deano87
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From when I went to the British International Motorshow in the summer. One of the funniest moments was when we went to BMW and saw an M3. Dad wanted to have a look at the engine to see how clean it was, so just went into the car, opened the bonnet then lifted it up, everyone looked at him as if to say "you're a genius!"
Anyway, I think this is a tad over the top. Cameras & screens for the door mirrors was a nice touch 
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by deano87]
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Marc
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Haimsey
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was in max power ages ago i think, still dont like it 
Marcy Marc 
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deano87
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Thought some of you lot might have seen it - the only reason I took pictures was because of what they'd achieved and the sheer shock at the cost. I still think it is a joke though; and not road legal surprisingly.
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Nismo
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been about for nearlly a year i think.
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Colin
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I seen that on TV some time ago.....personally wouldnt give them £108 quid for it!!
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Colin
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In theory, thats what it cost...not what ist worth 
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Tom
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What has the m3 reference getting at, feeling a bit thick today
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deano87
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ahhh just an anecdote from the Motorshow - it's just everyone sits in the car etc but doesn't dare touch it, but dad just went ahead and did it as he has one.
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Martin_C
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not road legal, but it drives, spoke to the guy on the powerflow stand at max, some work went into it, fairly impressed me, quite good quality of work too, not the usual good for pictures shite in person stuff.
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Tom
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Ah i see
And yeah that c2 isn't a big waste of money honest, loving the fact he thinks it's worth £108k PMSL
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chris_uk
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it was on topgear aswell
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Rob H
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"Worth £108k"
Expect to see it on ebay going for £8k in 12 months time
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LAMM13
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the bass in that thing is ridiculous i like it, its a head turner and a proper show car.
wouldnt buy it though
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corsaaa_16v
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that is a proper show car!!
im sure its alpines sound demo tho!!
the quality of work on that looks second to none!!
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K3 VMU
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AWFUL
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Dave A
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luckily for poweflow it probably wont ever go on the road......
less chance of the 'stainless' steel exhaust rusting and falling to bits
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stubs
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I think a lot of you are missing the point... We built the car as a demonstration of the level of workmanship that we can achieve.
Correct, it won't be worth £108k if we wanted to sell it, but the £108k figure comes from the cost of the original car, equipment, paint, labour etc..
The car did not cost us that amount though, as we put in the labour, and most of the equipment in the car was given by various sponsers (Alpine being the obvious one).. So saying we're stupid for spending £108k on a C2, is actually incorrect..
The other point I shouls make is that the £15-20k that was actually spent by SQ Plus has gone a lot further in terms of advertising, than if it was used to buy adverts or airtime. So again, from a buisiness point of view, the money was pretty well spent.
We have also earned a lot of business from the back of it.. private & corporate. So much so, that we have now opened a bodyshop in Kent, where Darren Horton is based.
The car is road legal, and is often used on the road - it has been driven to several local events
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stubs
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
"Worth £108k"
Expect to see it on ebay going for £8k in 12 months time
The car will not be going on eBay 
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stubs
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
not road legal, but it drives, spoke to the guy on the powerflow stand at max, some work went into it, fairly impressed me, quite good quality of work too, not the usual good for pictures shite in person stuff.
Martin, who was it you spoke to? Was it Phil, or someone from Powerflow?
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stubs
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Thought some of you lot might have seen it - the only reason I took pictures was because of what they'd achieved and the sheer shock at the cost. I still think it is a joke though; and not road legal surprisingly.
Did you get any photo's of the girls that were sat near the car selling raffle tickets? They were lovely! 
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AndyCorsaSport
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Yeah, that cars extreeeeeemly old!!
Alpine always make albsolutley mental demo cars, the X5 is by far my favourite.
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stubs
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Yeah, that cars extreeeeeemly old!!
Alpine always make albsolutley mental demo cars, the X5 is by far my favourite.
Alpine didn't make this car, nor do they own it!
www.sqplus.com
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by stubs]
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by stubs
quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Yeah, that cars extreeeeeemly old!!
Alpine always make albsolutley mental demo cars, the X5 is by far my favourite.
Alpine didn't make this car, nor do they own it!
www.sqplus.com
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by stubs]
I can see the sign thing says designed and installed by sqplus but im possotive its an Alpine car? 
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by AndyCorsaSport]
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by stubs
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Thought some of you lot might have seen it - the only reason I took pictures was because of what they'd achieved and the sheer shock at the cost. I still think it is a joke though; and not road legal surprisingly.
Did you get any photo's of the girls that were sat near the car selling raffle tickets? They were lovely!
No 
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