What do you want . . .?
Discussion
When you are buying a kit car what is it you look for?
1. Price?
2. Practicality?
3. Acceleration and top speed?
4. Handling?
5. Pose value?
6. Ease of build?
7. Company reputation? (just for Den)
8. A roof?
9. A Club following (
) 
Can you get all of these? (bar No6 - what Flintstone wants).
Do you want classic or modern looks?
What made you buy what you have?
1. Price?
2. Practicality?
3. Acceleration and top speed?
4. Handling?
5. Pose value?
6. Ease of build?
7. Company reputation? (just for Den)
8. A roof?
9. A Club following (
) Can you get all of these? (bar No6 - what Flintstone wants).
Do you want classic or modern looks?
What made you buy what you have?
1. Price?
Trancperancy. I want to know how much it is going to cost me. Not with +Vat, + minor buts etc
2. Practicality?
Being 6'4" Can I fit
3. Acceleration and top speed?
More likely will it take a V8
4. Handling?
I suppose.
5. Pose value?
Not really, but needs to be able to be well finished
6. Ease of build?
Reasonably straight forward, with support from a good owners club or the factory
7. Company reputation? (just for Den)
Oh yes.
8. A roof?
Nope. Get a tin top if that is on the agenda
9. A Club following (
) Yes definate. Like minded people and the like.
Can you get all of these? (bar No6 - what Flintstone wants).
With a few compromises, I think so.
My answers:
1. Budget was very important. (I'm skint and supposed to be getting married next year)
2. What do I need practical for, I need to replace my motorbike.
3. Top speed doesn't matter. I don't really think you need anything that goes more than say 130mph, but acceleration is important. Bike 0-60 in 3.6 (ish) secs, 0-100 in a little over 6sec. It makes for more overtaking opportunities.
4. It had to go round corners like a sports car. BTW, not that many bikers will admit it, but a car can corner quicker than a bike.
5. Yes must be good pose.
6. Would be nice if it where easy to build.
7. Never heard of most companies when I first started looking.
8. A roof? I'm replacing the bike, they don't have 'em!
9. Don't care about a club. Good job as there isn't one for my car yet (there isn't even a customer car on the road)
Obviously a sports car I need then!
1. Budget was very important. (I'm skint and supposed to be getting married next year)
2. What do I need practical for, I need to replace my motorbike.
3. Top speed doesn't matter. I don't really think you need anything that goes more than say 130mph, but acceleration is important. Bike 0-60 in 3.6 (ish) secs, 0-100 in a little over 6sec. It makes for more overtaking opportunities.
4. It had to go round corners like a sports car. BTW, not that many bikers will admit it, but a car can corner quicker than a bike.
5. Yes must be good pose.
6. Would be nice if it where easy to build.
7. Never heard of most companies when I first started looking.
8. A roof? I'm replacing the bike, they don't have 'em!
9. Don't care about a club. Good job as there isn't one for my car yet (there isn't even a customer car on the road)
Obviously a sports car I need then!
1. Value for money and transparency
2. not really
3. acceleration yes top speed not so important
4. a must have
5. not really, I own a Dutton!
6. depends on the price I paid, but ideally no welding
7. not fussed, see 5
8. a soft top so's I can use it all year round
9. can be helpful to ask the other lunatics questions if 6 is not fulfilled.
Can you get all of these? no, too many compromises required, even mass manufacturers can't get it right all the time.
Do you want classic or modern looks? not fussed, but a leaning towards classic.
What made you buy what you have? not much cash, rose tinted glasses and lack of common sense!
2. not really
3. acceleration yes top speed not so important
4. a must have
5. not really, I own a Dutton!
6. depends on the price I paid, but ideally no welding
7. not fussed, see 5
8. a soft top so's I can use it all year round
9. can be helpful to ask the other lunatics questions if 6 is not fulfilled.
Can you get all of these? no, too many compromises required, even mass manufacturers can't get it right all the time.
Do you want classic or modern looks? not fussed, but a leaning towards classic.
What made you buy what you have? not much cash, rose tinted glasses and lack of common sense!
