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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by ninyo, May 23, 2004.

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  1. Taurean Bull

    Taurean Bull Formula 3 BANNED

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    Still not worse than the matte black CT "roadster" or whatever it is.
     
    Taurean Bull, Apr 14, 2011
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  2. albert328gts

    albert328gts Formula 3 Silver Subscribed

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    It turns my stomach
     
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  3. cfoster32

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    I agree ! Plus, If you wanted to make a kit car, why in the hell did he put those rims on it. A Countach wouldn't have 20" and 22" rims. It's like he's trying to make a really $hitty. It's like a Fiero, a Countach, and a freakin' Escalade had a horrible three way and this was the offspring. Or just the horrible brain child of a simpleton from Iowa...
     
    cfoster32, Apr 14, 2011
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  4. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    If I were a Lamborghini owner I'd vote to move this thread to the "General Automotive Discussion" forum ;)
     
    Wade, Apr 14, 2011
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  5. FredParoutaud

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    I've seen worse.

    I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...or something like that
     
    FredParoutaud, Apr 14, 2011
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  6. S Brake

    S Brake F1 World Champ

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    They accept cards.
    I wonder if they will accept 15 cards.
     
    S Brake, Apr 14, 2011
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  7. 2NA

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    The "Crappy Replicas Thread". It just hasn't been much fun there since Pantera signed off. ;)
     
    2NA, Apr 14, 2011
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  8. Wade

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    Wade, Apr 14, 2011
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  9. Tony K

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    Tony K, Apr 15, 2011
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  10. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    I agree and always loved all-original Fieros...

    While they may never attain any high monetary values their day will certainly come :)

    Not mine but I'd like to find one just like it:
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  11. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Take it from an ex-owner. You don't.
     
    VIZSLA, Apr 16, 2011
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  12. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Quite the opposite from a longterm ex-owner (87 GT). It was one of the most enjoyable daily-drivers that I've ever owned.
     
    Wade, Apr 16, 2011
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  13. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    I'm glad that your experience has been different. Mine was one of the very early ones and was miserable. My Fiat was more reliable.
    I traded it in on a VW in under a year. I drove straight from the Pontiac service dept. to the VW dealer and as I pulled out the service manager asked me to call and tell him if they accepted it. Grim.
     
    VIZSLA, Apr 16, 2011
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  14. willrace

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    I hate to break it to you, but that one's a Fiero replica, built on a Yugo. :D
     
    willrace, Apr 16, 2011
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  15. Wade

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    See... I told ya that its day will come! You know what they say about "imitation". :)
     
    Wade, Apr 16, 2011
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    Its kind of a waste to be honest. V8 Archie can't do it right yet he claims he's the only one who can do the conversion.
     
    VF1Skullangel, Apr 17, 2011
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    agree on some of those fiero choptops and widebodies. Some of them look pretty damn good.
    The GT in that link above though... looks strange?

    Then again, I also sort of like the SWB countach replicas. They remind me of the Tyco H0 scale slotcar version :D Plus they look way better than the VW-based GT40-replicas...
     
    PerKr, Apr 17, 2011
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  19. Bradley

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    I'd never seen the Fiero "Chop-Tops" before. They do improve the proportions of the car dramatically.

    I always thought that some of the Fiero-based 308 replicas looked fairly accurate, with the glaring exception that the car was too tall in proportion to its length.

    Why didn't any of the 308 replicas include a "Chop-Top?" Or did they, and I just haven't seen one?

    Not that I advocate making Ferrari replicas out of Fieros; I still don't. Considering how nice a Fiero can look with some of the mods that aren't trying to replicate something else, I think that's what should be done to a Fiero if you don't want to leave it original.
     
    Bradley, Apr 17, 2011
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    I may be wrong, but I believe the red car that I posted was a self-chop.

    I have never seen a 308 replica chop. Probably would be very hard to do since the fiberglass
    kits were made to fit stock Fieros.

    I like the stock Fieros, but if I wanted something custom, I would rather cut up a $500 Fiero
    than a Ferrari!
     
    Dincenzo, Apr 17, 2011
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  21. PAP 348

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  22. jeffdavison

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    a replica F355 Spider?..... no wonder it turned out so crappy

    JD
     
    jeffdavison, Apr 18, 2011
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  23. Dincenzo

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    But the exchange rate is 1.00256 so it's not really $49k USD...
     
    tajaro, Apr 18, 2011
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  25. Bradley

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    Well, the engine bay is a joke. The proportions aren't quite right. And it looks just a bit more like a 430 than a 355.

    Oh, yes, and it's not a "spider."

    Plus, what a bizarre thing they're done, putting a gigantic fake shift gate around the straight stick that controls the automatic transmission.

    ~$50k will get you a really nice 308, maybe even a decent 328 or 348.

    I'd rather have one of those than many other real Ferraris, and certainly I would prefer it to that poser-mobile that might fool a few people for about 30 seconds.

    Oh, and one more thing: Are those wheels off a 1969 Lincoln Continental, or what?
     
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