I thought people tucked their supercars away in the winter !

[autofocus]

Hi there,

I always thought that supercar owners tucked their cars away in the winter to stop them from getting damaged by all the cr*p on the roads.

I came out the house this morning and had to scrape a decent layer of frost off mine and also the wifes car. I know its not a foot deep in snow but I still think its winter. I guess other people know different.

I headed out to Uttoxeter to see a client and just I got towards the town centre at about 9.00am I was passed by a bright Red Ferrari F430 Coupe. Looked nice with the Challenge wheels.

Then I headed up towards Manchester and was passed by a gorgeous Silver Rolls Royce Phantom (SFC 1) on the A500 out of Stoke at about 12:10pm.

I picked up the A556 off the M6 at about 12:55pm and saw a stunning Black Porsche 997 GT3 heading back towards the motorway (BAZ 65).

After seeing a client in Stockport I heading back towards the M6 on the M56 and was passed around J7 at 1.50pm by a Silver Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe with Grey Callisto wheels. Very nice.

Then my favourite spotted of the day. I was heading along the A34 towards Stafford from Stoke, just as you reach Stone there is a motorbike dealer on the main road called Dans Motorcycles. Parked outside their showroom was a Dark Grey Lamborghini Murcielago reg number L20 MBO. I have checked their website and it seems that the car is for sale: -

http://www.dansmotorcycles.co.uk/cars.html

Do you reckon they would know the £1 pound off !!

Sorry to bore you with the details of my day but it gets quite dull driving 1000 miles a week. Supercar spotting brightens up my day.

Regards

Tim

[LamboAndy]

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

[tybo]

LamboAndy said:

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

Thats a great pic.

[speedup]

No, i put my Italian toys away, in fact there away right now until spring. Although if there are nice sunny sundays they may come out.

[squirejo]

how I amused myself last winter sweeping the snow off the windscreen and razzing to work as normal. 4wd you know.....

[northo]

LamboAndy said:

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

Someone's waving a yellow flag there in the background Andy!

[jon-]

LamboAndy said:

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

Moments later the photographer was wishing he'd gotten out of the way instead of taking a photo Amazing all year usage!

Apparently Dell was at Wicks in his Orange Gallardo today, imagine coming out with a plank of wood to be greeted by that! Also, not really a super car but there was a S63 AMG in my local Wicks today.

I love the attitude of "What's the point in having a supercar if you can't enjoy it" around here.

Edited by jon- on Thursday 15th November 23:08

[danhay]

speedup said:

No, i put my Italian toys away, in fact there away right now until spring. Although if there are nice sunny sundays they may come out.

Absolutely, I've experienced first hand what can happen as a result of taking an old italian car out on a wet/salty road. It's just not worth it. The modern ones with galvanised bodies etc are a different kettle of fish, and possibly more fun in such conditions!

[Miyagi]

danhay said:

speedup said:

No, i put my Italian toys away, in fact there away right now until spring. Although if there are nice sunny sundays they may come out.

Absolutely, I've experienced first hand what can happen as a result of taking an old italian car out on a wet/salty road. It's just not worth it. The modern ones with galvanised bodies etc are a different kettle of fish, and possibly more fun in such conditions!

What happened?

[Jonty99]

northo said:

LamboAndy said:

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

Someone's waving a yellow flag there in the background Andy!

No, Thats a red and yellow flag, which means there maybe oil on the road, so to take care incase you slide on the oil!!!

[Mosi]

I've been using the F430 everyday since I got it

And today I treated Myself and have brought the Murci into work

You gotta use these things

[Jules360]

Couldn't agree more. The G will be used daily, whatever the weather. One reasons i chose it over a 360 was the 4wd for those icy mornings.

[zed sump]

danhay said:

speedup said:

No, i put my Italian toys away, in fact there away right now until spring. Although if there are nice sunny sundays they may come out.

Absolutely, I've experienced first hand what can happen as a result of taking an old italian car out on a wet/salty road. It's just not worth it. The modern ones with galvanised bodies etc are a different kettle of fish, and possibly more fun in such conditions!

same, my old beast didn't have much fun in the rain and unless a metallic car is washed after every salt run, the bodywork ain't gonna last 10years. even if it is washed, it's not gonna dry too quickly when it's freezing outside.

[flattotheboards]

LamboAndy said:

How about this then, for all year round use!!



Andy.

great to see it being used all year round.

[response]

That's until your the one who wants to buy it. Two similar cars, one used in good weather only, the other used in all weathers including snow and salt filled roads. Which are you attracted to? Yea go on and tell me you would buy the second car LOL!!

[Jules360]

response said:

That's until your the one who wants to buy it. Two similar cars, one used in good weather only, the other used in all weathers including snow and salt filled roads. Which are you attracted to? Yea go on and tell me you would buy the second car LOL!!

As long as it's been looked after, makes no difference. In the absense of any corrosion, how will you tell the difference ?

[response]

Jules360 said:

response said:

That's until your the one who wants to buy it. Two similar cars, one used in good weather only, the other used in all weathers including snow and salt filled roads. Which are you attracted to? Yea go on and tell me you would buy the second car LOL!!

As long as it's been looked after, makes no difference. In the absense of any corrosion, how will you tell the difference ?

Yes it does and in about 5 years you will be able to tell the difference. Especially when you explore the underside were the salt collects in them hard to reach and hard to see areas and rots it away. Rather like the old 355s and old 360s do in the engine cradles. And i can recall very well the same arguments back then when the cars were new.

Edited by response on Saturday 17th November 12:39

[Miyagi]

response said:

Jules360 said:

response said:

That's until your the one who wants to buy it. Two similar cars, one used in good weather only, the other used in all weathers including snow and salt filled roads. Which are you attracted to? Yea go on and tell me you would buy the second car LOL!!

As long as it's been looked after, makes no difference. In the absense of any corrosion, how will you tell the difference ?

Yes it does and in about 5 years you will be able to tell the difference. Especially when you explore the underside were the salt collects in them hard to reach and hard to see areas and rots it away. Rather like the old 355s and old 360s do in the engine cradles. And i can recall very well the same arguments back then when the cars were new.

Edited by response on Saturday 17th November 12:39

A) does anyone inspect the underside of their car before they buy it?

B) I would have thought a G is certainly made as 'all weather' as lets say a Focus and I don't see them having this issue?

[response]

Miyagi said:

A) does anyone inspect the underside of their car before they buy it?

You tellin me that you dont check the underside of a £100+ supercar before you buy it Putting aside that one does not buy one brand new this is a stupid practice. One born every minute LOL!!

Edited by response on Saturday 17th November 13:41

[Miyagi]

response said:

Miyagi said:

A) does anyone inspect the underside of their car before they buy it?

You tellin me that you dont check the underside of a £100+ supercar before you buy it Putting aside that one does not buy one brand new this is a stupid practice. One born every minute LOL!!

Edited by response on Saturday 17th November 13:41

My G was the first used car I bought in about 6 yrs and No I did not check.

I have only seen the underside of the car once and I paid absolutely no attention to it whatsoever.

as far as I was aware a G or any other recent supercar for that matter does not suffer badly from salt erosion. If you are telling me otherwise then that is fine...