Comments on: DIY Kit-Car. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/ The Neat Side of the Web Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Carter http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-135037 Carter Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:51:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-135037 This is obviously for the "in-town" commuter around Tokyo, though considering the traffic, not sure I would feel very safe in that. For the price and the market I think they are going after it is perfect. Would work in as long as the weather stayed nice I guess. Rains and even snows in Tokyo. Not my idea of a comfortable comute to work even if it were only a few blocks in that stuff and no roof. This is obviously for the “in-town” commuter around Tokyo, though considering the traffic, not sure I would feel very safe in that. For the price and the market I think they are going after it is perfect. Would work in as long as the weather stayed nice I guess. Rains and even snows in Tokyo. Not my idea of a comfortable comute to work even if it were only a few blocks in that stuff and no roof.

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134877 Chris Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:57:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134877 well, i don't care, i don't fit in any of those... ;) well, i don’t care, i don’t fit in any of those… ;)

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134701 Sid Morrison Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134701 Yeah, the Caterham is way way way sweet, but I didn't mention it since you aren't going to do one for anywhere near $6K. Actually, Caterham owners would get a little miffed at calling it a "Lotus-7 knock-off", since Caterham actually purchased the rights to continue the marque from Lotus in the 1970s. The rest are knock-offs, whilst the Caterham is a "continuation" of the marque... Which is partly why it costs more! :-) Make mine British Racing Green with a yelow bonnet. And, I'll take the "clamshell" fenders as mine as well. Anyone ever watch "The Prisoner"? Definitely a Neato TV show in its day! Yeah, the Caterham is way way way sweet, but I didn’t mention it since you aren’t going to do one for anywhere near $6K. Actually, Caterham owners would get a little miffed at calling it a “Lotus-7 knock-off”, since Caterham actually purchased the rights to continue the marque from Lotus in the 1970s. The rest are knock-offs, whilst the Caterham is a “continuation” of the marque… Which is partly why it costs more! :-) Make mine British Racing Green with a yelow bonnet. And, I’ll take the “clamshell” fenders as mine as well. Anyone ever watch “The Prisoner”? Definitely a Neato TV show in its day!

]]> By: Lu http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134697 Lu Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:30:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134697 As Sid already said, I think the most well-known Lotus 7 kit-car knock-off is the Caterham Super 7: http://www.caterham.co.uk As Sid already said, I think the most well-known Lotus 7 kit-car knock-off is the Caterham Super 7: http://www.caterham.co.uk

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134683 Sid Morrison Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/25/diy-kit-car/#comment-134683 Nice 1930s Benz-ish styling, but for that kind of cash, 50cc is nowhere near enough nads for this thing! Where can you take a car that only goes 30 mph? If you want to built a *real* sportscar on the cheap, look to something like a Locost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locost) or one of the myriad of other Lotus-7 knockoffs. Why end up with a 30 mph gokart, when you can build a road-worthy real car? Straight talk from Sid. Nice 1930s Benz-ish styling, but for that kind of cash, 50cc is nowhere near enough nads for this thing! Where can you take a car that only goes 30 mph?

If you want to built a *real* sportscar on the cheap, look to something like a Locost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locost) or one of the myriad of other Lotus-7 knockoffs. Why end up with a 30 mph gokart, when you can build a road-worthy real car? Straight talk from Sid.

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