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Post by mabbs on Nov 27, 2010 12:31:10 GMT
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Post by nigel on Nov 27, 2010 13:46:27 GMT
Poor old 'Westfield'  Quotes such as - "..... i could make better in my garage" "...... why would anyone pay £25K !" "...... rather eat wasps than drive this car on the road" and "...... time to design something new" STEP FORWARD MEV ? nigel |
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Post by dinosaurjuice on Nov 27, 2010 14:09:14 GMT
25 THOUSAND pounds  .... .... thats more than i earn in a week ;D |
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Post by squelch on Nov 27, 2010 16:54:28 GMT
not good for Westfield
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Post by mabbs on Nov 27, 2010 17:30:41 GMT
You hit the comment nail on the head for me Nigel:
"...... time to design something new"
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Post by dinosaurjuice on Nov 27, 2010 18:05:59 GMT
disagree im afraid  i have NO sympathy for any business which gets lazy and presumes they can sell stuff just because they have a recognised name. This is the boot-up-the-arse westfield needs to bring back innovation. it was innovation which originally created the iconic 7. rant over ;D Will  |
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Post by squelch on Nov 27, 2010 18:59:17 GMT
i have NO sympathy for any business which gets lazy and presumes they can sell stuff just because they have a recognised name. This is the boot-up-the-arse westfield needs to bring back innovation. it was innovation which originally created the iconic 7. rant over ;D Will i totally agree with that but this was Westfields push to bring the cars to a wider audience and therefore hopefully bringing more people looking towards the kit car industry for other (better ;D ) products If people now see this as how the kit car industry products are quality wise it will make them think twice about buying |
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Post by nigel on Nov 27, 2010 20:24:29 GMT
i have NO sympathy for any business which gets lazy and presumes they can sell stuff just because they have a recognised name. This is the boot-up-the-arse westfield needs to bring back innovation. it was innovation which originally created the iconic 7. rant over ;D Will i totally agree with that but this was Westfields push to bring the cars to a wider audience and therefore hopefully bringing more people looking towards the kit car industry for other (better ;D ) products If people now see this as how the kit car industry products are quality wise it will make them think twice about buying I'm more annoyed with Westfield for letting down the industry  They should have put forward a well sorted, first class built car, especially when asking punters to hand over £25k. Shame on Westfield. nigel |
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Post by Stiggy on Nov 29, 2010 10:57:43 GMT
I think he was cold and fed up, not a happy man or an interesting one to watch.
I have examined a Westfield Sport Turbo and I felt it was genarally well put together. The sump was very low to the ground though. Remapping, a lockable lid, a bracket on the console and a raised column mount cost nothing to sort.
Maybe the wheel needed to flex for approval. Apart from the use velcro the other points are just subjective statements. However once it is compared with mainstream manufacturers and not "kits cars" that is an up hill battle. We all know they handle well, understeer is controllable if you can drive well. He must have had both feet on the middle pedal to get that nose dive, I cannot imagine that it had the dampers set so far out. In defence maybe the car was set up for road and then he chose to test it hard on a track.
It is a relativly new model so maybe modifications will be made now.
I commend the firm for their efforts at export markets and hope that they do not lose sales just because they used a small piece of MDF with no hinge and were unfortunate in having a grumpy old man test it. Grumpy old men should not test bare bones lightweight open top sports cars in cold weather.
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Post by kitperv on Nov 29, 2010 22:45:42 GMT
I did build something better in my garage ha ha .
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