kaig kit cars

[Toby]

Hi,

Does anyone know what has happened to Kaig kit cars. My Dad has just bought
one on ebay minus the crucial instruction video, so it's currently going to
be guess work!

I have heard this is worth watching without having the kit!

[Ferg Ranson]

Robin Hood sold the Kaig projects back in 2001 I think. You can find
Kaig at:
http://www.kaigmotors.co.uk/index.html , but I don't know if they are
actually still in business as the forthcoming shows page is all
2002.....

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[Theo]

Google is your friend...

http://www.premierkitcars.com/kaig.php

T.

[dj]

I have to give you credit for admitting to this.

If my Dad had bought a Kaig I would have put my head down and stayed shtum
in the hope that no one ever found out.

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[Toby]

All, Thanks for the info. My dad has also made a few calls and been told
that Robin Hood has sold Kaig on but the inactive remnants of the company
are out there somewhere... Still trying to track down a copy of the video
though. I dread to think what it's going to look like without it and
doubtful it would get through the SVA either!

[dk]

"Toby" <tob...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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It was never designed to pass SVA. They tried to claim it was a commercial
vehicle (!!!!) which would have made it exempt. They failed to convince and
I'm not surprised. The project was shite. Simple shite. Then again so were
the rest of his products. Cheap nasty crap. I'd agree that more recent
models were better but the engineering was still questionable.

Advice - scrap the kaig. It will only make a laughing stock of you anyway.

[dk]

Interesting....

Look at http://www.robinhoodsportscars.co.uk/

Look in the NEW cars for sale section. You will see two kaig's - one being
the original demo. Both are unregistered as they need SVA and they have no
chance of passing in the current guise.

RH sold kits for these things knowing they could not be registered in the
hope of being able to convince the authorities that they were commercial
vehicles. Any honest & sensible manufacturer would have waited for the
outcome of the argument with the SVA boys before selling kits.

Perhaps greed and stupidity ruled at RH?!

[Toby]

That's a lot of cash for not a lot of vehicle.

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[Richard Porter]

There was a smart looking Kaig at Brighton on Sunday (London-Brighton
Kit & Sportscar Run). it had been driven all the way from Wales.

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[Stroller]

On 2005-05-27 11:25:45 +0100, "dk" <d...@dakko.com> said:
>
> Look at http://www.robinhoodsportscars.co.uk/
>
> Look in the NEW cars for sale section. You will see two kaig's - one being
> the original demo. Both are unregistered as they need SVA and they have no
> chance of passing in the current guise.

As a n00b around here & to kit cars, is there any chance you could give
me the edited highlights of why not? Might give me some insight into
the SVA.

Whilst I wouldn't want one of these myself, one of the links indicates
it was originally sold as a £250 kit requiring only Metro components.
It looks to my untrained eye like the handling would be abysmal, but
I'd imagine it might be quite cost-competitive with a golf cart, if
that's what you're looking for.

Stroller.

[dk]

Old thread, sorry.

Plenty of SVA info out there is you want/need it.

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[Toby]

I agree, A golf cart would have would have more street cred, they can be
picked up a lot cheaper on ebay. I suppose it's different to a caterham 7
look-a-like. :-)

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[Toby]

Is there anything but an old threads here! I guess there is a more active
group somewhere or most people have better things to do...like building
their cars! Now if only I could get a video....

"dk" <d...@dakko.com> wrote in message

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[proudkaigowner]

in answer to toby's query about instruction tapes for kaig build i have
tapes 1 and 2 ignore the derogatory remarks about the kaig i have one
built by my son for my birthday in (2000) he now has built one for himself
i attend the london /brighton kit-car run every year i also go on a 1000ml
run on a w/end every year to a kit car run organised by rhocar in
yorkshire. do not under estimate the kaig dennis

[proudkaigowner]

i am the owner of the kaig seen in brighton by richard porter in june 2005
well spotted

[proudkaigowner]

i am the owner of kaig mentioned by richard porter as having seen in
brighton in june 2005 there again this year!
dennis

[Richard Porter]

On 19 Jan 2006 "proudkaigowner" <fordd7...@nospam.yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> i am the owner of the kaig seen in brighton by richard porter in june
> 2005 well spotted

Ah yes - the light blue one fluing the Welsh flag! I've got a photo
but I don't think I've put the run on the web site for some reason.

Richard

[Toby]

I am assuming you don't recommend building this without instructions....do
either of you have a copy of the video you would be willing to give/sell? Or
do you know of the wherabouts I could get a copy? Fathers day comimg up i n
a few months....

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[proudkaigowner]

toby i have the two tapes for building the cage, they are yours if i get
your address. while we are reckoning on your building the kaig it would be
interesting to have some updates as you progress! to any other kaig owners
reading this lets have some news. perhaps we could all meet at a show
somewhere. good luck toby