Where are all the supercars?
Where are all the supercars?
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simonspider

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1,327 posts

280 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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I do about 50,000 miles a year but in the last year I can almost count the number of supercars I've seen on the road on 1 hand.
Been two years since I've seen a big Murcie on the tarmac (except my own smile ) seen the odd Gallardo and Fcar but thats it. Where are they all? I know there's a recession on but they have to be hiding somewhere..

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

296 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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simonspider said:
I do about 50,000 miles a year but in the last year I can almost count the number of supercars I've seen on the road on 1 hand.
Been two years since I've seen a big Murcie on the tarmac (except my own smile ) seen the odd Gallardo and Fcar but thats it. Where are they all? I know there's a recession on but they have to be hiding somewhere..
Abroad!

koolchris99

12,534 posts

210 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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London, I saw about 25 yesterday on my drive from Westfield back home to the city...


baz1985

3,685 posts

276 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Leeds Road/ Great Horton Road, Bradford.

Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge (June-August).

Harry Riddles

270 posts

218 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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London. Yesterday I saw a Veyron, Porsche 959 & Carrera GT, 4x 599 GTO, several 458's, Gallardo Spyder, various LP560's, Murcielago SV, McMerc SLR and thats all I can count from memory.

Outside of London on A40/ Oxford area where I live I still see some nice cars as well.





jdwcd

2,519 posts

233 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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we have all been at sandbanks for the weekend, and a top one at that

SirMark

570 posts

220 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Sandbanks was good laugh... A bit of cat and mouse on the way home too ...lol


diablo_pete

3,595 posts

226 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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jdwcd said:
we have all been at sandbanks for the weekend, and a top one at that
Dunsfold Jon. The dross was at sandbanks for a swingers weekend.

russy01

4,823 posts

212 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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I agree, certainly see no exotica in the west country. Maybe the odd V8V or V8 R8, but nothing to get excited about.

DIW35

4,205 posts

231 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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With the current price of fuel it's getting to the point where going out for a mere 'jolly' is becoming a luxury. Haven't even bothered to get the car MOT'd so far this year. frown

andrew

10,365 posts

223 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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JamieBeeston said:
simonspider said:
I do about 50,000 miles a year but in the last year I can almost count the number of supercars I've seen on the road on 1 hand.
Been two years since I've seen a big Murcie on the tarmac (except my own smile ) seen the odd Gallardo and Fcar but thats it. Where are they all? I know there's a recession on but they have to be hiding somewhere..
Abroad!
i'm afraid so frown

Mosi

2,040 posts

246 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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LOADS in Cheshire, just have a blast around Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Knutsford, Hale, Hale Barns, Bowdon

But I do agree, they are becoming a rarer site outside of London


macey_j2

316 posts

210 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Sounds like you need to come down to the south coast. There's a very strong PH community down here, with many of the rarest cars in the world with owners who enjoy taking them to events. When you combine that with some very nice out of town highways and decent scenery too, its a nice place to be if you're a motoring enthusiast as we all are on here!

P.S drove an Atom at one of your 6th gear events in Surrey two months ago - was redonkadonk :P ! It was the closest thing to sports bike acceleration that you can experience from a road car at this moment in time! I'd rather have a sports bike than an Atom though.

Another Fluffer

3,888 posts

196 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Mosi said:
LOADS in Cheshire, just have a blast around Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Knutsford, Hale, Hale Barns, Bowdon

But I do agree, they are becoming a rarer site outside of London
Non around Chester frown apart from one orange SL from Tarporley I believe

simonspider

Original Poster:

1,327 posts

280 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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macey_j2 said:
Sounds like you need to come down to the south coast. There's a very strong PH community down here, with many of the rarest cars in the world with owners who enjoy taking them to events. When you combine that with some very nice out of town highways and decent scenery too, its a nice place to be if you're a motoring enthusiast as we all are on here!

P.S drove an Atom at one of your 6th gear events in Surrey two months ago - was redonkadonk :P ! It was the closest thing to sports bike acceleration that you can experience from a road car at this moment in time! I'd rather have a sports bike than an Atom though.
Glad you enjoyed it. Had two Atoms for three years and driven one of them once. Never again. Scared the living sh*t out of me. Andy my business partner took one to Le Mans a couple of years back smile

car95

413 posts

223 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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I'm driving my Murcielago to Cambridge and back nearly every day.

I have only ever seen one other on the road, in Manchester in 2004.

Harry Riddles

270 posts

218 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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They appear to all be in Shanghai today!


iandc

3,893 posts

237 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Harry Riddles said:
They appear to all be in Shanghai today!

My God there is some moneies worth there!! I bet driving them around the streets of Shanghai is "interesting" to say the least. I hope their horns all work!

Dr_Gonzo

962 posts

256 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Harry Riddles said:
They appear to all be in Shanghai today!

What's the car directly behind the black Veyron (non-SS)?

Complex

520 posts

206 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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car95 said:
I'm driving my Murcielago to Cambridge and back nearly every day.
Really? Where abouts?

I travel into the centre of Cambridge most days and spend a lot of time around Trumpington Street as my college is just off there; there's often some supercars near the Royal Cambridge Hotel roundabout or sometimes parked outside St Catherine's College but I haven't ever seen a Murciélago anywhere in Cambridge.