Mark,
A lot of good comparisons here, especially from Chris who has
experienced a Robin Hood and Xtreme.
Many years ago at the Newark show I sat in a Caterham, Westfield and
Xtreme. Being 6'2" an larger than average I found the Caterham to be a
bit tight on cabin space for both width and length. The Westfield was
wider, but still a bit short, where the Xtreme was fine.
The Xtreme IMHO is class leading in the following areas:
Chassis - the torsional rigidity make it a great starting point for
setting up your suspension and it is strong in an impact too.
Boot Space - Fancy going away for a week as a couple? You can in an
Xtreme without strapping bags onto the boot. The boot is lockable too.
Other plus points are the wet weather gear fits in the boot, both doors
and roof (not that I put it on the car often!), it looks a bit
different, but is still a LSIS and when buying one they are underrated,
therefore under priced.
The biggest downside is they are heavy compared to other LSIS cars, but
this is down to the strong chassis.
The chassis enable the car to handle a lot of power. I've heard about a
Westfield driver who had a passenger ride in a 330bhp Xtreme and
commented the handling in the wet felt better than the Westfield in the dry.
At the end of the day suggest your friends spends the same on a Caterham
and see how it compares to you Xtreme - I know which I would rather have
as I've toured extensively (the speedo shows over 40,000 miles and has
completed the NC500 since I last saw it).
During it's time as a Xtreme the car has:
* Been round the Irish coast (at least twice!);
* Completed a 4 corners trip round the UK mainland in 6 days;
* Land's End to John O'Groats (in under 18 hours);
* Visited most counties within mainland UK;
* Been up the Pyrenees;
* Survived many track days; and
* General been a fun a reliable car.
At the end of the day you have a great car, as are the Caterham and
Westfield, so enjoy it.
Regards,
Steve
On 08/08/2019 20:38, Mark Olsen wrote:
Evening all
I bought my Xtreme earlier this year as I like the looks and also the
monocoque design. So far I've got no real complaints with the car
other than a few issues with the Pinto engine I'm slowly sorting,
although I'm planning to replace it for something more modern anyway
(probably an st170 engine).
However I've got a friend who's a complete Caterham fan boy (but
doesn't own one) who keeps going on at me that my car is a pile of
scrap and is basically a Robin Hood and I need to sell it. I know I
should just ignore him, but it's really starting to annoy me now and I
would like to shut him up, with some technical comparisons, or with a
magazine review, but there doesn't seem to be much online about the
Xtreme. The best I've found so far is a bit of a review of the
prototype car by Richard Hammond on Kits and Crusing from back in the day.
I'm sure the view here might a little bit biassed but what is the
general view of how the Xtreme stacks up against other 7 style cars
e.g. Westfield's, Caterhams, Tigers, GBS etc? Or has anyone got some
copies of old reviews they could share with me where a comparison
has been made?
Cheers
Mark
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