Nice MR2

[diablo_pete]

Damn, knew I shouldn't have bought a real one. Looks good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/lamborghini-murcielago-repli...

[dinkel]

Think the fantastic fourpot soundbyte . . .

[blot]

Anyone fancy a convoy (without the cash) to have our photos taken with it?

[dinkel]

[Super Bad]

[marc.l]

OR EMAIL NO TEST DRIVES UNTILL I SEE CASH, VEIWING RECOMENDED BUT DONT TURN UP TO HAVE YOUR PHOT TAKEN WITH IT

You cant just turn up to have your `phot` taken and remember , no dreamers.

[MitchT]

That's a fantastic looking car, but if I had £30k to spend it would go on a real Ferrari rather than a fake Lambo.

[sjn2004]

Did you see the youtube video with it next to the real donor car? How can it be legal and not a breach of copyright?

[Mike Rob]

Looks a bit sad when they open the engine cover to reveal the toyota engine! Although a ferrari/porsche man I must admit the murci engine does look quite good.

Now let's hear the imposter start up

[Kylie]

^^ No dont let him start it up he should have dropped a Lexus V8 in there as a minimum if hes sticking to jap stuff. The body does look good from the pics but like to see it close up. Would make a good daily thrasher anyway for tootling about in and you wouldnt mind so much if it got stone chipped or the odd car door dent in the side.

[evil_dr_fish]

That's an interesting point!

Never looked upon replicas like that.

In all fairness it does look good (barring the black headlamps which, despite liking modded / F&F cars, I'm not soo sure about) but it would sound as pants as a shopping trip in M&S the moment you started it up.

As said above - For <£10k then mayyyyybe... For *£30k* Hell F*ing no - There are a dozen REAL cars I'd buy before that!

Edited by evil_dr_fish on Saturday 28th February 09:35

[andrew.]

are you sure it's a replica, pete ?
looks pretty convincing to me ; it's not as if it's yellow

[Titanium lover]

The engine and price are a little bit too much ! But where fakes tend to go wrong is the Cabin and dash. I have yet to see a ferrari fake with a dash that looks anything like the real thing.

[diablo_pete]

Titanium lover said:

The engine and price are a little bit too much ! But where fakes tend to go wrong is the Cabin and dash. I have yet to see a ferrari fake with a dash that looks anything like the real thing.

Totally agree with all of that. Think people tend to become tired and lose energy by the time it gets to trim a car. It can be done though.

[evil_dr_fish]

I notice they 'neglected' to include dashboard pics!

[MitchT]

I don't subscribe to the whole replica thing by any stretch of the imagination, but that car is so good that I'd be sold if...

1: They updated it to LP640 styling
2: The interior is accurate
3: They fit a BMW V12 instead
4: They drop the price to £20k

I suspect the work that goes into producing such a good replica would make it uneconomical to produce in line with the criteria that would need to be in place for me to buy one, but £30K will buy an outstanding Ferrari 328/348 and might even stretch to a low-end 355, so the price would have to come down. It's so close to greatness it hurts!

[DIW35]

Surely that advert contravenes the TDA. It states quite clearly at the top, Manufacturer: Lamborghini. I'm pretty sure Lamborghini had next to nothing to do with the manufacture of that vehicle!

[dinkel]

Oh yes they had: it's called inspiration

[MrSpike]

K reg MR2 for 30k? Where do I sign up?!

[Jonty355]

Titanium lover said:

The engine and price are a little bit too much ! But where fakes tend to go wrong is the Cabin and dash. I have yet to see a ferrari fake with a dash that looks anything like the real thing.

Ferrari Dino replica? They're usually spot on with all the details, barring the engine of course.