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Kent Auto Developments Ltd - News6.2.06Change in new quickshiftAll genuine KAD quickshifts sold from March 2006 onwards will now be anodised blue with a distinct machined groove beneath the knurled screw cap.We have made this change so that customers will be able to spot the genuine quickshifts from the copies on sale. The copy quickshifts, anodised purple can be secondarily identified by their poor finish, knotchy operation and silver plated plunger at the base of the stick. The first version of the KAD quickshifts which were anodised purple will always have a black plunger at the base of the stick. The copy will also not be supplied with the distinctive KAD badge or instruction sheet.11.11.05Emails to KADIf you have recently emailed us and had no reply after a few days, the chances are that your email has been affected by anti-spam software. As we have email addresses on our website we have been getting a large amount of spam email. We have now been checking through all of the email traffic daily as we realise that many genuine emails are getting affected by the software and were previously being deleted without been directed to us. To reduce the likelihood of your email being classes as spam by the spam software, please explain in the subject line the reason for your enquiry, that way the system will recognise your email as genuine and direct it to the correct mailbox.Thank you and apologies to those who have not had any reply from us. 11.11.05Honeymoon over on new quickshift.KAD made the first Mini quickshift back in 1991. A well known Lancashire Mini supplier made a verbatim copy of the stick within months and then as the years passed more copies came to the market. Whilst the first copy was a fairly accurate replica, those that followed were less impressive engineering examples which lead to the product getting somewhat a bad name. For the customer, there was no way to know if their purchase was genuine or a cheap and nasty copy and many people called us in frustration with a multitude of problems; the sensible ones ordering a new genuine stick direct and ditching the useless copy and the brave trying to reengineer their budget problem stick.When we introduced our New Improved Quickshift, we started with a clean sheet of paper and with the experience of the old design created a new version which sorted many of the aspects of the old design that we felt could be improved. We spent a lot of time prototyping the new stick, ironing out numerous glitches in its operation until we had a product which worked extremely well even under arduous competition usage. The changes were all very small details but essential to trouble free operation. For the customer, the new, more expensive stick represents, if we may say so, a nice piece of engineering and is fairly priced for the care that has been put in to its manufacture and finish. All was well for two years or so, only one of these, the KAD stick on sale, if you bought one, you knew it would work because only KAD was making them. Now we understand this no longer the case. It seems that the first of the cheap and nasty copies has arrived on our shores. A well known Midland supplier of wheels has crawled out from under their stone with a cut priced copy. Copying other peoples ideas seems to be all that they capable of sadly. Buy this at your peril. I doubt that they have savoured the small details that we have carefully engineered into our gearstick that will make the difference. The honeymoon period for safe purchasing is over. The genuine KAD gearstick will always be supplied with a small KAD badge on the top of the stick. If you are mail ordering from another supplier and would like to know that your purchase is genuine KAD, please email or telephone us and we will verify that we supply that particular company. KAD RS Range: Rally Specials2005 will see a range of parts developed specifically for the rigours of rallying. In the past many of KAD's products have been aimed for circuit race use but with parts increasingly finding their way onto the stages it is time to redesign for Special Stage use whilst still retaining KAD's hallmark quality and performance ethic. The new parts will be offered under our RS branding. Whilst "RS" is used everywhere else to signify something different or special with KAD's RS Range it will be no different except its available for the Mini New advert for Miniworld/Mini MagazineJanuary 2005Lloyds Auto Centre appointed as distributor for All IrelandLloyd will be no stranger to you if you follow Irish Rallying, he must be the fastest driver on four wheels (often two) in a Mini whether on tarmac or in the forests. He knows the cars inside out and has been of great assistance in product development. His first outing in his new KAD 16 valve engined tarmac car yielded 10th overall in Decembers Killarney Historic stages. With 182bhp at 8,000rpm and 126 lb/ft torque at 7,000rpm, this car should prove a successful package in 2005 and one for the Super 1600's to watch out for. As a testament to the engine and Omex management system, after the rally, Lloyd drove back across the famous Molls Gap tarmac mountain stage behind the rally traffic in 5th gear the entire way: try that with a 5 port engine? Not likely. Watch this space for more developments. Next outing is County Mayo March 13th 2005 Killarney Historic Stages, photo courtesy James BurkeContact:Ireland:Lloyds Auto Centre
November 2004BMC Austria appointed distributor for AustriaContact:Bernhard Humer, Siebenbürgerstr.27, A-4655 Vorchdorf Tel: +43(0)7614 71746 0 Fax:+43(0)7614 71746 4 Mobil: +43(0)6991 3203508
Melbourne Mini 45 show: 22nd August 2004KAD's Australian distributor, Minisport, will be exhibiting in Melbourne. See KAD Quality first hand. The KAD Twin Cam cylinder head, KAD four pot alloy calipers, alloy swing arms and other KAD parts at the showKAD appoints Seven Enterprises as sole US/Canada distributor for KAD Mini products effective November 2003.This is great news for our US Customers who now have better access to KAD parts and to the immense experience of Seven Enterprises with their proven track record in building fast Minis. see www.7ent.comNEW Product!Adjustable Rear Camber Brackets for the MiniNEW Product!New Improved Mini Quickshift gear lever |