The lack of updates for the last few months, is entirely due to the fact that I have spent these months waiting for VOSA and the DVLA before being able to collect my Caterham.
A word of warning for anyone building a Caterham, the build takes 2-2.5 months, but getting it on the road took me 4 months!
To show where that time went:
- 4 weeks after I finished the build before Caterham collected the car
- 2 weeks from car collection until Caterham performed PBC
- 4 weeks from PBC to IVA
- Extra 2 weeks due to IVA fail before re-test
- 6 weeks with the DVLA - although they did lose my documents...
Whinging aside, the car is amazing! What a driving experience! Upon collection I almost mistook another 270 for my car - it was back to back with a car with almost identical spec; good taste!
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| Look of amazement! |
Getting the plates on was a quick job (3M dual lock pads) and made it all become very real!
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| Road legal! |
The drive back to Bristol used a carefully selected route, avoiding motorways and incorporating some great twisty sections. The car really came alive in the twisty sections and as the exhaust warmed up the pops and burbles on the overrun were very amusing.
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| The return convoy (in the sunshine thankfully) |
Thanks to my dad for trying to keep up in my Fiesta ST (I'm sure he had fun really), which also managed Bristol to Crawley and back on less than 3/4 of a tank. I did relent and let Dad have a go over the last few miles; it was great to see and hear the car while following it. Good 150mi on the clock getting the car run in, roll on some more trips in the sunshine!
