ERA Assembly Milestones

[Jim Holden]

RAO-3:

A call to Peter would give you an estimate of the current time frame for a turn key. My understanding is that it can be a year more or less.

A lot depends upon what the current backlog of cars might be and whether they are kits or turnkey cars. Also, the decision as to which painter to use and his time frame will impact the time line. It also depends upon your making timely decisions and payments.

My bias should be clear... it's worth the wait, what ever it is.

Jim

[RAO-3]

Originally Posted by Jim Holden

RAO-3:

A call to Peter would give you an estimate of the current time frame for a turn key. My understanding is that it can be a year more or less.

Jim

Hi Jim,

Peter said it should be about a year.

Ray

[Jim Holden]

Rao-3:

I think Rickd's experience is fairly typical of a turn key. The chassis start time is the key to the whole following time line.

The salient points are: be ready with your money when Peter calls for an installment, make timely decisions, if you are providing any parts (motor, trans, etc.) get those items to ERA before they need them and stick more or less to the basic ERA plan (don't start asking for weird motor/trans combinations, brakes, etc. that requires re-engineering and additional fabrication).

Also, stay in touch with Peter on a regular basis. He has had customers order cars, then dissappear for months on end and then blow in and demand their cars.

The boys at ERA are human, they do their best to make and keep customers. With over 700 cars produced twenty five years (and I've been dealing with them for most of that time), there are a lot of satisfied ERA owners out there.

Jim

[RAO-3]

Originally Posted by Jim Holden

Rao-3:

I think Rickd's experience is fairly typical of a turn key. The chassis start time is the key to the whole following time line.

The salient points are: be ready with your money when Peter calls for an installment, make timely decisions, if you are providing any parts (motor, trans, etc.) get those items to ERA before they need them and stick more or less to the basic ERA plan (don't start asking for weird motor/trans combinations, brakes, etc. that requires re-engineering and additional fabrication).

Hi Jim, that's why I'm trying to put together this schedule. I want to have all the major decisions made, the $$$ on hand, and the engine ready for when he calls.

Originally Posted by Jim Holden

Also, stay in touch with Peter on a regular basis. He has had customers order cars, then dissappear for months on end and then blow in and demand their cars.

How often do you touch base with Peter? I actually faxed out something to him last week, and he did confirm that he got it; I was hoping to go over it with him as well, yet I don't want to be a pest either. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.

My thoughts were to have most of the build details worked out BEFORE the chassis is started, to ease the flow of construction.

Originally Posted by Jim Holden

The boys at ERA are human, they do their best to make and keep customers. With over 700 cars produced twenty five years (and I've been dealing with them for most of that time), there are a lot of satisfied ERA owners out there.

Jim

So far, I have been quite happy with them.

Ray