fisker on ebay. rebodied sl65
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...128307236&rd=1

 

That's different. Reminds me of an Aston grill...

 

............I saw that listing. I knew someone will post it here. My take is that, that is a completely ridiculous price. Further, for a daily driver it defeats the purpose because you are constantly afraid of being in a fender bender and never finding parts for your car. You have no guarantee that Fisker will be in business next year and where will you get your bumper from? That is if you are willing to pay the probably $10K it will cost for one bumper.

Ted

 

Do they perform any level of engine mods like RUF would?

They also make a car on a BMW platform, don't they?

 

Yup, they make one based off the 6 series.

You can either have just the bodywork done, or have the full treatment which includes bodywork and a full Kleeman package.

 

How are Fiskars doing? Good, bad? What's the reputation?

 

Ok guys, here is my review of the Fisker SL...

Thumbs down:
I was at the MB dealership the other day picking my car up from service. The SA takes me to the garage and shows me the Fisker Tramonto (I think thats how you spell it). I took some pics with my camera phone but I don't think they're worth showing. The car was up on a lift with the wheels removed.

It was a pretty cool looking car, reminded me of an Aston. The interior was a very different type of brown leather, very soft and exotic looking. The car had a Kleeman package done to it and it was a Biturbo V12. The rims were amazing, they had a very deep dish and just looked great.

Now, upon closer inspection I started to see that there was a true lack of quality. The windshield had a minor crack where it met the hood, the tail light was cracked, paint was starting to bubble around the tail light, the welds on the straight pipes that replaced the resonator looked half ***, there was a wider gap on one side of where the grll meets the bumper than the other, and worse of all somehow the front side markers had a big KIA stamped on it. Were these parts actually from a Kia? Anyway, I was very disappointed with the car. The SA told me the guy brought it in because when it rains, water gets in through the door.

From afar you might think "wow" but up close its nothing to get excited over. It actually kind of looked cheap. Its just very different. But if you want an Aston look, go for the real thing and save money, get the Vanquish. This car, although looking very unique, still had the SL profile and idk, I just was turned off by it.

So, there ya go. I don't think the driving experience is enhanced (besides the Kleeman power upgrades), so from a 5 minute inspection I can tell you that it failed horribly. Spend your $300k somewhere else, like an LP630, V12 Vanquish, Ferrari 599, SLR McLaren, or get an SL65 and a Jag XKR and you will have the Aston look with the V12 power

 

Ouch! That's gonna' leave a mark!

 

The man behind the cars, Henrik Fisker, was formerly the design chief at Aston. He is responsible for the DB9 and the V8 Vantage. So the resemblance to the Aston Martin cars is no accident...