ragindave
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 01:37 PM |
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Misleading MEV
You can drive this on the road as an MX5!
Bumps up the re sale value no end miss leading some one into thinking they can driver this on a public road legally...
2011 NEW MEV EXOCET MAZDA MX5 BASED KIT CAR - ATOM ORANGE ! AWESOME! PX BIKE | eBay
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richardh
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:17 PM |
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oh dear indeed!
Time for a change!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:22 PM |
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I've just sent the seller this -
quote:
Sorry to burst your bubble , but this car isnt registered at all - you cant just re-use the Mx5 vin plates on a new chassis - this needs to go through
an IVA test and be issued a new reg number and chassis number . Anybody buying this and using it on the road would be risking having it crushed . You
need to list it as it is - a complete but unregistered kit-car .
Wonder if I'll get a reply..........................
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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monkeyarms
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:41 PM |
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Extract from the MEV Ltd web site...
http://www.mevltd.co.uk/mevx5_specs.htm
More good news, you don't need to IVA the car as you do with nearly all kit cars as this is a rebody and retains the Mazda monocoque and
therefore the vehicle identity.
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RAYLEE29
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:41 PM |
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oooh so i can just call my car a rebodied sierra and dodge the iva. bet all you guys out there with iva passes wish you had thought of that and saved
loads lol
build diary1
http://picasaweb.google.com/raylee290/RoadsterPics#
build diary2
http://picasaweb.google.com/raylee290/KITCARPICS?authkey=Gv1sRgCI2AouyYgpuQmAE#
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Proby
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:43 PM |
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That's very misleading to someone who does not know the ins & outs of registering a kit, very naughty advert!
EDIT: just read the extract from the MEV site, surely they can't get away with doing that? Do they? 
[Edited on 9/4/12 by Proby]
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RAYLEE29
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:45 PM |
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monkeyarms the mevx5 and the exocet are different cars btw
build diary1
http://picasaweb.google.com/raylee290/RoadsterPics#
build diary2
http://picasaweb.google.com/raylee290/KITCARPICS?authkey=Gv1sRgCI2AouyYgpuQmAE#
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ragindave
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:49 PM |
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MEVx5 is a different concept.
[Edited on 9/4/12 by ragindave]
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jonrotheray
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 02:57 PM |
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this is the mevx5 that MEV refer to... not quite the same as the exocet!!!
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Marcus
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:00 PM |
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They don't.
The Exocet is not a rebody and the ebay ad is misleading. The MEVX5 is a rebody and therefore not subject to IVA.
It is a pretty little coupe though.
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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monkeyarms
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:09 PM |
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DOH! That's what happens when you skim read when your tired 
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Simon
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:09 PM |
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There are vids showing the body being removed from MX5 with the "backbone chassis" (very loose definition) being left behind, so I guess
technically it is a rebody.
Saw at Detling - seriously ugly - the way the steelwork is designed makes it look like it's going backwards
ATB
Simon
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
There are vids showing the body being removed from MX5 with the "backbone chassis" (very loose definition) being left behind, so I guess
technically it is a rebody.
Saw at Detling - seriously ugly - the way the steelwork is designed makes it look like it's going backwards
ATB
Simon
It's nothing like a `backbone chassis' - without the body , all that connects the two subframes is the engine mounts , and there are no
top shock mounts so it will just sit on the floor .
That MEV is simply an unregistered kit looking for a gullible buyer............
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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whitstella
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:36 PM |
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hi
i keep popping on the mev site every now and then and in 1 post some got there exocet taken from them by the police. the car was with another car
which crash and somebody got hurt and they did not iva the exocet and the police did not say a thing and gave it him back. and he insured it is a
heavly modified mx5.
look on there forum
Exocet page 6 police v iva
steve
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ragindave
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:54 PM |
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Thats a very interesting thread
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:55 PM |
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Link to it. I wonder if it's the same car
that's on ebay now ? I wonder if you'd get away with a heavily modified R1 ?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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ashg
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 03:58 PM |
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Having built an exocet I can safely say it needs an iva. in fact mine is going for iva Friday maybe I should point out that exocet on eBay to the
examiner and see what he has to say about it?
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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D Beddows
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:22 PM |
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I know I've been quite horrible about the MEVX5 in the past..........BUT that superlight X5 version actually looks rather interesting.....any
pictures of the actual chassis Mr Mills? (I know you'll be reading this lol)
Oh and 400kg lighter than which version of MX5 btw? - the early Eunos was about 1000KG but they got lardier as they went on - a 650/750kg mx5 would be
REALLY interesting.......
[Edited on 9/4/12 by D Beddows]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitstella
i keep popping on the mev site every now and then and in 1 post some got there exocet taken from them by the police. the car was with another car
which crash and somebody got hurt and they did not iva the exocet and the police did not say a thing and gave it him back. and he insured it is a
heavly modified mx5.
look on there forum
Exocet page 6 police v iva
steve
The police are often very ignorant on the details of the law regarding kit cars, so nothing can be concluded from an individual case like this. The
DVLA Guidelines are
quite clear on when a vehicle must undergo an IVA test and receive a new registration. There is no doubt that the Exocet requires an IVA to be on the
road legally.
I do like that MEVx5, lovely looking car. I have to wonder how Lotus feel about the front of it though!
[Edited on 9/4/12 by MikeRJ]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:33 PM |
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I too have now messaged the seller informing them of the illegalities of it, but we'll see what happens.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:33 PM |
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Well , I got a reply !
quote:
Dear crapengineering, i bought this car off ebay 6 months ago and been using it on the road and been pulled by police and every thing was fine so i
dont understand how come now your saying its illigal - dodgeramcotton
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:45 PM |
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Reply sent..................
quote:
All I can say is you have been very lucky with the police - a quick phone call to MEV is all you need to do to get the full picture regarding the SVA
. There is a thread running on locostbuilders (kit-car forum) as well as loads of info on the MEV forum - and the bottom line is that your car is in
need of SVA to be legal (it's not a modified Mx5 as some claim , as the Mx5 body is what the vehicle idendity is linked to) Feel free to contact
the DVLA ...............
Claire .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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scootz
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 04:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
... looking for a gullible buyer............
Did someone call my name!? 
It's Evolution Baby!
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 05:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
... looking for a gullible buyer............
Did someone call my name!?
Lol. Step away from the keyboard Scotty
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DIY Si
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| posted on 9/4/12 at 08:08 PM |
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I've just received the same reply!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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