RE: Crush Justice? Fake Fezza gets it
Discussion
Dr_Gonzo said:
Why are companies allowed to sell these body kits? Surely they should be classed as counterfiet or some sort of copyright/design infringement?
It would next to impossible to make that stick as the physical dimensions are not identical the Ferrari. If it is sold as a 'kit' they can do what they like with it as long as the dont use the trademarked Ferrari name and call it 'replica' or 'kit'I think the story is completely bogus. Italian cops doing some work.....never
Ultimately cars like the 355 replica are just one end of the same (admittedly broad) spectrum as things like Lynx C-Types.
I'd be the first to admit that the price of a Lynx is fully justified when you consider the amount of work that goes into building one; but regardless of how grand a euphemism you dream up to describe these cars ('recreations', 'evocations', etc) the MR2-kit and the Lynx are both designed to look like something they're not. The extra money you pay for a Lynx means it drives like something it's not too - but it is not and never will be a Jaguar.
The MR2-kit attempts to ape a 355 for as little money as possible, hence why it doesn't particularly resemble a real one, but at what point does the sneering stop? That's a genuine question by the way. Is a Westfield acceptable? What about one of the Cobra replicas? Maybe a GT40 clone? A 911 made to look like a 2.7 RS?
I'd be the first to admit that the price of a Lynx is fully justified when you consider the amount of work that goes into building one; but regardless of how grand a euphemism you dream up to describe these cars ('recreations', 'evocations', etc) the MR2-kit and the Lynx are both designed to look like something they're not. The extra money you pay for a Lynx means it drives like something it's not too - but it is not and never will be a Jaguar.
The MR2-kit attempts to ape a 355 for as little money as possible, hence why it doesn't particularly resemble a real one, but at what point does the sneering stop? That's a genuine question by the way. Is a Westfield acceptable? What about one of the Cobra replicas? Maybe a GT40 clone? A 911 made to look like a 2.7 RS?
Edited by Risotto on Wednesday 28th October 12:14
PH Article said:
Here at PH towers, we're filing this under 'it's on the internet, so it must be true'. But if we were these guys (http://www.megamanta.co.uk/355exact.htm) we'd be thinking twice about that touring holiday to Tuscany...
exact 355 said:
This is The ONLY Kit without Exception thats Almost Identical to the Real 355
Risotto said:
Ultimately cars like the 355 replica are just one end of the same (admittedly broad) spectrum as things like Lynx C-Types.
I'd be the first to admit that the price of a Lynx is fully justified when you consider the amount of work that goes into building one; but regardless of how grand a euphemism you dream up to describe these cars ('recreations', 'evocations', etc) the MR2-kit and the Lynx are both designed to look like something they're not. The extra money you pay for a Lynx means it drives like something it's not too - but it is not and never will be a Jaguar.
I'd be the first to admit that the price of a Lynx is fully justified when you consider the amount of work that goes into building one; but regardless of how grand a euphemism you dream up to describe these cars ('recreations', 'evocations', etc) the MR2-kit and the Lynx are both designed to look like something they're not. The extra money you pay for a Lynx means it drives like something it's not too - but it is not and never will be a Jaguar.
'If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...'
The MR2 Fezza fails on the latter two counts and half succeeds (depending on how much you squint) on the first one, while the Lynx is a C/D/whatever-type in anything but name.
Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 28th October 12:25
Crushing the car is way harsh in my opinion - he should have been made to pull the Ferrari badges off in front of the cops, but not lose his car.
I hate these kits as an MR2 enthusiast - why would you do that to a car that looks nice anyway. Here is my Turbo - no kit - it doesn't need one.
I would park mine next to a fake Ferrari and laugh.
Worst bit of the fake Ferrari in this article is the 119bhp engine - the slowest engine put in the Mk2 MR2 - so pants they discontinued it after 1 year. At least my Turbo is not far off the 0-60 of a 355 at 5.5 seconds.
