Oh dear I appear to of....

Oh dear I appear to of....

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dsl2

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1,474 posts

200 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Purchased a McLaren 570s Spider having only popped in for a nosey to show the wife on the way back from getting my Porsche serviced.

Collection next week, thanks to Mc Bham's Dan for a painless deal.

Roll on next week!




RamboLambo

4,843 posts

169 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Congrats. Ventura Orange ? looks better without the two tone roof IMHO

hyphen

26,262 posts

89 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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RamboLambo said:
Congrats. Ventura Orange ? looks better without the two tone roof IMHO
Orange? No, it's ginger to match his partners hair hehe

Lovely car thumbup

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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...not paid enough attention at school to come out with a grasp of basic English.

Still, doesn't seam 2 of effected you're urning potenshul. Congrats!

dsl2

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1,474 posts

200 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Indeed it is Ventura Orange, I quite liked the look of the full palladium roof finish as it happens. They had that finish was on the yellow car next to it in the showroom, I thought it accentuated the bum / hips look of the car when viewed from behind but beggars can't be choosers eh!

Haha her hair is currently red(ish) not ginger I'll have you know.

Lol thank's for that Pothole, I guess I should of posted earlier on prior to starting on the G&T's but even then I can't guarantee I would of used the correct grammar.

Unfortunately I wasn't over interested all those years ago when back in school, following your admonishment I shall definitely consider myself lucky to have managed to struggle my way through life thus far!

justin220

5,331 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Congratulations, that looks outstanding!

Which Porsche are you coming across from? When do you get to pick it up. I've recently got a 540C and loving it. Always looking for excuses to take it out biggrin

MadMarkM3

1,754 posts

148 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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RamboLambo said:
Congrats. Ventura Orange ? looks better without the two tone roof IMHO
Spot on! clap I really don't like the contrasting roof ....

Excellent choice OP - and I love the "Sold" sticker on the windscreen. Obviously to keep the numerous miscreants off her! smile



Edited by MadMarkM3 on Saturday 7th April 07:49


Edited by MadMarkM3 on Saturday 7th April 11:12

dsl2

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1,474 posts

200 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Cheers fellas, going to be a long week waiting.

Well your recent barrage of fab pics didn't help my resistance much may I say Justin, then the wife egging me on to have it about 10 seconds after arriving in the showroom combined with the eminently sensible deal we agreed on, I went from happy observer to new owner in all of 2 minutes.

Mark you not wrong, although I think I used stronger words than that about getting the sign on & its purpose for being there lol.

I have one of the very last 981 model flat 6 Boxster GTS's, bought as a keeper. To be fair it is great car & really excellent value for money when you look at the vast price jump to the 570s but once I'd driven the Mac I knew I would have to have one, just didn't realise it was going to quite so soon!

First impressions (apart from to me, fabulous looks) were of the superbly driver focused cockpit with everything well thought out to maximise control over the car, offering an excellent unobstructed view out & placement of the human within in it, felt pretty spot on for me as a driver.

Driving impressions were dominated by steering, it really stood out showing up the short comings of the Boxster's all electric rack. Giving fabulous feel & understanding of the grip available allowing me to push the car through the corners quite a bit on a short wet/damp test drive after only a few miles acquaintance (sorry Dan!).

Needless to say managing the wet corner exit torque surge when the car is already loaded up in third gear was somewhat of a contrast to the the Boxster's much reduced but more linear delivery!

Overall I thought the car felt very responsive to direction change being light & up on its toes, with a nice pointy front end. The excellent feedback gave me the confidence to push to find the grip availablle without too much fear in the wet after such a very short time in the car.

The brake pedal is also worthy of praise, being both exceptionally well placed (ideal for left foot use if you desire) & having a tremendous solid feel underfoot. Such a nice contrast to the usual useless bit of travel that does nothing prior to loading the brake system. It does require a good push but that very much reminds of an unassisted race car pedal & is all the better for it to my way of thinking.

Quite a lot to take in on a short test drive but hoping all the above is confirmed once I get my car & start to use her.

TB993tt

2,032 posts

240 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Pothole said:
...not paid enough attention at school to come out with a grasp of basic English.

Still, doesn't seam 2 of effected you're urning potenshul. Congrats!
I think it's an age thing I am pretty much over sat/sitting but the would of should of grates on me far more than is reasonable hehe



MadMarkM3

1,754 posts

148 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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I'm actually excited for you (particularly after a couple of days of nice weather), but when do you pick it up and can you post up some pics?

justin220

5,331 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Thatll be a long week to wait! I had two days from agreeing the deal and getting mine.

Interesting comment on the brake pedal.

I'm finding it taking time to get used to, certainly not sure I like it compared to Lotus type brakes, the inch of dead travel feels a bit unatural to me.

