I’ve owned my Xtreme for 12 years now and it’s a great car. Mostly the reasons go along with everyone else.
Chassis stiffness makes an exceptional spring platform👍🏼 The boot makes it a more practical toy car 👍🏼 The difference for me was that at 6’4” I actually sit IN the Xtreme whereas I was sitting ON the Caterham and Westfield and looking over the windscreen. On the road my car holds its own well in mixed Se7en company. On track my car is not quite as quick as a Caterham but still fun. Ian On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 08:18, 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners Group < quantumowners@googlegroups.com> wrote: > 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? 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