russtik
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 10:32 AM |
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WANTED: Striker / Phoenix / Fury with a Duratec
Hi, I'm in the market for Striker, Phoenix or Fury that has an injected Duratec engine. The Duratec is my top preference but I would be willing
to hear about other CEC installations that are producing decent power.
Some prerequisites:
- 100% complete and IVA'd.
- IRS chassis.
- No BECs please
What's out there?
Cheers.
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 10:46 AM |
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Damn, Zetec with a LA.
Pretty rare beast Russ, there is only a couple of Duratec Furys built as far as I'm aware.
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russtik
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 10:54 AM |
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Yeah I realise it's not the most common of builds, hence the shout out. RAW have a Duratec Striker for sale but they want £20k...... not sure
what planet they're on.
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 12:13 PM |
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We're back to that discussion then 
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peter030371
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 12:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russtik
Yeah I realise it's not the most common of builds, hence the shout out. RAW have a Duratec Striker for sale but they want £20k...... not sure
what planet they're on.
I have mentioned on here how much my 'bargain bucket' Striker Duratec Build has cost me....its the wrong side of £13K! If I had got
everything new instead of getting good deals, second hand, ebay bargains for most things including the original car that was stripped and ready to be
rebuilt then it would be more than the figure RAW are asking for the demo car they have.
Good luck though but as Jeff said very few about so its not an easy search 
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russtik
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 01:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by peter030371
If I had got everything new instead of getting good deals, second hand, ebay bargains for most things including the original car that was stripped and
ready to be rebuilt then it would be more than the figure RAW are asking for the demo car they have.
As we all know build costs and market value for a car are two completely separate things. RAW won't sell that Striker for that money because
there is no buyer out there for it as it makes absolutely no financial sense. Imagine buying that car, running it for a year or two then trying to
sell it... how easy would it be to claw back even half the money?
Anyway, back to the point of this thread - does anyone have a car they want to sell?
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peter030371
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 01:30 PM |
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......for £20k you can have mine 
i'll get my coat now 
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Worzey
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 01:30 PM |
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I'm thinking of putting my Luego Velocity up for sale.
It's making plenty of power (248bhp) from a Toyota 4AGE 20v with the RAW Supercharger fitted. Great spec.
Just up the road from you in Crawley if you fancy a look even if its not exactly what you are after.
Caterham R400
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russtik
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 01:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Worzey
I'm thinking of putting my Luego Velocity up for sale.
No sorry, it's a Jeremy Phillips car I'm after and if I was to be persuaded elsewhere it would be Westfield or Caterham.
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 03:26 PM |
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It's a shame people seem to view kitcars as a asset that doesn't depreciate raws duratec striker won't sell for that money but
there products are undervalued everyone who buys a new or nearly new (normal) car doesn't let's face it most cars loose 50/60 percent of
there cost over 3 years .the problem with raw / Sylva products they where always seen as a budget product admittedly a very good and successful one
but they can't seem to shake off this which is a shame as they are one of the most undervalued cars out there .the only seven style cars that
hold there money is caterham but they are very very expensive and not all car nuts have that sort of money or can justify spending that sort of money
on a toy .
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gaz_gaz
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 03:46 PM |
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How about this? NTDWM but I like it!
Raw Striker, Toyota 4AGE 20v, Rotrex Supercharger, track car, race car
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 04:47 PM |
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it is a very nice car which Russ and I had discussed ....
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russtik
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| posted on 7/4/16 at 09:03 AM |
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It looks like an interesting car and I have to chatted to the owner about it. My personal feeling is that the valuation is high based on my
observations of the market so the conversation hasn't progressed any further.
While that car is an intriguing spec I'm keen to find out if there are any N/A Duratec cars out there that someone would be willing to part
with.
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Paul AS
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| posted on 7/4/16 at 10:58 AM |
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Price high?? Seriously? Wow - I'm speechless. With that spec and the total lack of anything else similar on the market, that looks pretty good
value to me.
I appreciate that you want the best deal possible as a buyer, but you get what you pay for, and that's an awful lot of car for the money!!
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russtik
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| posted on 7/4/16 at 12:04 PM |
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I was hoping not to turn this thread into a debate on the relative market values of Strikers but I feel the need to reply to the last comment. A
Striker with a supercharged 4AGE appeals to a pretty niche audience and you're also pretty much certain to be buying into a relationship
(engine-wise) with RAW also who are (as far as I'm aware) the only company who have any real knowledge over this setup and don't happen to
be local to me. From what I've gathered that car has been up for sale over the last 7 months and has yet to find a buyer which leads me to
believe the valuation doesn't match what people are willing to pay out in the marketplace. Like I say, I like the sound of the car and
it's not a judgement based on its spec per se, I'm just being cautious with how much I'd be prepared to invest in that specific
scenario. I'm not looking for 'the best deal possible' I'm just looking to pay a fair rate relative to what I think the
market can support. I don't want this thread to impact negatively on the sale of that car, I wish the seller well and if anything I'd
happily be proved wrong about my assumptions when it does sell.
Back to the main topic... I want to hear about any Duratec cars out there so can we move on to that if anyone has something to input?
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jeffw
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| posted on 7/4/16 at 12:13 PM |
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A Duratec Phoenix/Fury or Striker is pretty niche as well. Certainly a decent spec new Duratec with gearbox/ITBs etc will cost the best part of £8-9K
(have a look at Dunnell. SBD, Omex or Raceline) so it would make the car we are not talking about pretty cheap.
TTS Performance will also have experience of the 'other' engined car as will Fury Sportscars who are a little closer.
But as you say, lets get back to the wanted part of this thread.
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