new kit car from ERA.

new kit car from ERA.

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Gadgit

Original Poster:

971 posts

274 months

Friday 23rd May 2003
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Well have a look at this baby and tell me what you think! www.circuitdriver.com/showpage.asp

scroll down to the single easter, thats it!

its 16k plus vat which to me is a shame cos that nearly 19k and my mrs said rollocks or something!

Now although this may be a bargain, its still a wedge out the account. please have a look and see if you think its worth it!

gadgit.

liszt

4,330 posts

277 months

Friday 23rd May 2003
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Saw it at Stoneleigh.
It's now in the hands of Tiger who used to have a good reputation. It looked a nice package, using a brand new zetec engine with a very fancy exhaust which is going to bump up the costs. It is a track car though so I imagine there is a good margin in it for them as I doubt they'll sell more than is needed for the race series

Gadgit

Original Poster:

971 posts

274 months

Friday 23rd May 2003
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the thing is, would you buy this for 19k or would you buy a second hand formula renault or you could buy a formula three car for 10k and still have 9k in the bank. Or you could send off for a Tornado GT40 kit, blowed if i know.

what would the ERA be worth after a few years if you built one? Good value or not?

gadgit.

annodomini2

6,913 posts

258 months

Friday 23rd May 2003
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It's nice, but it's track only and like what has been said you can buy something for both new, or a 2nd hand race car for less money

simonelite501

1,440 posts

275 months

Saturday 24th May 2003
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Saw this at Autosport, Pablo tried to buy just the chassis but the guy wasn't having any of it. Too expensive by far, you can get a Pilbeam or Jedi for less!

Timbo

6 posts

289 months

Thursday 29th May 2003
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Tiger racing have a group on Yahoo, if you are interested in there products it would pay you to have a look back through some of the postings, the era is a reasonably pretty car BUT if the quality is as my Avon then i would not want to go quick in one. of course that is just my opinion and what would i know.......

Jenny Taillier

132 posts

264 months

Friday 30th May 2003
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It is very brave of Jim Dudley to launch the ERA but I think the pricing will prevent it being a commercial success. There are far too many second hand single seaters out there and unlike the ERA these more cost effective alternatives are known quantities with proven track records.

I like the retro look of the car but the roll hoop bracing spoils it for me. I accept the need for a brace but that one looks a bit over engineered and dominates the view of the back of the car.

Jenny

ReealFast

42 posts

258 months

Monday 2nd June 2003
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Tiger make the ERA?

Damn I thought i might have one but maybe not now!

A friend of mines making (trying) the Avon which Tiger make and I havent seen a kit as bad as it yet!