What’s it worth.

[John-b9xqk]

Opinions would be appreciated on the final sale value of an Evo kit built to a high standard.
The specification as follows. LS7 engine,Porsche transaxle with Quafe diff,wing,air conditioning,carpets,leather dashboard and other minor extras, IVA tested etc. The total cost of the kit being £73000.

[John-b9xqk]

Probably won’t make any difference to your opinion but to be built in proper workshops by experienced mechanic.

[John-b9xqk]

soad said:

Is this a brand new car?

YES

[John-b9xqk]

highflyer said:

What does the factory charge for a turn key car similar spec ?

I am reliably told by the factory £95000 with three years waiting list.

[John-b9xqk]

Storer said:

As are general rule you will struggle to make back the cost of the parts.

Only the Factory are able to command a premium to cover their labour but do not build without a confirmed order.

The only way to make a few thousand building an Ultima is to do a commissioned build for someone who can't do it themselves. Find the buyer first and get the money in instalments up front.

Thanks for the reply. This is the conclusion I had come to, but really wanted to know what I was letting myself into before placing an order. Any other input would be greatly appreciated.

[John-b9xqk]

The question is now irrelevant as I have now paid the initial deposit. However thanks for all the feed back.

[John-b9xqk]

Steve Dean said:

Hi John,
Congrats on ordering your Ultima kit.
I presume you would have had some conversation with the guys at Ultima regarding possible engines. With ever tightening emissions regulations, are the traditional LS3 and LS7 engines still OK or is there now a move towards the Generation V LT1 (460 BHP) or LT4 (650 BHP) engines.
By the way ..... this is not a smart arse question, I'm genuinely interested to know, with a view to a future build.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention,I shall ask the question tomorrow together with the question “are the front wishbones now the same length as those supplied by Autobionics” unless someone here can tell me.

[John-b9xqk]

Fastpedeller said:

It's a stange anomoly I've never been able to get my head around - a lot of amateur built kit cars are assembled with painstaking attention to detail with little expense spared over a time period which isn't governed by profit yet if resold they realise less money than factory assembled ones.
I can only guess that a customer who doesn't feel confident in building their own car is also not confident in assessing an amateur built one, so goes for the 'safe bet' of getting it factory built.

I don’t think it is always correct to call all cars amateur built. Many are built by very professional individuals in very well equipped workshops.The factory will also assess a non factory built car for anyone not confident in doing so themselves. The fee I believe is £500