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[rob999]

Leave your brain out of this...

[SteveA]

It's only a small Mortgage and it will be clear by the time I'm 45 so still plenty of time

[siztenboots]

all I can say is , I wish I had bought the VX 10 years earlier.

 

if you defer the being sensible and just save £166 from you monthly budget then you arrive at back at £20K in 10 years  , but get to enjoy the best of your best years now.

[bunsenburner]

It's good to practice either on track, Car limits days or Tesco car park.

 

I went out when the heavens opened on 888s at Snetterton.

 

To control the slide I tried to keep the power in a bit, but I found it difficult to have a smooth throttle when getting tank slapped consequently slightly over correcting.  This was on standard seats (which I find way too big for me).  I now have a decent bucket seat that fits and the difference in feedback when you're properly strapped in is phoenomenal.

 

 

Edited by bunsenburner, 18 June 2013 - 01:27 PM.

[P11 COV]

by the time the mortgage is done, you will be too old to enjoy the spare cash

My 33 year mortgage is virtually gone and I still feel young enough to enjoy it!

[Thealastair34]

I'm actually probably going to put £20K into a mortgage and use the extra £5K I have to start a 7 type self build (I've always wanted to build a car from the ground up)

 

I've been in talks with a company about one of these

 

 

Track only version

 

what is it a roadrunner?

[SteveA]

It is a Roadrunner. I quite like the idea of going to a 160bhp N/A that weighs 500kg. I can then focus on my driving to try and extract 100% out of it.

[techieboy]

What made you (potentially) settle on the Roadrunner Steve? I've been up to the Stoneleigh and Newark kit car shows in the last month or so and the ranges of 7 based cars just do my head in. Everybody and their aunt seems to have a version of the 7 and all seem to reckon theirs is the best, though some are pretty ropey looking even to my untrained eye. 

[siztenboots]

I can't believe there is 5K worth of kit tubing there , considering you then add all the powertrain , brakes, instrumentation. I think its a great idea for you to do a self build , but know the build spec and costs will always be more than you think.

[SteveA]

The total cost is slightly over £12K. The first phase, chassis (inc cage), bodywork,  suspension (wishbones, dampers etc) , pedal box etc. is £5K. It will take me a few months to get that together then I'll have a few more K to spend on the brake and fuel system package and I'll keep doing that until it's done.

 

I've got my eyes wide open on this one

 

ETA - I've even included costs to get the kit delivered to me before I get a trailer.

Edited by SteveA, 20 June 2013 - 09:52 AM.

[SteveA]

Matt - To start with I quite like the look of the RR, as far as 7's go it's deffo a looker The company is local-ish to me and the service seems to get very high praise. I like the fact it's based on an MX5 so there will be no issues with reliability and noise testing.

 

Plus the MX-5 has a healthy tuning scene so when it comes to brake pads, disks, diffs etc there will be plenty of decently priced options.

 

Edited by SteveA, 20 June 2013 - 10:04 AM.

[Mike (Cliffie)]

For £12K, I would go for a used Caterham or fast as fcuk Westfield.

[siztenboots]

£12K would be my entire race budget for next year in an mx5.

[Thealastair34]

It is a Roadrunner. I quite like the idea of going to a 160bhp N/A that weighs 500kg. I can then focus on my driving to try and extract 100% out of it.

 

yeah, i had 175bhp in my 520kg car and it was great, just about right and usable 

[Thealastair34]

For £12K, I would go for a used Caterham or fast as fcuk Westfield.

 

i agree tbh, 

 

you will not loose money on a caterham, plus get a road legal one as resale would be loads easier 

 

once its built its going to be worth alot less than it cost to build thats the downside to a kit as such 

[SteveA]

I know I could buy a used one for a decent amount less but as I said I've always wanted to build a car. Buying a used Westie/Caterham would not let me enjoy that process.

[Thealastair34]

I know I could buy a used one for a decent amount less but as I said I've always wanted to build a car. Buying a used Westie/Caterham would not let me enjoy that process.

 

mines in bits at the moment you can buy that and put it back together!

[drunknmunky]

What made you (potentially) settle on the Roadrunner Steve? I've been up to the Stoneleigh and Newark kit car shows in the last month or so and the ranges of 7 based cars just do my head in. Everybody and their aunt seems to have a version of the 7 and all seem to reckon theirs is the best, though some are pretty ropey looking even to my untrained eye. 

I absolutely agree!! If it was my monies for a kit car, I'd love to build the hawk stratos. And with the 3.0 Alfa v6, oh my god what a beautiful noise!!

[siztenboots]

What made you (potentially) settle on the Roadrunner Steve? I've been up to the Stoneleigh and Newark kit car shows in the last month or so and the ranges of 7 based cars just do my head in. Everybody and their aunt seems to have a version of the 7 and all seem to reckon theirs is the best, though some are pretty ropey looking even to my untrained eye.

I absolutely agree!! If it was my monies for a kit car, I'd love to build the hawk stratos. And with the 3.0 Alfa v6, oh my god what a beautiful noise!!

gt40 kit would be mine, probably a Tornado chassis

[SteveA]

Plus I really want one with a full cage which cuts the Caterfileds down to a very small expensive few and add to the fact that after I've put the money into the mortgage I'll only have 5K not 12K. The beauty of a self build for me is the ability to purchase it in stages as opposed to saving up for 6 months and giving me nothing to do in that time.