You sound a little bitter, granted it's no ferrari "beccause we know they are hand built by the gods" but some people care about performane. Try to not get so jealous about a car that stomps on just about everything Ferrari has ever made performance wise.
Much smaller (and slower) car, though. Still a thrilling ride, but definitely not in the same class. The Exige is like a 5/8 scale Noble with about 1/3 the power.
I like them. I think they are built pretty good, and I have been around a few kit cars and they in no way remind me of them. You will experience some depreciation, but probably no worse than on some other new cars to be fair about it. If you take the rear wing off, it looks more like the high end car that it really is. It's probably more fun to say "I own a Ferrari" than a Noble, a 328 is really cool, but that thing is so fassssst!
Jealous? Not quite. I'm interested in a talented group of engineers developing my cars for everything--performance, reliability and safety. That means I want a car that goes quickly, brakes well and handles well. It also means that I want it to start every morning. Most importantly, I want to know that my passengers and I are protected by the latest in safety technology. Sorry, but home builts don't cut it. What I want in my race cars is an entirely different list. (I also don't use a piece of **** Windows computer that results in double posts.)
Relax, Chris. he said "bome built" not home built. Must be Canadian slang for "British designed and engineered, South African built, professionally assembled supercar on a budget."
Nah, it's actually Canadian for "I don't want to die because some underpaid and underskilled labourer welded my chassis, thank you very much".
Sorry you've felt threatened by Noble or the people who peddle them, or some of us on here, but it's really not an attack on you. It's defense of this car and its build quality and performance. Dream Car Garage's Peter Klutt did a great segment on Superformance and the Noble (which they build in their South African plant) and showed them to be great vehicles. As owners here have said, it's the final assembly of the components that matter most in the end. 1g does a pretty good job, but htere are occasional problems, just like with f-cars. Or any car for that matter. I remember a friend who was terrified of heights refusing to walk the Golden Gate Bridge with me in San Francisco. I pointed out the great engineering talent behind it and she said, "but the guys who actually built it were probably day laborers making 50 cents an hour." All cars have issues related to who how and when they were built, the Noble is no exception.
No, Frank, a Superformance-manufactured piece of ****-mobile almost killed me. I can guarantee that if I tell more of this story, I'll be threatened with legal action. Read between the lines, put two and two together or PM me. End of story. And I didn't care for home builts before the incident.
the noble is so awesome they are not going to be allowed to call it the noble any more. http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/02/noble-assigns-us-rights-to-past-models.html maybe the bricklin name is still available. seriously tho the noble has all the elements of the most awesome supercar ever. ford taurus v6? check. homemade styling? check. built in africa? check. wheels that go boom? check - http://www.nobleforums.com/showthread.php?t=1713&highlight=wheel+failure two engine blowups in car and driver tests? check. at least six places in the US where you can get it fixed? check. however, it is much faster than a 328gts and accelerates much harder, in much the same way that a porta-potty dropped from a 747 also accelerates harder than a 328gts.
If it was truly a home-built vehicle that almost killed you, that is sad, but it reinforces what we've been saying about the final assembly being the key. Did you assemble it yourself? Have a shop build it? A friend? Perhaps sharing your story would benefit all of us. I happen to know some of the people with Superformance and know they run a first-rate company. More of a specialty manufacturer than a kit builder nowadays with their GT40 recreation, the new Brock Coupe and their Noble work. But even there you have to have the right person doing the work, just like anywhere. Again, nobody was trying to attack you, but your quip seemed like a flame. You're obviously pretty scarred by your experience, so sharing it with the rest of us might help.
I already told you, Frank, I can't tell my story on an open forum. Vested interests are interested in protecting their vested interests. I simply can't discuss it here because I don't have time for a lawsuit, whether I'm right or not. Nonetheless, I'll flame those pieces of **** all day long. They're not production cars and I would never consider buying one, even it were faster, more reliable and more interesting than a Ferrari.
Fair enough. I ask that you understand our skepticism concerning your negative comments, though. They are production cars in other parts of the world and are highly regarded by most who have driven them, even with the reservations and concerns expressed here. Probably good that the OP sees a variety of opinions before going in.
Sure, I'll buy that. They are perhaps exceed production car standards in India. But India ain't Indiana.
Sorry, should have asked if you have driven and Exige S? At some point you have to realize what is usable on the street. I have a car that weighs 2100# and has 600 hp. The Exige S is just as fast on the street. That said, the Noble is a great car but is likely to require more maintenance than the Lotus. Do yourself a favor and go drive a Lotus before you make a decision.
LOL, this is great, you say you want a car that brakes well, handles well and goes quickly, and yet the Noble does all of those things. You said you want a car that has everything, but initially you try to compare it to a sports car. Well get this, a true sports car, and I mean true true truuuue sports car doesn't have all the amenities a Mercedes does. Kudos to Ferrari for cramming all of those airbags in the car but some people with rather not add the weight. As for reliability? L O L, when I think of reliability the last thing that comes to mind is an exotic car, how much do clutch jobs cost on F-Cars? Also, these cars aren't "once again" home built kit cars, they are shipped without the drive train do to emission and safety laws. GTR skylines that come over here go through the same dam process. Lastly, my computer is a water cooled over clocked beast, I could launch a nuclear missile with it, it is far from crappy, and while I am not a windows fan boy, at the end of the day I know my operating system will run 95 percent of the software on the market. Now lets drop it.
You're on the wrong forum. Skip over to the Noble sites where you all can provide that important emotional support for one another. As for this discussion, Dr. English, it's impossible to discern what you're actually trying to convey, so, indeed, I am dropping it.
