RE: What you can do to your 458 if you're Eric Clapton
Discussion
SWoll said:
andy_s said:
Schnellmann said:
I am struggling to understand all the negativity being aimed at EC.
Because people are generally fairly stupid and/or don't read threads.It's certainly not everyones cup of tea, but it is what it is - a car for himself, so if he's happy then good luck.
I was referring more to the 'should have spent it on charity / ridiculous to pay that sort of money' comments.
It's probably not how I would have a custom Ferrari built either, but that's fairly academic!
andy_s said:
Not directed personally SWoll, just generally.
It's certainly not everyones cup of tea, but it is what it is - a car for himself, so if he's happy then good luck.
I was referring more to the 'should have spent it on charity / ridiculous to pay that sort of money' comments.
It's probably not how I would have a custom Ferrari built either, but that's fairly academic!
Fair enough andy, didn't take it personally TBH and now you've explained I can see exactly where you are coming from and agree with you completely.It's certainly not everyones cup of tea, but it is what it is - a car for himself, so if he's happy then good luck.
I was referring more to the 'should have spent it on charity / ridiculous to pay that sort of money' comments.
It's probably not how I would have a custom Ferrari built either, but that's fairly academic!
mnk303 said:
kainedog said:
im no do gooding charity bloke, but i am generous and have a good heart, if i had 300,000 squid to burn i would give it to a good cause and not on f*cking caliper colouring, shame on you clapton, i love cars and if i had the money i would own lots but you are a m*nge
Quite agree, I would prefer the feeling you get when you have just helped lads of kids get better in the world than spend and waste money on a tin of paint for the brakes . I like nice things and I feel if you have the then why not! But this is a waste! That factoid has received Daily Mail quality accuracy checking I imagine i.e. 'A man in a pub once told me...'
C2james said:
I think it looks better in the video, and Clapton doesn't care what people think. What are the actual chances of us seeing it? He has the money to do it so who cares, if I had that much money I'd want to build a special one off.
Everyone knows it's Mr Claptons money and he can do what he likes with it, but since when does that mean no one else is entitled to an opinion on a car. 
I guess it could possibly turn up at Goodwood supercar paddock.
stephen300o said:
Everyone knows it's Mr Claptons money and he can do what he likes with it, but since when does that mean no one else is entitled to an opinion on a car.
the "i don't like the back" and "i don't like the front" (or indeed whichever part of the car) comments are all valid subjective views, but the "why the f
k didn't he just buy a <whatever car>, the belming tt" comments are wide of the mark. Firstly he definitely wanted something unique, secondly he wanted it based on a 458, thirdly there are design cues he liked that he used to base the car on, and fourthly he has a lot of cash which no-one can hold against him (a legend after all), plently enough to buy what he wants - it isn't an either/or situation! It's not like he did it to save a few quid. Nor for that matter to own a 458, or indeed to own a boxer. 
I saw it earlier this week and thought it didn't quite look right. At first I thought it was an older concept car. The back looked ok but the front 3/4 profile looked like the bd child of a 458 and a MP12 to me - I'm not going to trust my judgement though after not liking the 458 the first few times I saw it and now realising how wrong I was.
I'd heard of it a while before I saw it, and someone fairly close to it told me it was 'and ugly 458 with a V12 instead of the 8'.
The V8 is a great engine but I can't see anyone shelling out that sort of money without wanting to go for the biggest, most powerful engine Ferrari have on the top shelf?
d child of a 458 and a MP12 to me - I'm not going to trust my judgement though after not liking the 458 the first few times I saw it and now realising how wrong I was.I'd heard of it a while before I saw it, and someone fairly close to it told me it was 'and ugly 458 with a V12 instead of the 8'.
The V8 is a great engine but I can't see anyone shelling out that sort of money without wanting to go for the biggest, most powerful engine Ferrari have on the top shelf?
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