xmadxmoex
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 12:50 PM |
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im new... and need help!
well hello, went to the kitcar show at scruntingthorpe last week... and its possessed me to buy a kitcar.. and build it myself...
however, im needing to know estimate prices to get one of these projectds on the road.. eg, rough insurance prices etc etc etc..
i liked the look of the MK indy.. and it seems relativly cheap to build.. which is always good... just wondering if you guys could give me more info
on the various models of locosts 
btw.. maybe worth concidering a newbies section on your site... for people like me
and appologies if this is in the wrong section.
Moe
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muzchap
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 12:58 PM |
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LOL
Welcome the 'SEARCH' function will now be your best friend
It depends on configuration - there's so many.
But I'd budget a good £5-£7,000 for a Car Engined Car (CEC) or probably £6 - £9,000 for a Bike Engined Car (BEC) - the BEC engines tend to be a
bit more pricey up front.
Obviously you could do it cheaper, or more expensive - that's the beauty of a kitcar!
It's YOUR car
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If you believe you're not crazy, whilst everybody is telling you, you are - then they are definitely wrong!
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graememk
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:00 PM |
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£250 ? so my book says.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
£250 ? so my book says.
What do you need the book for ?  Doesnt the Mk come with instructions
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graememk
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:09 PM |
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funny you should say that wasa..... btw your boss has now gone up in price lol
anyway why arnt you working you were posting early enough this morning
back to the thred
looks like my cars going to cost around the 5-6k mark to build and £180 for insurance
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donut
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:22 PM |
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My Indy will have cost me (when complete) about £4k. It's a 2 litre rebuilt pinto with nothing flash on, just built to a budget. Will still do
0-60 in 6 seconds and is great fun. Insurance is £217 for me (40yrs old and living in Surrey) thats fully comp with breakdown/recovery and salvage.
It's my 2nd Indy and they are pretty easy to build.
Hope this helps and WELCOME!
[Edited on 4/5/06 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
£250 ? so my book says.
HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Do you beleive politians too?
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:41 PM |
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The LEU - Locost Equivalent Unit - is £250
The average car costs 16 - 20 LEUs to make.
David
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 01:46 PM |
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hi
I only live in cannock my car is an MK Indy with an r1 engine but mine is at the other end of the scale as its cost around th 9k mark
it depends what you want I just bought most things new
I just like boxes to open doesnt matter if theres anything in them
take a look if you want
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=43952
ta chris
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 02:20 PM |
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how much will it cost? depends on what you build and spec.
take a look in the kit car mags and on ebay for completed kits; I reckon most of the sellers will do well if they break even;
Realistically unless you build your own chassis look at a minimum of £ 2.5 K.
and no matter how much you budget, you will alwyas end upo spending more 
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andyharding
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 02:23 PM |
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MK make fantastic products.
I would have bought an Indy but I didn't want IRS (an axle or dedion is more forgiving) so I built my own chassis but bought quite a few MK
components like front wishbones etc.
They didn't make the Locost chassis back then. If they had I would have bought one of those but used Indy front wishbones and a Cortina/Capri
axle to bring the track out to the same as the Indy.
This chassis could use a bike engine or crossflow without too much hassle. A pinto would probably need a good sized bonnet bulge as the Locost
chassis is 1" shorter than the Indy.
Are you a Mac user or a retard?
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xmadxmoex
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 02:55 PM |
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thanks for all the replies guys
much appreciated, best get saving then!! im sure youll all get asked a load of questions from me!!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 03:26 PM |
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Mine will be around £6000
That's 200hp Vauxhall 16v engine powered, irs rear, limited slip diff, ally front brakes, ally shocks all round, lots of custom made bits, not a
budget build by any stretch!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Brook_lands
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 03:53 PM |
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As they say the more you make rather than buy the less it will cost.
Buying part built or abandoned projects can get you a lot of what you need for relatively little money BUT do't be fooled by claims of
"60, 70, 80%+ done, be on the road this summer". The last 20% of the build takes 80% of the time and by the time you have been through the
car to work out what has been done, check that it is OK and redo the bits you don't like it will take longer than it would have done starting
with a new build or kit.
My Locost came in at under £1000 but that is really working hard on begging, bartering, and trading to get what I needed at the right price and no
reconditioning of bits (other than brakes), engine a gearbox straight out of donor into kit etc. and no nice to have shiney bits either (well only one
or two). Theses days I would agree that £2500 is about the lowest (realistic) budget to get a car on the road.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 04:18 PM |
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Welcome to the fold and good luck with your £250 build... Haha!!!
Our second Indy cost around £7K though we have spent a bit on the engine and other stuff. We have worked on it ourselves and spent lots of blood,
sweat and tears - tea and sandwiches getting it something like. Have a look at our build diary and get an idea as to what you are letting yourself in
for.
Good luck with your build!
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xmadxmoex
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 05:33 PM |
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once again.. cheers for the advice... its looking do-able
can you reccomend insurers at all for what im looking at doing.. looking at base figures..
as im only young... but with no points to my licence
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xmadxmoex
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 05:39 PM |
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hellfire...
nice website
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russbost
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 09:57 PM |
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If I can build this - with 2 bike engines for £7k I'd say anything is possible - I reckon my next effort will be under£3k & under 5 secs
0-60 - any takers?
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