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Originally posted by Basokolow View PostHaving added 16 miles to the ODO
This coming weekend I'm in Europe, but the next weekend I'm having a long weekend.Rijk
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Ugh
Took it to be registered today, and the CA Certificate of Origin is not notarized. PA requires it to be, so I had to overnight the Cert back to CA to be notarized, and that will delay my registration and therefore use for 3 days. On the way to the registration, a guy in an Alpina B7 chased me down to ask what I was driving. He was speechless. Does the car always gather a crowd?
Brett
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sorry to hear about the registration woes. In AZ you could apply for a 30 day "general use permit"--maybe there is something similar there?
As far as crowds go... yes, you will almost always have one. The problem is they are usually very uneducated. In order of what people think it is:
1) Lamborghini (doors)
2) Kit car
3) "what's a Spyder C8?
4) Ferrari
Also, get use to:
Onlooker: "wow that is really cool! What is it?
You: "A Spyker!"
Onlooker: "who makes it?"
You: "Spyker!"
Onlooker: "ok... but who makes it?"
---repeat as many times as necessary---
People just don't know what it is. So, therein lies the quandry... you can buy one and accept that fact that 99.99% of all humans won't know what it is even after you explain it. OR, you could buy something that eveyone knows (Ferrari, Lambo, etc.) and just look cool and avoid the conversation. I had to add Lambo to that list but personally i have never seen someone in a Lambo and thought they looked cool. Generally I just concede that it is just a really good kit car. i tell them to look on ebay and they can build one themselves. You start with a VW Beetle and strip it down. From there, you take the motor out and start bolting in all this stuff. That is why there is no radio. The harness for the electronics was really expensive and I was not smart enough to figure out how to install my Kraco. =)
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Originally posted by Basokolow View Post.... He was speechless. Does the car always gather a crowd?
Brett
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Just an FYI guys... If anyone has anything they need... Questions, specs, etc. Please feel free to contact me... I am here in the states to support the dealers AND the owners.
Russo@spykercars.com
Vinny
PS - I'll be checking on #107 tomorrow AM. I just heard about it today.Vinny
- former SPYKER Employee, but a fan for life....
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Fob
So, at the advice of the list members, I took the non-functional fob (aka hockey puck) to a jeweler, who replaced the battery. It still does not work. I have requested the dealer get me a factory replacement. Took my bride for her first spin tonight. She loved the retro dash lights.
Brett
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Originally posted by Basokolow View PostSo, at the advice of the list members, I took the non-functional fob (aka hockey puck) to a jeweler, who replaced the battery. It still does not work. I have requested the dealer get me a factory replacement.
BrettRijk
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