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Originally posted by RACER X #99
What is wrong with some guys,
Here's a beautiful FIA car, obviously built with great attention to detail,yet some are waiting on delivery for their FIA that is going to cost a lot more than this car and is not gonna be any better.
Are these guys just buying a name for 10-15k more?
Wake up you guys here's a great deal staring you in the face and you ain't paying attention.
Cranky (as usual)
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Hmmm...something "wrong with some guys?" Well, being as
I am the guy with a script that says I have an ERA FIA car on order, I can only assume, Cranky, you are referring to
me as "the guy who needs to wake up", and recognize a great deal when "it is staring me in the face", and "just buying a name for $10-15k more".
For what it's worth.... I can assure you I thoroughly investigated both Unique and ERA before making my decision - lots of spread sheets and analysis have convinced me it will not run me $10-15k more than the very reasonable asking price of Jeffs car - I am not ordering a turn-key ERA, but rather as basic a kit (no bonded body, not assembled) as they will sell - I guess some day you will see my car - and you can then judge for yourself if it turns out to be a quality build - with great attention to detail.
I have nothing but the highest respect for Unique - in fact I have recommended them to other prospective buyers in earlier threads. I also belive Jeff's car appears to be as nice as they come - although I have not seen it in person.
However.....Jeff's car is not for me. Quite simply, the process of the
build is what my car will be all about. I successfully raced cars for many years, I did a ground up Tiger restoration that was featured in a magazine, and now, it is time to create, with my 13 year old son, our ultimate car....in other words - the end product is not as important as the journey of the build. Picking up some sweat equity along the way will also be a nice by-product.
Teaching my boy how to overcome all the obstacles - moving a motor, using a rivet gun, turning a wrench, using a torque wrench, renting a hoist, sanding a body, sourcing a part, etc, etc, etc, - that's what I will enjoy most - none of that is available with Jeff's car. Sharing the build with some of my sons friends in the neighborhood will also bring some nice memories, I believe.
And oh, by the way, it also does seem to me my completed ERA may be worth more than a heads-up directly comparable Unique - not my wishful thinking, and definitely not a knock on Unique, but, the word of the experience of the marketplace - at least what I've seen so far.
So, Cranky, from a guy who
does know what's staring him in the face, I hope I have explained what's "wrong" with some guys....
Yours in Cobras...Bruce
