Tiger Supercat - opinions please

[Woody]

So I have a small budget for a weekend car.
Been looking at various kits and found a nice looking Supercat.

I appreciate that it uses quite a bit of the Sierra suspension but not sure how it compares to others.

So opinions please on handling, servicing and spares availability etc.

Thanks

Edited by Woody on Monday 12th April 08:41

[Steve_D]

I assume you mean Supercat.
In which case plenty of support and parts available from us at Southways Automotive.

Steve

[Woody]

Thanks Steve - yes Supercat (bloody predictive text lol).
Wasn't sure that you guys were still doing it as hadn't seen anything on the website.

[Steve_D]

Woody said:

Thanks Steve - yes Supercat (bloody predictive text lol).
Wasn't sure that you guys were still doing it as hadn't seen anything on the website.

We've just had a whole batch of body panels made. They are matt white ready for painting. We have been supplying coloured panels but this is difficult as the car they are going on will most likely have faded so colour match is a bit hit and miss. We can still do coloured panels but suggest to customers that they do all the body panels.

Steve

[Woody]

Thanks again Steve - appreciated.

Do you have any tips on spotting a good one?
What should I be looking out for?

Thanks

[Ambleton]

Bit of a side note from me that's no way related to Tiger, but kit cars in general. I would tend to look for one that's got some miles under its belt.

Very low mileage kit cars are tempting, but it means that if there are any faults, issues or teething problems then they often haven't been found and fixed yet, or are the reason why they are low mileage in the first place.

A car with more miles on almost certainly means that it's reliable as any teething problems will have been found and fixed already. More miles means more wear and corrosion, but would be a solid base imo.

(This isn't always the case, but a kit car that's only done 1000miles in 10years or whatever rings alarm bells).

[Steve_D]

Woody said:

.....Do you have any tips on spotting a good one?......

You won't know if everything has been done right so you are looking for things like very neat and tidy brake line runs and wiring looms. Someone who has taken the time to get these looking good (and it's not easy) will most likely have done everything else right.

An earlier point about buying a car with miles on is valid but don't be surprised if a car you are looking at has only 'delivery' miles on it. There are many serial kitcar builders out there whose only interest is the build. You may also find he already has the next kit ready to start building as soon as he has the space.

Steve

[sociopath]

Lots of my friends have tigers (I currently have a Westfield) there's an active owners club and lots of support available, and the factory are really helpful with questions.