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17 Sep 2003, 17:55 (Ref:722125)
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McLaren road cars
If cost was no object which would you prefer - A McLaren F1
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17 Sep 2003, 17:57 (Ref:722129)
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F1... can take more people along for a very cool ride
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17 Sep 2003, 20:13 (Ref:722300)
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I'd go for the F1 over the new one.
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17 Sep 2003, 22:48 (Ref:722486)
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definately the F1. Quicker, more seats, rarer (or at least it will be, soon), and in my opinion looks better. A bit pricey to service though, although if money were no object...
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17 Sep 2003, 22:56 (Ref:722494)
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F1 All the way its a over all "perfect car" to take people for a very enthusiastic ride
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17 Sep 2003, 23:00 (Ref:722501)
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Besides which the SLR is covered in Merc badges! And to add insult to it, the new CL63 is only fractionally slower but half the price!
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18 Sep 2003, 22:23 (Ref:723574)
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Slightly out of kilter with the current marketing dept- the F1 has a BMW engine!!!!!!!!
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18 Sep 2003, 23:28 (Ref:723628)
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Oh, right, thanks Mattracer for reminding me. The coolest V12 engine ever made. Definitely the F1!
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When asked facetiously if he knew he’d ruined a good story line by beating Patrick, Wheldon responded bluntly, “Don’t care one bit.”
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19 Sep 2003, 09:31 (Ref:723928)
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Is it me or is the new SLR just.... I dunno.... not *quite* right?? Not-as-good-as-expected??
1) it's not the greatest looking thing in the world 2) a parts-bin interior 3) the SL55/CL63 exist. Again, there's a new topic in this somewhere.... |
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19 Sep 2003, 12:25 (Ref:724131)
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F1 without a doubt. Simply bootiful......
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19 Sep 2003, 13:09 (Ref:724183)
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F1, i dont like the HUGE mercaadies badge on the new one.
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19 Sep 2003, 18:23 (Ref:724517)
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The F1. There aren't many cars I would have instead anyway!
A Mercedes, never. |
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22 Sep 2003, 15:10 (Ref:726541)
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F1 gets my vote too. |
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22 Sep 2003, 21:31 (Ref:727047)
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F1, by miles because:
- It loooks SOOO much better. - It has racing success (though new 'Super-Merc' might have). - It's faster. - I'd rather have a McLaren(-BMW) than a Mercedes-McLaren. - Did I mention it looks good?... |
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22 Sep 2003, 22:10 (Ref:727102)
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Definitely the FI, THE classic supercar and in its own time too. Nothing since matches it in all its facets - it is the most complete supercar.
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24 Sep 2003, 20:16 (Ref:729084)
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I'm sure you good guys remember this but just in case ...
The engine was made by BMW especially for the McLaren. It wasn't a 'converted' or modified version of an existing BMW V12 and in fact had more in common in design with two M3 engines using a V12 block than anything else they were producing at the time. A pretty special 6.1 litre 60 degree motor. The hand made exhaust system was more expensive than a complete BMW V12 motor out of the seven series! Last edited by gfm; 24 Sep 2003 at 20:18. |
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25 Sep 2003, 20:58 (Ref:730141)
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Has anyone read the article in the F1 mag this month about buying an ex-Ferrari F1 car. It just occured to me that they start at around the same price as the Macca. Hmmm, wonder which one would be quicker round a track... Plus the last time I was pressed up against the McLaren showroom window on Park Lane, what should drive past but ANOTHER McLaren F1. At least you wouldn't have such a "common" car if you went the ex-Formula 1 route!!!
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25 Sep 2003, 21:13 (Ref:730166)
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what about that all carbon yamaha F1 car the 3 seater one central chair and the friends slightly back...where did that go?
all i remember is som guy drove his off a mountain on the autobahn a few years back and the car mags lamented there is 1 less of these things in the world. with no mention of rest in peace or condolensces (sp) for the driver! |
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1 Oct 2003, 11:25 (Ref:736525)
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I'd have both. As the opening post said "if money was no object". Well, in that case, I could afford one of each.
Not that Uncle Ron would let me have the F1 car... although the two-seater is in semi-retirement now so I might be able to persuade him to let me give it a good home
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3 Oct 2003, 15:46 (Ref:739508)
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3 Oct 2003, 17:04 (Ref:739577)
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That would be so AWESOME
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5 Oct 2003, 12:52 (Ref:741006)
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The McLaren is a supercar, the SLR a bit of a cruiser - I'd love to see Merc build an all-out drivers supercar...something along the lines of that £1 million thing they were selling a year or 5 back. |
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