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Costs & verdict
Everyday costs, plus how reliable and safe it is
If you add up the value of all the parts used to build the Caterham Seven, it seems hideously expensive. You could buy a Ford Fiesta ST for less cash than even the cheapest Seven 270, for example – and that's before you’ve forked out extra to equip it with a roof and a windscreen.
The Seven is a very different animal to a modern hot hatch, though. In fact, the Morgan 3-Wheeler is one of the only other new cars that offer a similarly raw and back to basics driving experience, and that’s a much more expensive option.