ReMan
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 08:51 AM |
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It sounds awful, but can you clarify As I'm a bit confused as to what the deal was.
Did MK build you a NEW car in an RR chassis using a Westfield engine--gearbox that you supplied?
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Toprivetguns
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 09:56 AM |
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Fred48 - Thanks for sharing your issues.
I'm a little shocked myself, did you have a detailed receipt of work from MK or at least emails explaining work carried out ?
Only drive as fast as your angel can fly... !
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Fred48
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| posted on 1/8/16 at 10:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
So when rolling to a stop, you didn't feel the car braking itself? You didn't notice the brakes smoking or getting hot? I can tell
instantly if my brakes are sticking on by the way the car rolls to a stop.
I'm not saying MK are blameless at all and you do have a right to be annoyed.
To be honest, at the very begining when rolling to a stop I didn't feel the car braking itself, but it's true that later at some moment I
noticed the car was not really "free" to move when pushing it but it was minor...
(I also mentionned that to MK if I remember, but to be honest not sure)
Anyway as I said I've ALWAYS asked for MK to check it because I felt something was wrong, don't forget there were here at my first track
day when I said "hey I don't have full power"...and they didn't do anything.
To me MK is 100% faulty, not me ! Each time I felt the car braking too much I stopped.
I am mechanically minded (but not mechanic guy), I'm not dumb and if I should have feel or see or smell something wrong I would have stop.
Looks like the caliper was sometime free and sometime hardly locked up...
Anyway this is only one point, somes are just even bigger and more important
[Edited on 1/8/16 by Fred48]
[Edited on 1/8/16 by Fred48]
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Fred48
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| posted on 1/8/16 at 10:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
It sounds awful, but can you clarify As I'm a bit confused as to what the deal was.
Did MK build you a NEW car in an RR chassis using a Westfield engine--gearbox that you supplied?
YES
I bought myself a westfield, this car was too small for me (I'am very tall and it was a narrow chassis) so I asked MK if they could fit the
engine and gearbox from my Westield in a new RR chassis.
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Rocket_Rabbit
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 09:16 AM |
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I'm not at all surprised at the troubles you're having.
I paid MK to do work on my car. Beyond them losing/stealing bits of it that I'll never get back, 80% of what they did I am having to redo.
There is no point in going back to them because they'll only do a sh1t job again and how's that going to give you confidence?!
Pretty much everything Danny has done on my car never been right to start with. He still owes me a clutch, flywheel and gearshift. It took me 6 months
to get a fibreglass panel from him that he lost too. He fitted a new clutch but didn't grease the input shaft So I have had to take the engine
out to do it myself. I told him to fit a 4-1 collector on my exhaust, he didn't and the car only makes 214bhp instead of 235-245bhp (that S2000s
get on that dyno) that it should all because of the exhaust. He charged me for fitting the fuel system but never did, just ran the pipes I supplied
down the transmission tunnel. I asked him to look at parts of the chassis that had been 'missed' from welding (Don't get me wrong,
Roadrunner Racing who made my chassis are equally as sh1t as MK, probably worse if I had to say thanks to their non existent support. You can read
about that here: http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/9/viewthread.php?tid=203077 ) and they weren't touched. He fitted the front cycle wings
with one bolt - one of them fell off on the trailer! I asked him to fit an oil cooling system that I supplied, box fresh. He did, but upon first
startup the car pi55ed oil everywhere because none of the hoses were fastened tight. He charged me for a rad fan that I supplied. I told him to fit
black coolant hoses so he fitted blue ones.
In the interest of fairness, what they did right:
The prop seems good as the one RRR supplied wasn't. They cut holes in the bonnet in the correct place. They removed the air pump system from
the F20C and blanked it off. They fitted the headlights correctly. They fitted the seatbelts correctly.
Not just my car either. I have had to do work on other cars fresh from their visit to MK. I won't say too much, as it's not my place to
do so with other owners cars.
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Fred48
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 11:37 AM |
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WTF....same story as me. I don't understand, they go so far in doing shit....what about their reputation...
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CC Cyclone
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 12:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred48
WTF....same story as me. I don't understand, they go so far in doing shit....what about their reputation...
Well, they now don't have one.
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scootz
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 04:10 PM |
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I took an MK in PX against a Radical a number of years ago. It was put together by a guy I know who really knows his stuff, and he did a great job.
Still, I'd heard about the MK 'reputation' so I didn't plan on keeping it (I took it as I figured I'd have a better
chance of a straight-sale of the MK than the Radical).
Sold really quickly (as expected) and the guy who bought it loved it (we still keep in touch). Didn't end well though as a few months later
chassis welds at the rear failed and the offside corner basically collapsed! Thankfully he was driving it through town when it happened, so he
didn't come to any physical harm.
