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Pete Matos
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MAR 07, 11:54 AM
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I really do not get that video.... is it a fiero kit or a real mondial? Whatever it is that fellow is an ass regardless..... what I saw was a couple jerks in a boring car calling down a guy enjoying a ride in his nice red convertible whatever it is.... peace
As far as the kit car scene, my father has always wanted to build a kit car, I REALLy would love to own a cobra kit with modern updates that make it perform better than the original car yet look like the classic. To be honest I think that the real exotic cars while some are really beautiful and well done replicas and I marvel at the skills these guys have I think my wife said it best.... I don't care what it looks like, it is NOT a Murceilago!!! I think she is right about this.... Altho while I will NEVER be able to afford a lambo and I would enjoy the build I am sure I do not think I could get around the comments that Oh it is just a fiero..... To me the Fiero is a beautiful car, stock or otherwise and is all the cool you need.... peace
Pete
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fierosound
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MAR 07, 06:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pete Matos:
...I think my wife said it best.... I don't care what it looks like, it is NOT a Murceilago!!!
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Women always say that  But of course, they're expecting "the guy" to buy it FOR them.[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 03-09-2010).]
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Brastic
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MAR 09, 09:08 AM
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This is not the end of kit cars, it is the evaluation of the industry. The truth is that 90% of kit cars are Cobras. If you were going to write a magazine about kit cars the first thing you would do is find your demographic and who your advertisers are. This would lead you to write a magazine only about Cobras. Like writing a magazine about PCs and not covering BSD. Yes there are a lot of BSD users out there, but they make up less than 8% of the market. The downside to this thinking is that you have sold out and it will become hard to write new or exciting articles. Then came Kit Car Builder. They focused on the building and owning of all kit cars and have created a magazine that I look forward to reading. Yes, Kit Car Builder still has Cobra coverage, but they also cover other kits even old school 70s kits.
Now that I have seen many real Lamborginis and Ferraris in person, I have changed my mind about them. Before 2004, both brands did not make good cars. Let's look at a 308 vs a Mera. They both are about the same in performance and appearance. The build quality and materials of the Mera is decades ahead of the 308. I still do not think that plastic technology has reached Italy. Even compare a 348 vs a 3800SC Fiero. We can all guess which one is faster. I love old cars, but would cringe at driving a real Cobra, or 300SL Gullwing on the road. It is hard enough to trust the public with my Fiero, let along a non replaceable classic. Let alone, that the old cars were not that great to drive.
I also find it funny that I get more "crap" from the public about driving my stock Fiero vs my Sterling kit car.
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batousai666
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MAR 09, 10:05 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Brastic:
Now that I have seen many real Lamborginis and Ferraris in person, I have changed my mind about them. Before 2004, both brands did not make good cars. Let's look at a 308 vs a Mera. They both are about the same in performance and appearance. The build quality and materials of the Mera is decades ahead of the 308. I still do not think that plastic technology has reached Italy. Even compare a 348 vs a 3800SC Fiero. We can all guess which one is faster. I love old cars, but would cringe at driving a real Cobra, or 300SL Gullwing on the road. It is hard enough to trust the public with my Fiero, let along a non replaceable classic. Let alone, that the old cars were not that great to drive.
I also find it funny that I get more "crap" from the public about driving my stock Fiero vs my Sterling kit car. |
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TRUE THAT.
i have a Mera and can tell you it does cross my mind alot.
"wish i had a real F-308"...till i re-read the F-308 maintainance cost sheet i have..
and like you said "the cringe" of other drivers....but now with a real Mera its starting to feel the same, kinda.
with the low number of Meras left intact....and the Pontiac dissolve thing....
someone here says the 1986 Proto-type Mera at Autorama Detriot, was bought for $30,000.
interesting....
Dan[This message has been edited by batousai666 (edited 03-09-2010).]
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TXGOOD
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MAR 09, 10:33 AM
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I have commented on the subject of real and replica before and my feeling is still that 1/2 or better of the general public that sees a replica will look for a badge and if it says Ferrari or Lamborghini they are not going to know it`s a Fiero underneath. I have heard quite a few instances where people think the Fiero is a Ferrari. But then again I would venture to say that if people even have knowledge that Lambo and Ferraris replicas do exist, that with the rare instance of seeing a "real" supercar they would still probably think it was a replica. My hope is to eventually build a Countach replica despite my oldest son`s criticism that it`s not real. I tell him "yes it`s not real" but even if it`s fake it will look bada**.
Mike
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batousai666
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MAR 09, 10:52 AM
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yulp!
put a fat engine swap in and it will be way more reliable....and in my case, with the real 308's being weak..FASTER!
drop in a 3800 II or Ls something or other...
its funny at a Autozone i was forced to show the motor to the employee to prove it was a Fiero.
he said no way that it was a Fiero!
i had just bought it and it DID have Ferrari badges on it at the time....but....
anyway....cool thread.
Later
Dan[This message has been edited by batousai666 (edited 03-09-2010).]
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PerKr
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MAR 09, 04:23 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TXGOOD:
My hope is to eventually build a Countach replica despite my oldest son`s criticism that it`s not real. I tell him "yes it`s not real" but even if it`s fake it will look bada**.
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just tell him it's your car and he doesn't need to bother himself about it 'cause if you build it, you're not going to let him drive it anyway 
funny though how it's always the people who can't have neither the real deal nor the replica who complain the most. Those and the guys who buy their cars just to show it off Posers.
Personally, I'd love to do a countach replica or put a 308-style body on my Fiero.
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FieroGTguy
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MAR 09, 04:34 PM
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dn69141
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MAR 09, 04:51 PM
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I love both these cars. In fact I love the one on the left so much that I almost wanted to cry. Whoever owns these cars are some lucky people. They are absolutely beautiful and they are truly dream cars. I'm astonished and so wowed right now.
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madcurl
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JUN 15, 04:37 AM
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Just another reason "why" you shouldn't cling onto Ferrari coat-tails. Can slapping on a "Ferrari" badge on a Acura can fool the general public? Not.
Spotted on 101 hwy near Burlingame, CA. The car was "plastered" with Ferrari badges (sides and rear), but I didn't get a chance to see the nose..[This message has been edited by madcurl (edited 06-15-2010).]
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