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Marlin 5Exi Chassis....

scootz - 16/8/13 at 02:56 PM

Always thought the cars were strangely intriguing... bit girly, but I like the Strathcarron connection.

And then I saw the chassis which I thought was a bit... erm... interesting!

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[Edited on 16/8/13 by scootz]

Ivan - 16/8/13 at 03:08 PM

Obviously triangulation isn't that 5EXI.

MikeRJ - 16/8/13 at 03:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ivan
Obviously triangulation isn't that 5EXI.

It's pretty well triangulated I think, which bits are you referring to?

This is what put me off the 5EXI more than anything (apart from the name!):

TimC - 16/8/13 at 03:27 PM

I know a bit about that chassis. Geo is a huge step forward from the standard car but it's essentially still Marlin beyond that.

scootz - 16/8/13 at 03:30 PM

The name is a big turn-off. It strikes me as being utterly bizarre that they persevere with it as it gets roundly panned!

If I ever bought one, the first thing I would do is remove any 5exi decals!

smart51 - 17/8/13 at 07:54 AM

When I first saw it on the web I quite liked it. A Marlin 5 EXi sounded OK and it looked great. Then I saw it at a show with 5exi written all over it and I thought "No!". Then I saw the rear drive shafts and walked away.