{"id":13713,"date":"2017-12-21T14:09:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T14:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=13713"},"modified":"2017-12-21T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T14:09:53","slug":"mev-builds-a-better-mousetrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/mev-builds-a-better-mousetrap\/","title":{"rendered":"MEV BUILDS A BETTER MOUSETRAP!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YOU READ IT HERE FIRST &#8211; THE MEV BI-FOLD!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always been a big fan of Stuart Mills\u2019 work and his MEV marque has been bringing affordable kits that people want to build for many years now.<\/p>\n<p>The Mansfield-based company has finished 2017 is fine fettle, while Stuart has been busy showing all and sundry that he doesn\u2019t just design cool kitcars. More on that in a mo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/news_mev_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/news_mev_1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His latest model is a heavily revised variant of the Exocet called the G-Type and after seeing it up close and personal this week I think it\u2019s outstanding and in my view, Stuart\u2019s best design yet featuring many, many changes over the existing model. Some very subtle and others like the new front grille arrangement, very obvious.<\/p>\n<p>With the kit priced at \u00a32995, it\u2019s not going to break the bank to build one either. Bag yourself a Mazda MX-5 Mk1 or Mk2 donor and spend around \u00a31000 and you\u2019ll potentially have your G-Type on the road from around \u00a36000. Amazing value when you think about it. In more breaking MEV news, the compoany is currently working on Mazda MX-5 Mk3 donor availability for the Exocet range. More on this development soon.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to the \u2018other projects\u2019 I mentioned above. Stuart has also re-designed the wheel as far as VW DIY camper conversions are concerned with his ingenious MEV Camper (kits from just \u00a35000. Wowzer) and a new project that I am really enthralled by.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called the MEV Bi-Fold &#8211; and no he hasn\u2019t moved into double glazing \u2013 it\u2019s Stuart\u2019s clever take on the folding bicycle theme and it is BRILLIANT. Weighing in at just 8.5kg you may well want one. I do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13715\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/news_mev_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13715 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/news_mev_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brilliant MEV Bi-Fold &#8211; folding bicycle &#8211; from this to &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13716\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mev_bike_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mev_bike_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; to this in a few seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the concept wasn\u2019t clever enough it features twist grip brakes rather than clunky levers and get this, shaft drive, rather than a chain. We\u2019ve all seen Hugh Bonneville on the W1A TV programme with his folding bike that always manages to \u2018bite; him as he dismantles it each morning. I think the MEV Bi-Fold would be a much better solution.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve urged him to put it into production. Let\u2019s see. One thing is for sure though. He could have just re-invented the wheel with this one.<\/p>\n<p>More information on all things MEV at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevltd.co.uk\">www.mevltd.co.uk<\/a> or 01623 655 522 <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>YOU READ IT HERE FIRST &#8211; THE MEV BI-FOLD! I\u2019ve always been a big fan of Stuart Mills\u2019 work and his MEV marque has been <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/mev-builds-a-better-mousetrap\/\" title=\"MEV BUILDS A BETTER MOUSETRAP!\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}