END OF KIT CARS? (Page 7/60)
Australian JUN 15, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by exoticse:

I have seen some really, really nice replicas that look as good or better than the original, but more often than not they end up being embarrasments as the mounting costs force too many corners to be cut.



I think the dead give away for fiero based kits is the fiero windscreen as most kits are wider the windscreen doesn't ever get wider so this is the first part i notice no matter how good it looks.
Australian JUN 15, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

Geese, a lambo engine cover. Yeah, that's going to fool the natives.






Gees that is a shocker i personally would never use one but if i had too i would spend the time and try make it look remotely functional. All this says is the car is fake and he thinks everyone that looks at it is an idiot too.
exoticse JUN 15, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

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..




Some people have no shame.
RUNDLC JUN 15, 05:40 PM
Well as an owner of a lambo replica, fiero based of course I tend to think that there is room for everyone to build what they like. I had never built a replica before and looked at it as a "challenge" We can say why spend so much on a fiero based replica?? There are some VERY nice replicas and there are some super crappy ones.

I would ask (and this is not directed at anyone) why spend 40K on a regular fiero?? You would never get your investment back Right??
Are there guys that have spent that much?? I think so! Either way they end up being a bad investment if you are looking to make money doing it.

I say there will always be kit cars if thats what you want to call them, but I bet you one thing! You'll never find any instructions to follow, all of these cars are hand built so to me the term kit does not fit. (Hey that sounds like a Johnny term LOL, LOL, LOL)


Anyway I say it's your money spend it however you want and build something that you'll be proud of regardless of what people say.
I learned this one saying from a former pastor "people will talk about you if you do good, people will talk about you if you do bad and people will talk about you if you do nothing at all" So the moral of the story is to forget about what someone may or may not say about your lambo replica, fiero or whatever it is that you choose to drive. You only live ONCE in this life! Be HAPPY!
madcurl JUN 22, 02:58 PM
This is one time were having a fake might help, especially if there's a 2.8 in the back.

http://m.jalopnik.com/58113...amborghini-has-drugs
Jim_Martin29 JUN 22, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by fierosound:


Same here! I wanted to build a Ferrari on a Fiero chassis - until I saw a Fastback GT bodystyle!
Looked great as is - no rebody needed! I bought my 87 GT shortly afterward (1990).




My feelings exactly. You could not pay me to own a Ferrari, real or replica.

With my Fiero I can work on it myself (unlike a Ferrari that requires special tools and manuals that are unavailable), I can afford the parts, and people are less prone to try and steal it.

Besides, where I live there are more Ferraris around than Fieros, making my car more unique.


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Jim Martin
White '86 GT
California

TXGOOD JUN 22, 04:00 PM
On a Fiero based Ferrari kit you may retain the windshield, I`m not sure, but on a Lambo replica the entire top gets cut off.
The dead giveaway on the non-stretch Countach is the flat windshield, plus the top looks too squat.
Jim_Martin29 JUN 22, 04:04 PM

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Originally posted by Australian:


Gees that is a shocker i personally would never use one but if i had too i would spend the time and try make it look remotely functional. All this says is the car is fake and he thinks everyone that looks at it is an idiot too.



I guess he thinks it will fool the women and get him some.

However, most women are smarter than that. They see what he did and realize that he is easily fooled and will be easy to suck money out of.

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Jim Martin
White '86 GT
California

Joe 1320 JUN 22, 04:44 PM
Some Countach replicas aren't so hot, some look great.






YellowArtero JUN 22, 08:56 PM
I notice the start date of the thread and at that time I would have agreed but not so much now. After doing mine, the intent was to have a ‘different’ car and have all the modern conveniences as well as the flash and dash. Things change so quickly and there is always something new to add or modify even with an appraisal approaching $50,000. My preferred Fiero is my stock 87 GT.

Lately, I’ve joined groups to build the “newer” type kits. In a time where antilock brakes, traction control, stability control, servo-electric steering and full drive by wire is becoming the norm, the driver is becoming more removed from the driving. There is quite a movement developing for ‘simple’ cars that allows a driver to have the maximum control; no computer controls (or even creature comforts) what so ever.

Outside US and Canada, there has been a real insurgence of cars like Caterhams, Birkins, Lotus 7s, old classic sports cars and some classic replica race cars. These are all based on a custom chassis. I think you will see these types of ‘kits’ becoming popular here as they are unique, have great performance, modern reliable engines, sophisticated suspensions and give a real driving experience. I can’t wait until I finish my ‘back to the basics’ real performance sports car and really feel like I’m in control of the car. I won’t mind one little bit if it looks ‘old’. That way it can always look ‘old’; no updating required!




I just love this car!