Flemke - Is this your McLaren? (Vol 5)
Discussion
Sway said:
Knowing your 'ideal car' spec (and how closely it mirrors mine, even if you do want more power than I do!), the announcement by Mr Murray today is quite interesting...
I agree, it could be interesting indeed. Whatever he will come up with, and whether it will be road-legal enough for me, remains to be seen. 
dobly said:
Flemke - dare I ask, what progress on the NSX-R Refresh in Japan?
You should dare ask, but I am not sure that I should dare to answer. I have heard nothing for a few months, since they e-mailed me to say that they would be asking me for photos of specific areas of the car, and they would be sending me example photos to show the kind of images that they would need. Nothing since then.
I have a phone number of a manager of the program in Japan. When I get around to it, I must call him.
cc8s said:
Good morning Mr F, have you had time to put some miles on the HS? I would be most interested to hear a short review - with reference to the LT and P1 - if you would 
I hate to say it, but I have driven a sports car only once this year: an NSX (old type, which was wonderful as usual). I just haven't had the time for anything more. In fact, this year I have spent more time designing a CF steering wheel boss for my F1 than I have spent driving fun cars.
I drove the HS when I got it last year. I thought I posted here something about it.
Relative to the LT, the HS's engine is more responsive and has a bit more torque, the suspension is somewhat stiffer and there is less roll. I didn't drive it fast enough to notice any difference in downforce, but with that rear wing the braking distance was quite short. It's a more involving drive than the LT, although the differences are fairly subtle ones - none substantial.
Do you find you get as much enjoyment out of improving your cars as you do driving them?
On a lower budget scale I do with my mountain bikes, I love to ride them but rarely get the chance to spend a few hours away due to family commitments, so I spend time altering their appearance or spec and to be honest an hour or so tinkering can be equally enjoyable as actually riding.
On a lower budget scale I do with my mountain bikes, I love to ride them but rarely get the chance to spend a few hours away due to family commitments, so I spend time altering their appearance or spec and to be honest an hour or so tinkering can be equally enjoyable as actually riding.
AlmostUseful said:
Do you find you get as much enjoyment out of improving your cars as you do driving them?
On a lower budget scale I do with my mountain bikes, I love to ride them but rarely get the chance to spend a few hours away due to family commitments, so I spend time altering their appearance or spec and to be honest an hour or so tinkering can be equally enjoyable as actually riding.
Yes, definitely. Working on the F1, although sometimes rather frustrating, has been great fun and very educational. I have done nothing close to that extent of work on any other car, because I do not like any other car nearly as much.On a lower budget scale I do with my mountain bikes, I love to ride them but rarely get the chance to spend a few hours away due to family commitments, so I spend time altering their appearance or spec and to be honest an hour or so tinkering can be equally enjoyable as actually riding.
Btw, I have a similar disease to yours when it comes to tinkering with pushbikes, although in my case they are road bikes.
If anyone is thinking of financing an F1, someone has crunched the numbers 
https://www.magnitudefinance.com/mclaren-f1-new-25...
https://www.magnitudefinance.com/mclaren-f1-new-25...
p1stonhead said:
If anyone is thinking of financing an F1, someone has crunched the numbers
https://www.magnitudefinance.com/mclaren-f1-new-25...
They can crunch again. £19m less £5m deposit equals £14m. https://www.magnitudefinance.com/mclaren-f1-new-25...
48 payments of £59,995 plus a final payment of £14m and a transaction fee of £9,995 and another £250 + VAT. They're having a larf.
Jog on!!!
CanAm said:
hey can crunch again. £19m less £5m deposit equals £14m.
48 payments of £59,995 plus a final payment of £14m and a transaction fee of £9,995 and another £250 + VAT. They're having a larf.
Jog on!!!
Nearly £3m interest on £14m over 4 years... is that outrageous? I guess the hedge is the asset appreciating at a rate which outstrips the interest repayments + storage/insurance/upkeep costs; on an F1 I bet that could easily add £10k pm. So it needs to sell for £25m+ 4 years down the line to make the deal worthwhile I suppose. Given the value growth in recent times that might be realistic, but equally you could be taking a very big bath indeed if the market 'corrects'. Moot point I'm sure, as I doubt anyone in the position to own/speculate on an F1 requires that much asset finance for the deal to work....48 payments of £59,995 plus a final payment of £14m and a transaction fee of £9,995 and another £250 + VAT. They're having a larf.
Jog on!!!
1560 said:
Nice of him to ask to use some of my photos.
Not.
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