Bought one - get ready for 2004!
Well, my trip to Caterham Midlands was really useful. So much so that I put my deposit down there and then and the car should be delivered mid to late June. I've only got a couple of weeks to finalise the options now!!
I spent around two hours chatting with Nick Potter at Caterham Midlands. He showed me round the vast number of ex-Academy, pre-Academy and current Academy cars that they have and pointing out the differences between the different year specs and the possible options.
Answers to a few of the questions I had first:
- All the 2004 cars are going to have the roll cage - but there is no 'tall cage' option anymore. The floor has been lowered though, so everyone should be able to fit now.
- I'm getting the nose in black. This wasn't at any extra cost.
- I decided against getting the wheels in black and so didn't even ask if it was possible.
- The SVA cost is ?150. Delivery was ?100 for me because I live pretty close to the factory. There's probably about ?200 in oil, fluids etc. etc.
- Side protection bars are optional, and around ?70.
- I can have the post build check done at Surrey.
So, my current spec is:
- Standard 2004 Academy car
- Unpainted (against the advice of most people - we shall see!)
- Black nose/wings
- Black pack
- Plumbed in fire extinguisher
- One seat
However, I still want to think about the following options:
- Passenger 4 point harness (it comes with a simple belt anyway)
- Removable steering wheel
- Paint!
- Side protection bars
- Starter Button
Roll on June!
Posted by charles at March 22, 2003 5:16 PM