Replicas

[Rated-Z]

Since I could'nt upload the pics here I have them in my webshots gallery check out the link for some tough replica's.

http://community.webshots.com/user/ratedz (note for Lamborghini Replicas click on the Replicas folder)

Anyway I would like to hear replies on these kits since they are of high quality.

[Rated-Z]

Most people who own Lamborghini replica's would want a real one if they had the money for the car and could afford the insurance. I would rather spend my cash on a professionally built kit that looks amazing (like the real Lambos) and has an 800hp powerplant that will thrash most cars on the road, including expensive porsches, mercs, beemers, skylines, vipers etc than buy an expensive merc or beemer or a rice car. It might not be a real Lambo but it looks the look and goes the go, what more do you want?

[lovetogofast]

wow those are awesome looking! im currently in the market for one of those well built diablos right now and of course who wouldnt want one of those. if you ask me most people wont even know the difference between the real ones and a replica anyways but hey i guess if you have the money for a real one that great but for us average guys a replica will do for me anyday are you also looking into buying one? i just need some help cause im still new to this whole replica thing.

[Rated-Z]

Hey, yeah im looking around for either a 30th anniversary or a roadster kit, right now im just gathering info on builders and companies, from what ive heard and read on kit car forums the best two companies would be www.exoticglass.com and www.exoticreplicacars.com I would suggest looking at the replica chassis that North American Exotic make, I would much rather go with the custom chassis than with the streched fiero based chassis. Which model stands out more the Diablo Roadster or the 30th Anniversary?

[lovetogofast]

hmmmm wouldnt it be more expensive to insure a custom chasis though? cause if its a fiero based than i figured that i might be able to insure it under a fiero.. i dunno. as for what stands out more i would go with the roadster thats what im trying to buy right now. so when you gonna get it done? im trying to get it by next summer or earlier so really trying to find out as much as i possibly can. forgot how the 30th one looked like. oh how about this place for building a kit car....check it out www.kitcarmfg.com . i think they are pretty good so far from what ive seen. by the way where you you live and when do you plan on getting you kit car?

[-Davo]

they are impressive, but fake nonetheless

I'd rather work to own a real, then to bludge and own a copy.

[Rated-Z]

It would be cheaper for you, im from Australia so I would have to put it under recreational vehicles either way, i plan to get one some time next year. I find the 30th anniversary (look in my album page in replicas, the dark grey one with the countach in the background is the 30th anniversary) is lower and sleeker with smooth lines, the roadster looks wider and tougher though with a mean exotic performance look. As for the www.kitcarmfg.com site I haven't dealt with them or know much about them so I have no idea what the quality/accuracy of their kits are, I say if your going for a kit make sure you purchase from a known builder/company and send them a few e-mails or call them regarding their kits and with general information about the quality and options that their kits come with. If they don't reply to their e-mails or calls I would say don't deal with them, I'm not going to build one myself but rather purchase a complete turnkey, are you thinking of building one yourself or looking into the turnkey option?

[Rated-Z]

Davo, some of us can't afford the real deal and some can but insurance is the killer, I would rather own a replica than being Owned by a real lambo and working my ass off for years, struggling to pay off a huge home loan and an almost identical car loan, bills, insurance, food, petrol etc. Some of us have responsibilites.

[lovetogofast]

Originally Posted by Rated-Z

Davo, some of us can't afford the real deal and some can but insurance is the killer, I would rather own a replica than being Owned by a real lambo and working my ass off for years, struggling to pay off a huge home loan and an almost identical car loan, bills, insurance, food, petrol etc. Some of us have responsibilites.

very well said...i cannot afford a real one, heck ive even heard from one owner who owns a real lambo diablo but after hanging with some of the replica guys he now wants to trade it in for a replica cause mainly of the high insurance that he is paying right now. all i know is that i would never be able to pay the insurance and repairs alone of the real deal.....so looks like a replica will have to do for now for me to play with until i win the lottery but to all who has the real deal you got my vote

[allanlambo]