993AL

1,936 posts

217 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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justin220 said:
Thatll be a long week to wait! I had two days from agreeing the deal and getting mine.

Interesting comment on the brake pedal.

I'm finding it taking time to get used to, certainly not sure I like it compared to Lotus type brakes, the inch of dead travel feels a bit unatural to me.
The brakes get better with miles Justin, found a big difference after about 3000 and got gradually better in the dry. They took a bit of getting used to after the GT3 brakes. In the wet, I find they need a fair bit of pressure. Just over 5k miles now but will be picking up a new spider on Wednesday so it will be back to the stiff pedal again smile

993AL

1,936 posts

217 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Nice car OP. I've gone for McL orange Spider with the black top, obviouly less favoured on here than yours with the solid colour. Pick mine up on Wednesday. biggrin

dsl2

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1,474 posts

200 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Not exactly sure on the collection day as yet. It was all very last minute, with us arriving for a nosey yesterday afternoon just prior to closing time & Dan wasn't sure if the car had been PDI'd or not & won't be able to find out until Monday, should find out then.

993AL sounds like your pretty keen on the car if your expecting a second new one this week, be good to see a few pics of your palladium roofed car if you'd be good enough to post when you have picked her up pls. I take it yours is not coming from Mc B'ham?

Guys any pointers on who is best to speak to for insurance quotes & roughly what the going rate is for a totally clean licence & max no claims for mid 40's owner living in a decent postcode out in countryside at all pls?


993AL

1,936 posts

217 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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dsl2 said:
Not exactly sure on the collection day as yet. It was all very last minute, with us arriving for a nosey yesterday afternoon just prior to closing time & Dan wasn't sure if the car had been PDI'd or not & won't be able to find out until Monday, should find out then.

993AL sounds like your pretty keen on the car if your expecting a second new one this week, be good to see a few pics of your palladium roofed car if you'd be good enough to post when you have picked her up pls. I take it yours is not coming from Mc B'ham?

Guys any pointers on who is best to speak to for insurance quotes & roughly what the going rate is for a totally clean licence & max no claims for mid 40's owner living in a decent postcode out in countryside at all pls?

Yes, love the 570, I hope the Spider proves to be as good as the coupe. Happy to put pics up when I get it. I could have picked it up last week but it's getting PPF fitted Mon/Tues. Have dealt with McGlasgow twice, the guys there are fantastic.

justin220

5,331 posts

203 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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993AL said:
The brakes get better with miles Justin, found a big difference after about 3000 and got gradually better in the dry. They took a bit of getting used to after the GT3 brakes. In the wet, I find they need a fair bit of pressure. Just over 5k miles now but will be picking up a new spider on Wednesday so it will be back to the stiff pedal again smile
Good to read thanks, I've just passed 500 miles (personally) and up to 1800 total in the car. I'll update my thread again at some point.

Roof down

301 posts

125 months

Sunday 8th April 2018
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Very; very nice! Enjoy!

Roof down

301 posts

125 months

Sunday 8th April 2018
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Very; very nice! Enjoy!

chris coates

107 posts

185 months

Sunday 8th April 2018
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[quote=dsl2]Not exactly sure on the collection day as yet. It was all very last minute, with us arriving for a nosey yesterday afternoon just prior to closing time & Dan wasn't sure if the car had been PDI'd or not & won't be able to find out until Monday, should find out then.

993AL sounds like your pretty keen on the car if your expecting a second new one this week, be good to see a few pics of your palladium roofed car if you'd be good enough to post when you have picked her up pls. I take it yours is not coming from Mc B'ham?

Guys any pointers on who is best to speak to for insurance quotes & roughly what the going rate is for a totally clean licence & max no claims for mid 40's owner living in a decent postcode out in countryside at all pls?

Everyone recommends NFU so best contact local office to discuss. The first thing to do though is getting the front of the protected with film to avoid stone chips given the state of the roads and low bonnet. it's a must as no such thing as touch up paint

dsl2

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1,474 posts

200 months

Sunday 8th April 2018
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Thanks for the insurance tip Chris. I did use them years ago to cover a motorhome so will give them a wizz tomorrow.

Mmmm not sure what to do as I did ask McBham about Paint protection, I was somewhat surprised when they told me they don't bother putting any on their Sports series cars, only on the high front carbon content 720s.

The Yellow demo car I drove had 1700 miles on it & I couldn't see any lumps knocked out the front of it at all. As such I'm sort of minded to leave it naked as I've never put any on a road car thus far only race cars, so guess it just depends if I'm feeling lucky I guess.

Do most of you guys get them protected as a rule? If so any recommendations in or around the midlands area & if so what area's generally get covered & if poss at what sort of cost please?