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carpmart

posted on 8/9/10 at 10:09 AM Reply With Quote
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http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22426

Impressive specs but the price is just ridiculous!

I like the sound of flat plane crank V8 engines such as TVR's AJP8 etc!





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Agriv8

posted on 8/9/10 at 10:19 AM Reply With Quote
the heads look very Bike dont you think

Id have one if I had the money

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nick205

posted on 8/9/10 at 10:43 AM Reply With Quote
Very swank

At that kind of kerb weight I guess the engine must be one of those siamesed bike engine affairs...?

@ £125k I think I'd be more inclined to treat myself to an Aston DB9, Lotus 211, hand built made to measure Ti framed cycle and a nice holiday






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franky

posted on 8/9/10 at 10:46 AM Reply With Quote
£125k plus VAT!!

Massively overpriced IMO.

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FFTS

posted on 8/9/10 at 11:06 AM Reply With Quote
GO ON!!! somebody say it!!1

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scootz

posted on 8/9/10 at 11:07 AM Reply With Quote
I would be wanting mats AND flaps at that price!

Very though!

As for being 'overpriced'... well Grandad always said that you get what you pay for! As this trounces some much more expensive (and as equally unpractical) machinery, then perhaps it's VFM after all... ???





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Nash

posted on 8/9/10 at 11:07 AM Reply With Quote
I think its stunning and I bet its bonkers to drive.

The price is collossal but I kind of see why.
Only 25 available and they will all sell. Not in many peoples league financially but I bet if money was not a consideration any oone of us would have one!

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StevieB

posted on 8/9/10 at 11:13 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
the heads look very Bike dont you think



The article states it's a Hartley V8, which is basically two Hayabusa top ends made into a v8. very nice (but a little pricey...)

Linky

They also do a Hayabusa conversion to mate a busa engine to a car gearbox (type 9 et al). This kind of defeats the object IMHO

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02GF74

posted on 8/9/10 at 01:19 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by FFTS
GO ON!!! somebody say it!!1

"My Pinto would kill that"




... if dropped on top of it.






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posted on 8/9/10 at 01:23 PM Reply With Quote
Looks as wank as the old one
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Mr G

posted on 8/9/10 at 02:03 PM Reply With Quote
£125k plus vat @ the new 20% will make it £150k

I think some of the comments in this thread are relevant






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bi22le

posted on 8/9/10 at 04:16 PM Reply With Quote
Yeah that has got bike engine V8 all over it.

I would go for a Holshot racing V8 instead.

http://www.holeshot-racing.co.uk/index.php?page=holeshot-hartley-v8

£26K just for an engine. That will get you a 3000cc V8 twin turbo that revs upto 10K+. Oh and is a 1000bhp, beat that in a se7en mr £125K Atom man!!!





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mrwibble

posted on 8/9/10 at 04:26 PM Reply With Quote
is it surprising the "locost builders" resoundingly denigrate a 125K skeletal road car. is it because its too similar to a locost for comfort? would we be crapping all over a ferrari penned by paininthefezza, for the same money?

some gits with more money than tony blair will no doubt show up at track days expecting to be worshiped like john prescott at the all you can eat chinese championships... but thats life?

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scootz

posted on 8/9/10 at 04:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
Yeah that has got bike engine V8 all over it.
I would go for a Holshot racing V8 instead.
http://www.holeshot-racing.co.uk/index.php?page=holeshot-hartley-v8



The Holeshot V8 is the same engine!





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Tralfaz

posted on 9/9/10 at 12:24 AM Reply With Quote
I wonder if Dennis at http://dpcars.net/ got a consulting fee.....


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