My New McLaren 12C Coupe (The Shmeemobile)
Discussion
Shmee said:
Dougan1 said:
Jealousy comments or worse?
I've read on here people have got stuff thrown at them, makes me feel rather vulnerable driving around cities with roof off.
The throwing variety, far too many times.I've read on here people have got stuff thrown at them, makes me feel rather vulnerable driving around cities with roof off.
I live in Edinburgh & on runs with hood down over the years in a variety of soft or no tops I've not had one bad experience.
The black Mclaren belonged a scrap metal dealer that owed rather a lot of money for VAT and lots of his nice cars (and watches) were auctioned off
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
SydneyBridge said:
The black Mclaren belonged a scrap metal dealer that owed rather a lot of money for VAT and lots of his nice cars (and watches) were auctioned off
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I saw the thread at the time I just find it odd the fact the spec is so similar and the reg so similar. My HPI didn't return any previous plate changes, and the mileage is completely out and my previous owner had owned the car since new with a private name on the V5. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
So why there are two seemingly identical cars from the same time is confusing me! I suspect they are in some form connected but I don't know the story.
EddyP said:
Looks fantastic! Well done!
Out of interest, how long do you expect the vinyl to last? can it do any damage to the original paint/lacquer when it's taken off?
Are wraps now a comparable cost with a respray?
My last wrap was on for a year/20000 miles and was fine, when we removed it the paint underneath was perfect. I would be very happy to try it for 2 years but I think by then it would be wearing a bit so you'd want to change anyway. Out of interest, how long do you expect the vinyl to last? can it do any damage to the original paint/lacquer when it's taken off?
Are wraps now a comparable cost with a respray?
A wrap is around £1500 against a good respray at £15000 so you could change it 10 times for the same money and still have a perfectly good paint job underneath in a good colour for resale.
Hi Tim. As I've said before, congrats on the new car it's a super vehicle I'll all aspects.
One thing that surprises me about this car is the lack of talk around the breaking and steering systems.
Everyone talks about the hugely quick 0-60 and 0-100 but almost never about the 150-0 or 100-0 or the fact that it's the closest thing to F1 braking setup on any road car where ducts cool directly on the inner side of the disk and air is ducted whilst brakes applied to stop under steer. Very "trick" indeed.
Anyone who has been in a car with a "proper" driver will confirm that the lasting memory is not how fast they went but how fast they stopped !
I would love to one day own a McLaren. It will always be known in the future as the start of the turbo hypercars.
One thing that surprises me about this car is the lack of talk around the breaking and steering systems.
Everyone talks about the hugely quick 0-60 and 0-100 but almost never about the 150-0 or 100-0 or the fact that it's the closest thing to F1 braking setup on any road car where ducts cool directly on the inner side of the disk and air is ducted whilst brakes applied to stop under steer. Very "trick" indeed.
Anyone who has been in a car with a "proper" driver will confirm that the lasting memory is not how fast they went but how fast they stopped !
I would love to one day own a McLaren. It will always be known in the future as the start of the turbo hypercars.
ZeusF said:
air is ducted whilst brakes applied to stop under steer. Very "trick"
I didn't know this. Are you saying that the way the airflow works when brakes are applied reduces understeer? Or are you talking about brake steer, where the inside rear wheel is braked to help tuck the nose into a comer?Gassing Station | McLaren | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff