Hi All: I need some advice... Over the weekend, I had my old tires removed from my wheels. I painstakenly stripped them down and degreased them. When I was...
I would demand that they pay for the mounting job, obviously, but I'm not sure what else I'd want from them. I would certainly not want them to align my...
Honestly Chris you shouldn't have to be the bigger man! A friend of mine went to sears and they installed new tires for him. When he got home he looked and the...
People give poor quality and do shoddy work because they're lazy, don't give a crap and believe 99% of us are too lazy to really follow up and demand they...
Hello Chris, New to the Losost list here, but not to cars and tires. I mounted tires at Sams Club for 3 years. At a average of 100 new tire installs per DAY!...
... My experience with the Australian inspection process for ICV's (Individually Constructed Vehicles) is that the engineer will want to see some sort of...
We're probably going to end up near Christchurch. Both myself and hubby are techies and there seems to be a little more flexibility emmigrating in if we go...
Thanks for the suggestions. I chatted with the manager, and he told me the claims department is currently reviewing the issue. I told them I needed a ...
Hi Chris, Sorry to hear that Sears screwed up your wheels. As for asking for them to repair the damage I would DEMAND that they pay to have the wheels ...
... http://locost7.info/files/other/LocostCarClubEngineering.doc ... Shaun (or anyone): inside the doc you sent, there is a page "APPENDIX B ENGINEERING...
Chris . As much as I hate to say this, I say "GOUGE THEIR EYES OUT!" I would insist that they return the old wheels to me to use while THEY provide me with...
... of the Diesel Audis at Le Mans. First and third place, and fastest lap. ... Hello, I joined the Locost group recently. A search through Locost messages...
The TDI's from VW are probably the most accessible "new technology" diesel angines around. I don't think they come in a longitudinal format, at least not in...
Hi All: Thank you very much for your support. I'm honestly by no means as furious as some, but thanks just the same. So I called around. OEM from Mazda is...
I have a TDI. I think a 5 speed mid-engine car would be great, though as Mark says it will be a heavy, complex install. --Chris ... [Non-text portions of this...
If it went to court, I'm guessing the judge might prefer a "fair and reasonable" settlement. If repairing the existing wheels at their effort and expense...
Well I'm certainly anti-court myself. I hate the idea. I talked with our resident Porche guy here at the office. He put me in contact with his mechanic. This...
OK, here it goes...They tried just paying for the botched install--$60 refund! After much calm, gentle persuasion :) the assistand manager finally got the...
Dominic Peterson wrote: "However, the sort of actual test results returned by chassis' with the "Aussie mods" are available and may be of use in arguing a case...
... Indeed. At least your rules are clearly defined. Ours are "It will be registered as 'non-complying with Candian Standards;' it must pass a safety...
David: How are they getting them? If I ask the Government, whether it be Customs (CCRA) or Transport Canada, they say NO KITS are allowed to be imported.. Any...
... I get this is kinda like the 'bring me a rock' syndrome ... Him: Bring me a rock! Me: Here you go Him: Nope, it's too small Me: What about this one? Him:...
Ed, Not sure how he gets stuff in he's got a whole variaty of kits - Cobras, Studerbaker trucks, etc. Probably since he's a dealer not a individual maybe. I...
... Going back to RQ Riley's Urba Centurion concept of a small lightweight diesel powered car, ... We're talking about an extremely high "fuel-mileage" goal...
My thoughts were along the same lines, small diesel, possibly add a tiny turbo and squeeze as much out as possible. I was even seriously considering a ...
... I can't answer for Canada, but you can't bring kitcars into the US either. But what you can bring in without any special permits, licenses etc., are...
Ok guys I want to know what is the very least that anyone (on this forum) has spent on thier cars. Seems to me that spending 10,000.00 on a sports car defeats...
I've seen a very nice all aluminum one for $2005. So Yes, you can certainly build a very fun car for very little money. I'm finding that driving is less fun...
Many years ao it was simple to import kit and specialty cars into Canada. We had importers for TVR and Morgan cars, and for Caterham kits. Transport Canada had...
I don't doubt that a quite passable Locost can be done for $2k. It all boils down to your mindset. It's going to be a lot of hours regardless, so according to...
