Kwik
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:11 PM |
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the "£250" locost...
when i first heard it i thought wow !! a car like that for £250 !!
then, five minutes later and a bit of google i saw kits start around £6000 and i though ****, i better start saving 
the last moneth or so i have been trawling around the internet looking for cheap cars, unique cars, fun projects etc etc and came across this on the
american locost forum...
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=7162
the saudi arabia team of 3 built there car for 850 riyals, which is £150 !! which i thik is quite a bargain...
ok, things out there are cheaper, but still, its £100 less than the £250....
p.s. though reading the initial post again, im not sure if he says 850 riyals a week, month, year or total budget... non-the less its still a great
project....
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:37 PM |
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Gotta admire their confidence getting the shocks out at this stage!!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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boggle
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:50 PM |
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im going to keep it shut
just because you are a character, doesnt mean you have character....
for all your bespoke parts, ali welding, waterjet, laser, folding, turning, milling, composite work, spraying, anodising and cad drawing....
u2u me for details
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Mr G
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 10:12 PM |
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Interesting viewing, reminds me of the types of thread we used to get on here, before the £600+ for a digi dash brigade moved in 
Admittedly along with SVA,IVA,IVF & IRA
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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se7en
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 10:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
Interesting viewing, reminds me of the types of thread we used to get on here, before the £600+ for a digi dash brigade moved in
Admittedly along with SVA,IVA,IVF & IRA
What have Irish terrorist organisations got to do with kitcars?  
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Mr G
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 10:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by se7en
quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
Interesting viewing, reminds me of the types of thread we used to get on here, before the £600+ for a digi dash brigade moved in
Admittedly along with SVA,IVA,IVF & IRA
What have Irish terrorist organisations got to do with kitcars?
About as much as In vitro fertilisation 
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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ashg
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 10:37 PM |
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repost
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 05:23 AM |
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Car for £150.00 eh, then how much did the tools cost, they also don't look short of a riyal or two so maybe not quite as locost as it first
appears.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 06:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
Car for £150.00 eh, then how much did the tools cost
I dont think many people count tools into their build cost. I maybe wrong though!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 06:23 AM |
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they have actually posted on this site before. great lads
Craig
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 08:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
they have actually posted on this site before. great lads
Yep. No harm been a while!.
It is possible to build on the cheap, we could do a with a few more like that on here again. If you have the time, and tools and re-use as much of the
dooner as you can... Thing is with the IVA costing nearly as much as the locost it seems you should spend more on the car.
You could set yourself a more realistic budget of 1K, that would be a good challenge... I think that would be possible if you had the time+patience
and tools...
Dan
[Edited on 8/4/10 by Bluemoon]
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omega0684
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 08:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Kwik
when i first heard it i thought wow !! a car like that for £250 !!
Such a Rookie Mistake! All the best with saving though
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Kwik
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 08:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
quote:
Originally posted by Kwik
when i first heard it i thought wow !! a car like that for £250 !!
Such a Rookie Mistake! All the best with saving though
i'v learnt now things arn't as good as they first seem
i was thinking of a 1.5k budget for my build, whatever it might be....
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dhutch
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 09:48 AM |
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I like that.
- However, as said, its not going to pass IVA is it, and i think thats half of it.
- Equally, there appears to a fair bit of steel in the body work my thinks!
But no, not a bad call.
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TimEllershaw
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 10:20 AM |
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the donor vehicle was a 98 nissan cedric
{childish smirk} Don't know what a Cedric is, but I want one
[Edited on 8/4/2010 by TimEllershaw]
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RK
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 12:34 PM |
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I believe the 250 pound car idea came about when drugs were fashionable.
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