Yahoo Autos Here's Your Chance To Own A Dozen Caterham Sevens
For some bizarre, economically sound reason that my simpleton brain cannot fathom, but perhaps yours can, Caterhams are expensive. Hideously expensive, in fact. For a car you occasionally assemble yourself, for a car that comes with little more than a washcloth to sit on for its fair share of creature comforts, for a car designed in the 1950s and built by guys named Geoff in a shed in Surrey, a brand-new Caterham 270 perched upon delicate 14-inch Minilites costs an eye-watering $40,100.
Why?
Caterhams are expensive because like Porsche or Moto Guzzi ownership, it buys your way into an exclusive club: one where you are willing to suffer for fleeting moments of joy, where things may not work as well or rationally as intended, where you don't bother stopping to retrieve your toupee. In this case, here's your chance to induct eleven of your mates into said club. Here's your chance to get 12 Caterhams for the low low price of just $100,000. At that rate, it's only a tick over $8,000 per Caterham. Bargain! That's not including the spare 1.6-liter Fiat engine with Weber carburetors, a pair of spare five-speed transmissions, and more spares galore.
Annoy your neighbors! Drive to Costco and sell 'em in bulk! Join Clarkson, May and Hammond on tour! Become the world's least-intimidating street gang! Start a one-make race series that also doubles as a Ponzi scheme! Drive cross-country in a convoy and replace all the parts that fall off at every Flying J truck stop! The possibilities are endless!
At the moment, the cars are in Istanbul. This sounds like the beginning of a heist movie. How do you sneak twelve lightweight British sports cars out of the Middle East? With aplomb.
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