Overpriced junk..
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sjn2004

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4,051 posts

268 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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Why would anybody pay 36k for this POS.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1793512.htm

For that money you could buy a newer, more powerful, genuine Ferrari.

AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

248 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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But its based on the super exclusive "Mazda MR2" hehe

Peter101

1,594 posts

236 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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"GREAT LOOKING CAR FOR A MAZDA BASE, IN WHITE WITH GREY STRIP AND THE CHASSIS AND ENGINE IS A MAZDA MR2 WITH 220 BHP, THIS CAR TOTALY LOOKS THE PART AND FOR LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE...INSURANCE IS CHEAP AND 30MPG ALSO SERVICING COSTS ARE LOW."

Mazda MR2??? WTF???

shirt

25,503 posts

232 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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advert said:
I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TOO PUT THERE ORIGINAL CAR AGAINST THIS
someone please take up the 'challenge'

Original Poster

5,429 posts

207 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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It's 20 years old as well, I would not even pay a grand for it...

zuby84

995 posts

221 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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I think I saw this in driving by me in Newcastle a few months ago. I found it strange it had the scuderia wheels and stripe; but the f430 back (with 2 twin exhausts.) If it was the same one; it certainly fooled me.

Obiwonkeyblokey

5,400 posts

271 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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bag of ste

evil_dr_fish

2,481 posts

256 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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I can't believe how much s**t there is like this on Autotrader too - MR2 based 355 kits

They actually have the nerve to advertise it in the Ferrari section and advertise them AS 355s! redface I don't know if the trade descriptions act applies to such adverts but it is certainly false advertising!

They then have the nerve to try to ask for Ferrari money for what is ultimately just a modded MR2!

P**s funny! Whoever buys it deserves the whole in the pocket they get as a result and the laughs and derision they get form everyone else for such sad 'wannabe-ism'

I think my bile is only rising so much due to the bare faced cheek of trying to pass them of AS Ferrari's and asking 10 times what they're worth for them! If they were sold as kit cars, for kit car money I'd probably be totally cool with it!

Has anyone figured out what a Mazda MR2 even is yet?

P300V8

264 posts

207 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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evil_dr_fish said:
Has anyone figured out what a Mazda MR2 even is yet?
No except that MR2 is pronounced merde in french!

Paul O

3,170 posts

214 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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Did he really put a 'Cheap Ferrari' at £36k?

A 'real' 348, F355 is cheaper. With the change you'd be buying a fair amount of bits before you were anywhere near price of this 'bargain'.

You can get real 360's for that money now. I can't see that ever selling...

WCZ

11,559 posts

225 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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looks alright and I bet it's not too far off the performance of a real scud with 220 bhp too


wink

bob1179

14,140 posts

240 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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Oh dear.

I do believe I may have met the person who owns this car. He sold a guy I know a Countach 'replica' a couple of years ago. I drove the guy up to Chester Le Street to have a look at what this 'fabulous' machine was actually like.

It was based on a beetle, had drum brakes all around, a 1.8 Ford engine and virtually no working electrics. It was awful.

I really do not know why people bother.


Edited by bob1179 on Tuesday 15th June 12:26

Mario149

7,789 posts

209 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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<pedant>

Surely if it is a proper scuderia replica, the exhausts should be in a different place!

</pedant>

Mario149

7,789 posts

209 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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Paul O said:
Did he really put a 'Cheap Ferrari' at £36k?

A 'real' 348, F355 is cheaper. With the change you'd be buying a fair amount of bits before you were anywhere near price of this 'bargain'.

You can get real 360's for that money now. I can't see that ever selling...
Can somebody email him and point this out?! I'm dying to see what he might say!

andymc

7,626 posts

238 months

Tuesday 15th June 2010
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total dime bar this character, did he not used to run boyz toys if i recall, he also has this in stock?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1469599.htm

quite an eclectic mix of machines, he says the replica is half the price of a real 430 scud, has the scud market took such a big hit?
andymc