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907

posted on 3/5/09 at 07:31 PM Reply With Quote
Er..... I probably shouldn't mention this.....


but as I understand things, this design has been extensively tested over hump back bridges.


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RazMan

posted on 3/5/09 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
Damn right - and nothing broke even then!





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Hellfire

posted on 14/5/09 at 05:49 PM Reply With Quote
Do we have any news lately?

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andyd

posted on 2/6/09 at 10:56 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Do we have any news lately?

Obviously not

How about now though?





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Hellfire

posted on 25/6/09 at 06:06 AM Reply With Quote
Still no updates... me mojo is cooling now...

S

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JamJah

posted on 25/6/09 at 07:06 AM Reply With Quote
I wonder whether being 3 months since the last update is a good thing or a bad thing.
Surely a summer launch is the best time to release this as people are motivated to go into their garages with a full year to get it on the road for another summer. But then again surely you’d want to start intrigue in the form of a marketing campaign?
However it might mean that they are all busy beavering away with the finishing touches and not thought about selling it yet.





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Gaz 1977

posted on 25/6/09 at 08:10 PM Reply With Quote
Hi chaps,

I have been on the phone to Keith from Aeon today and this is where we are at.

we have a couple of options on how we go ahead on building the body, one will cost us £30,000 and could be started tomorow one will cost us a fraction of that but means a wait of a few months, personally i am happy to wait.

however if there is enough interest in the project (in the form of deposits) we are happy to dive straight in.

All we need is six more deposits.


The aeon Epona website is being built as we speek, this will contain all the news on the project.

I would reconmend contacting Aeon Sportcars with any enquiries.

ATB

Gaz

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omega0684

posted on 19/7/09 at 11:26 AM Reply With Quote
hi gaz,

do we have any further news on your build and from Aeon?

How is the website development coming?

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Schrodinger

posted on 20/8/09 at 11:29 AM Reply With Quote
Hi Gaz
Any news on the progress of either the car or the website?





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Gaz 1977

posted on 22/8/09 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
its all going well, the site should be up next week.

jason as done a great job on the cnc machine down at Aeon, its all good.

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Guinness

posted on 23/8/09 at 03:40 PM Reply With Quote
Is the body still going to retro fit onto a Locost / MK type chassis?

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Gaz 1977

posted on 25/8/09 at 07:21 PM Reply With Quote
well its the same wheelbase and track so it should.

saying that alot of sevens have different dimentions.

The aeon epona website is up and running, its work in progress but there are alot of good pics. It is not regestered with google yet (as in went online today) So you need to type the address in the tool bar

www.aeonepona.co.uk

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Schrodinger

posted on 26/8/09 at 09:43 AM Reply With Quote
Are there any prices yet?





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omega0684

posted on 30/8/09 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
gaz do you know if there are any plans for a full role cage package? looking at the chassis itself, both the driver and passenger look very vulnerable to side impact if in a crash.
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Gaz 1977

posted on 6/9/09 at 03:21 PM Reply With Quote
as far as prices are concerned, it is best to ring aeon.

as for side protection there are no doors on it yet. the plan is to put bars in the doors like a road car.

Gaz

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907

posted on 18/9/09 at 05:57 AM Reply With Quote
Link to Epona web site.


http://www.aeonepona.co.uk


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G.Man

posted on 18/9/09 at 06:40 PM Reply With Quote
Kitcar Porn tbh





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Schrodinger

posted on 7/1/10 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
What is the latest news on the Epona?





Keith
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omega0684

posted on 19/1/10 at 02:27 PM Reply With Quote
the epona website hasn't been updated for months, i check it every week as im still keen on one.

know one seems to know whats going on, hopefully gary might be able to shed some light, if he see's this post





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was8v

posted on 20/1/10 at 12:28 AM Reply With Quote
I'm watching this too- as I suspect are a lot of people. Really interested in a genuinely good looking self build sports car and this fits the bill.

Any news?

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Alan B

posted on 12/2/10 at 03:28 PM Reply With Quote
I guess we can assume this has died a death...shame really as it was very promising...

Unless someone knows differently?

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jeffw

posted on 13/2/10 at 07:11 AM Reply With Quote
My understanding is that the guys at Aeon are very busy with their primary business (crop sprayers and other farm vehicles). On top of this is the investment required to get the bodywork moulds done. Keith was saying that if they get x number of customers make a deposit then they will do it (don't remember what the x is).

So, in answer to your question, it isn't a dead project but rather on the back burner. The specialist farm vehicles are the bread and butter (and Jam I'm sure) the kit car side of the business is the fun/hobby. Anyone want a GPS controlled automated crop spray for several £000 ?






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907

posted on 13/2/10 at 11:42 PM Reply With Quote
I think you have hit the nail on the head Jeff.

Keith (Aeon) is no different to any other business.
What spurs you on is how many times a month the phone rings, or better still, how many knocks at your door.

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Hellfire

posted on 14/2/10 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
The problem is though, until people actually see a finished vehicle in the flesh, they won't want to part with their hard earned cash. Personally, I'd want to see and feel what the bodywork fit and finish is like and see and feel the quality of the materials used. I wouldn't pay any money up front until I'd actually seen one and maybe even tried it out.

I'm convinced that if this were to make it onto the market it would be Aeon's biggest seller to date and would take the company to another level. It's a pity that they're not prepared to take the financial risk. I'd try and find other manufacturers who are prepared to take that risk and get the car onto the market. Not easy I know but it would be a crying shame if this car never reaches the potential it has.....

Phil






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jeffw

posted on 18/2/10 at 10:51 AM Reply With Quote
The issue is that Kit Cars (by and large) don't make much profit for the companies involved. Most of them are done for the love of designing the cars and not to be rich off the proceeds. Car Builder Solutions is a case in point, when they where making the P4 replica they sold 20-30 units over a big period of time...when they switched to supplying bits the business took off.

I'm sure if Keith thought there was a sufficient market for the car he would do it. You are talking of an investment of several Tens of thousands of £. If you assume that this figure is £40K (I don't know one way or another) and you make 20% margin (this sounds high to me) you would need 10 cars sold at £20K to cover your bodywork costs. So the bottom line is if it was economic to do then I'm sure it would get made.






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