Violet Elizabeth Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 No But I shall soon be driving a 175Bhp GSX-R1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoDunc Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 A 130 horse Blade would still kick the 🙆🏻 of a 175 GSX-R around the Ring!!! (Diving for cover 😬) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 THAT Blade probably would There is no way I can afford all that Reverie lovelyness (their carbon intake stuff would cost more than the entire engine and dry sump put together ). The point being, if you could transplant a 2006/7 blade engine - you would have the natasp BEC to rule them all *cool* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Walker Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 It is categorically not the last one - it was ordered after I ordered mine, but on the road before mine, (for publicity reasons) and my order was the second order James took, back in Autumn 2001. 😶🌫️ Either way it's a very nice example. Paul I thought you were keeping a register of C-FB's 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 It does look like a very nice car, I didn't realise it was only 2 miles down the road from me! Hmm £21k is a lot of money though even with all the carbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE GILBERT Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 As soon as you rip the 98 engine out of any of the 25 or so they would become just another bitsa IMHO. Mine made just about 140 on Emeralds rollers on regular unleaded and although another 35 would be nice I'm not sure it would give me that much more enjoyment. On track it seems about r400 pace, which seems a nice place to be, all things considered. The value lies in keeping them reasonably std and in good condition. Steve See My Caterham Fireblade Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxseven Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Now on ebay. here Caterham Fireblade here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 The Register - Ah ! I thought that this would come back and haunt me ! After suffering all sorts of PDA malaises I have found one from 2005. Which I am embarrassed to say does not have the details of Andrews car on it. However if all those with Whiting Fireblades out there will e-mail the details of their cars to me I will update it and circulate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 4 and a bit hours left and not one bid. Wonder what he will do if he can't get eighteen grand for it 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMorris Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Still 18k and only 8 minutes to go ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted March 28, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted March 28, 2007 Dave, Now's your chance 😬 Go on, you know you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Reserve not met and probably feeling that sinking feeling due to the lack of interest shown in the car. Trouble is when you start adding all the extra goodies you never seem to recover there vaule come re-sale time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 not a single bid on it I just hope that he will eventually drop the price Enrico My Caterham Seven's photo gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 It's too expensive. Lets be fair, no better car than Brodie's busa. That went for a lot less. IMHO it's not worth more than £14500. 😬 😬 RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxseven Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 runs after Gambo 😬 😬 I think more should be made of the performance, it is in between R300/400. So he has priced it at R300 money. Having said that, until you have driven or been a passenger in one (I have done both ), they are really fantastic. This one is road registered and has all the extras, so I say it is worth between £16/18K. Caterham Fireblade here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 GT4 car, Meaden provenance, all thetoys...I'd say that the £18k mark is the right money for the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 If it was the right money, it would have sold buy now. 😬 😬 RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm with Mark - £18k is probably about right. Just need the one person who is willing to spend a few more grand on having the ultimate Fireblade, rather than the people looking to buy one of the other "lesser" 24( ) for £14k-£15k. The car is still priced below what it cost me to buy a decent specced blade new several years ago (with just a few of the extras), and I'd imagine that it's cost well over £30k since new with all those extras and upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 EvoDunc knows how much the car cost to build - I am sure it was north of £30k. It's a specialist car, like all such cars there's a limited market full stop, regardless of price.... Bride's Busa was not an official Cateram car, had had the arse ragged off it (successfully, granted) and as such is not comparable, I'd argue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE GILBERT Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Mark You should treat yourself, much less common than your current drive Steve See My Caterham Fireblade Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicat Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 14k to 15k tops for a Fireblade, when I was after a BEC I never saw a Blade advertised for more than this. Although I missed two very clean cars in this price range that sold before I got to them. Alicat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Steve, I'd have to join the Essex clan then wouldn't I...had I not bought the R500 I would've been in there with an offer for sure Alicat, on the basis that the two clean cars sold very quickly and I'm guessing that they won't have had carbon or fancy wheels, I'd say that "if" this Meaden car were priced at £18k, it'd be about the right money wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ASH Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 My own reckoning on this cars real world value is probably £18k, however you can't blame the guy for trying it at a higher price first there may just be someone out there who 'really' wants that particular car and is prepared to 'really' pay for it. After all to an ever increasing number of people £21k is'nt a great deal of cash especially when you consider all the Supercars that would be left in this cars wake. Ashley Webster. Accellerating towards the horizon at an ever increasing rate of knots..... Edited by - The_ASH on 30 Mar 2007 14:41:09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Anybody selling his Blackbird or his Fireblade? If not £14k,ish would probably suffice... any takers ? No pics to hand but there's one here http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/ajwebster/27.html Ashley YHM If anybody is interested I have a reasonably specc'd one for sale at slightly less money and will pay normal commission rates for a sucessful introduction. Paul YalsoHM Enrico My Caterham Seven's photo gallery WANTED Blackbird Fireblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicat Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Mark The cars sold for under £15K and IIRC one was reduced before it sold. I could not see the carbon and wheels adding enough value to get to £18k. Alicat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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