Superlight 150 for sale

[smemly]

Hi All,

 

Sad times, I have only had this car for about 5 months and loved every minute of ownership but I’ve come to realise that it is the root cause of a reoccurrence of an old back injury i had about 10 years ago.

 

I've persevered over the last couple of months in the vain hope that it is just a coincidence but it's not appearing that way.

 

Anyway, enough of my sob story, reluctantly for sale is my 2009 Series 3 Caterham Superlight 150 – 1.6 ford sigma.

 

Just over 8000 miles ,

 

6 speed gearbox,

 

Limited Slip Diff,

 

Leather seats,

 

Lowered driver and passenger floor,

 

Quick release steering wheel,

 

Heater,

 

Carbon dash,

 

Push button start,

 

Front Widetrack Suspension,

 

Uprated Brakes,

 

Full weather gear

 

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh185/smemly/Caterham/IMG_0849_zpsa677e2fb.jpg

 

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh185/smemly/Caterham/IMG_0851_zps37d7e54a.jpg

 

I am looking for £22,500 for it.

 

I can be contacted on either my mobile: 07473072043 or by email

leeclack@btinternet.com

 

 

Edited by - smemly on 29 Jul 2014 13:25:38

[Roger Ford]

Not interested in the car (lovely though it looks) but have you considered a custom "bag" seat (expandable foam, or bean bag style)? They are much more supportive than any standard seat, and may well resolve your problem.

[DebbieS]

I have the same problem, can't sit in the leather seats but travel thousands of miles with the old style bench seats and a McKensie D roll.

May not look as smart but no problem with the back

Better than giving up the car.

[SLR No.77]

Same problem here ... leather seats , Tilletts

 

Stu.

[smemly]

Unfortunately I'm a little too large to fit in the tillets, hence the leather seats :(

 

[Z3MCJez]

Just echoing Roger's point, I have a bag seat in my car and although it doesn't look the best (they can be made to look lovely, for a price) it is the most comfortable seat that I've got in any car, as it fits me perfectly. Absolutely everything is supported.

 

You can make your own to check for about £40, but read the canoe story first, for laughs more than anything else.

 

Jez

[AntonyH]

Quoting smemly: 

Unfortunately I'm a little too large to fit in the tillets, hence the leather seats :(

 

Tillet do a slightly wider version, don't they?

 

Not sure if it's too wide for an S3, though.

[Alan Bowler]

Another 7'er with a dodgy lower back and happy with tillets here.

 

I have a scruffy slightly-wide-than-a-tillet fibreglass low back seat I used before the tillets which was good. You are welcome to try it (just down the road from you).

 

AB

[Rod A]

Hi Smemly, solid advice above. I also have back issue and couldn't get on with leather seat for more than 20mins. Strangely/contrary to my expectation Tillet was more comfortable but best is a bead seat. 2pack foam is good for trial test at £40 and will last for ~1yr before shrinkage etc means it changes shape. Permanent solution is a bead seat kit is >£100. It will take about 4 hrs to do and will need the help of someone with reasonable patience! We'll worth the effort and will hopefully allow you to enjoy the car. Good-luck with the trial (car looks great) or sale depending on your chosen path, Rod

[smemly]

Thanks for the advise guys. It's definitely worth a look to see what I can fit into.

 

Alan, if it's ok, I'd like to take you up on the offer of trialling your seat.

 

Anyone know if there is a wider than normal tillett seat that I can look at using?

 

For now, I will say the car is no longer for sale :)

 

 

 

 

[Pete Underhill]

That's the spirit. Better to explore every avenue than regret the loss of the Seven.

[nickh7]

whoop whoop , I love this club, do hope you get it sorted think of the good driving your 7 does to your general wellbeing

[Simon.Rogers1]

Mog do a wider seat but as far as I am aware it will not fit an S3.

 

Sorry. But the dimensions are on my website for you to check.

 

A regular tillet B6 needs the edges trimmed to fit an S3. They are made with a rolled edge.

 

 

[Crudders]

I have the same problem, can't sit in the leather seats but travel thousands of miles with the old style bench seats and a McKensie D roll.

May not look as smart but no problem with the back

 

Ditto 😬 The McKenzie roll used to see service in the daily driver too, before adjustable lumbar support arrived. The nice thing about the old bench seats is the softness of the foam core. I miss that combo in many ways - as well as being very light it's easily removed for drying out after a drenching, picking out gravel, or to carry a huge drum of diesel for the Le Mans campsite generator 😳

 

When I rebuilt the car I put in a nice pair of pre S Type leather seats bought on here, which are heavy, fiddly to take out, hopeless for carrying diesel but very comfortable. I tried a pair of the current S Type seats first and my back didn't get on with them at all.

 

Definitely worth trying some alternatives before giving up on the car

 

Cruds