Welcome to Murtaya.com
 
  • Home
    • Return to the main page of Murtaya.com
  • Diary
    • See the story of how I learned about AMS and the Murtaya.

    Also includes all previous diary entries and first-hand experiences of the Murtaya and AMS.
  • Information
    • Find all sorts of information on the Murtaya, including pricing, specs, and packages.

    Also includes a Q&A section.
  • Pictures
    • See pictures of the Murtaya in general, including AMS's Demo Murtaya and Rally Murtaya.
  • Murtayas
    •  
    Pictures of people's Murtayas and builds.
  • My Murtaya
    • Pictures of my Murtaya throughout its build process.
  • Videos
    • Various videos of Murtayas in action.
  • References
    • Includes news, forum threads, articles, reviews, and links pertaining to the Murtaya.
  • Contacting
    • Get into contact with Murtaya.com, Adrenaline Motorsports, or other Murtaya distributors.

    Also read comments from Murtaya.com visitors.
 		 
 


Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

  • I was hoping the first post of the new year would be a bit more exciting, but unfortunately there's no news.  I heard from Neil quickly over the weekend and was supposed to hear a full update and plan for my car earlier this week but nothing as of yet.
  • It's now entering the fifth calendar year since my build started and nearing the one year mark since my car arrived in the U.S.  I'm afraid my car's going to be too old to drive around by the time I get it--it's been sitting in a garage for the last year and I don't think the engine has been started in months?
  • Even when I do get it, I am not looking forward to the fact that the transmission will have many issues (angled shifter, binding performance center diff, rally wear) and other annoying issues like the wipers/turn signal stalks on the opposite sides of the steering column as all other U.S. cars.
  • Since I visited the car last August, the excitement has worn off.  It was nice to see the car, but seeing it still so unfinished along with other permanent issues (like the ones stated above) really woke me up from the "happy dream" of this car.  Hopefully it will still be fun enough to drive despite these issues, but who knows when I will finally get to drive it (remember, even if/when we fix the final issues, it still needs to be tuned; the tuning software isn't used by anybody in the U.S., either).
  • Maybe I should just have Will Corry put a new Murtaya together for me?  He managed to put his demo car together in less than two months and has been able to drive it around already, which is more than my car, which was sitting next to it.  The problem is, I haven't heard from Will at all; I don't even know when he'll be back in the country.
  • I know the Murtaya project has had some recent hardship, but my car should be very close to completion...at least in terms of having it move under its own power.  I REALLY don't want to wait another year to get it.
  • OK, enough complaining.  At least somebody has and loves his Murtaya....Unfortunately,  he now has to sell it...Check out the details here.



Get notified whenever Murtaya.com gets updated!  Learn more about the Murtaya.com Mailing List on the Mailing List Page.

See updates from previous days in the Diary.

Leave a comment in the Feedback Page.

 

As always, thanks for visiting, and come back soon...
   -Mike
This is a private site that is supported by but not run or owned by Adrenaline Motorsport , Murtaya.co.uk, Murtaya.net, MurtayaUSA.com, or Murtaya.co.nz.