woodster
|
 posted on 5/10/03 at 12:49 PM |
|
|
whys this happened ....
i did my first track day at aintree on saturday . the weather was terrible very heavy showers . my fourth lap only goin about 60 mph .. very heavy
rain ... my fireblade engine mountings ... bottom two .... broke off the chassis ... the engine dropped .. prop shaft came off and tried to come
through the side of the footwell ............ totally gutted and puzzled .............. why????????????
|
|
|
|
|
Jasper
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 12:57 PM |
|
|
Is it your chassis - or a bought one????
|
|
|
pbura
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 01:04 PM |
|
|
Possibly intermittant traction from aquaplaning caused repeated shocks to the engine mounts?
If you post some pics of the mounts I'm sure you'll get some good suggestions for strengthening them.
If you bought the chassis with mounts, you should contact the supplier.
Awfully sorry to hear about your misfortune.
All the best,
Pete
Pete
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 01:04 PM |
|
|
bought the car built from sportspowerdrive .... looking at pictures on web i would say its mk ... il have to make some phone calls tomorrow .... still
very pissed off ....gutted!!!!!!!
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 01:06 PM |
|
|
thanks pete
|
|
|
mad-butcher
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 05:59 PM |
|
|
suggest you look at my posting in the mk indy gt1 section page 12 called sportspowerdrive.com as you will see by posting it might look one of
martins but odds are it ain't
sorry to hear about your misfortune didn't know they did track days at aintree be handy as i'm only in wallasey
tony
|
|
|
chrisg
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 06:22 PM |
|
|
MK have never supplied Sports power drive with chassis. It may be a copy but the one thing it is not is an MK.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 09:02 PM |
|
|
thanks mad butcher that was very helpful...... if my cars not got an mk chassis how does it say under make on the v5 MK INDY ....... even more
puzzled ... now how do stand ?????
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 09:10 PM |
|
|
that last posting should of said NOW WHERE DO I STAND??????????just drowning my sorrows
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 5/10/03 at 09:26 PM |
|
|
the next trackday/test days at aintree are may 29 and october 4 2004 ......... had a good look at beeches just before my engine dropped out
!!!!!!!!!......... there where 60 cars there on saturday and it cost me £99 ...........o and £8500 for the car..........................
|
|
|
Simon
|
| posted on 6/10/03 at 08:48 AM |
|
|
Woodster
Sorry for your misfortune!
How long have you had the car. Is it still under warranty, etc etc.
If Sportspowerdrive built it, then they'll have of lot to answer for - Sale of Goods Act dictates that goods should be of saleable value (ie not
a pile of shit) and fit for the purpose (it's reasonable to assume that 7 type car will be used in a track day).
I'm not a legal chap so you'll need to get some proper advice (eg CAB etc).
Suggest you start by talking to SPD nicely.
If no joy get down to Citizens Advice Bureau, then local trading standards etc.
I believe you'll have the law on your side if it all turns nasty.
DO ensure you keep us all advised of what happens.
ATB
Simon
|
|
|
mad-butcher
|
| posted on 6/10/03 at 05:07 PM |
|
|
be very carefull when speaking to spd as said in sportsspowerdrive.com posting his mums a solicitor....... when was it registered
tony
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 7/10/03 at 09:40 PM |
|
|
i would like to thank mad-butcher , mk and everyone for there help and best wishes il let everyone know on the forum how things turn out with the car
.......... THANK YOU
|
|
|
titch
|
 posted on 9/10/03 at 08:28 PM |
|
|
I PURCHASED A CHASSIS FROM SPD,AND WAS TOLD, BY BOTH MK AND SPD, WHO HAD MADE THE CHASSIS.
AS FAR AS I AM AWARE SPD BOUGHT SEVERAL KITS FROM MK AND THEN SOLD THEM AS SPD's CARS.ONCE MK GOT WIND OF THIS THEY DID NOT SUPPLY ANY FURTHER
KITS,AT WHICH TIME SPD WENT ON TO MANUFACTURE THEIR OWN CHASSIS.THE QUESTION IS----IS YOURS A EARLY OR LATE CHASSIS?
|
|
|
suparuss
|
| posted on 10/10/03 at 08:16 PM |
|
|
i think if you bought the car from spd, it is they who should answer for this. if they were supplied a chassis, then they should take that up with
whoever supplied them with it, which is nothing to do with you.
id have been shouting many profanities down the phone if this had happened to me, sounds very dangerous having a prop shaft flailing around just a few
inches away from your legs, with not much more than ally and tube steel to stop it from mauling you to bits. 
