Kit Car

Advantages: Brilliant fun. A flashy expensive looking car at a fraction of the price of a mass produced one.
Disadvantages: Needs a bit of effort and you may need some proffesional help.

...Hello there! For most of us the thought of building your own car sounds like a really, REALLY bad idea. Images of a rusted out, hammered together mess rolling out of a garage are appearing in your minds right now. However, if you did think this, you would be wrong. I too was dubious when first introduced to the idea but now I have seen the light. A Kitcar is essentially a large Kit which you use to build a car. Just imagine a big mechano set and you'll get the picture. You can buy these from many different sources, companies are the main type (Harlequin, Sylva are just two examples). You could also try buying a Kitcar magazine, may I suggest Which Kit? After reading the instructions for the kit you must then buy the specified 'Doner' car. You see, these companies cannot supply all the parts, so you but a delapidated old... Read review

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Advantages: Great at removing spray paint and covering scratch marks
Disadvantages: Can't be used prior to re-spraying

...I have had T-cut in my car care kit for five years now and would be in trouble without it. I first bought it to put the shine back onto my first car, then to repair some damage after another driver reversed into my car and most recently to remove spray paint from my car. RESTORING THE PAINTWORK T-Cut can really bring back the shine to your car, especially when you are trying to sell your car and need to distract the buyer from the large rust hole in the passenger side wing. Didn't work to distract the buyer, but he was impressed by the shine in the rest of the paint work. COVERING SCRATCHES. With my second car, I was crossing a junction and passed behind a stationary car. They didn't see me and reversed back into my rear door. The damage was largely superficial and only left a few scratch marks and some rubber from... Read review

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Advantages: They actually work.
Disadvantages: Cost.

.... . Wiper blades, the most overlooked piece of kit on a car. You just assume they are ok and ignore them, when actually you should be giving them more consideration than the likes of spoilers and cone filters. They are certainly more important than most things on cars, certainly up there with tyres. Race X is a company with a lot of history, they have been established for some time now, and they are starting to get a good name. The company also sells a range of styling accessories that the younger boy racers need to make their cars look better, and while some of these flash items do look good, they are not what I would call improvements. Having said that, when it comes to the looks of these items, they do have an extensive range, and the quality of these items does seem very good, Although I do wonder if they're spending their... Read review

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