Crappy Replicas thread

WHY?

 

Why? Why would someone do that?

 

An uglier replica of an already-ugly car.

 

http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/cto/1762877980.html

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. . . and it may have the Toyota mr2 motor.

 

and now the ZONDA!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.m748&item=330446263591&viewitem=&_trkparms=clkid%3D7490162812272619494


and wtf???? is this a legit company???

http://www.g-forcereplicas.com/index.html

 

As legit as a $3 bill, which is what I suggest you pay them with! All photos on their site are of real cars! At least the good rip-off guys usually mix in a few fiberglass pics that they took from some other company's sight! Hopefully no one will fall for this one, and maybe ebay will shut them down.

 

I sent them an e-mail a while back for kicks and giggles.

I said, "do you have any legit pictures of YOUR cars that YOU built YOURSELF. Not made my real companies. You know, pics that you haven't taken from Ferrari, or Lamborghini."

That isn't exactly what I said but it was along those lines,

I got like a 1k word reply on how they will post pics as they make more cars and begin to sell them.

It's been nearly three months. No pics.

 

I'm fairly certain that Ferrari will go after them as soon as they make their first F-car copy - if not before.

After all, Ferrari shut down Mera pretty quickly, and their 308 wannabe cars weren't even all that close.

 

Only one word comes to mind for that company... "shaaady" lol. I feel bad for anyone actually putting money on the cars considering their site unseen and can easily get jacked over on them

 

Isn't the bid on the Zonda replica already up to like, $30k??

Poor bidders...

 

The bidding shows that it started at $50,000 and now shows a winning bid of $65,100...

 

Oh, wow.

 

I hope it's like some low-life, drug dealer that will send someone to retrieve his money and get "satisfaction".

 

If you look at the feed back, all they sold was some clothing and one auto part.
No history of vehicle sales. Probably all small purchases and purchases to shills to get their feedback up.

Also I'd bet that they had shill bidders as well to "poke" the auction along and upwards

JD

 

Wow, a Fiero Countach. Its proportions look downright comical. I'll give it "cute"...

http://jalopnik.com/5580050/for-15000-drive-a-fierorghinter

 

That's not replication, that's satire.

 

same here: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/ebay-find-of-the-day-behold-its-the-astroghini/
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For sale $11k LOL

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ctd/1833985110.html
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It would be fun to buy this GTO Fiero and the Countach Fiero above and take them places together! ...WIth midgets!
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Both of those things look like cartoons.

On the other hand, a Fiero is a better sacrificial lamb than a 308 if you're going to try to make a phony GTO.

 

I do Agree !!!

 

I agree!
That's why I like them. Debadged, of course. Maybe make up some fun stickers.
For the GTO, make stickers in Ferrari script that read "Geraldine Ferraro" Or wait... Just "Ferraro" then on the side, "designo di Geraldine"
"Tractori" for the Lambo.

I still think they'd be fun. Not as much fun as a real 308 for the combined cash of the two, but if I had cash to waste, it would be.

 

A de-badged replica doesn't offend me. As I said, the Chinese guy's handmade Lambo tribute was so far off it was kind of cute, like a boardwalk caricature. I just have trouble with misrepresenting a replica - and badging counts as misrepresentation - and with turning a genuine Ferrari into a kit car.

 

How you like this roadster
http://a.imageshack.us/img571/2534/murciags.jpg