Sorry, but in todays market, you can buy a nice 91-92 Diablo for 75-80,000. It will cost you that for a nice replica, which regardless of what anyone says, once your next to it, all the flaws show. Sure you can put one together, put a huge engine in it and it will be fast. But it will still drive like a$$, and they are very heavy. Those bodies come out so wavy you need 10 tons of bondo to try and straighten them. Then there was the guy who was driving one in a high speed open road challange, and the passanger door got ripped out of the car. Another guys whole rear came appart from the wind resistence. They are all bombs. You end up putting soo much money into them, then they are worth nothing anyway. So you may end up saving alittle on the initial purchase, but you lose it all on the sale. Plus no matter how good you make it, once anyone finds out its a replica, its just considered a fake fiero rebody. Look at the pictures of the silver Se you posted. Thats horrible, look around the door glass etc. The bodies are all wrong. I have a buddy of mine who is making one, (been about 3 years and 50,000 so far) and its no where near completed, and he had to basicly re-do the entire body, then take a mold of that, to make his car. Time is money.

[lovetogofast]

Originally Posted by Rated-Z

It would be cheaper for you, im from Australia so I would have to put it under recreational vehicles either way, i plan to get one some time next year. I find the 30th anniversary (look in my album page in replicas, the dark grey one with the countach in the background is the 30th anniversary) is lower and sleeker with smooth lines, the roadster looks wider and tougher though with a mean exotic performance look. As for the www.kitcarmfg.com site I haven't dealt with them or know much about them so I have no idea what the quality/accuracy of their kits are, I say if your going for a kit make sure you purchase from a known builder/company and send them a few e-mails or call them regarding their kits and with general information about the quality and options that their kits come with. If they don't reply to their e-mails or calls I would say don't deal with them, I'm not going to build one myself but rather purchase a complete turnkey, are you thinking of building one yourself or looking into the turnkey option?

hmmm where is your album? cant seem to find the link. kool so looks like your planning to get one right around the same time as me than. i think we can definitly help each other out since we are basically looking for the exact same thing. im gonna check out the www.kitcarmfg.com and see how they are. for now it looks like they are my main guys but i will have to call them or maybe take a trip up there to see for myself. theres one guy here who owns a diablo replica, ive seen him drive by twice already but just never got to catch up with him....next time i will have to chase him down oh no im not gonna build one myself either as i dont have the skills for this kind of work. im looking to buy a completed one where all i need is gas. turnkey option?....is that a completed one? i'll keep you updated on any good companies i find, if you run across any be sure to let me know too

[spare_me_a_murci]

Originally Posted by allanlambo

Sorry, but in todays market, you can buy a nice 91-92 Diablo for 75-80,000. It will cost you that for a nice replica, which regardless of what anyone says, once your next to it, all the flaws show. Sure you can put one together, put a huge engine in it and it will be fast. But it will still drive like a$$, and they are very heavy. Those bodies come out so wavy you need 10 tons of bondo to try and straighten them. Then there was the guy who was driving one in a high speed open road challange, and the passanger door got ripped out of the car. Another guys whole rear came appart from the wind resistence. They are all bombs. You end up putting soo much money into them, then they are worth nothing anyway. So you may end up saving alittle on the initial purchase, but you lose it all on the sale. Plus no matter how good you make it, once anyone finds out its a replica, its just considered a fake fiero rebody. Look at the pictures of the silver Se you posted. Thats horrible, look around the door glass etc. The bodies are all wrong. I have a buddy of mine who is making one, (been about 3 years and 50,000 so far) and its no where near completed, and he had to basicly re-do the entire body, then take a mold of that, to make his car. Time is money.

I have to agree... even the rubber surrounding the window makes it look like a cheap car. If you don't have the money to a real Lambo, buy a car that's worth it's value (an NSX, a Supra, whatever..) ... not something trying to pretend to be something much more than it is!!

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by spare_me_a_murci

I have to agree... even the rubber surrounding the window makes it look like a cheap car. If you don't have the money to a real Lambo, buy a car that's worth it's value (an NSX, a Supra, whatever..) ... not something trying to pretend to be something much more than it is!!

Yep

[allanlambo]

Originally Posted by spare_me_a_murci

I have to agree... even the rubber surrounding the window makes it look like a cheap car. If you don't have the money to a real Lambo, buy a car that's worth it's value (an NSX, a Supra, whatever..) ... not something trying to pretend to be something much more than it is!!

Very well said.

[Lambo Maniac]

oh ya its well said..anyway the images of allanlambo's show great replicas like never before....the best i saw except for the flat straight wings..man they r so outstanding in a stupid way....