in hindsight i should never have started such a complex build. its cost me a large ammount of money but i got a good price for it when sold.(well above my new budget) so i have cash to spend! and its kept me out of the pub for 2 years!
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Originally posted by emwmarine
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Originally posted by daniel mason
in hindsight i should never have started such a complex build. its cost me a large ammount of money but i got a good price for it when sold.(well above my new budget) so i have cash to spend! and its kept me out of the pub for 2 years!
I am a bit confused. Just read your blog and it looks like the car was completed to a pretty high standard. In fact to looks very very nice.
The last entry was that on your visit to MNR only a few IVA issues were spotted.
What went wrong?
NTDWM but 2003 Caterham 7 vvc engine 145bhp track car very fast, roll cage not westfield | eBay could be a bargain and a
k-series Caterham should not be that hard to get through an IVA.
[Edited on 26/7/12 by tul214]
thanks mate. already got my eye on this one!
Sorry to see its sold. Don't get an mx5!
I'd get a z3m coupe, all round good car, you can sprint it etc if that takes your fancy. Its as close to a kit as you'll get and the
prices have bottomed out, they're only going up so a good place to put your cash.
Note that the EBay 2003 Caterham has NO V5.
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Originally posted by RK
Note that the EBay 2003 Caterham has NO V5.
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Originally posted by tul214
and a k-series Caterham should not be that hard to get through an IVA.