Are Scimitars s***?
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They are very good cars, fast, handle well etc.
But the chassis rust and being fibreglass can suffer from bad earth to the electric.
Find a good one that's been looked after and you won't be disappointed, find a bad one and it will be a money pit!
If you find a good one they are a very cheap classic but you do need to keep on top of the maintenance.
I've had two and would recommend a 5 rather than a 6 and currently have two SS1's that I'm selling.
I'm only selling as due to health problems I can't look after them.
Both the GTE's and the SS1's are a very under rated car, prices can only go up......I hope!
Much more info/advice to be had at the scimitar web site - http://www.scimitarweb.co.uk/
But the chassis rust and being fibreglass can suffer from bad earth to the electric.
Find a good one that's been looked after and you won't be disappointed, find a bad one and it will be a money pit!
If you find a good one they are a very cheap classic but you do need to keep on top of the maintenance.
I've had two and would recommend a 5 rather than a 6 and currently have two SS1's that I'm selling.
I'm only selling as due to health problems I can't look after them.
Both the GTE's and the SS1's are a very under rated car, prices can only go up......I hope!
Much more info/advice to be had at the scimitar web site - http://www.scimitarweb.co.uk/
Yertis said:
They have their foibles but they're simple, fast, and provided they're not rusty, very strong. I don't know why they're so cheap really. Really enjoyed ours.
Slight kitcar overtones in the interior, perceptions that they all overheat and dump their coolant, the huge expense(relative to value) of restoring them cosmetically(GRP body), barring Princess Anne getting a ticket in one they don't exist in the motoring folk memory. All of this means they are a bargain for the discerning classic PHer.They're ok. Chassis still prone to rusting. Electrics not brilliant. Not THAT quick due to lethargic Cologne V6, although tuneable. 29mpg and reasonably practical.
Just not a particularly trendy classic to have tbh therefore a good time to buy one. You can still get most of the parts easily enough and as long as the gel coat is ok, then reasonably good ownership potential.
Just not a particularly trendy classic to have tbh therefore a good time to buy one. You can still get most of the parts easily enough and as long as the gel coat is ok, then reasonably good ownership potential.
I wish I had kept mine, fast, very cheap to run and easy to work on. I sprayed mine in a single garage and it came out OK, if you use the right paint and do it at the right time of year in the right place the GRP is not a problem.
Very underated and very cheap, you can get a very good SE5a for the price of a very ropey 3.0 Capri that needs every thing doing. I will get another one one day.
Very underated and very cheap, you can get a very good SE5a for the price of a very ropey 3.0 Capri that needs every thing doing. I will get another one one day.
alfa pint said:
They're ok. Chassis still prone to rusting. Electrics not brilliant. Not THAT quick due to lethargic Cologne V6, although tuneable. 29mpg and reasonably practical.
Just not a particularly trendy classic to have tbh therefore a good time to buy one. You can still get most of the parts easily enough and as long as the gel coat is ok, then reasonably good ownership potential.
Most scimitars are the Essex v6, and there is no chance you will get 29 mpg out of one Just not a particularly trendy classic to have tbh therefore a good time to buy one. You can still get most of the parts easily enough and as long as the gel coat is ok, then reasonably good ownership potential.
there used to be (still is?) a place in Kettering, Northamptonshire that specialised in them
seperate to above - I can tell you of one place/businesses/person/owners club member in Northants definitly NOT to buy from so IF you ever think of getting one from Northamptonshire PM me first
seperate to above - I can tell you of one place/businesses/person/owners club member in Northants definitly NOT to buy from so IF you ever think of getting one from Northamptonshire PM me first
na said:
there used to be (still is?) a place in Kettering, Northamptonshire that specialised in them
seperate to above - I can tell you of one place/businesses/person/owners club member in Northants definitly NOT to buy from so IF you ever think of getting one from Northamptonshire PM me first
Queensbury Road Garage in Kettering, very much still alive and kicking, they have a good name as far as I am aware.seperate to above - I can tell you of one place/businesses/person/owners club member in Northants definitly NOT to buy from so IF you ever think of getting one from Northamptonshire PM me first
They have branched out into other marques and models but still specialise in Scimitars, there are always a couple or more in their yard every time I go past there
Yuxi said:
I averaged 25mpg with mine over 2000 miles of mixed driving, it was 3.0 Essex and bw auto box. I think 30mpg would achievable with a manual and overdrive
Fair enough I haven't owned a Scimitar myself, but going on the same engine in the same state of tune in a Capri (which is lighter although perhaps shorter geared) which apparently is barely above 20 mpg.
I sold this for £1,200 in 2010, and it has just been sold again apparently. It drove beautifully, onle problems were hot starting issues ( tore my hair out!) and microblistering / osmosis (quite serious and expensive to rectify properly) but in the year or so I had it I had a blast. Everybody seemed to love it too, always getting stopped for a chat. Spares situation is excellent bizzarely, but if I was going to buy another I waould spend £5K+ and get one of the best.
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