I think your estimate is missing like 40-60k in there. :laugh:
Btw, I've noticed that you tend to like to lowball a lot - like on the ffr forum, mentioning you can get an ls3 for 5k, w/o mentioning that that's fran's rcr-only price.
I speculate that your speculation may be speculative. :drunk:
Now you're just flat lying. I NEVER said that I could get an LS3 for 5k. NEVER!! And would never expect to unless I bought an RCR product, which is still unlikely since I have a brand new LS3 sitting in my shop for my build already.
Here's the quote from the other forum:
"Mr. Smith,(Factory Five Racing representative)
Is there any way, or has there been any consideration, to do an engine and tranny combo at a package price?
I can tell you that your major competitor is offering brand new LS3 crate engines for $5200.
If you guys were to offer something like that combined with this tranny, assuming all major parts are included, then the total would be around $13,000for the drivetrain. Pretty good and would nail down some costs for perspective builders.
~$13,000 Drivetrain
~$20,000 Kit
<$10,000 Donor
$2,000-$15,000 Paint & Bodywork
$45-$58K Total price with warranteed drivetrain is a pretty dang good deal. It could even be as low as $40k if a cheap donor could be found, with NO compromise in performance.
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If you are looking for full disclosure or something, then I suppose it can be said that I didn't qualify that by saying that the competitor only offered that price to kit purchasers, but since that was what we were talking about, transaxles offered from a kit manufacturer, I didn't think that needed to be stated.
You made a false statement on FFCobra too about my posts in a thread. I am simply trying to make sure readers are informed and tell people when any particular manufacturer is offering a great deal. What is your problem?
You guys are completely right about the labor issue and $$. I was considering a "turnkey" to be a complete car, meaning everything is included to put it together and drive it. I thought it was still illegal for a kit car manufacturer to offer a "turnkey" that means, go to RCR, get in the car, and drive home. Am I wrong about that?