Russ.
|
|
|
Sport
|
| posted on 11/10/03 at 11:25 AM |
|
|
Sports Powerdrive vs MK ( True version )
I have only supplied 2 complete MK's on the road so if the owner of the so called car would get in touch i would like to talk with you. Anyone
else who would like to contact me please feel free to call as we are open 6 days a week.
Please also read the retraction from "Which Kit" October's issue where they admit that they made the mistake for not doing their
homework and finding out the true facts about my chassis's.
|
|
|
mad-butcher
|
| posted on 11/10/03 at 01:50 PM |
|
|
ain't no injuns here just
|
|
|
chrisg
|
| posted on 11/10/03 at 05:54 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by Sport
I have only supplied 2 complete MK's on the road so if the owner of the so called car would get in touch i would like to talk with you. Anyone
else who would like to contact me please feel free to call as we are open 6 days a week.
Please also read the retraction from "Which Kit" October's issue where they admit that they made the mistake for not doing their
homework and finding out the true facts about my chassis's.
It seems to me that "Which Kit" saw the chassis and drew the enevitable conclusion. It Looks Like a MK Indy.
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
|
|
|
fed up
|
| posted on 13/10/03 at 07:49 PM |
|
|
how could which kit have seen the chassis and made there own conclusions
when the which kit mag came out before any one had seen the car
it was launched at the donnington show
before that no one had see more than what looks like a mockup photo in the magazine
what i want to know is did the chap who had the problem with the car contact spd why did he go to mk if every one is saying its not a mk chassis seems
strange to me
the only people that know whats gone on is mk and spd
all this bad mouthing is bad for the kit car image as a hole
unless you work for spd or mk then how can you say whats going on and if you do work for either then you should not be using this site to slag of the
other company
[Edited on 14/10/03 by fed up]
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:34 PM |
|
|
been giving the car a bit of thought .... it is badly damaged ...... if i cant afford to get the car fixed i think i'll leave it as it is and
next year i'll show it at some of the kitcar shows stafford , stoneleigh ... how good will it look outside the main hall at donington with the
bonnet off all those people walking past asking questions ....... it does look well ........ love woodster
|
|
|
JoelP
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:00 PM |
|
|
do you have a good diagnosis of what actually went wrong? how solid was your transmission tunnel, and how well did it withstand the prop flailing
about? just curious from a safety point of view. ta
|
|
|
stephen_gusterson
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:11 PM |
|
|
a. you will be lucky to do that and
b. its a kit car. people will think YOU built it wrong.....
quote:
Originally posted by woodster
been giving the car a bit of thought .... it is badly damaged ...... if i cant afford to get the car fixed i think i'll leave it as it is and
next year i'll show it at some of the kitcar shows stafford , stoneleigh ... how good will it look outside the main hall at donington with the
bonnet off all those people walking past asking questions ....... it does look well ........ love woodster
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:32 PM |
|
|
hi joel .... prop cut through the tunnel in a couple of places and put a big dent in it ..... the clutch peddles badly bent it seems to have pushed it
over .......... if you think of the beating it took i'd say and lucky for me its f**king strong !!!!!!!!!! i've got some pics i may put
them on later
|
|
|
woodster
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:37 PM |
|
|
stephen .... the cars a bill board on wheels sign written all over .... the public car parks right outside the main hall at donnington
|
|
|
ChrisGamlin
|
| posted on 14/10/03 at 10:44 PM |
|
|
Woodster, from these latest posts I assume relations between you and SPD are not good? If you dont mind me saying, in hindsight Id say you possibly
havent gone about it in the best way by posting about the problem on a public forum before speaking to SPD, but thats forgivable considering you
posted in the heat of the moment the day after the problems, when you had nowhere else to vent your frustration.
Hopefully you can sort something out with them amicably, but if that all fails then I'd think you have a good case to reject the car and demand
a refund. A car is a car, it shouldnt matter that it is a kit car. It was supplied to you as a road going car, so you have have the same rights as
when buying any other new/used car from a commercial establishment. This means it should be fit for purpose, free from major / minor defects etc etc
(plus various other legal blurb which you can find on various websites). The fact that the car suffered a catastrophic and potentially dangerous
failure may mean that you can persue one of these avenues if all else fails, but hopefully it wont be necessary.
Chris
|
|
|
