Is McLaren taking the ****?

[motormania]

https://www.mclarenshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...

Just seen these on the McLaren site.

I'm sorry but who's going to pay £750 for a signed print - that's just taking the piss, especially in the current 'credit-crunch' atmosphere...

I think anyone who purchases these should have the words 'TWAT' stamped on ther head!!

[sstein]

I think people should be free to spend their money on whatever they want without being labelled a TW@T.

If they can afford it good on them

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Stuart

[FourWheelDrift]

They don't sell as well as those Ferrari photocopies they had on there a few months back.

[9.3]

Looks a very forgeable signature to me!

[10 Pence Short]

http://www.ferraristore.com/e-shop.des/page,shop.flypage/product_id,Segway-PT-i2-Ferrari-Limited-Edition_13527/category_id,Hi-Tech_46/ 

McLaren taking the piss?

[motormania]

10 Pence Short said:

http://www.ferraristore.com/e-shop.des/page,shop.flypage/product_id,Segway-PT-i2-Ferrari-Limited-Edition_13527/category_id,Hi-Tech_46/ 

McLaren taking the piss?

Fair point, they are all as bad as each other...

Here's to more fakes on eBay

[The Walrus]

Check out Lewis Hamiltons helmet (oh er missus) a snip at £15,000 !!! what a joke !!

[FourWheelDrift]

The Walrus said:

Check out Lewis Hamiltons helmet (oh er missus) a snip at £15,000 !!! what a joke !!

I think that is actually one of his though and quite the normal price F1 drivers helmets fetch. The £5,000 one is the one not worn by him I think.

[The Walrus]

FourWheelDrift said:

The Walrus said:

Check out Lewis Hamiltons helmet (oh er missus) a snip at £15,000 !!! what a joke !!

I think that is actually one of his though and quite the normal price F1 drivers helmets fetch. The £5,000 one is the one not worn by him I think.

It was the one from Monaco apparently not sure if it states he wore it though , saying that how many did he have ? I bet more than one plus the signature looks as if it has been profesionally printed on the helmet not signed.

Either way crazy money for a driver that has not actually done that much yet !!

[FourWheelDrift]

I wouldn't be surprised if they use a different helmet every session. Would be interested to hear from anyone who knows if that's the case these days.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 25th June 14:03

[Roy C]

They have to take the money (for Ron's retirement) when they can.





It might be worth 10p next year.

[MrKipling43]

FourWheelDrift said:

I wouldn't be surprised if they use a different helmet every session. Would be interested to hear from anyone who knows if that's the case these days.

I suspect that they don't - on the whole race drivers are bizarrely superstitious folk, so I suspect they will use the same lid they've done well with.

It seems a bit pointless to have a different helmet for every race, nevermind every session.

[VladD]

FourWheelDrift said:

They don't sell as well as those Ferrari photocopies they had on there a few months back.

But to be fair, McLaren didn't put them on the site. Someone at Ferrari hacked in and put them there.

[woof]

I've never been one for buying signed items - Ebay is full of those horrible little people that hang around outside airports and hotels waiting for someone famous to walk by and sign something and then flog said item on ebay.

Mclaren merchandise isn't badly priced though - team Tshirt is £28, a Fezza one is £39
Ferrari will put their logo on anything and sell it

Ferrari Laptop bag £970 !
http://www.ferraristore.com/Bags/Ferrari-Trademark...

or this
Ferrari relay baton - £ 1.935 !!! (not sure what it is)
http://www.ferraristore.com/Celebration-Items/Ferr...

[heebeegeetee]

Add another finger to that print and you've almost got another Steve McQeen at Le Mans picture...

Anyway, you'll never beat a Porsche pipe.

[CanAm]

The Walrus said:

Check out Lewis Hamiltons helmet (oh er missus) a snip at £15,000 !!! what a joke !!

The Signed Monaco Helmet at £15,000 is "a limited edition of 100 pieces.....not suitable for motorsport use", so most definitely not one worn by LH !!

[DSM2]

CanAm said:

The Walrus said:

Check out Lewis Hamiltons helmet (oh er missus) a snip at £15,000 !!! what a joke !!

The Signed Monaco Helmet at £15,000 is "a limited edition of 100 pieces.....not suitable for motorsport use", so most definitely not one worn by LH !!

Anywya, it would be too big for any of us, if it were a genuine one.......................

[flemke]

woof said:

...or this
Ferrari relay baton - £ 1.935 !!! (not sure what it is)
http://www.ferraristore.com/Celebration-Items/Ferr...

When Max wants a change from his thermometer, it should be perfect.

[FourWheelDrift]

flemke said:

woof said:

...or this
Ferrari relay baton - £ 1.935 !!! (not sure what it is)
http://www.ferraristore.com/Celebration-Items/Ferr...

When Max wants a change from his thermometer, it should be perfect.

It does look quite a bit like those vibrating "back massagers" that you see in those Innovations catalogues.