When finally given permission to pursue the build
, shopping commenced.
Quickly came down to ERA or Unique. Never drove either ahead of time, never went to plants, all comparisons were internet or personal stories.
Bought the Unique simply because of the 20%-plus cost differential. Once the body was painted (by others... I have zero skills with paint), it took a total of 35 days to go from kit to driving, working 2/3 hrs each nite and 7/8 hrs each Saturday and Sunday.
Car now has 38,000 miles. I have driven a couple ERA's and they are wonderful. I have just returned from a 700-mile round trip in the Unique, utterly without any incident or trouble.... which is to say the Unique is wonderful, too.
Biggest difference I can observe between the 2 is that the ERA has more interior room than the Unique, in the footwells especially. Beyond that, any other differences to me are purely subjective.