To Do or Not To Do..... - SV650.org

14-09-06, 08:19 AM

I have always been very keen on the idea of building a KitCar nothing fancy or a replica of something like Vantage etc etc.

I have found a company that do a complete kit without engine for £2700 and you can put a bike engine on it for more fun.....maybe a Busa, or ZX12R or sthing among those lines bringing the total to about £4000 lets say with hikups along the build about £5000 maximum.

Now the question:

Do I sell my 2 and a half year old turbo charged Ibiza with mods for about £8500 and put the money into the kitcar and the rest save them?

The kitcar looks similar to a Caterham 7. Would you be able to use that as a full time car? Bare in mind I'm not married just with a gf and a dog

OR

Do I keep my car and build the kitcar as a present for my dad where I'll raid my savings and defo need more money then?

14-09-06, 08:26 AM

I know a few people who have kit cars bit they all treat them as weekend fun cars. I think the problem is that while they are all built to very high mechanical standards. They are not protected from the elements such as modern cars are, so you may find that the bits you cant clean on a regular basis get tatty very quickly.

14-09-06, 08:36 AM

I can see your point because of the fiberglass panels etc

Valid point....I'll take into account

Cheers

14-09-06, 09:23 AM

Build one of these!

Biker Biggles · 14-09-06, 09:27 AM

Keep the car,Sell the G/F,use the money to buy the dog a bone.

14-09-06, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester666

Build one of these!

hubba hubba, i want one

keep your car, and build the kitcar for yourself

14-09-06, 10:04 AM

LOL a cobra

with a 4.7l chevy............but u'd need about £20k

14-09-06, 10:10 AM

I think you;ll have to keep your own car for day-to-day things, so how about going in it with your Dad? Build it together as a project, both have use of it, and he can stump up most of the cash, as Dad's are usually slightly better off than sons. It will bring you closer together and you gett he best of both worlds.

Stu · 14-09-06, 10:12 AM

I've always wanted a Caterham 7 - so stick with that look. Have you googled locost for a forum and a club etc. I would sell your car if you have to get a kit car but locost is closer to £1000 so you may not have to.

Edit: £1K looks like it's incredibly unrealistic for a first build as you don't get a kit to start with it's just a process of building a car from almost scratch.

Good luck anyway!

14-09-06, 10:22 AM

Warthog my Dad is in Greece so if I builded the car for him it would have been a left hand drive build that I would SVA get it on the road here and then drive it to him/with him for his use. So I wouldn't get to keep it.

Stu I know about Locost and I have seen the club/forum etc. Thing is that I don't want to have to put the frame together and for £2700 for all in apart from the engine is a really good price

Will defo save me time, mistakes = money and more than everything I prefer to have everything there for me to build

View Poll Results: To Do or NOT To Do
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14-09-06, 08:19 AM	#1
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	To Do or Not To Do..... I have always been very keen on the idea of building a KitCar nothing fancy or a replica of something like Vantage etc etc. I have found a company that do a complete kit without engine for £2700 and you can put a bike engine on it for more fun.....maybe a Busa, or ZX12R or sthing among those lines bringing the total to about £4000 lets say with hikups along the build about £5000 maximum. Now the question: Do I sell my 2 and a half year old turbo charged Ibiza with mods for about £8500 and put the money into the kitcar and the rest save them? The kitcar looks similar to a Caterham 7. Would you be able to use that as a full time car? Bare in mind I'm not married just with a gf and a dog OR Do I keep my car and build the kitcar as a present for my dad where I'll raid my savings and defo need more money then?

14-09-06, 09:27 AM	#5
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Keep the car,Sell the G/F,use the money to buy the dog a bone. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

14-09-06, 08:26 AM	#2
Rog Guest Posts: n/a	I know a few people who have kit cars bit they all treat them as weekend fun cars. I think the problem is that while they are all built to very high mechanical standards. They are not protected from the elements such as modern cars are, so you may find that the bits you cant clean on a regular basis get tatty very quickly.

14-09-06, 08:36 AM	#3
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	I can see your point because of the fiberglass panels etc Valid point....I'll take into account Cheers

14-09-06, 09:23 AM	#4
Jester666 Guest Posts: n/a	Build one of these!

14-09-06, 10:04 AM	#7
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	LOL a cobra with a 4.7l chevy............but u'd need about £20k

14-09-06, 10:10 AM	#8
Warthog Guest Posts: n/a	I think you;ll have to keep your own car for day-to-day things, so how about going in it with your Dad? Build it together as a project, both have use of it, and he can stump up most of the cash, as Dad's are usually slightly better off than sons. It will bring you closer together and you gett he best of both worlds.

14-09-06, 10:12 AM	#9
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	I've always wanted a Caterham 7 - so stick with that look. Have you googled locost for a forum and a club etc. I would sell your car if you have to get a kit car but locost is closer to £1000 so you may not have to. Edit: £1K looks like it's incredibly unrealistic for a first build as you don't get a kit to start with it's just a process of building a car from almost scratch. Good luck anyway!

14-09-06, 10:22 AM	#10
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	Warthog my Dad is in Greece so if I builded the car for him it would have been a left hand drive build that I would SVA get it on the road here and then drive it to him/with him for his use. So I wouldn't get to keep it. Stu I know about Locost and I have seen the club/forum etc. Thing is that I don't want to have to put the frame together and for £2700 for all in apart from the engine is a really good price Will defo save me time, mistakes = money and more than everything I prefer to have everything there for me to build