Just come back from Italy - the Italians are VERY passionate about Ferrari - bit of a national obsession........
I hate these kits as an MR2 enthusiast - why would you do that to a car that looks nice anyway. Here is my Turbo - no kit - it doesn't need one.
I would park mine next to a fake Ferrari and laugh.
Worst bit of the fake Ferrari in this article is the 119bhp engine - the slowest engine put in the Mk2 MR2 - so pants they discontinued it after 1 year. At least my Turbo is not far off the 0-60 of a 355 at 5.5 seconds.
Just come back from Italy - the Italians are VERY passionate about Ferrari - bit of a national obsession........
I have never seen a ferrari being used anywhere near it's abilities (including accelerating flat-out for more than a second.)
If you were to regularly use one to for it's performance, there's probably a lot more sensible cars out there to buy (similar/better performance which cost a lot less to (ab)use.)
So what IS a Ferrari good at? Getting random people on the street to look because you're in a Ferrari.
Something a fake does just as well; apart from a few car-geeks of course, but probably not the sort of person the owners are trying to impress anyway.
(Some people describe this as the 'ownership experience' etc, but the above seems to be what it boils it down to, to me.)
Not for me; I've got an old M3 that you have to know what you're looking at to know it's a not a bottom of the range car if you don't see the badge. However, for a lot of Ferrari owners it seems to make sense.
If you were to regularly use one to for it's performance, there's probably a lot more sensible cars out there to buy (similar/better performance which cost a lot less to (ab)use.)
So what IS a Ferrari good at? Getting random people on the street to look because you're in a Ferrari.
Something a fake does just as well; apart from a few car-geeks of course, but probably not the sort of person the owners are trying to impress anyway.
(Some people describe this as the 'ownership experience' etc, but the above seems to be what it boils it down to, to me.)
Not for me; I've got an old M3 that you have to know what you're looking at to know it's a not a bottom of the range car if you don't see the badge. However, for a lot of Ferrari owners it seems to make sense.
It's SO sad that some people think these actually look alright. These copies look ridiculous! FACT! They should be banned. On a recent trip to a local shopping centre I had the "privilege" of seeing one of these monstrosities being driven by a total goon with his chav girlfriend in the passenger seat. I couldn't help but burst out laughing as he drove past me in the car park. He honestly thought he was Mr. Cool.
mcbook said:
Fire99 said:
These days, the average Brit would probably struggle to spell Pride.
Or make inappropriate use of capital letters when doing so 
Crushing it is maybe a little extreme but it should definitely be deported, along with it's deluded owner.
Blatant fake story- what italian laws? Theres no way an MR2 with a body kit in any way infringes ferrari patents/copyright etc etc. Also, if the police officer did actually mistake it for a fezza he needs to; a) get new glasses b) resign from the force due to imbarassing little ferrari knowledge
Come on PH, you can do better than this!
Come on PH, you can do better than this!
Risotto said:
The MR2-kit attempts to ape a 355 for as little money as possible, hence why it doesn't particularly resemble a real one, but at what point does the sneering stop? That's a genuine question by the way. Is a Westfield acceptable? What about one of the Cobra replicas? Maybe a GT40 clone? A 911 made to look like a 2.7 RS?
IMO, any purely visual effort to make a car look like a faster or more expensive model is a disgrace. I'm not talking about adding alloys or a spoiler, I'm talking about idiots that create these ridiculous MR2 355s or wannabes who put a GT3 badge on there body-kitted Carrera.Edited by Risotto on Wednesday 28th October 12:14
I don't have a problem with the modifications on there own, it's when they're combined with the badge tweakery that it all falls apart for me.
Vanity of the highest order.
2 Wycked said:
Maybe he means this? Although I'm unsure as to what that has to do with fake Ferraris.
Aye, maybe he does. Correct me if I'm wrong but that doesn't look a kosher Kia Pride. I reckon an envious Vauxhall Nova owner has had a few days in his garage with a fiberglass molding kit.
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