Post by Peter on Dec 30, 2014 11:12:14 GMT
Entering my 70th year tomorrow and feeling a bit morose ( so apology's already ) regarding our cars and basically wondering just how serious we owners are about getting a Nova/SS back on the road and it seems a lot of us are tinkering as a hobby (much like me ) as and when the mood takes them rather than a balls out effort to get finished, all legal and stuff .
I have recently been, 'advised' on "Autoshite" to "lighten up" about the total loss of yet another two SSs, as they are regarded as "ugly" and "disposable plastic shite nobody wants" and if ALL the Nova/SSs disappeared we would just move onto another vehicle to mess about with, a view obviously shared by the owners of the rather sad remains of some incapable persons efforts from years past who also have lost interest, (ability, space, money, support, etc) and 'binned' their efforts and just quietly slipped away from our forums and shows, , one remaining show .
I know many fall by the drive side for the reasons given in "So you want to build a kit car" and things are certainly not getting any easier, unsure[1]even with an improvement in the economy, (really ) cash is still tight and the cost of a second 'fun car' is not getting any less expensive even with a slight drop in fuel prices and with cars on Ebay going unsold for as little as the cost of it's screen alone rather adds weight to my view, no one wants them. Stirling cars in the USA have stopped producing complete kits for sale and only make parts to order and sales of Noreca GTs (at $6,800 per body kit, plus shipping) are "disappointing" according to their sales manager and they have recently only sold a few parts as 'upgrades' to Stirling's such as headlight pods for quad projectors and one hood.
Should I then be content and accept the fact that of the 30 (of a total over 2,000 cars) or so I know to be in various stages of 'project mode' on our forums maybe as few as three will ever see the light of day ? I know many will jump up and say, "mine will, any day now" , but really, seriously, will it? So many things getting in the way, family, housing, 'real' cars, money/jobs, etc.
It seems we are loosing completed, road going cars faster than 'new' ones are appearing, Rant over .
I have recently been, 'advised' on "Autoshite" to "lighten up" about the total loss of yet another two SSs, as they are regarded as "ugly" and "disposable plastic shite nobody wants" and if ALL the Nova/SSs disappeared we would just move onto another vehicle to mess about with, a view obviously shared by the owners of the rather sad remains of some incapable persons efforts from years past who also have lost interest, (ability, space, money, support, etc) and 'binned' their efforts and just quietly slipped away from our forums and shows, , one remaining show .
I know many fall by the drive side for the reasons given in "So you want to build a kit car" and things are certainly not getting any easier, unsure[1]even with an improvement in the economy, (really ) cash is still tight and the cost of a second 'fun car' is not getting any less expensive even with a slight drop in fuel prices and with cars on Ebay going unsold for as little as the cost of it's screen alone rather adds weight to my view, no one wants them. Stirling cars in the USA have stopped producing complete kits for sale and only make parts to order and sales of Noreca GTs (at $6,800 per body kit, plus shipping) are "disappointing" according to their sales manager and they have recently only sold a few parts as 'upgrades' to Stirling's such as headlight pods for quad projectors and one hood.
Should I then be content and accept the fact that of the 30 (of a total over 2,000 cars) or so I know to be in various stages of 'project mode' on our forums maybe as few as three will ever see the light of day ? I know many will jump up and say, "mine will, any day now" , but really, seriously, will it? So many things getting in the way, family, housing, 'real' cars, money/jobs, etc.
It seems we are loosing completed, road going cars faster than 'new' ones are appearing, Rant over .