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Why are there not more unusual / kit car / replicas in Ireland?

  • 19-11-2011 9:44pm
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    eth0
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    Are these ridiculously dear to insure or does the government simply not want them around?

    I have only seen one Caterham 7 in Ireland and he was on a Norn Iron redge. If you built a kit car in Ireland would you have fierce trouble trying to get it registered?

    Ever since the Green party got in a few years ago anything done by DIY enthousiast seems to be automatically deemed inferior because it wasn't done by a qualified mechanic so I always feel there is a move to banish anything that isn't mass produced, NCAP tested & type approved off the roads, but to what extent is this true?


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  • #2
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    eth0 wrote: »
    Are these ridiculously dear to insure or does the government simply not want them around?

    I have only seen one Caterham 7 in Ireland and he was on a Norn Iron redge. If you built a kit car in Ireland would you have fierce trouble trying to get it registered?

    Ever since the Green party got in a few years ago anything done by DIY enthousiast seems to be automatically deemed inferior because it wasn't done by a qualified mechanic so I always feel there is a move to banish anything that isn't mass produced, NCAP tested & type approved off the roads, but to what extent is this true?
    Well, afaik, you have to pay VRT to register it, for a.start....I know someone with a 7, and he says it's very, very uncomfortable on anything other than a mirror-smoothly surface....
    Insurance is another issue- you can get it, but it is more expensive....
    It's just that, on average, its too much hassle.....

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  • #3
    puzzle factory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭puzzle factory


    theres a few http://www.ikcc.ie/newsite/index.asp


  • #4
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    I know of 2 Caterhams in Cork, a Midas Kit Car, I've a GTM Rossa, I know a Westfield, and there's a few (crappy) MR2 Ferrari conversions around here too.


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