RE: Gordon Ramsay's LaFerrari Aperta
Discussion
suffolk009 said:
Oh dear, I've mislead you all.
I just had five minutes to fact-check my earlier comment about Gordon Murray. I got it wrong, it was the Kangoo that he liked so much. At one point he confesses to owning three of them. He liked the packaging "There's more space in there than inside a range rover".
I'm suprised none of you picked me up on this awful heinous mistake. Sorry.
I didn't want to mention the Kangoo again, so let it pass I just had five minutes to fact-check my earlier comment about Gordon Murray. I got it wrong, it was the Kangoo that he liked so much. At one point he confesses to owning three of them. He liked the packaging "There's more space in there than inside a range rover".
I'm suprised none of you picked me up on this awful heinous mistake. Sorry.
Do you reckon that Berlingo has a front numberplate? I like to think not
wack said:
wonder how long it'll be before he gets a tug for the illegally spaced plate
Happy to be corrected but I think the increased possibility of getting a tug off the back of owning a Ferrari is a factor for a fair few, but I don't think too many ladies have a kink for plate spacingLoyly said:
thomasjonny69 said:
Well said!
Just out of interest, I thought he was bankrupt at one stage? I'm sure I read he fell out with a family member and it all went sour.
Maybe I'm totally wrong but he's obviously got a few bob now!
I recall a couple of years ago that his restaurant business was on the backfoot, when it appeared to have grown too rapidly to support itself. Funny, as when 'Kitchen Nightmares' was an entertaining British show, he always espoused that you should grow slowly and not risk a second venture until the time was right. Just out of interest, I thought he was bankrupt at one stage? I'm sure I read he fell out with a family member and it all went sour.
Maybe I'm totally wrong but he's obviously got a few bob now!
In any event, his relocation to America meant the quality of his programmes went down but his earnings skyrocketed. He's genuinely a big deal over there. I never thought that much of him as a chef, but his skills as a kitchen trouble shooter and entrepreneur are not in doubt. He always seemed like a good lad too.
daveco said:
The fact that he drives them around central London would put him firmly in the former category.
And I have no issue admitting I am very envious of some of the cars he owns!
Or perhaps that is where he lives or spends a lot of time working, and just wants to use his cars as much as possible because he enjoys them?And I have no issue admitting I am very envious of some of the cars he owns!
Wouldn't it be wonderful to just say "which LaFerrari shall we take today?"
Adz The Rat said:
Wouldn't it be wonderful to just say "which LaFerrari shall we take today?"
In central London, uh... no, not really - that would be a complete nightmare (for me).It's a lovely car but lets face it - it's forte is not threading through busy London streets. There has to be more downsides than upsides for that kind of usage. You're also a very visible target for the paparazzi and every phone wielding car/celeb spotter. (Of course that might be what you want - fair enough
)Now, if the article had gone in to some detail of his driving impressions, or how he intended to use them, or even why he had bought them it would have had some merit. As it is I see this as, 'Rich man buys Ferrari's - flaunts his wealth in central London'. BFD.
YMMV.
Edited by jhonn on Wednesday 7th December 10:27
Have to agree with what's been said above. Trawling through stop start London traffic in these all the time is attention whoring. If he had any class he'd have a Tesla or Range Rover for going to work. Something anonymous anyway, and use his supercars properly where time and space allows them to uses to their best effect.
TerryThomas said:
Have to agree with what's been said above. Trawling through stop start London traffic in these all the time is attention whoring. If he had any class he'd have a Tesla or Range Rover for going to work. Something anonymous anyway, and use his supercars properly where time and space allows them to uses to their best effect.
Come on, that's complete twaddle. It's not prays from Birmingham driving down to block Piccadilly or gypos from the ME flying in their cars, it's a bloke who lives in central London who has just got a new car and wants to actually drive it. And in reply to the remark above about super cars not being suitable for city centres, well manufacturers have gone to great lengths to make their super cars as easy and smooth to drive in city centres as a Golf. Guess why? Because people with a lot of money don't tend to live in a mud hit in the Boonies but in one of a select few global cities.
Which buffoon comes up with these arbitrary social rules that super car owners must retain use of a Range Rover or Tesla for when driving from their home to somewhere just a mile or so away?
Silly Bonites. rampageturke said:
TerryThomas said:
If he had any class he'd have a Tesla or Range Rover for going to work.
My next sentence was "something anonymous anyway".
That's the gist of my point, not attention whoring. It isn't an attempt at social commentary.
I mentioned a Range Rover because they are ubiquitous in London and the Tesla because it's an EV. I made no comment on the classiness (or not) of the vehicles.
But don't let that get in the way of you trying to be amusing.
Edited by TerryThomas on Wednesday 7th December 11:58
DonkeyApple said:
TerryThomas said:
Have to agree with what's been said above. Trawling through stop start London traffic in these all the time is attention whoring. If he had any class he'd have a Tesla or Range Rover for going to work. Something anonymous anyway, and use his supercars properly where time and space allows them to uses to their best effect.
