Kirkham vs. ERA

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Since you're buying used, there's no need to worry about lead times on new bodies. Otherwise the ERA might take about 9-12 months or more.

I thought she was thinking about buying a new ERA, customized to her liking? Getting something exactly the way you want it is a big deal, you know....

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I thought she was thinking about buying a new ERA, customized to her liking? Getting something exactly the way you want it is a big deal, you know....

So, if Flygirl considers a new ERA, then the wait is 12-18 months +/- depending on completeness of the build.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

So, if Flygirl considers a new ERA, then the wait is 12-18 months +/- depending on completeness of the build.

Not necessarily. That info would have to come directly from New Britain. But at the absolute earliest it would be about 9 months, and at the absolute latest (that I can recall) is was over a year -- 18 months seems kind of high. I don't know how many folks they have lined up in the queue, though. Even then, estimates are only estimates and a lot if can be outside their control. I remember a couple of people at Connecticut Custom came down with the flu during my build and *poof* an extra month got tacked on to the project.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Not necessarily. That info would have to come directly from New Britain. But at the absolute earliest it would be about 9 months, and at the absolute latest (that I can recall) is was over a year -- 18 months seems kind of high. I don't know how many folks they have lined up in the queue, though. Even then, estimates are only estimates and a lot if can be outside their control. I remember a couple of people at Connecticut Custom came down with the flu during my build and *poof* an extra month got tacked on to the project.

Hey, I could wrong, but Tim's 2136 took a really long time. He did do a few things differently too. His build thread started from the body coming out of the mold on 8/28/09 and completion at ERA, not including delivery time, on 3/20/11. That doesn't include the time from deposit to coming out of the mold. That's about 19 months PLUS!

ERA 2136 Build Log

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Hey, I could wrong, but Tim's 2136 took a really long time. His build thread started from the body coming out of the mold on 8/28/09 and completion at ERA, not including delivery time, on 3/20/11. That doesn't include the time from deposit to coming out of the mold. That's about 19 months PLUS!

ERA 2136 Build Log

I recall that build vividly; it was an anomaly.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I recall that build vividly; it was an anomaly.

Tim's ERA 2136 is not exactly cookie cutter, but you think that was about a 1-year anomaly?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Tim's ERA 2136 is not exactly cookie cutter, but you think that was about a 1-year anomaly?

Well, it's possible that I'm just wrong, you know. ERA could be backed up to the two year mark, for all I know. My build experience is approaching a dog-year ago.