Q Plate Question

[Tony Wright]

This car seems relly good value here but unsure of the Q plate stigma, assume thats why it's a lot cheaper than similar Superlights 🤔 So allowing for the plate does this seem like a bargain?

[Nick Chan]

Tony,

 

Small points to correct are the hood sticks upside down and outside the bootcover (!) and the sill protectors being the wrong way round on the body... For a SL the tyres aren't the best option (A539's?) and it has the standard roll bar instead of an FIA one. I suppose the big question is why is it a Q plate and whilst it will not matter if its over in Germany, the history of why its on this plate might

 

I am sure this car has been for sale for quite some time - or it was advertised last year, sold and now available again. On the face of it though, the car does offer good value for a very late Superlight (I thought the last ones would have been registered as 52 plates or so) with the tillets, widetrack, big brakes (but wonder why its had new discs and pads), LSD and decent miles. The little bits and bobs I mention above wouldn't cost more than £500 or so to get fixed so the question still remains why it on a Q plate.

 

Nick

 

 

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[randybugger]

looks like a hole where the sparewheel was originally held in? (cant really see)

 

did superlites have a spare?

 

I'm not sure but might be worth finging out

[Pezky]

Would find out why it is on a Q plate for a newish car

Has a new type chassis, handbrake in middle. Might have been bought as a starter kit and builder added second hand parts to keep cost down?

 

 

[The Pikey]

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Edited by - Jason Fletcher on 30 Apr 2009 09:01:41

[The Pikey]

might not be a real superlight. Could have left the factory as a starter kit and built from some used components to superlight spec. Did Superlights of that year have the big headlights?

 

Jason

 

 

 

Edited by - Jason Fletcher on 29 Apr 2009 22:17:23

[Grubbster]

I don't think it is a 'genuine' Superlight for a number of reasons (one of which is the 'Superlight' became the R300/400/500 quite a while back, certainly when I built my 2003 car there wasn't a 'Superlight' available other than the R3/4/500) but if it looks like a great spec for the money. I do wonder why it is a Q plate though. It could be a classic starter kit with a whole raft of very expensive bits on it. Looks like it has a hole for spare wheel - I expect this could have been specced for a SL though so not definitive.

[spannermcmlx]

Looks like a roadsport with rear wheel carrier chopped off then a few bits and bobs thrown at it to superlight spec. Thought 1.6 superlights were numbered and had a plaque on the dash, could be wrong with more modern ones. price good but a few to many things say its odd

 

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[Matt Hillman]

Looked at this car when was up for 15995, built in Scotland, was told the engine was out of another caterham hence Q could not tell me how many miles it had done. It has got a hole for the spare wheel. msg me if you have any more questions

[kenny.]

Very nicely specced car but can't see how it possibly can be a Superlight, in fact I just know it's not.

It certainly seems to have a lot of Superlight bits and has been built to closely resemble one but as others have said there are many tell tale signs in the pics disputing this.

 

As for price, well if it was on a 55 plate what would it be worth............15k ish?

If the car is as nice as it looks I would not be scared of owning it after a haggle.

 

AS for Q stigma............well the trade off is you lose MOT stigma

 

Kenny

 

[Jason Plato]

if you are serious about buying then ask for the chassis or build number and check the provenance with Caterham cars.

 

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[Richard Price]

Look at the front suspension geometry ❗

 

This is a pre 96 style chassis. The tops of the dampers are on the same axis as the top wishbone pivot, and the lower wishbone fromt fixing is high (unlike post 96 chassis).

However, it does have a centre handbrake.

The dash is also not a new dash either.

it's all a bit odd.

 

[Tony Wright]

Thanks for all the help Looing at cars for a friend at the moment but he is still undecided over brand new or 2nd hand. Anyone have a lead time on getting a new factory built car such as a Roadsport, CDX etc?

 

Also seen another car but because we are located in Germany and he is a teacher nipping back is sort of out of the question but this one again looks good value here anyone know of it or have any thoughts?

 

Edited by - Tony Wright on 30 Apr 2009 10:03:27

[Drifter]

Tony,

 

I know about this car - feel free to Blatmail me if you want to know more..

[Dave Rothwell]

As far as I know all Superlights had a Carbon dash (this doesnt appear to have) and as you say no spare wheel carrier - Should have a dash plaque on the left hand side with the Number on - I think the original Superlight numbers went up to around the 200 mark ??

 

I have the original Aero on my car - hence no hood - hence hoodsticks not required - thus the boot cover sits lower than on cars with a hood (fastners lowered).

 

Just wondering if the car had an aero at one time and a lower boot cover so now the hood sticks wont fit under the cover.

 

 

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Edited by - Dave Rothwell on 1 May 2009 14:25:26

 

Edited by - Dave Rothwell on 1 May 2009 14:26:34

[Tony Wright]

Drifter, not sure if it's just mine but it seems as though the Blamail facility is down 🤔

 

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Edited by - Tony Wright on 1 May 2009 19:32:28

[abbot]

Blatmail is still down

 

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