Ferg
I don't know why, but I think you're baised.
Just to pee on your fire a bit:
Call it practical - there's no room for the kids, baby seat and luggage.
Do you get the tin opener out for that raging hot summer we always have, or have you got air con? Surely a converable is better?
(Spyder anyone?)
Nice car Ferg.
I don't know why, but I think you're baised.
Just to pee on your fire a bit:
Call it practical - there's no room for the kids, baby seat and luggage.
Do you get the tin opener out for that raging hot summer we always have, or have you got air con? Surely a converable is better?
(Spyder anyone?) Nice car Ferg. Mark,
Practical? Yes. I've yet to find more than one person at a time who wants to be driven by me!!
Tin opener? Tin opener? No tin on the car, removable fibreglass roof panel that stows rather neatly behind the seats in front of the spacious parcel shelf. Boot will hold a set of golf clubs, though why anyone would play golf when they could be thrashing the car I don't know!!
Full size 205/40/17 spare wheel and tyre under the front. Amazing space in the cab.
Cost? Hmmm... I probably could have bought an EARLY high miles Elise at the time, but not a 111S.
The all important question though, is does it make me happy? Nuff said.
Incidentally, I was on the Libra waiting list when the Spyder was launched and was offered the opportunity to change by Paddy Fitch...........
>> Edited by Ferg on Monday 8th December 16:59
Practical? Yes. I've yet to find more than one person at a time who wants to be driven by me!!
Tin opener? Tin opener? No tin on the car, removable fibreglass roof panel that stows rather neatly behind the seats in front of the spacious parcel shelf. Boot will hold a set of golf clubs, though why anyone would play golf when they could be thrashing the car I don't know!!
Full size 205/40/17 spare wheel and tyre under the front. Amazing space in the cab.
Cost? Hmmm... I probably could have bought an EARLY high miles Elise at the time, but not a 111S.
The all important question though, is does it make me happy? Nuff said.
Incidentally, I was on the Libra waiting list when the Spyder was launched and was offered the opportunity to change by Paddy Fitch...........
>> Edited by Ferg on Monday 8th December 16:59
. A soft top for sure
Something that stands out from the crowd
Relatively cheap insurance
Easy to build
Searing acceleration, 0-60 around 4.5 seconds
British as a bulldog
Very low or zero depreciation
Fairly low inital build costs
A respected name with full parts back up
A discussion group on Yahoo with 750 members
Regional clubs based around the country to arrange meetings, runs etc
Hmmm, sounds just like my Tiger Supersix
Something that stands out from the crowd
Relatively cheap insurance
Easy to build
Searing acceleration, 0-60 around 4.5 seconds
British as a bulldog
Very low or zero depreciation
Fairly low inital build costs
A respected name with full parts back up
A discussion group on Yahoo with 750 members
Regional clubs based around the country to arrange meetings, runs etc
Hmmm, sounds just like my Tiger Supersix
1) A design I wouldn't want to improve every time I looked at it! This really bugs me.
2) A list of donor parts that you'd actually want to make into a dream car. It amazes me that some people still think that the VW beetle is suitable for exotic type cars! Fine for buggies, it goes with the scene, but Lambo replicas!! I also remember looking into buying a midtech. It costed extra to fit a Cortina engine. Surely they should pay you for this option? Why not save the money and put a renault engine onto the renault transaxle it was designed for.
3) Styling. I'd have to like it. Even if no one else did!
4) Ease of build. Why make it hard.
5) Fun. This should probably be number 1.
2) A list of donor parts that you'd actually want to make into a dream car. It amazes me that some people still think that the VW beetle is suitable for exotic type cars! Fine for buggies, it goes with the scene, but Lambo replicas!! I also remember looking into buying a midtech. It costed extra to fit a Cortina engine. Surely they should pay you for this option? Why not save the money and put a renault engine onto the renault transaxle it was designed for.
3) Styling. I'd have to like it. Even if no one else did!
4) Ease of build. Why make it hard.
5) Fun. This should probably be number 1.
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