Worst replica ever?!

[James Junior]

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... h_full.y=4

Check out the red 1992 non turbo for £5,250...

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[phipck]

not for the feint hearted.......or week stomoched!

[jimGTS]

i like the kit.....
its only ment to subtly resemble the ferrari. not actually be a replica kit.

the worst thing that he/she has done is fit those rear lights and that rear panel mod.

if there was some rev3 lights on the back, it would look nice imo.

i personally dont think the makers of the kit suggest its ment to turn your car into a ferrari, simply give it a few of its features with stock bodywork.

instead of the replicas which require almost ever panel being replaced.


they have however put ferrari badges on it, which to me, is just stupid.
and the price is silly. if it didnt have those weird rear lights, it would be no different to selling a kitted 1992 na with a border kit, but because of those rear lights, its somehow werth 3k more than it should be.

[Craigo]

To jimGTS,

Maybe you got lucky last night, maybe you took a Mars bar to the till at the Co-op and the lady said 'don't you know its buy one get one free'?, maybe all the lights were on green for you today, maybe you had one of those really clean poos that only requires one wipe....

either way, whatever has put you in such a forgivable mood.....

no.......just no.

[jimGTS]

i think they can look quite nice...
it doesnt shout "ferrari", just subtle.
with proper mr2 rear lights, kinda nice.

[ChrisT]

Hmmm "full replica kit". If he's trying to make a replica of an MR2 then he's done very well, but it sure doesn't look like a Ferrari.

[Dale_V]

maybe you had one of those really clean poos that only requires one wipe....

lmao!

[platmatt8]

those rear lights are the single worst attempt i`ve ever seen

[marc GT Turbo]

i think they can look quite nice...
it doesnt shout "ferrari", just subtle.
with proper mr2 rear lights, kinda nice.

its an EREBUNI style 28 kit

[whitetrash]

the words "xxxxxx Tragic" spring to mind!

[marc GT Turbo]

ive got the skirts which i like but the bumpers and rear really dont do it for me either

[RST]

Not an MR2 but I like the look of this one as well...


http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1195631.htm

...hmm that MR2 doesn't look so bad now.

[JimmyTheKosh]

£5,250 for that?????

Id let mine go for that, and i think mines got a slightly better @rse!

[Tomm]

I have to say that red on Above my post doesnt look to bad!

I think Jim has a point here, SOME can look ok with rev3 rear lights now you mention it, but the one linked is utter is poo!

[phipck]

i think jimmythekosh could be forgiven for a replica because of its good workmanship, at least the lights look like they belong to the car!

[whitetrash]

ha ha ha ha that F40 rep has made my day!!!!

[greeny]

I like the front bumper, maybe go well with a toms rear bumper and one of those drift wings (same as naths wing/bomex?)

[fuchsiasteve]

Not an MR2 but I like the look of this one as well...


http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1195631.htm

...hmm that MR2 doesn't look so bad now.

Gotta say I saw a Ferrari F40 the other weekend and that Pistonheads one looks pretty damn accurate

[nigel_bytes]

Ferrari arent too happy about these replicas,
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Incredibly, it was once a Toyota...A gang of rogue mechanics in Italy has been arrested for selling fake Ferraris.

The men were said to be cobbling together the counterfeit supercars in much the same way as people do here – out of Toyota MR2s and Pontiacs – and selling them for £15,000 each.

Police are understood to have confiscated 14 fake 360 Modenas – seven sold and seven under construction – and eight people are under investigation.

Apparently those buying the cars knew they were fakes (how wouldn’t they?) so we can only hope that people rolling in rebodied MR2s over here will soon get busted for being so lame.

It seems that in Italy just selling a Ferrari replica is actually against the law, whereas over here it is just a crime against style

Investigators in Italy said the buyers were simply buying the cars to impress the neighbours.

‘That is the only reason,’ said Guido Geremia head of the Italian financial police unit that led the investigation.

A Ferrari spokeswoman said they monitored websites for evidence of fakes.

‘Ferrari is a product that maintains its value over time and of course we try to protect our clients who buy the real thing.

‘When a car is not official, it does not have the characteristics it should have for the brand,’ she added.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=503883