Re: [doc] Bricklin on ebay

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  A little bit crazy??

  Alistair 
   #11622 (sorn)
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> I did quite a bit of research into these, as I was seriously tempted 
>to buy one. I did not go and see this one and it is certainly not 
>the only Brick on the road in the UK.
>
>As for parts, if you cracked a driver side window you may as well 
>cut the roof off and make it a convertible coz there not many spare 
>drivers side windows around.
>
>In fact other parts can also be impossible to get, don't forget they 
>only made about 2700 of these, so they are scarce even by DMC 
>standards.
>
>If the chassis hasn't had the necessary reinforcement work at the 
>back then they can be dangerous.
>
>If it has the OEM Hydraulic doors on, rather than the upgraded 
>pneumatic system then you've got to change it.
>
>If not it will take you 20 seconds just to fully open the door and 
>if it gets stuck on it's latch, the power from the hydraulic ram 
>just bends the door frame and it's new door time......nice!....oh 
>and the hydraulics have a tendency to catch fire for some weird 
>reason!
>
>It's amazing that anyone got financing for a private car venture 
>after the Bricklin catastrophe, it almost bankrupted the New 
>Brunswick government!
>
>But I'd still buy one if it came up at the right price; for the same 
>reason I brought the DMC...........I'm a little bit crazy! :-)
>
>
>
>James RG
>VIN # 5462
>
>
>
>--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham1@xxxx> 
>wrote:
> This was first on EBay about 2 weeks ago. When I contacted the 
>owner, his
> minimum price then,  was 7.75K UK.
> 
> I've always fancied one, but the timing is all wrong for me.
> 
> Where would you go to buy spares for your Bricklin?  Certainly not 
>Halfords!
> 
> CP
>
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