Can You Daily Drive a Caterham 7? 5 things you should know!
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2022
- I share what I've learned about owning a Caterham and if it's even feasible to use as a daily driver.
Obviously, the quick answer is 'no' (surprise! 😏) but, wanted to share a few things I've learned about owning a Caterham 7. Btw, this is a CSR200 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterha...
Let me know if you have questions or any suggestions regarding the video. I'd like to make the best videos for you all, so don't be shy!
Thanks for watching!
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At last, an american video that doesn't just focus on speed or the cars "cuteness". Nice one sir
The Caterham 7 is the best car that I have EVER owned. What a special machine. It fits you like a glove, to drive it is just so intuitive and sooo quick. It is the benchmark for ALL performance cars, bar none. Epic thing. I never found the engine heat intrusive, loved the doors off in warm weather, loved the tonneau on in rain or cold weather, the full hood worked fine, could get a weeks luggage & tent & camping gear for two on board and it is simply hands down, the most fun car that I have ever owned. Enjoy.
Great video. I built a Seven/4 way back in 1970 and did about 40,000 miles in the first year as it was my company car and I was a UK service tech, I was sent everywhere as I had the fasted car ! The best job I ever had with the best car I ever had.
I fell in love with the Seven 20 years ago (I'm currently 31), and even when I'm told it's a silly car to buy, I answer that it's no debate : I WILL buy one someday. I long for that sensation of driving for the sole pleasure of driving, without the sanitization that is the trademark of modern vehicles.
Nice video, It's funny that so many people who have either driven a Caterham or who own one will generally all say how special this car is to drive whether it's the low powered 170 version or the 320hp 620R (620hp per ton), but I think that without actually driving one it's difficult to see what the big deal is with them, especially if your one of those people who only really go for big horsepower cars/supercars. It's the power to weight ratio that is the key, so even a low powered Seven will out accelerate, corner and out brake a lot of cars which on paper should be much faster than a 7. In the UK the Lotus/Caterham 7 was banned from virtually all British sports car racing because in most races where 7's were entered they usually won when competing against MGB's, Healey, Morgans, Jaguars, Porsches etc. I recall seeing one unusual race at the Brands Hatch circuit where the Sevens were allowed to compete in a race which featured most types of British sports cars as well as Mustangs, Cobra's, Corvettes and BMW's and Porsches, but the Sevens were only allowed in the race providing that no matter how good their pre-race qualifying times were, that they all started at the back of the grid. Once the race started, within about 5 laps all of the Sevens had got past the other competitors and took all the front places at the end of the race. You could see that because the cars were so light their cornering speeds were noticeably much higher than the opposition and their braking into the corners was far later than everything else which is where their relative lack of power was compensated for, also because of the lightness, the tyres, brakes and gearboxes tended to last longer when racing.
One of the most important cars in sports/track/racing history, with its bare bones originating over 65 years ago, and still challenging stuff 20 times its price...
“simplify, then add lightness”.
I still want one as my daily even though it’s impractical. Lime green 360S SV with leather padded seats, 3 point seatbelts, rear exhaust, roll bar, and a bikini top cover.
I daily drove my Super Seven 1.6SS almost 5 years when I was living in Belgium. So yes, you can 😛
Great video, also the wind noise at the start kind of fits the video's subject 😂. Think I'm going to hire a caterham for a few days and see how I get on.
Very good post. Insightful.
I had one for years, they are the best fun you can have with your clothes on. If you are alone you can use the passenger footwell to carry the supermarket haul. If it is raining use the Ford.
Great video!
A brief bare bones opinion of the 7, nicely done👍. It's impracticality is one of its attractions. Like the channel name!
Thanks for sharing.
Lovely factual video,thank you. My experience over the years were two Lotus 7 series 4 both with big valve twin cam engines, followed by a Caterham HPC. However my favourite daily driver was a Honda Fireblade come summer and winter. I always felt much safer and more comfortable on a bike.
Maybe not a daily driver. But still a sweet whip.
Love the quick summary. I’d love to own one as a 3rd or 4th vehicle due to the mostly warm/hot weather in Dallas TX. Thanks for the information
That thing makes you feel like a WW1 fighter pilot... Indeed you need goggles and maybe a leather hat and a scarf...
That would be a 1950's roadster not 1970's, of course been much upgraded over the years. Still one of the very best drivers cars available anywhere, If you live somewhere with good weather and good country roads and drive mostly on your own, happiest behind a wheel the 7 needs to be on your list. Does anyone know what the Jeep and the 7 have in common?