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Great marketing tool - but I suspect this type of thing will quickly become a niche / speciality division within the company itself whilst they pivot to creating Citroen AMI-esque vehicles that people actually want to buy.
If I were an investor, that is what I would perceive to be as a scalable business idea with a likely pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - rather than this nostalgia fuelled stuff which we all know our children will likely have zero interest in.
If I were an investor, that is what I would perceive to be as a scalable business idea with a likely pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - rather than this nostalgia fuelled stuff which we all know our children will likely have zero interest in.
V12GT said:
What’s happened to the LCC Tamiya?
Hi,Still very much on the cards.
On a recent visit to LCC I saw the one car they had built and also another one that was part built.
They told the story of when Mr Tamiya came over to visit (I think they said he was 92) and he drove the car and had tears in his eyes after seeing/driving a full size version of his famous RC Car.
Regards
Tim
akirk said:
PistonTim said:
akirk said:
Love the original
Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
Except adults can drive this legally on the road - that is entirely the point and purpose.Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
They are now producing expensive replicas for adults...
I get why they are doing it if it sells - but it brings compromises and is a change of focus on what they are about...
dunnoreally said:
It doesn't need to look like honey we shrunk the Bentley, but the idea of a razzy, cheap little convertible electric quadricycle for sun-up urban pootling is quite a good one. Just needs a zero knocked off the price. A Citroen Ami is about 8.5k so I'm sure it's doable.
Bentley does look great fun & not surprised it gets a friendly reception everywhere it goes. Agree about the price point & interest in real-life alternatives eg Ami. A used (& fun) Renault Twizy is about the same. Never understood why they didn't do better as city runabouts. Likewise it's bonkers that the BMW i3 is out of production - if launched brand new today it'd sweep the board at all awards with the whole motoring press fawning over it. Instead we get the 2.5+ tonne BMW iX, Merc EQE etc etc which apparently are the way forward. Weird world.
akirk said:
Love the original
Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
So we originally upsized the 50% scale 1920s Bugatti Baby to 75% so that adults could drive them. They’re bigger than you think and the minimum recommended age is 14 due to some weird EU laws about battery voltages. Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
The feedback was then ‘make them bigger and make them so I can drive them on the road’.
We hope they’re not pointless, just a small niche. I believe that many car manufacturers are making jelly mould look-a-like SUVs. We are prepared to take a risk and try and make something different. It’s not for everyone, in fact it’s not for many people at all. But we hope we make some people happy.
Ben / TLCC
badgerracing said:
akirk said:
Love the original
Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
So we originally upsized the 50% scale 1920s Bugatti Baby to 75% so that adults could drive them. They’re bigger than you think and the minimum recommended age is 14 due to some weird EU laws about battery voltages. Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
The feedback was then ‘make them bigger and make them so I can drive them on the road’.
We hope they’re not pointless, just a small niche. I believe that many car manufacturers are making jelly mould look-a-like SUVs. We are prepared to take a risk and try and make something different. It’s not for everyone, in fact it’s not for many people at all. But we hope we make some people happy.
Ben / TLCC
MarvinTPA said:
The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.
Slight correction: "The only difference between men and boys is the costs of their toys", if you could afford this (and if I could [I cannot], I wouldn't), then it's more than likely a 'toy' for an adult.akirk said:
Love the original
Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
Are you serious?Love the concept of building small replicas
This one though seems to have lost its purpose
The original concept of the company was building replicas of big cars - for children to drive...
so, there is little point in having a road legal version as a child is too young to go on the road regardless of the car's legality...
so, why the compromises with seat belt sticks which look weird etc.
I am sure they will sell out, just seem a bit pointless...
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