Finding a speedster in Chicago

I'm biased, but I strongly recommend a trip to Special Edition in Bremen, IN, maker of the Beck Speedster. It's the closest maker to you and renowned for customer support. www.beckspeedster.com

Your price point is pretty low, but S.E. generally has a couple of used ones on hand.

Thanks for the response Tom. I figured I would be on the absolute low end of the price spectrum. I feel like i've seen a bunch of posts of people picking up clean speedsters for ~15k, granted that's probably someone getting a very good deal.

 

Im not in a hurry to buy, especially with winter around the corner. S.E. cars look fantastic, unfortunately a bit out of my price range, even the few used cars they have on their website.

There was a white Beck for sale from a member awhile ago. I am at work so don't have a lot of time to look for it,but search the threads. I believe he lived in the south suburbs.

Turns out out I do have time at work.https://www.speedsterowners.com...ent/2135445019485082

here is the previous thread, I heard the car is still for sale

imSLOW.  That's a good price and maybe negotiable. You pay more for a Beck, but you know what they say...I live in Detroit and it was important for me to be in a reasonable driving distance to my builder.  I went there before I ordered a car and met Kevin and Carey and test drove a car.  Even though everyone on this site helped me spec out my car while being built, after one summer of driving I had a few upgrades that were beyond my ability and took it back.  This winter, after season #3 and a lot more tweaks by me, I've returned my car for some big upgrades and few minor ones and to spend the winter there.  No matter what you get, you'll end up tweaking it to your taste.  Even your fellow Chicagoan, Marty, who has a lot of experience and spec'd out his ultimate IM dream car is still fooling around with it some.  It's a sickness.  If you buy a Beck, you know who built it, you will get the best customer service around, and you will be able to get expert help a reasonably short drive away.  In fact, I drove my car to Bremen in November and took the Amtrak home to Dearborn. It couldn't get much more convenient.  I hear that they have trains that go to Chicago, too ;-)

Brian, Tom gave good advice here.  Reach out to Mike and get the bottom line.  Carey from Beck/SE supports all of his cars and I know that white Speedster.  I checked it out before Mike in south suburbs purchsed it.  It looks better in person too.  Based on your bugdet and location its a Win Win!!! 

Brian - I picked up my Beck in May and could not be happier. If you want to check it out I live in Geneva. It will be heading back to Bremen soon for a couple of winter upgrades. The guys on this site are a wealth of knowledge and helped me out a ton on my decision. The proximity to Special Edition sold me, Carey has been fantastic no matter how mundane my questions have been. 

Tom - Thanks, appreciate the link. MAN that car is a BEAUTY, really really really wanted to keep the price under 20k but that thing sure is a looker...

 

 

Seems like Beck is highly regarded, thanks for all the info.

 

Im still leaning towards waiting a bit and picking up a cheaper speedster...but its getting tempting with all this support...

Under $20k? Then here is the car, it's my extra speedster as I have two right now and December is an awful month to sell a convertible.

https://www.speedsterowners.com...ent/6922313070890458

 

-=theron

Brian - FWIW,  I've seen Theron's Speedster in person and it is a very nice car. Even better with the great price attached. I don't think you can go wrong buying a well-sorted car like that at a resonable price.

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Here's a couple more that you might consider 

 

https://www.speedsterowners.com...ent/7485564594366203

 

https://www.speedsterowners.com...ent/4669860257495864