SSO's Garage - Ferrari, McLaren, & Porsche
Discussion
Hi All,
I've gotten a few suggestions that I should start a thread on my garage.
I've been collecting sports, super, and hyper cars for almost 20 years now.
For a few years I did one of the Fast Fleet columns in EVO. I've continued these on our own site now.
Current garage includes: McLaren 720S Spider, 675LT Spider, 650S Spider, Senna, Ferrari F40, Maserati GranCabrio, & a Porsche 911 (997.2) GT3 RS
I've got a SCG 004S on order and a McLaren 765LT Spider will probably follow that.
A few others of potential interest that used to inhabit the garage include a Ferrari F50, 430 Scuderia, 599 GTB HGTE, 16M, 365GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB, 360 Modena, & a 365BB Porsche 911 (993) Turbo, 911 (993) C4, Koenigsegg CCR, Jaguar XJR-15, a Mosler MT900S, & a Maserati GranSport
Happy to answer any questions on the cars.
I've gotten a few suggestions that I should start a thread on my garage.
I've been collecting sports, super, and hyper cars for almost 20 years now.
For a few years I did one of the Fast Fleet columns in EVO. I've continued these on our own site now.
Current garage includes: McLaren 720S Spider, 675LT Spider, 650S Spider, Senna, Ferrari F40, Maserati GranCabrio, & a Porsche 911 (997.2) GT3 RS
I've got a SCG 004S on order and a McLaren 765LT Spider will probably follow that.
A few others of potential interest that used to inhabit the garage include a Ferrari F50, 430 Scuderia, 599 GTB HGTE, 16M, 365GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB, 360 Modena, & a 365BB Porsche 911 (993) Turbo, 911 (993) C4, Koenigsegg CCR, Jaguar XJR-15, a Mosler MT900S, & a Maserati GranSport
Happy to answer any questions on the cars.
Great that you are posting on here. I used to enjoy your articles in EVO.
Question on the Mclaren’s. As a person who doesn’t own or even never been in one they all look very similar and appear to be just tweaks of the same base architecture. With the different models you own do you get a sense of individuality from each one?
Question on the Mclaren’s. As a person who doesn’t own or even never been in one they all look very similar and appear to be just tweaks of the same base architecture. With the different models you own do you get a sense of individuality from each one?
Edited by Bright Halo on Monday 18th January 07:44
Pommy said:
Glad you started this thread, look forward to what you post.
So, favourite and least favourite of all current and past cars?
Best car I've ever owned or driver - Ferrari F50. Here's why from an article on itSo, favourite and least favourite of all current and past cars?
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In terms of what it is like to drive, open the fly weight door, drop down over the wide sill into the black leather driver’s seat, push the clutch in, turn the ignition key, wait for the OK light to illuminate on the dashboard, press the starter button, and the engine immediately explodes into life. Because the engine is bolted to the bulkhead, the whole car feels like it has now come alive. You sit quite forward in the chassis and visibility is excellent. This combination helps the car to shrink around you when on the move and place it exactly where you want it on the road. For the first several minutes, it revs to 2000 rpms until the cats heat up and then drops to just under a thousand. Wait for the water and oil temp gauges to light up by at least one bar, and then you can gently head towards the open road. Give it 10 miles to heat up properly and then the fun can start. Find a nice long empty patch of road, drop down to second gear, and start spinning that amazing engine up. The F50 will launch itself down the road with an aggression I have never experienced in any other car. Several times I have caught myself going quite a bit faster than expected. The F50 inspires more confidence at 120 mph than most cars do at 60 mph. The factory quoted 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds is easily believable. As the rpm gauge passes 5500, the exhaust note rises to a F1 type scream which simply intensifies as you close in on the 8500 rpm redline. The rigid carbon fiber tub, combined with the push rod suspension, provide outstanding road handling even when set up as a Barchetta. The mixed states of local road surfaces hardly bother the F50. The short throw 6 speed manual gear box is both quick and smooth, a real delight to use. Add in perfectly weighted steering which allows you to place the car exactly where you want it, and overall you have a truly great driver’s car.
and at the other end of the spectrum, the Ferrari 456 GT was definitely my least favorite. It never missed an opportunity to break down.
WCZ said:
what did you think of the CCR?
Not the most polished of things. Fun to own for a bit. Happy it didn't kill me.On driving it:
Acceleration is fierce from the moment you pull away, however get aggressive on the gas and it just leaps viciously at the horizon. On top of being pressed back into the comfortable bucket seats, the sound of the supercharger spinning up (it is located right behind the driver’s head, an my youngest son calls it the “Hyperdrive”), is both thrilling and terrifying at the same time. Brakes are great, thankfully given the aggressiveness of the acceleration, and overall balance of the car is quite good. The gearbox however is demonic and the first couple times you drive it, finding the gears is an adventure. The gear shift lever is a tall steal shaft that protrudes slightly forward of where you would expect to find it. The space between the gears is very tight, therefore slotting from one gear to the next is a craft to be learned. As the CCR is geared for 240 mph, the gearbox is not something that you need to be constantly working. The clutch is medium weighted with a high bite point. Getting the bite point right serves to add a bit of extra excitement when initially trying to master the gearbox. The noise the 4.7L V8 makes is more guttural than Italian style screaming.
Edited by SSO on Monday 18th January 14:38
Bright Halo said:
Great that you are posting on here. I used to enjoy your articles in EVO.
Question on the Mclaren’s. As a person who doesn’t own or even never been in one they all look very similar and appear to be just tweaks of the same base architecture. With the different models you own do you get a sense of individuality from each one?
I find them to all be quite different. the 675LT Spider is just brilliant. The Senna is as hard core as they come. Its really a 21st century F40. 720S Spider incredibly quick yet civilized.Question on the Mclaren’s. As a person who doesn’t own or even never been in one they all look very similar and appear to be just tweaks of the same base architecture. With the different models you own do you get a sense of individuality from each one?
Edited by Bright Halo on Monday 18th January 07:44
Muzzer79 said:
The Mosler seems like a really left-field choice. You certainly don't see many about.
What were the motives behind getting it and what was is like as an ownership experience?
there was a couple of others who had one on here, don't see them for sale oftenWhat were the motives behind getting it and what was is like as an ownership experience?
they really look something special
MDifficult said:
I remember the EVO updates - they were some of the bits of the mag I most looked forward to.
Fingers crossed this thread carries on where that left off!
Lots of pictures to match the words though please... lots and lots
I will try to post a few on here. There are a ton on IG - @supercarowner if that's of interest. Fingers crossed this thread carries on where that left off!
Lots of pictures to match the words though please... lots and lots
Muzzer79 said:
The Mosler seems like a really left-field choice. You certainly don't see many about.
What were the motives behind getting it and what was is like as an ownership experience?
I bought it basically as a road legal track car. It was an easy car to own. Not to complicated mechanically and never had any reliability issues. What were the motives behind getting it and what was is like as an ownership experience?
This is from a blog I did on the Mosler a while back:
The Mosler is a simple formula of bullet proof small block GM sourced V8, Getrag G50 6 speed gearbox, carbon composite chassis, and a brilliant adjustable suspension. The finish is more race than road car, but that really just adds to the overall experience and impact. As accomplished as it is on the road, where it really shines is out on the track. This is not surprising given its DNA is far more GT race than road car. A few months ago I was out on a track with a friend in his Enzo. In a straight line, the Enzo was able to pull away, slightly. The benefits of a couple of hundred extra bhp evident. As soon as the tarmac got squiggly, the advantage of lower weight and the huge downforce that the Mosler generates allowed us to close the gap smartly.
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