Replies to McLaren F1 questions and comments

[DontLift]

One of the best posts I have ever read on PH thanks chap and enjoy every second of the truly most fantastic of machines you have.......

P.S. Anytime your in Leicester - can i borrow it

>> Edited by DontLift on Tuesday 3rd August 22:44

[trackdemon]

FLEMKE: wicked post, a fascinating insight. What I want to know is when are you going to bring it on one of my Essex Sunday drives?

[jessica]

Hi.............

Tasty car you lucky,lucky guy..

[Ballistic Banana]

DontLift said:

One of the best posts I have ever read on PH thanks chap and enjoy every second of the truly most fantastic of machines you have.......

Ditto, Welcome to PH and thanks for answering all the ose questions, a very Nice [B]TRUE[/B](u know where we coming from ) insight into your ownership of a truely remarkable beast.

BB

[_Al_]

Absolutely excellent post, many thanks for taking the time!

That's really made my evening - everything about the post was how I felt things should be.

The part about 'thumbs up from Granny' will be recited down my local many times I assure you!

Cheers again, and of course, welcome!

[pbrettle]

Facinating, utterly facinating. Welcome and thanks for posting such a long post. Please keep up the good work - the world needs car mad fanatics like you...

Excellent and thanks again.

[sotonS2]

Great first post on PH. Really enjoyed reading it from start to finish.

[white_van_man]

Wow Thanks for that great post, i never new that much about the F1 but now i think im going to have to look into them a bit closer they sound like an amazing machine and i really hope that some day i will get to have a close look at one and maybe even a go in one

[condor]

Very informative and well written post
Really enjoyed reading it

Do you follow or participate in any motorsports?

[Muncher]

Absolute quality, what more can I say, except for, any chance of attending a VMAX?

[gopher]

Thank you, thank you very much, your first post is much appreciated and I hope you make many more.

Cheers

Paul

[PetrolTed]

Keep those questions coming - would be a shame if we ran out of steam now

[dazren]

PetrolTed said:

Keep those questions coming - would be a shame if we ran out of steam now

Welcome aboard Flemke. Here's a question for you.

If the F1 was not built, what would be taking pride of place in your garage instead?

DAZ

[Matt_T16]

Another question (you'll be sick of reading that in a couple of days )

How many miles have you put on it? You mentioned you had driven many thousands of miles in it but I was wondering if we are talking occasional blat across country or serious daily/weekly use.

Cheers
Matt

[maranellouk]

Actually, got another question too.

Now what? Where do you go from an F1? Classics would be the way for me.

P.S Very wise of you to post such a solid first post. This will buy you at least a month before you have to post again

>> Edited by maranellouk on Wednesday 4th August 00:04

[HarryW]

Top post , I think its fair to say you are living the dream sir .
Haven't read all the replies though, so apologies if its already been covered, however....... .......I know from your short initial post, you respect the CGT and its on track abilities. But how do you rate the 959 in the scheme of things , surely the most iconic of the porka's' IMHO.

Harry

[Ribol]

Welcome - by far the most interesting post on here for me.
I have to say that if I won the lottery (more than once) and were in a position to own such a car I am not too sure I could enjoy it in the UK. As a matter of interest what country are you based in?
Do you have any restrictions insurance wise on where you can leave it parked/stored etc?

Ivan

[Apache]

PetrolTed said:

Keep those questions coming - would be a shame if we ran out of steam now

don't spose you're going to VW?

[308gt4]

what a fantastically refreshing attitude to an "unnecessary" item , and as much as I have never hankered for the F1 myself I find that your day-day dealings with the car explain a lot of the reasons for their existance.

My only question is, do you find the inner feeling of euphoria a big part of the ownership of cars like these as I'm sure people who drive 250GTOs and type 35B Bugattis must have the same feeling and could care less if some wannabe feels the need to drag you at the lights ?

Also, having only driven a "few" times up to 180+ in modern Ferraris, what is the basic difference from 170 to 220 in REAL terms apart from the scenery disappearing at an extra 50mph ??

Sorry, that was question #2

[rico]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading that and for that i thank you.