Re: [doc] Bricklin on ebay

["jamesrguk" <James_rg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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