Spotted my first Mclaren MP4-12C

[peter pan]

Whilst driving home on Saturday saw the back end of a car I did not recognise, a few cars ahead.
Fortunately the two cars in front of me turned into side roads, so I was able to get a closer look, and it turned out to be an MP4-12C. Followed him for a few miles, and whilst it sounded great
he couldnt really give it any wellie, because he had a Nissan micra in front of him, and the road had too many twists and turns in it, to take a chance in an eight hundred thousand pound supercar. .....
Until that is, we came to a hump back bridge with priority given to the oncoming traffic. As is usually the the way the slow duffer, in the mouse motor went over the bridge, but was going so slowly there wasnt time for the Maclaren to do the same. which meant he had to wait until all the oncoming 25 or so cars had got across the bridge, which also meant the (almost straight) road after the bridge was completely duffer free!!!!. I sat there thinking please please give it some when you go Please Please. And he did! apart from the sound which was petrol head heaven (and rather loud) the car did one of the best real world impressions of the Delorean out of the back to the future film. One second it was there right in front of me, and about 3 seconds later, it was totally gone from sight. Absolutely great! What is the point of having a car like that, if you dont use it a little every now and then?

[Dr Interceptor]

The MP4-12C is not £800k... other than that... great

[peter pan]

You are correct, Price seems to be circa 168 thousand. Thank you for the correction.

[kayzee]

You're probably getting muddled up with the new McLaren, the P1, which is £866,000

Have to admit the MP4 is growing on me. Always thought it was a bit 'soft' before.

[emicen]

Whilst I saw probably 2 dozen at SEMA last year, I've still never heard one drive

[JonnyFive]

I remember seeing one before they were released (I live near Woking so they road test around here a lot) - Had no idea what it was until I got behind it in traffic, lovely car!

Seen loads now but still always stop to watch them go past.

[Mr-B]

I live in an area where supercars are very rare to say the least, so whilst washing my car on Saturday afternoon what trundles down the road opposite? A Ferrari 458, very nice! You just don't see those around very often. Anyway, Sunday morning opening the curtains what's the first car I see trundling down the same bit of road as the Fezza a day earlier? An MP4-12C!! WTF!

You wait years to see something exotic go past your front door and...

Anyway FWIW the Mac sounded a bit louder and more bass-y than the Fez and they were going about the same speed approaching a junction.

[SystemParanoia]

I saw a black one on jubilee day

only for a split second though.. was going the other way on a properly twisty welsh b-road.. and I only had 3cyl's and 1.0l under the bonnet.. so giving chase was not an option

for the .5 of a sec that i could see and hear it though.. it was fantastic!!

[gaz1234]

one word, micra!

[anonymous-user]

Once saw one near Woking being absolutely thrashed during the F1 summer break. I didn't catch the driver, but I do hope it was JB or LH going to work Amazing noise and road presence it has, and no way is it boring.

[Lordbenny]

I've seen about 30 on the road now and...sorry, but much like their nemesis, the Ferrari 458, they sound pants!

This is my favourite car sound at the moment...just flick to 1m 26 secs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ysE3CGxrWA

Edited by Lordbenny on Monday 4th March 22:19

[S6PNJ]

This was my first MP4-12C spotted! Aug 2 last year on the M40 - posted in the Supercar spotted thread as well.

[traffman]

Pop over to Dubai , they have quite a few!