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buckle88 said:
I think Mr B has got himself back into a McLaren.
Flemke, how long left of your P1 wait? And, if time allowed, would they let you go and watch some of the build?
Thanks.
It seems they either started the build this week or will do so week after next (next week being a factory break week). AIUI, build requires IRO 4 weeks.Flemke, how long left of your P1 wait? And, if time allowed, would they let you go and watch some of the build?
Thanks.
As it happens, I was asked by someone if he might see the car during the build process, and he and I shall be visiting the factory to view the car before they start putting the body panels on it.
thegreenhell said:
Max_Torque said:
As such, that can make such a vehicle very difficult to drive. Not something you really want when selling such a car to what are generally speaking, in all honesty, armature drivers (no offense meant!)
A clever reference to the electric motor drive there 
Just saw my first F1 on the road reg F1TOO, getting on eurotunnel at folkestone. Nice bloke driving it, had it from new and done almost 40,000 miles. Had the carbon rear wing and front spoiler. Looked lovely.
Edited by greygoose on Thursday 7th August 12:49
Edited by greygoose on Thursday 7th August 12:57
flemke said:
Pommygranite said:
Flemke, all this talk of watches - are you a 'watch' person and what watch/watches do you have and wear daily?
My watch is an icon on my mobile phone. 
Their website http://lanzante.co.uk/ is a bit vague.
What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
Rich_W said:
Their website http://lanzante.co.uk/ is a bit vague.
What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
Amongst other things, yes What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
hurstg01 said:
Rich_W said:
Their website http://lanzante.co.uk/ is a bit vague.
What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
Amongst other things, yes What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
pits said:
flemke said:
Pommygranite said:
Flemke, all this talk of watches - are you a 'watch' person and what watch/watches do you have and wear daily?
My watch is an icon on my mobile phone. I mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
Rich_W said:
Their website http://lanzante.co.uk/ is a bit vague.
What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
They used to, and probably still do, run Adrian Newey's GT40 and E-Type, they run Tony Smith's Maserati Birdcage and Ferrari Dino (single-seater), the GT40 in which Ray Bellm won Tour Britannia - that kind of thing.What else do Lanzante do apart from fettle the odd F1? Ferraris? Race cars? Porsches?
darrenw said:
0llie said:
'F1 TOO' belongs to Tony Smith, former Genesis manager.
Cool! Dark blue with some kind of coach line, but I only got a very brief glimpse. I knew someone would know who owns it 
flemke said:
A few years ago I saw an ad for a watch that I liked the look of and thought about buying it. I went to a shop and learned, to my surprise, that it cost something like £8,500. There was no way that I was going to pay that much for a watch, unless it was a gift for someone else.
I mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
it's a fashion detail, five quid chinese trousers cover your legs as well as five thousand oneI mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
AreOut said:
flemke said:
A few years ago I saw an ad for a watch that I liked the look of and thought about buying it. I went to a shop and learned, to my surprise, that it cost something like £8,500. There was no way that I was going to pay that much for a watch, unless it was a gift for someone else.
I mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
it's a fashion detail, five quid chinese trousers cover your legs as well as five thousand oneI mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
flemke said:
I mean, the time one sees on a mobile phone, or on a Swatch, or on a clock in a public place, that is the same time that one sees on a Richard Mille atrocity, is it not? These vanity watches, do they tell you a better time or something like that?
Interesting view point given the very subject of this thread. I think it's been fairly well established here, that there are many objectively better cars available for a fraction of the cost of the F1 with only subjective user experience, looks and heritage accounting for the regard its held in, and it's inflated price. I reckon the same argument could be made to justify an expensive Rolex or similar.Do you feel the same about some high end cabinetmaking vs an Ikea sideboard when one holds your friut bowl off the floor just the same as the other?
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