I bought a kit car

[Pie-Roe]

Bought me a Quantum kit car the other day.

It's a saloon, with a 1600 vulcan engineerings maxiflow engine, and maxton exhaust system.
47k miles.

Needs a bit of a polish and a couple of stress cracks in the fibreglass need touching up, but as a runaround it'll do well. Currently just about to go into garage to get some wiring fixed/replaced.

https://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8564/1000880w.jpg
https://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1769/1000881d.jpg
https://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4338/1000882e.jpg
And my dad's saloon and convertable.
https://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8643/1000883n.jpg

I know it looks like a hairdressers car, but cheap insurance, and I quite like the retro look. It goes alright for the engine size, and handles quite nice for a FWD.

Pyro
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[DrDonnyBrago]

What was the donor car?

I'm always tempted by kit cars, not convinced I will ever get round to it though.

[Chalky.]

I thought it would be a slightly cooler kit car from the title

If you enjoy it though,

Whats the insurance like?

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[chris-red]

FWD kit car
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[MarJay]

[Finglonga]

DEAR GOD MY EYES! Sorry but they look gash IMO.
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[Hex]

[D O G]

Congrats, you've just bought an XR2 which has been made to look shit.

[mistergixer]

Looks like the ugly sister of a 323:

https://www.parkers.co.uk/imagecache/file/300/archive/Mazda/323%20Fastback%20(89-04)/mazda_1992_323_fastback.jpg

....and it's FWD - how much did they pay you to take it away?


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[chris-red]

Lada Don't do kit cars, but if they did...
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[L4Isoside]

Have to admit earlier when i clicked on this i was expecting something pretty awesome

you disappoint me

[Gazz]

I thought the front looks like an old S13 200SX, and those rear lights look like a mk1 or mk2 Fiesta.

[Stalk]

Well I like it. Nearly got one new in 1990, had a son instead.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Used to see quite a few around, and unlike a lot of kit cars they seemed to be pretty well finished.

All the best

Keith
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[colin1]

So what does it feel like to drive ?

I tend to think of kit cars as about the driving experience, with no capability at comfort or reducing noise.

Does it feel very different from driving a normal car ? Would you say it is a lot more noisy and uncomfy than a similar age fiesta, or not much difference ?

I quite like the idea of an old car with fibre glass panels, as they wouldnt rust like steel.
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[Finglonga]

[chris-red]

I think if I was gonna do a kit car I'd do a Jaguar D type or a Stratos.
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Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Guy I knew was building a Stratos replica using the engine from a Lancia Thema 8.32 (a Ferrari V8).

All the best

Keith
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[chris-red]

[LordShaftesbu...]

[Pie-Roe]

Cost me 840 with a years test and 6 months tax. It isn't the prettiest car around by any means, but the bodywork is in good nick. Looking to sell the numberplate, so whatever I get for the numberplate reduces the amount I outlayed.

The main reason I bought it was for the cheap insurance. In the end I'm paying around 400 tpft with free breakdown and european cover and some other bits and bobs for being a 15 pound member of the owners club, wheras a 1l fiesta would be at least 800.

It's got a big boot, and MPG is pretty good. I can put up with the bad looks.

Handles alright, but then I've only ever really driven a fiesta and a laguna and a fabia, with a brief go of a monaro.

Overall it's cheaper for me to insure and run than it's donor so I'm happy with that.

Pyro
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[chris-red]

[Faldo]

Funnily enough I was behind a Quantam and saw a mint condition XR2 yesterday in Wolverhampton, not seen either for a very long time. I did wonder if there was some kind of OC meet/show on or something.