Q's about living with the Ultima

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jschwartz said:it's pretty easy to live with as a daily driver.

Is it? That's one deciding factor on whether I get one. I'd prefer to have only one car at a time (so has to be a daily driver).

Love the new lambo, and getting this might interfere, but I won't be able to afford the lambo for at least 2 years, so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it

Back to being a daily driver...how do you guys feel with it being so enclosed? By that I meant the fact that you can't wind down the windows etc. I've seen a few pics of windows that have openings in them. Being cramped isn't a problem.

What about reversing or reverse parking? There's no rear vision mirror, do the sides give you a decent view of behind (does the wing block?).

Do other motorists always notice you?(Don't want some school mum in her 4wd change lanes and run over the top of me, maybe I just accelerate into a gap

The short overhands shouldn't be too much of a problem with speed humps...

I'm sure it's a cop magnet. But then again, so is a P plate on a porsche.

Is it possible to equipment a decent hi-fi (and I mean a practical one)? Can you put in enough equipment to be able to listen and cruise?(I'm not concerned about music under any sort of acceleration or higher speeds.

I'm assuming you can't fit Recaro's in...how are the seats?Semi-comfortable?

Like the fact that the seats are close together, the only guys I have in my car are my best mates, the others are all women, so the closer the better.

Besides the engine & transaxle, what other components are necessary in addition to the kit?

What transaxles have you guys used? Which do you find the smoothest and most reliable?



I guess they're my questions.

A few about cost, I'm trying to figure what the total will be. A few questions for the Aussies...

Ok, the kit costs something like 45k AU. How much would the shipping and import costs be?

Has anyone in Australia or NZ ordered a kit and had it built for them? If so how much were the labour charges?

What other costs are there (such as registering, inspection etc)?

Thanks in advance.