LOMAX 223 - slow max the right kinda trike
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Hungry Freak said:
I'm 19, I have a 1990 Mini 1000, it never crossed my mind to get a 3-wheeler! Fair play to you matey!
Just out of interest, what's the insurance like for something like that?
haha, well....Just out of interest, what's the insurance like for something like that?
At the moment it is not financially sensible for me to get insured on it. I am at uni for about 40 weeks of the year so my dad is insured on it and i have to co-pilot, but i enjoy doing the little bits n bobs on it. I could get insured on it this year with me as main driver and my dad as second driver for about £850, not bad compared with other cars, but i still can't afford it (thats with having my license for 1 year, 0 no claims bonus), next year i am hoping to get insured on it, and hope it will be down to less than £700. If i had the money i would be insured on it like a flash, but i think i will wait another year, i want to spend a bit more money on it to get it how i want it first.
A paint job would do it wonders. The gelcoat is getting a little tired now, but it would need a fair bit of prep and a full spray would be quite a bit of money.
ETA- I haven't polished or cleaned it in a while, so will take some proper pictures at some point. I am also going to a club meet where there will be about 40 similar vehicles this weekend so there will be some photos from then too.
ETA- I haven't polished or cleaned it in a while, so will take some proper pictures at some point. I am also going to a club meet where there will be about 40 similar vehicles this weekend so there will be some photos from then too.
Edited by slomax on Thursday 23 September 19:03
This weekend we attended a club meet called the 10,000ft run, so called because you climb and descend 10,000ft across Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
(copied from another forum)
The morning of the 10,000 foot run, 25th of September was very crisp indeed. We awoke to find the Lomax covered in frost having stayed at our caravan over night. At the start point in Ingleton there was a total of 21 cars, including 2 Pembletons, 3 Lomii, an incredibly rare 2CV Bijou (only 212 were made in slough), a DRK a special and various Marlins, a JBA, a BRA and a few others.
We set off at approximately 10.15 with one of the Guzzi Pembletons storming off into the distance and disappearing over the horizon, it sounded great and went just as well. The run to the lunch stop was fantastic, and although very cold, it was sunny too. We had a precautionary stop after smoke was appearing from under the bonnet, only to find a little Oil on the Disks, after a wipe down and a bit of nut and bolt tightening, all was well. At Lunch two other Pembletons joined us. The silver surfer BMW brooklands and the Guzzi powered Silverfish.
Malcolm had sorted out a great way over plenty of hills on mostly single track lanes and roads, which had amazing views over the surrounding area. We had various stops on the way round with the two longest ones being lunch, where the local morris dancers entertained us, and the stop off at the reservoir. The final run took us to Ribchester at around 5.30, where we all had a natter, and presented Malcolm a Bottle of the warm stuff for all his efforts to a great day out.
Unfortunately, we had an AA escort for about 60 miles of the way home on Sunday due to a suitably flat battery, a dead alternator, and a stall up a hill in the middle of Lancaster.
(copied from another forum)
The morning of the 10,000 foot run, 25th of September was very crisp indeed. We awoke to find the Lomax covered in frost having stayed at our caravan over night. At the start point in Ingleton there was a total of 21 cars, including 2 Pembletons, 3 Lomii, an incredibly rare 2CV Bijou (only 212 were made in slough), a DRK a special and various Marlins, a JBA, a BRA and a few others.
We set off at approximately 10.15 with one of the Guzzi Pembletons storming off into the distance and disappearing over the horizon, it sounded great and went just as well. The run to the lunch stop was fantastic, and although very cold, it was sunny too. We had a precautionary stop after smoke was appearing from under the bonnet, only to find a little Oil on the Disks, after a wipe down and a bit of nut and bolt tightening, all was well. At Lunch two other Pembletons joined us. The silver surfer BMW brooklands and the Guzzi powered Silverfish.
Malcolm had sorted out a great way over plenty of hills on mostly single track lanes and roads, which had amazing views over the surrounding area. We had various stops on the way round with the two longest ones being lunch, where the local morris dancers entertained us, and the stop off at the reservoir. The final run took us to Ribchester at around 5.30, where we all had a natter, and presented Malcolm a Bottle of the warm stuff for all his efforts to a great day out.
Unfortunately, we had an AA escort for about 60 miles of the way home on Sunday due to a suitably flat battery, a dead alternator, and a stall up a hill in the middle of Lancaster.
a few photos from a North west PH meet from this weekend.
Courtesy of Dangermouse-
many more photos can be seen here-
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Was an excellent, but cold and damp meet- many thanks to those who organised it!
Courtesy of Dangermouse-
many more photos can be seen here-
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Was an excellent, but cold and damp meet- many thanks to those who organised it!
slomax said:
a few photos from a North west PH meet from this weekend.
Courtesy of Dangermouse-
many more photos can be seen here-
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Was an excellent, but cold and damp meet- many thanks to those who organised it!
That's a beauty like, well looked after, wish I could say the same for my kit car at the moment, it's manky (and in need of a new battery!)Courtesy of Dangermouse-
many more photos can be seen here-
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Was an excellent, but cold and damp meet- many thanks to those who organised it!
Are you insured on it at the moment?
artvandalay said:
Are you insured on it at the moment?
unfortunately not. My old mans insurance is up in June and the company he is with do not insure under 25s 
when it runs out it will probably be going with Footman James with me as main and my dad as second driver. Bloody difficult getting kit car insurance when you're under 21 AND it's a three wheeler. So hopefully I shall be on the road for a majority of the summer!
M5 Russ said:
Just found this thread. Absolute top respect for that being your first car. You wait till you take a girl out for a Sunday drive in it. She will love it 
the requests have been pouring in for the last two years. Got an insurance quote today, and its slightly less hilariously expensive than i feared. My old mans insurance runs out in June, so I'll deffinately be on the road for most of the summer! ROLL ON JUNE!Sline said:
That really does look lovely. A set of black metal plates will finish it off a treat.
Yes, they would. Unfortunately it's one of my pet hates putting old plates on cars that you KNOW aren't. I could just about bare it if they were dateless (or NI) plates, but not on its current ones. DuncanM said:
My boy is 17 this year, I may be tempted to look at something like this for him. Where is best to search please?
Hi Duncan,There are currently three on eBay at the minute, one is in a bit of a state and would need to go through the MSVA, which is getting harder and harder for older vehicles like the Lomax to get through.
Another good place is the Citroens Special Club website.
www.citroenspecialsclub.org
There is a forum and a classifieds section.
As far as your son is concerned, it's a little tricker getting insurance. Most kit car insurance companies will not touch anyone under 21, due to the nature of the vehicles, those that do will either want a lot of money, or not do three wheelers (stupid I know). This is the torment I have had for the last two years. Now that I am 20 and have a full 2 year liscense, the price is a shade under £500 with both me and my old man on it, and that's with the CSC discount too.
If you can find a kit car insurance company that will insure him, and he/you can stomach the cost, then go for it. I'd start with Footman James and Adrian flux. You will have to ring footman James as on their website they say they do not insure three wheelers... They do.
HTH
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