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400HP abarth on ebay
« on: August 30, 2015, 10:03:30 PM »
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2015, 10:04:41 PM »
It's genuine. There's a huge thread on Abarthisti about it.
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2015, 10:10:51 PM »
That's Dan VBVs old car. He spent an absoloute fortune on it! No idea how long it's going to last running that power though! :P
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2015, 10:11:58 PM »
Really? Only £9.999 for that higly upgraded Abarth

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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2015, 10:15:51 PM »
Really? Only £9.999 for that higly upgraded Abarth


I had the same thoughts,,,,and why sell on to a garage

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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2015, 10:32:50 PM »
400bhp!!!! Sound like more power then the Lamborgini or Ferrari

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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2015, 10:36:35 PM »
Personally, I think most people will be put off with that amount of power....it's likely to be nothing but trouble. If it was running 220-230, it would probay sell for considerably more. He was trying to sell it last year for round £14k, but obviously struggled to get a buyer
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2015, 10:48:24 PM »
I agree its almost too powerful in some respects.
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2015, 12:06:53 AM »
Yeah he was after 14k last year. Bloody hell he took a hit. Suppose anything over 250 bhp is wasted in these wee cars. 400 bhp is a bit OTT.
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2015, 01:33:57 AM »
sorry to say that this car sounds like a bag of nails...literally!

I saw it at Donny and it's been thrashed within an inch of its life, spends 99% of its time in bits and runs in limp mode constantly.

Lost of money spent but not all in the rights areas I'm afraid; stock sensors for a start - what's that about!?

The owner didn't exactly sell it to me I'll be honest  :-\
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2015, 10:01:50 AM »
400BHP through the front wheels! Hope he changed the drivetrain on it, must torque steering like a sh*tty Vauxhall.
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Re: 400HP abarth on ebay
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2015, 12:11:05 PM »
Yes, this is indeed Dan vbv's old car. He had been trying to sell it since mid last year, so I guess in the end, he just chopped into a dealer. Proof that what may be to your taste might not be to anyone else's, so any mods that you make that can be reversed or removed will doubtless make the car easier to sell when the time comes.

From what he said at Donington, his pursuit of all out power, and not keeping everything in balance, had made the car very difficult to drive, so I would guess that the sort of person who will buy this will be someone who wants the basis for a car on which to make their own modifications. It is definitely not a daily driver road car in its current form.
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