Whats happening here!?!?!?!

[Danny_HUFC]

Whats all this about?..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEMPESTA-M...item4d17204489

Tempesta motorsports MX250 kit?

[Scottie22]

Must have been easy to find in the barn, as its only been there a little while!

[oxford1360]

Hmmm, I look forward to hearing the story behind this...........

[Mitchelkitman]

I thought the same - In fact my first thought was "tell the boys at Tribute that someone's taken moulds off their car!", then reading further down they say 'photos with permission' etc. If it's true (no reason to believe it's not?) then it looks like Tribute have an Essex Distributor.

[Scottie22]

That's just what I first thought Mitchelkitman!

Can't help being a little amused though. We are all spending lots of time
and money copying Jaguars, Ferraris, alphas, lancias etc. But the minute a stranger we don't know copies a copy of a copy of a copy, it causes outrage! You have to see the funny side of it :-)

[oxford1360]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

That's just what I first thought Mitchelkitman!

Can't help being a little amused though. We are all spending lots of time
and money copying Jaguars, Ferraris, alphas, lancias etc. But the minute a stranger we don't know copies a copy of a copy of a copy, it causes outrage! You have to see the funny side of it :-)

Just pop over to the Ribble/Miglia thread and see.........

[Mitchelkitman]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

That's just what I first thought Mitchelkitman!

Can't help being a little amused though. We are all spending lots of time
and money copying Jaguars, Ferraris, alphas, lancias etc. But the minute a stranger we don't know copies a copy of a copy of a copy, it causes outrage! You have to see the funny side of it :-)

Ah - but there's a copy and there's taking moulds off, and there's passing off as.
3 different scenarios, and (unless someone knows more) different legalities.
The tribute isn't a direct copy of, and (unless you put on certain badges) isn't pretending (directly) to be, and no moulds were taken off an original. If you took moulds off a Tribute and started selling it as your own product that would surely be illegal?

[Scottie22]

Yes I'm sure you are right, and I take your point.

If the company is telling the truth in the ad, perhaps they are legitimate, but time will tell.

[Mitchelkitman]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

Yes I'm sure you are right, and I take your point.

If the company is telling the truth in the ad, perhaps they are legitimate, but time will tell.

Or a comment from Tribute!

[Tribute Automotive]

Originally Posted by Mitchelkitman

Or a comment from Tribute!

Right, back home, uploaded Geoff's progress pictures for him.......

Dan from Tempesta came to visit us at the end of last year to order an MX250 hardtop kit. He explained his car building history and his business plans. He asked if it would be OK with us if he purchased kits and offered them for sale, at a profit, and/or build part finished/finished cars.

I have no problem with anyone trying to turn a profit from a kit purchased from us, that's business, as long as we are selling kits. Still a few details to sort out with Dan at Tempasta, but that's it.......

Fast "n" Loud is on the telly, bye.....

[AcC8braman]

Look at DB replicas - same concept

[garyh]

Trib, maybe Dan could join the forum?

[Scottie22]

Now that all is in the open, perhaps Dan's chances of making any profit are slipping away as anyone reading this forum would just buy from Trib and save cash.

[GazDavies]

Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive

Fast "n" Loud is on the telly, bye.....

Im hooked on Fast n loud, whenever they announce their plan for a build I always think that it will look awful then some how when its done I wish that I was stood there with a pocket full of cash to give them. Aaron is a genius!

[Viatron]

Couldn't agree more Gaz, really love what they do and just as importantly how they do it, no theme cars thank god, loved American Chopper when it started but the Theme Bike thing soon wore very thin for me.

[Scottie22]

Never seen fast and loud, will be on the lookout as it's so well thought of!

When my build in done it's going to be loud with the side exhaust, but fast?

Not with a Spitty engine methinks!

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

Never seen fast and loud, will be on the lookout as it's so well thought of!

When my build in done it's going to be loud with the side exhaust, but fast?

Not with a Spitty engine methinks!

Don't worry Scottie, I can assure you that it'll feel fast even if it isn't.

[Scottie22]

Ha Ha! Being that low, it surely will!

[WorldClassAccident]

With the custom side pipes, mine is LOUD and the 2.8 straight six makes it reasonably fast too.

Shall I post a picture... ;-)

[Scottie22]

Don't suppose we can prevent this, so go on then!