RE: McLaren F1: You Know You Want To

[dinkel]

73RS said:

... then it turns out that most, like this one, have hardly ever been driven.

What is it with low milage cars? These Maccas are 25 years old!

What I don't get is why McLaren doesn't do an F1 rep. Can't be too hard with all the new tech available.

[p1stonhead]

This is obviously a lot of people's dream car. But probably a half million pound dream car.

Would anyone actually spend £15m on one? Say you got a huge euromillions win?

£15m!? Thats insane.

[coppice]

Cars like F1s get investors moist;and to maintain the moistness the cars are cared for far better than the owner's children. This includes , obviously , not being driven at all but occasionally being taken by one's white overalled flunkey to some hideous event called a Style et Luxe or similar . This will be attended by the freeloading and intensely irritating Robert Coucher (of Octane magazine ), a long retired racing driver droning on endlessly about 'crumpet' , a minor royal, some Russian oligarchs and sundry Eurotrash .

It's all enough to turn one into a class warrior Corbynista ..

But there's hope - I cherish the memory of seeing Rowan Atkinson's F1 in a race paddock, grimy and with one passenger seat covered in sandwich wrappings and a rumpled copy of The Times. And a visit to any VSCC meeting restores my equilibrium- million quid Bugattis , well patinated , sometimes having been driven on the road to get to the race meeting and then having their arses seriously ragged on track. Respect ...and the bonus is - no fking Coucher(circuit catering not quite au point for a man of such taste and breeding ) .

[Animal]

p1stonhead said:

This is obviously a lot of people's dream car. But probably a half million pound dream car.

Would anyone actually spend £15m on one? Say you got a huge euromillions win?

£15m!? Thats insane.

Yes, given the chance.

[smithyithy]

Animal said:

Yes, given the chance.

Ditto. It's probably the only car I'd spend daft money on if I won something like the Euromillions.

[isaldiri]

anonymous said:

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Central driving position and size/weight with the cgt considerably larger and fully fuelled probably 200+kg heavier (can't remember what flemke said his car was with all fluids) which is a lot. The cgt comes as close to the F1 as any car probably can but it just isn't the car that the F1 is.

[p1stonhead]

smithyithy said:

Animal said:

Yes, given the chance.

Ditto. It's probably the only car I'd spend daft money on if I won something like the Euromillions.

Fair play. Id have a P1 GTR and make it road legal for a third of the money.

A pistonheader is doing just that and its going to be unbelieveable im sure.

Although he also has an F1 anyway

[Davey S2]

p1stonhead said:

This is obviously a lot of people's dream car. But probably a half million pound dream car.

Would anyone actually spend £15m on one? Say you got a huge euromillions win?

£15m!? Thats insane.

Because at this level it's no longer a car it's something to invest your money into (while owning something special and very sought after). No different to a Van Gough or a bottle of 1947 Chateau Chaval Blanc.

As stated above for something to actually drive I'd much rather spend £500K on a Carerra GT.

[numtumfutunch]

p1stonhead said:

Fair play. Id have a P1 GTR and make it road legal for a third of the money.

A pistonheader is doing just that and its going to be unbelieveable im sure.

Although he also has an F1 anyway

Does someone on PH have an F1!!!!!!!!

[p1stonhead]

numtumfutunch said:

p1stonhead said:

Fair play. Id have a P1 GTR and make it road legal for a third of the money.

A pistonheader is doing just that and its going to be unbelieveable im sure.

Although he also has an F1 anyway

Does someone on PH have an F1!!!!!!!!

At least 2 people I can think of.

This is one of the guy's collection (and who is getting a road legal P1 GTR).

He did a re-build thread on it - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=114...

Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 4th May 17:13

Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 4th May 17:13

[Frik]

smithyithy said:

Animal said:

Yes, given the chance.

Ditto. It's probably the only car I'd spend daft money on if I won something like the Euromillions.

I wouldn't. I adore them but the prices are ludicrously inflated. There was a time not that long ago when you could pick up a GTR for £400k.

£10m for a 1 of ~100 cars is crackers.

[F1GTRUeno]

p1stonhead said:

numtumfutunch said:

p1stonhead said:

Fair play. Id have a P1 GTR and make it road legal for a third of the money.

A pistonheader is doing just that and its going to be unbelieveable im sure.

Although he also has an F1 anyway

Does someone on PH have an F1!!!!!!!!

At least 2 people I can think of.

This is one of the guy's collection (and who is getting a road legal P1 GTR).

He did a re-build thread on it - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=114...

Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 4th May 17:13

Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 4th May 17:13

flemke (040), andy74b (13R) and TT9 (028) would be the three I'd imagine. Unless someone else is lurking and is an F1 owner.

Is the owner of 16R on here too or did I confuse that with AutomotiveForums?

[Sway]

Which livery is 16R best known with?

There have been more owners on here, but believe they've sold up. The chap from the Prodigy had one I believe, and iirc Mr B/Mr Bridger has had a couple.

Plus of course the infamous Mr Dokic!

[smithyithy]

I think 016R was a Fina car, and is now road spec in orange?



Isn't the owner of the Cesar car on here? Seen it posted quite a lot..

[epom]

First road going P1 Gtr was on twitter this morning, cant find it now. Exhaust looks laughably bad, I can't imagine its meant to be that way.

[andy74b]

epom said:

First road going P1 Gtr was on twitter this morning, cant find it now. Exhaust looks laughably bad, I can't imagine its meant to be that way.

Exhaust is as it should be.

[epom]

andy74b said:

epom said:

First road going P1 Gtr was on twitter this morning, cant find it now. Exhaust looks laughably bad, I can't imagine its meant to be that way.

Exhaust is as it should be.

I guess the GTR version has less confines when it comes to asthetics, noise, emissions etc. Performance is where its at. Still looks odd though. Oh well, I wont have to worry about it.
Have you ordered one ?

[andy74b]

epom said:

I guess the GTR version has less confines when it comes to asthetics, noise, emissions etc. Performance is where its at. Still looks odd though. Oh well, I wont have to worry about it.
Have you ordered one ?

Yes, bought one earlier this year.

[epom]

andy74b said:

epom said:

I guess the GTR version has less confines when it comes to asthetics, noise, emissions etc. Performance is where its at. Still looks odd though. Oh well, I wont have to worry about it.
Have you ordered one ?

Yes, bought one earlier this year.

Nice work :-) Oh no was it your one on twitter I commented on?

[F1GTRUeno]

smithyithy said:

I think 016R was a Fina car, and is now road spec in orange?



Isn't the owner of the Cesar car on here? Seen it posted quite a lot..

The owner returned it to the FINA livery last year. it looks fantastic once again.