03/01/2012 09:14 | By JD Van Zyl, contributor, MSN Cars
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Always fancied yourself as a bit of a Bond type? Then this novelty replica might just be what is required to complete the image. The Die Another Day replica comes complete with front grill rockets and bonnet cannons but the pleasure of being 007 doesn't come cheap mind, with prices starting at £95,000.

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02/01/2012 12:59
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Just what planet are the people who write this rubbish living on? Affordable replicas? £30K+?  
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Happy New Year Folks !.

 

Some years ago I saw a Ferrari V12 job copied using a Jag V12 engine and heavier but better quality fibre glass bodywork.

I remember thinking that the original had less reliability, more expensive running costs and weeks of waiting for even the simplest of parts.

The Ferrari was valued at £200.000, the superior copy was then priced at £20.000.

I remember thinking WHY ?.

Why would anyone pay TEN times more for an inferior product, unless it was for a probable non-driving investment.

But if it is just an investment you want, buy a painting and leave the real driving cars to us real drivers who want it for what it is, an automotive styling work of art, not an investment.

 

Peace.

03/01/2012 13:47
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I bought myself an almost exact replica of the £1.66 m Bugatti Veryron Super Sport - and it only cost me £5,000 !

It has exactly the same number of road wheels, and engines as the Bugatti. Like the Bugatti, it has a roof, windows to see out of, a seat to sit on, and a steering wheel to drive with and etc.... It also has exactly the same top speed ( 70 mph on Britain's motorways ) !

It's also cunningly camouflaged to avoid attracting too much attention - in fact it looks almost exactly like a six year old Ford Mondeo ... !
:-)


01/01/2012 13:14
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Replica cars are certainly interesting, but I could never own one myself.
Most of these cars seem to 'borrow' underpinnings from other cars (mainly MR2s). The F355 copies are a dead give-away... just look at the rooflines, which remain un-changed from the original donor. A total waste of £10k in my opinion! Just by a genuine BMW M3/ Merc C43

Out of all of them, the old-school Porsche 911 'Covin' kits seem to make the most sense. Based on a beetle chassis, they can accomandate a range of engines (including an actual flat-6 911's!). They also have  faithful fibreglass bodies, which don't borrow from it's underpinnings.



07/02/2012 12:11
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i agree with all the sensible comments on this matter pretty much short of winning the euro-millions not many people can afford supercars or the cost of running them !!!!! personally i dont see the point in replica cars as they in some way shape or form are drastically different to the actual supercar, well they have to be to avoid copyright infringements so to the common eye you will be a mystery living in your £100k house with a ferrari parked on the kirb outside !!! and to a petrol head you will be a pathetic deluded fool with a fake car , so i can think of 0000's of amazing cars out there on sale that are more than worth the money an if your in a position to afford a little more try out aftermarket upgrades more often than not that BMW M3 or MERC AMG that you crave but simply cant afford at £45k+ are no match for running costs yet not too far behind in performance to say ............the ford mondeo 2.2 tdci costing £4-6k for an '05 with 155 bhp an 220+ lb ft of torque with an extra £3-4k spent under the bonnet and transmission you can produce a real wolf in sheeps clothing somewhere along the lines of 300bhp an 5-600 lb ft of torque an believe me there wont be much able to overtake you, so £30k for a slow replica seems ludicrous
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Which of these is the best new car of 2011?
Come on people vote on a car we can all afford ( the one with the highest sales figures for 2011 is the ford fiesta followed by the focus) so much for super cars  is it possible we may only buy the cars we can afford ?
28/04/2013 12:31
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As much as people say "who can afford £30k?", I think it's a rather misrepresented statement, in fact, I see lots of people driving around in fancy cars that are almost twice as much as that; how many streets can you go down near where you live & see at least one Jag parked on someone's drive, a new range rover (costing £50k new), or even lesser but still imo expensive cars like the new Mini, and equally it's newer cousin which has just come out (I've already seen a a few of them recently). 2nd hand models of these cost around £6k. Who are these people who are driving around in these cars?, because I certainly can't afford even £6k. Yet they are eveywhere. Jags, Merc, BMW's - even Porsche's, etc are to be seen in every road and in town/city you go regardless if you live on/near a council estate or a wealthy area. These may not be Ferrari's or Lambo's , but they are still quite expensive. What is this recession we are in? my dad was young, living in the 40s/50s noone, except maybe a Dr could afford a car.
20/07/2012 13:18
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Replica cars are not bad. I am not talking about a brand new Ferrari replica.... but a recreation of the old beauties such as cobras or and old Lamborghini Miura that otherwise nobody can afford.

 

And face it! The replica market has takes off! Sites such as kitcars4sale.com are emerging and creating a hub for the kitcar and replica car buy/sell business.  

10/04/2012 20:57
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My dad has a Wildcat E Type replica and to him it is the nearest thing he'll get to a real E Type Jaguar - he's happy with it as he's always wanted an E Type; cheaper to run with a Ford engine or other engine. In a way, it has it's own unique design being wider at the front and back. A bargain for 5k, but of course had spent a few more thousand on getting it up to standard with chroming, wheels, etc. 

Real E Types are expensive even if you do find a bargain (which are frequently seen in ads.auctions) but it's the cost of running which I think is more of a problem even if you did have the money to buy one. 4.2 litre, and even worse the V12 5.3 engine, are certainly not cheap to run by people on a budget or people in retirement; you'd be lucky to fill her up with 20 quids of fuel and you'd be out of petrol before you'd get around the block; average around 17 to the gallon. I've seen E Types up for sale left, right and centre, often constantly changing hands, and i'm not surprised because alot of people realise they can't afford to run them anymore, more so now with fuel prices going through the roof.
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If you like to buy a toycar of the likes of ferrari to aston martin,i suggest you get a scalemodel.These "Supercars" lack a few things you would find on a skoda,like reliability,affordability longevity.
Just because you pay more money don't mean you get something better.

02/01/2012 00:41
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Happy new year loozzaahhs!  remember, its gonna be a crap year, followed by armageddon...enjoy

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My Car Is A Rolls Carardy    

 

                                                  Rolls Down Hills Can Arly get up em    Smile

01/01/2012 15:46
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I have a same car as Jeremy clarkson - but a bigger engine - Austin morris (1945)
Mine is a original 

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