Come on, that's complete twaddle. It's not prays from Birmingham driving down to block Piccadilly or gypos from the ME flying in their cars, it's a bloke who lives in central London who has just got a new car and wants to actually drive it. And in reply to the remark above about super cars not being suitable for city centres, well manufacturers have gone to great lengths to make their super cars as easy and smooth to drive in city centres as a Golf. Guess why? Because people with a lot of money don't tend to live in a mud hit in the Boonies but in one of a select few global cities.
Which buffoon comes up with these arbitrary social rules that super car owners must retain use of a Range Rover or Tesla for when driving from their home to somewhere just a mile or so away?
Silly Bonites. Edited by TerryThomas on Wednesday 7th December 11:57
TerryThomas said:
Have to agree with what's been said above. Trawling through stop start London traffic in these all the time is attention whoring. If he had any class he'd have a Tesla or Range Rover for going to work. Something anonymous anyway, and use his supercars properly where time and space allows them to uses to their best effect.
He does have a Range Rover, which I'm sure he uses day to day. I saw both the TDF and the Aperta on the day he picked them up. Wouldn't you take your new car out for a drive just after getting it? As for his LaFerrari, it was a warm day and clearly he wanted to see how quickly he could get from one end of Sloane Street to the other...TerryThomas said:
What pleasure is there in driving in stop start London traffic in a car that wide and that valuable? None! The only benefit is getting your ego massaged by all the people running through the streets after you taking pictures.
It's the same width as the Range Rover. Edited by TerryThomas on Wednesday 7th December 11:57
But I can see why you might struggle to find any pleasure in much as you come over as a right miserable sod but there are lots of happy people out there who like to do happy things like buying a nice car and actually driving it.
Butter Face said:
ChilliWhizz said:
I do believe the rear number plate is not illegal, I have a single digit four letter plate on my Tiv with the same spacings and I know for a fact it's legal...
It is illegal. It should be F15 OGR.I posted it in the crap played thread when it first appeared!
Definitely a bit council then
Shame on you Gordon Ramsey
Edited by ChilliWhizz on Wednesday 7th December 12:31
DonkeyApple said:
Come on, that's complete twaddle. It's not prays from Birmingham driving down to block Piccadilly or gypos from the ME flying in their cars, it's a bloke who lives in central London who has just got a new car and wants to actually drive it.
And in reply to the remark above about super cars not being suitable for city centres, well manufacturers have gone to great lengths to make their super cars as easy and smooth to drive in city centres as a Golf. Guess why? Because people with a lot of money don't tend to live in a mud hit in the Boonies but in one of a select few global cities.
Which buffoon comes up with these arbitrary social rules that super car owners must retain use of a Range Rover or Tesla for when driving from their home to somewhere just a mile or so away? Silly Bonites.
Oh please, he's a well renowned show off so don't tell me that isn't the primary reason for using it in London. I don't have an issue with that at all and I'm sure Ramsay himself would happily admit it.And in reply to the remark above about super cars not being suitable for city centres, well manufacturers have gone to great lengths to make their super cars as easy and smooth to drive in city centres as a Golf. Guess why? Because people with a lot of money don't tend to live in a mud hit in the Boonies but in one of a select few global cities.
Which buffoon comes up with these arbitrary social rules that super car owners must retain use of a Range Rover or Tesla for when driving from their home to somewhere just a mile or so away?
Silly Bonites. Having seen a LaFerrari on the road I can confirm that it must be one of the least town center friendly cars ever made. The sheer width of the thing and lack of all round visibility being the biggest issues rather than the drivetrain.
DonkeyApple said:
TerryThomas said:
What pleasure is there in driving in stop start London traffic in a car that wide and that valuable? None! The only benefit is getting your ego massaged by all the people running through the streets after you taking pictures.
It's the same width as the Range Rover. Edited by TerryThomas on Wednesday 7th December 11:57
But I can see why you might struggle to find any pleasure in much as you come over as a right miserable sod but there are lots of happy people out there who like to do happy things like buying a nice car and actually driving it.
I drive a Lamborghini. Worth about a tenth of the Aperta. It's been in London twice. Once when I collected it (I will get my next one delivered) from Lamborghini London and once when my other car, a Range Rover at the time, was in the garage, and I had to visit my sister in the City.
Both occasions were absolute nightmares. People actually blocking your progress after traffic lights had changed to green because they hadn't finished taking pictures. Running alongside you. Knocking on the windows asking me to rev it hard enough so flames come out the exhaust. Running infront of oncoming cars to get ahead of me. Being jeered at by other drivers because their progress was impeded by the idiots chasing me. The list goes on.
Maybe some people enjoy that but I detested it. People who court this attention over and over again are very different from me. That's the politest way I can put it.
I love my car and drive it a great deal. It's my pride and joy, but I will never drive it in London again.
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