kev_lad
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 10:52 AM |
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SportsPowerDrive
I am thinking of buying a MK Indy and was wondering if anyone out there has bought one from SportsPowerDrive.
I would like some feedback on reliability, build quality, after sales service etc, before I take the plunge.
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adampage
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 posted on 10/10/03 at 11:44 AM |
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SPD
Have a look at "why's this happened?" under the BEC section - fairly recent post of a car which went very wrong.
No idea as yet who's to blame, but useful reading.
Adam.
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ned
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 11:54 AM |
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Also see the 'MK copies' thread:
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=7618
useful reading also..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 12:56 PM |
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my own personal opinion would be, is there a reason not to buy it direct from MK? must be cheaper by going direct, and by all accounts the service is
very satisfactory.
is the SPD car much different from the MK? also they arent using MKs chassis now apparently.
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chrisg
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 05:25 PM |
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Mk have never supplied Chassis to Sports Power Drive.
The SPD car is just that, an SPD car.
Whether it is a copy is a point for the lawyers.
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!
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 05:36 PM |
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SPD bought a couple of kits off martin then had the F#####g cheek to market them as their own. do a search for sportspowerdrive.com to see the
original posting. Before we go blaming chassis welding we need to consider how a soft bastar# with no engineering ability might connect a blade motor
to a diff get that wrong and you've got a nice metal leg and an engine torn out of it's mounts nowt to do with welding.
with an indy from martin it's all tried and tested
form your own conclussions to what my point is
tony
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 06:23 PM |
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it seems obvious that, either SPD built it and described it as an MK indy to the SVA so it would sell better, or they bought a basic chassis of MK and
then stuck the engine cradle in themselves.
either way SPD seem to be responsibly for the final car. something clearly wrong, either the welds or the design. maybe the prop wasnt balanced and
shook itself off, but you would expect to feel the vibrations if they were that bad.
my personal opinion, as a guess, is that the chassis was probably made by MK, and the engine cradle and gubbins added by SPD. it would be VERY foolish
to describe it as an MK if it wasnt, cos you would DEFINATELY get sued for that.
but like you say tony, (at least i think it what you mean), it probably boils down to SPD being at fault. woodster will hopefully let us know what
response he got from SPD.
as i originally said, if you want an MK, go to MK. if you want ball ache, sit on ice for half an hour.
ps you do do very cryptic posts tony, you have to read them 5 times to make sure you have the right end of the stick!
[Edited on 10/10/03 by JoelP]
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MK9R
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 11:25 PM |
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Kev,
Are you thinking SPD as you are from the midlands and don't want to travel "up't north" for the kit?? If that is the reason,
forget it, its all part of the fun, driving 100 odd miles with a chassis on your roof rack at 40mph on the M1!!
Go straight to MK, top stuff!
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Sport
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| posted on 11/10/03 at 11:22 AM |
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Sports Powerdrive vs MK ( True version )
I am sorry to see so many people throwing claims about when they have not dealt with me. Here is the true version of events between MK and SPD.
I went to Martin and said i build cars and if i bought enough kits would he discount me. He said there was no discount, but he would supply me with
customers. After having bought 5 kits from him he got into a slanging match with MAC1 and said that he was not going to supply to builders like
ourselves, that he was going to build his own. I said well if thats the case i will build my own kit. The university of Wolverhampton and myself
designed both our 7 and Snake using cad designed drawings and stress tests which is what we sell now.
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.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 11/10/03 at 01:57 PM |
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wonder if this is the same uni that says indy's handle better with the top wishbones on upside down. thank f##k i learnt my trade a cammel
lairds we only welded the conning tower on upside down on a nuclear submarine .... yes it's true upside F#####g down thats what the plans said
that's wot they got
ain't no injunshere just
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chrisg
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| posted on 11/10/03 at 05:49 PM |
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quote:
The university of Wolverhampton and myself designed both our 7 and Snake using cad designed drawings and stress tests which is what we sell now.
How long did it take to design a chassis with the university that is identical to the MK Indy?
Putting the wishbones on the wrong way does not make it a different design.
It's clear that you bought chassis with the intention of using them to make chassis jigs with which to copy the design.
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!
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fed up
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| posted on 13/10/03 at 07:26 PM |
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all these people throwing sh*t about have you measured a spd chassis to able to say its idenitical to a indy i think you will find more differences
than just wishbones
i also think unless you have bought any thing from spd than how can you slag them off
every 7 style kit is very similiar
there is on true unique kit out there they are all a copy at some point as
for the car that has had a problem did its owner contact spd before going to mk if not why not if they built my car and i had a problem i would go to
the builder first to give them to chance to see what went wrong
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chrisg
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| posted on 13/10/03 at 07:37 PM |
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Thanks for your input mr SPD
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!
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fed up
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| posted on 13/10/03 at 08:40 PM |
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if the last comment is for me
small minded springs to mind
i am not mr spd
but someone who has bought one of there kits
and is happy with what i have bought
i will judge the kit as i build it not jump tp conclusions
and not follow the sheep who only see their point of view and no one elses
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 13/10/03 at 08:58 PM |
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You'll find that Chris has his own very distinct points of view on just about everything.... 
A sheep he isn't.
He'd be scared of Jon Ison if he was...
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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fed up
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| posted on 13/10/03 at 09:12 PM |
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figured out how to post my e-mail adress so now included
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 05:29 PM |
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is it called a snake cos it slithers and slides all over the road
names abit of an insult to an AC COBRA the greatest snake in the world
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 05:42 PM |
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as one of Mk's biggest fans IMO this aint the place for any of the above, it aint doing anyone any good.
my 1st and last word on this subject on here
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woodster
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 08:56 PM |
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the damage to the car was due to a prop shaft failure ..... i would like to thank everyone for their help and best wishes ... a big thank you to
martin and mk engineering for offering to repair the car and thank you to sportspowerdrive for kindly offering to pay for the repair ......THANK YOU
...... im now looking forward to driving and enjoying what is a fantastic car !!!!!!
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