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Built a Caterham with a colleague once. Gotta say it probably wasn't worth it. I didn't learn as much about cars as I'd thought, eg I still don't really underst
by lordnacho 4y ago
Built a Caterham with a colleague once. Gotta say it probably wasn't worth it. I didn't learn as much about cars as I'd thought, eg I still don't really understand the engineering tradeoffs between different suspension types.
In terms of actually getting it built it was pretty much an advanced IKEA package requiring some specialised equipment, and it took us ages to get done.
Can't say the car is that fun to drive either. If you want to feel crazy acceleration just get a friend to show you their Tesla. The Caterham will cause some chuckles when you lift the clutch too fast for the 10th time that day, and feels flimsy. Fun, but probably not tens of grands fun.
- joshu 4y agoit’s the handling, not the acceleration. they are a joy on track, but that tesla wheel feels lifeless and numb.
- pjc50 4y agoThe whole "kit car" nonsense started as a tax dodge that worked in a brief era when there was a UK tax on cars (as "luxuries") but not on car parts, so you could save a lot of money by buying parts and assembling them.