In the market for a kit

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by YerDugliness

As for the perception that Hurricane is hiding something, I simply stated how it looks TO ME.

And I am telling you that you are wrong. I am not disagreeing with the notion that you should be entitled to as much information as you can get before buying a product, and your decision to NOT buy because you couldn't get access to all the data is certainly your prerogative. But you inferred that upstanding business people with a bunch of money invested are hiding something:

Originally Posted by YerDugliness

To me, this smacks of "We don't want the general public to know what kinds of problems they will encounter with our kits. so we'll keep that a secret until we have their money."

This is an absolute misrepresentation that could impact the OP's decision (as it apparently did yours) not to consider Hurricane. With regard to the facts, I DO HAVE access to the closed forum and there is nothing hidden there that would cause anyone to regret buying a Hurricane. 130 sold, none returned after access to the Dark Side. Its because actually its the Bright Side, full of love and insight on Happy Hurricane Ownership.

To the OP, there is nothing hiding in the Hurricane closed forum to scare you off. There have been ~130 cars built and many of them are covered there stem to stern. You will not encounter one single problem that hasn't been discussed and resolved by some very talented owner/builders. Actually, you'll encounter LESS because of all the refinements that have been done in the last year. The car has a very original body and a very high-quality chassis. Numerous changes have been made recently to make the HM2000-series car very authentic and much easier to assemble. Hurricane's parent company has been making fiberglass bodies and steel vehicle assemblies for many years ( Scranton Manufacturing Corporation, Inc.) and they have spent a lot of time perfecting the Hurricane body mold in order to reduce your prep time. And the kit comes very complete so you don't have to go searching for parts. These things, in my opinion, make it head's above the majority of the other kits out there for the money.

[YerDugliness]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

And I am telling you that you are wrong....130 sold, none returned after access to the Dark Side....Its because actually its the Bright Side, full of love and insight on Happy Hurricane Ownership.

All the more reason to make the information available to those who might be considering the product. It could HELP sales, rather than leaving the impression I got (and I'm a fan of the Hurricane, imagine what someone who didn't know much about them would think !!).

Cheers, Dugly

[Bill Bess]

Please you guys, this entire issue is retarded. there is tons of information regarding Hurricane, ie. check out Dean's build posts and check their web site..or call them.......this complaint is kind of "picky".
Bill

[YerDugliness]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

And I am telling you that you are wrong.

So you say, but, then, you are a Hurricane owner and have access to the "Dark Side", don't you?

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

.......this complaint is kind of "picky".
Bill

So you say, too, Bill...but, then, you, too, are a Hurricane owner and have the access under discussion.

The OP wanted information regarding available kits.

I have never said anything negative about the Hurricane product; quite the opposite, I've been a fan of their product since its inception and I promote it every chance I get.

Surely, though, you must be able to recognize the impression that the secretive nature of "The Dark Side" of the forum must promote...

I mean, really, guys, are we adults or are we adolescents, who are so proud of their membership in an exclusive "club" that we can't see the forest for the trees?

I'm just sayin'......if the OP wanted to research the Hurricane product, Hurricane might well be cutting off their nose to spite their face with their continued secrecy regarding the build process. It is certainly not the industry norm, and if I were a potential buyer who was just starting the search, I'd have sincere reservations despite your well-meant protestations to the contrary.

[EDIT--to KrackShotKarl, I see from your member info that you are a Texan. You are lucky, there are quite a few Hurricanes in Texas and the Texas Cobra Club is quite active, hosting an annual get-together near San Marcos every year. If you want to see Hurricanes in person, go to that event when you get the chance, you'll probably get to see a few. I've seen Greg Herdlichka's Hurricane, it was quite impressive even though it wasn't fully completed. The Hurricanes have an incredibly well engineered chassis with cross-bracing in the front end, and perhaps the biggest draw for me was (at the time I was researching Hurricane) that the Hurricane build process allows for (after a couple of fairly minor processes related to mounting the windshield and the trunk mechanism) the body to be sent to the paint shop while the chassis is being completed. That could represent a huge savings in time for a build. Another thing I like about the Hurricane is that their IRS setup (an option at the time I was researching Hurricane, not sure now) uses a FORD center section, not a Jaguar item...that could, IMHO, mean considerable savings if service were ever necessary. They really ARE a fine product...so, when you return to this country, spend some time in central TX visiting a few Hurricane owners, take time to go to the San Marcos event, get whatever information you might feel is necessary. Cheers, Dugly ]

Cheers, Dugly

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by YerDugliness

the biggest draw for me was that the Hurricane build process allows for the body to be sent to the paint shop while the chassis is being completed. That could represent a huge savings in time for a build.
Cheers, Dugly

Same for Unique... and no secret code, signal, or handshake for membership!