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Did you check Fireball Modelworks? He has a lot of different tires listed

Did any of these start as a blank piece of paper or were they modifications to an existing car? Are any of these designed to pass the Government standards and tests to be allowed into the country and driven on the street? There are differences between what is allowed on the track and what is allowed on the street. I don't think many of the super rich want to buy a brand new street car that is covered in dzus fasteners. My point is, you have no hands on knowledge as to what was involved in building this car or building the bridge in Florida. Yet, you claim everyone that is working on these projects is a so-called engineer or an idiot, simply because you believe you would have done it differently. You pump yourself up, by putting others down. I do not have to take you at your word, just because you claim to be an expert, or because you slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night. You may be a capable engineer or you may not, but do your really have to list all your achievements whenever someone disagrees or argues with you. I think there is some kind of syndrome that encompasses this type of behavior. I am fairly certain you are intelligent enough to get your point across without patting yourself on the back or by putting others down. Just state the facts. If you think something could or should have been done differently, explain what it is and how it would work. Everyone else is just stating how crazy it is to have to spend $21,000 for an oil change. You have to tell us how stupid the "engineers" are and how easy it could be to design it differently.

Yes, there are videos where you can watch the gauge drop, quickly. Are you a professional automotive/mechanical engineer? Have you or your team designed a vehicle of this caliber from scratch? Do you know any of the design parameters/goals set before the engineers on this vehicle? If not, you are in a position to have an opinion, not claim that the "engineers" are idiots. You can criticize if you like, but please do not make it out that you could have done better and that the ones that actually designed and built this car are not engineers. The manufacturer does claim that it is designed to drive continuously under full load with all 4 turbos at max boost. I have no idea if it really can. The Porsche engines were designed to be rebuilt after every race, if they made it to the end. Which may be why they made sure to have somewhat easy access to the engine compartment. If removing the body can be considered easy.

There is a video showing a company changing the oil on their rental car. It is a bit ridiculous what has to come off the car to gain access to the engine compartment. While I agree that the engineers didn't place owner serviceability high on the list of concerns (and they probably meant to do it that way), I would bet that every plug and bolt is on this car for a reason. The engine in this street car is designed to operate at full load for far longer than any of those Porsche race cars are. This thing has 4 turbos, which more than likely generate a lot of heat and I guess keeping things cool took precedence over if we could jack it up in our driveway and change 18 quarts of oil. Since none of us were involved in the design and development of this car, how can any of us "weekend warriors" discount the engineering that went into this vehicle. We can argue about why the world needs a street car that could run wide open, at over 200mph, until it ran out of gas. If I could afford this car, I sure wouldn't want to work on it myself. I would be too busy buying islands and whatnot.

Your wife was looking over your shoulder, right.

This is more than likely a glorified test mule for some driverless tech we can all complain about in 5 years.

There is no need to bash other modelers that may purchase this kit. Kit your hatred turned to the kit and not the people that may or may not purchase the kit.

You are all missing the boat. It will be a collector's item one day and you will be kicking yourself for not getting a couple when they were first released.

I am locking this thread before things escalate any further.

Moved thread to Q&A section.

They ship a lot of things in their original boxes. Somewhere during the order process there should have been a tiny box that needed to be checked, saying this was a gift.

Reminder: Kit News & Reviews topics need to remain on topic. These areas were created to discuss, surprisingly enough, kit news and reviews. Please try to remain on topic (specific kit or directly related items) and not digress into general discussions. I also merged this with the previously started (by the same poster) thread on the same subject.

Visiting friends in Billings. Went in thru the pass, came out thru Clark, Wyoming and went back to Billings. Wife and I are looking for land to build a house with a view of the mountains. Hard to find a spot isolated enough with electric nearby.

I know many of you live in areas that are similar to this, but I am from a very congested suburb of Washington, DC and don't get to see this very often. 11,000 feet, clean air, 65°F and very few people. Beartooth Pass in Montana.

Wonder why I thought of Cale when I saw this. Looks safe enough. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/this-is-hondas-new-150-mph-190-hp-lawn-mower?src=socialflowFBCAD&mag=cdb&dom=fb

I don't think so. I think it is someone that wasn't sure how a forum like this worked.

Nope. Just finished building my garage and start my vacation (2 weeks driving west) on Monday. Wife would kill me if I bought it now.

I think VW has a recent version of this now. I seem to remember seeing an ad or a commercial on TV.

There aren't to many Pontiacs that grab my attention, but this one is for sale in my town and I really like it. Can't really put my finger on what it is, but it just grabs my attention (even with the 4-cyclinder engine). Can see more here https://www.oldtownautomobile.com/1961-pontiac-tempest/

I have one of these and will be watching your build very closely.

There were a couple of nice cars in the background.

After you hit quote, just click in the box with the photos and you can delete them.

I hopes of stopping the endless stream, of the same people, asking about where the next issue is, I am going to remind everyone that this is not the place to ask. If you want answers, please email Gregg directly atgregg@modelcarsmag.com

Thanks for posting that Bill. I am a sucker for vintage plane recovery and restoration videos.

Not sure if you have seen it or not, but there is a whole thread on lights and magnifiers.