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10-17-2008, 01:28 PM
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Fast isn't everything. That car is fugly.
10-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='695888' date='Oct 18 2008, 05:28 AM
Fast isn't everything. That car is fugly.
this car is not design for the road, it is more design for the track.
Just like the M5.
10-18-2008, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='696040' date='Oct 17 2008, 08:19 PM
Fast dose matter when you on the track.
this car is not design for the road, it is more design for the track.
Just like the M5.
this car is not design for the road, it is more design for the track.
Just like the M5.
10-18-2008, 02:17 PM
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This car is so anti Caterham... Its looks heavy and gaudy. I guarantee that most of them end up as museum pieces anyways. If you look at a proper Caterham, it doesn't have all this extra stuff added to it.
This car is so anti Caterham... Its looks heavy and gaudy. I guarantee that most of them end up as museum pieces anyways. If you look at a proper Caterham, it doesn't have all this extra stuff added to it.
10-18-2008, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='696516' date='Oct 19 2008, 03:28 AM
No one is going to drop ?115,000 for a pure track car like that (okay, maybe one out of the eight sold). Good luck finding parts mid-race when something breaks. That one has way too much chrome, street tires, etc. to be banging wheels on the course. It's likely going straight into some rich collector's garage. I don't get the comparison to the M5, which is beautiful, can be driven on the road (as most are) or tracked. Obviously, they put a lot of time and money into the car's engine, handling, etc., but you can get a far better-looking and much more appealing track or street car for that kind of cash. IMHO the Batmo-buggy is fuuuugggly! But, hey, if it floats your boat, then enjoy it friend.
back in UK I help my friend build a Caterham and he say part is not that hard to find in UK.
M5 is no way near as fun as the Caterham.
10-18-2008, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by formuleuno' post='696624' date='Oct 19 2008, 06:17 AM
I guarantee that most of them end up as museum pieces anyways. If you look at a proper Caterham, it doesn't have all this extra stuff added to it.
yes it will be for show more than driving it, just like the Ferrari FXX whcih will be a wast.
http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_artic...umentid=7638280
10-20-2008, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tru5' post='697165' date='Oct 20 2008, 07:18 AM
that car look nice on my desktop..
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