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Having spoken to my dealer - there is only 1 customer car been delivered so far in the UK - and that was to the CEO of HR Owen so not really a normal customer delivery.
The comment was we'll be lucky to receive any customer cars before the factory shutdown in August. I think there is an issue with the supply of the carbon fibre interior pieces on RHD cars - but I could be totally wrong, and often am.
My car has been pushed back a couple of months but i'll see it when I see it!
For what it is worth, when it comes I still wont part with my F12.
The comment was we'll be lucky to receive any customer cars before the factory shutdown in August. I think there is an issue with the supply of the carbon fibre interior pieces on RHD cars - but I could be totally wrong, and often am.
My car has been pushed back a couple of months but i'll see it when I see it!
For what it is worth, when it comes I still wont part with my F12.
silvercar71 said:
Having spoken to my dealer - there is only 1 customer car been delivered so far in the UK - and that was to the CEO of HR Owen so not really a normal customer delivery.
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Yes iirc that car was delivered back in Feb - but more cars have been delivered since.
Here is a RossoFuoco one I saw last week week - ironically just as I was going in to sign off the build of my 812
Edited by traxx on Monday 21st May 17:33
martinvantage said:
Do you believe the dealers when they say that they are all sold out ? Lots of early deposits but I just wonder.
Yes sold out but the 812 list is still a moveable feast and some people will inevitably get knocked off of it as others increase their standing. Plenty of time to go yet.I was told (rightly or wrongly) that the 812 is not a limited production run and that normally specced will cost c£320-340k.
More fundamentally I found the suspension too hard for the road. For the track, amazing. But as I would invariably use it on the road, I couldn't live with such harsh suspension (and yes it was in the softest setting). Had the same issue with the AMG GTR.
So for me the F12 (albeit 2nd hand) is better value and rides better for road use, and, while not as powerful as the 812, is (for me) plenty fast enough.
More fundamentally I found the suspension too hard for the road. For the track, amazing. But as I would invariably use it on the road, I couldn't live with such harsh suspension (and yes it was in the softest setting). Had the same issue with the AMG GTR.
So for me the F12 (albeit 2nd hand) is better value and rides better for road use, and, while not as powerful as the 812, is (for me) plenty fast enough.
v12v8 said:
I was told (rightly or wrongly) that the 812 is not a limited production run and that normally specced will cost c£320-340k.
More fundamentally I found the suspension too hard for the road. For the track, amazing. But as I would invariably use it on the road, I couldn't live with such harsh suspension (and yes it was in the softest setting). Had the same issue with the AMG GTR.
So for me the F12 (albeit 2nd hand) is better value and rides better for road use, and, while not as powerful as the 812, is (for me) plenty fast enough.
Wow I’m very surprised to hear that. I found the 812 very supple and others who were testing at Fiorano even complained the car felt too compliant which in their view was taking away some of the experience although I didn’t agree with them.More fundamentally I found the suspension too hard for the road. For the track, amazing. But as I would invariably use it on the road, I couldn't live with such harsh suspension (and yes it was in the softest setting). Had the same issue with the AMG GTR.
So for me the F12 (albeit 2nd hand) is better value and rides better for road use, and, while not as powerful as the 812, is (for me) plenty fast enough.
GTR is totally different as you sit on the rear axle, like the SLS, and when you hit a pothole the force travels through your spine. So you have to zigzag down London streets
The f12 is still special as it’s the last pininfarina design however that new 6.5 lump is unbeatable
The F12 has performance so far beyond what you can actually use on public roads I do wonder where it ends.
Unless you are in the middle of nowhere, all my experiences of driving an F12 over several days have been an exercise in extreme restraint and concentration as one twitch of the throttle and you are way into illegal territory and the disparity between you and other road users is quite incredible.
Unless you are in the middle of nowhere, all my experiences of driving an F12 over several days have been an exercise in extreme restraint and concentration as one twitch of the throttle and you are way into illegal territory and the disparity between you and other road users is quite incredible.
cgt2 said:
The F12 has performance so far beyond what you can actually use on public roads I do wonder where it ends.
Unless you are in the middle of nowhere, all my experiences of driving an F12 over several days have been an exercise in extreme restraint and concentration as one twitch of the throttle and you are way into illegal territory and the disparity between you and other road users is quite incredible.
Get it down to Portugal/NW Spain. Flat out for hours and hours on end. The best playground in Europe.Unless you are in the middle of nowhere, all my experiences of driving an F12 over several days have been an exercise in extreme restraint and concentration as one twitch of the throttle and you are way into illegal territory and the disparity between you and other road users is quite incredible.
Southern UK is no place for anything with more than about 250bhp.
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