Caterham R300
It hasn't taken me long to damage the Caterham. Or to be more exact, it hasn't taken long for the local council's decision to build the world's most ridiculous speed humps outside my house to claim the life of the Seven's low-slung air scoop. These 'humps' are quite simply enormous and in our street the most notorious of them has been nicknamed the 'north face of the Eiger'. To reach the summit in the Caterham requires an approach speed of less than 3mph. Any faster, I've discovered, and you'll hear the sic
Running Costs
| Date acquired | Date acquired: July 2004 |
| Total mileage | 4291 |
| Costs this month | £181 (see text) |
| Mileage this month | 1423 |
| MPG this month | 23.1 |
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