And then there's a mate who's missus booked him on one of MK's (not cheap!) 'trackday experiences'. He arranged his
accommodation, travelled down the night before... and then got to the circuit to find the track day had been cancelled. Was told by MK that they had
been let down by the circuit... turns out MK had actually been barred from the circuit as the had been booking themselves on charity day track events,
then selling passenger rides as 'trackday experiences' for profit.
Wouldn't now touch anything of theirs with a bargepole!
It's Evolution Baby!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 05:27 PM |
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its Frank halls track days at blyton for disabled children's charity! Could anyone possibly stoop lower than that EVER?
Frank.his team and us locostbuilders have raised loads of money for them! They are great days and will hopefully remain unspoiled after this
disgusting turn of events. I'm surprised frank took it so gracefully when it happened,as I certainly wouldn't have done!
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sdh2903
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 05:36 PM |
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I've only ever had parts from them and to be fair the service has been good. However the track day incident was lower than a snakes belly. I
won't be buying anything again.
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jossey
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 09:06 PM |
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They damaged my car to the total of £800. They also kept promising to finish my car and after 9 weeks had to go get it back.
I live local.
Would not use them even if free.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Fred48
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| posted on 1/9/16 at 06:35 AM |
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Last news, I asked MK for a small amount of money back after all the sh** they did, Danny told me he did a wire transfer and even sent me a proof
(bank paper), I never had my money of course.
He did a fake proof ! and lied again !
He also broke my trailer while it was in UK to fix the car and lost straps !
Stay away from that sh** guys !
[Edited on 1/9/16 by Fred48]
[Edited on 1/9/16 by Fred48]
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Matt21
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| posted on 3/9/16 at 10:38 AM |
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You couldn't make this up could you?
How is it even possible to do so much stuff wrong?!
If you're reading this thread Danny, what's going on?!
It sounds to me like you REALLY need to up your customer service efforts!
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slingshot2000
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| posted on 3/9/16 at 05:21 PM |
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Danny reading this? It appears to me that he only ever comes here to promote his business and is not even a registered trader, how tight is that ?
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Banana
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| posted on 14/9/16 at 09:39 AM |
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I don't see how anyone can be unhappy with their service, seeing as THEY NEVER EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE!!!!
Been calling almost everyday for the past two weeks, and they haven't answered.
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Fred48
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| posted on 14/9/16 at 02:13 PM |
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Yes, I think they are just giving up on their business !
if you read those lines and are not a customer yet, just go away from them, buy another brand !
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noc231073
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| posted on 14/9/16 at 04:43 PM |
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Haven't been on here in ages and I see Mk are still up to there old tricks ...
I built an Mk back a few years now an again I am in Ireland I got totally ripped off by them
They were supposed to supply me with everything to build a car but I ended up making 3 trips to the uk to get my parts as I was promised they send
them but never did
They also supplied me with was appeared to be a stolen engine .... Yes stolen !!!!!
DO NOT DEAL WITH MK
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nero1701
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| posted on 14/9/16 at 07:14 PM |
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phew...sounds like ive sold mine just in time...price must be about to plummet!!
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jossey
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| posted on 14/9/16 at 08:19 PM |
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Apart from the lies, charging me for work not done, £800 of damage to my car and not bolting things in properly like my propshaft and me having to
repair my trailer that they damaged and the no replies to legal letters they are Good.
Roll cage was good
Reverse set fire
Turned up to a car resting against my car a week after a 200 hour paint job
Promised electrics done for 9 weeks they did nothing.
Got my nose cone resprayed after not strapping my car into the trailer properly but it was different colour
Electric wire on reverse cable tied to brake line when they knew it was for iva
Cable for starter was touching chassis to exploded after 2 weeks
That said they did lend me the car they own for a track day cos they didn't get mine ready.
Oh and they charged me for a dyno and dyno kit but ab performance confirmed non fitted.
[Edited on 14/9/16 by jossey]
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Banana
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| posted on 15/9/16 at 08:08 AM |
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Has anyone taken legal action? this is crazy.
Where is the best alternative for MK parts?
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Fred48
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| posted on 19/9/16 at 08:09 AM |
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Keeping you update guys
Further inspection on my car showed no fuse box and only one relay for the entire car !!!
WTF
How can you be a brand like MK and do this !
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Fred48
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| posted on 19/9/16 at 08:18 AM |
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About taking a legal action...
If I already fixed some issues and have an invoice of a company who did the work, is it enough ?
I know very well how things are in France but not in UK, in France expert has to see the car and judgement need to be prononced before you do anything
on the car.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 19/9/16 at 08:37 AM |
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Oh Dear did Danny used to be called Darren in a previous life???
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Banana
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| posted on 19/9/16 at 09:48 AM |
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This Danny guy must have so much money he doesn't need to worry about making any more..
How can we get hold of all this surplus stock then.. ? 
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