Well probably time for an update as I close in on 10,000 miles.....
I have had the car less than 4 months and in that time I have covered 6,000 miles! I have always used my cars and though this is my only car at present I don't really go anywhere much outside of getting in and driving for fun, oh and a mega Scotland escapade. Close to 1,400 miles of the most exciting roads I have ever experienced. Not the NC500, much much better...
Tonight I took time to wash the car properly and I am pleased to say the PPF has done an incredible job of protecting the front. Friends cars have been peppered but mine is pretty much paintwork fresh....though I do have 4 windscreen chips of which 2 will need work, a job for tomorrow.
During the Scotland trip I was able to compare it with other cars, some driven really well and some a little more sedately and I can say it was never found wanting at any point outside of wet roads. It made going fast easy and following a friend who is proper quick in a 650bhp E92 M3 was incredible. Watching his car at close quarters moving around as he was working really hard and mine rock solid. I can see why the car is so fast around a track it is incredible. In August I have and RMA Silverstone GP track day, Shelsley Walsh and likely a closed day or two at the Nurburgring, so can't wait.
Some images from Scotland, starting with 1 of the 2 lorries that brought my friends from London up.
From which emerged
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First night parking at St Andrews worried me a little.... "Yea just park it in one of the bus spaces in the public car park by the sea front" got a "WTF" from me.......
I need not have worried as one of the lads had arranged for security to turn up and watch the cars all night! As one of my female friends said....."If Waitrose did dogging"
A few other shots....to come when Imgur stops playing up. There were 12-13 cars in total and it was a fantastic trip with hotels sorted for each night (one of which was rough as a bares bum) and lunch each day (including the finest Indian food I have had for a while and a boat house on a lock epic).
I have had the car less than 4 months and in that time I have covered 6,000 miles! I have always used my cars and though this is my only car at present I don't really go anywhere much outside of getting in and driving for fun, oh and a mega Scotland escapade. Close to 1,400 miles of the most exciting roads I have ever experienced. Not the NC500, much much better...
Tonight I took time to wash the car properly and I am pleased to say the PPF has done an incredible job of protecting the front. Friends cars have been peppered but mine is pretty much paintwork fresh....though I do have 4 windscreen chips of which 2 will need work, a job for tomorrow.
During the Scotland trip I was able to compare it with other cars, some driven really well and some a little more sedately and I can say it was never found wanting at any point outside of wet roads. It made going fast easy and following a friend who is proper quick in a 650bhp E92 M3 was incredible. Watching his car at close quarters moving around as he was working really hard and mine rock solid. I can see why the car is so fast around a track it is incredible. In August I have and RMA Silverstone GP track day, Shelsley Walsh and likely a closed day or two at the Nurburgring, so can't wait.
Some images from Scotland, starting with 1 of the 2 lorries that brought my friends from London up.
From which emerged
View attachment NXclme3.jpg
First night parking at St Andrews worried me a little.... "Yea just park it in one of the bus spaces in the public car park by the sea front" got a "WTF" from me.......
I need not have worried as one of the lads had arranged for security to turn up and watch the cars all night! As one of my female friends said....."If Waitrose did dogging"
A few other shots....to come when Imgur stops playing up. There were 12-13 cars in total and it was a fantastic trip with hotels sorted for each night (one of which was rough as a bares bum) and lunch each day (including the finest Indian food I have had for a while and a boat house on a lock epic).
I will post up the route. We did not do the NC500, we did a far far far better driving route. I have done the NC500, this was MUCH better. If you want to take a steady pace, stop, admire and take it all in at leisure then NC500. If you want to drive and drive at pace (within the law of course.....) then our route. Each day was better than the next and some were turn around and do it again good.It's another world...I'm very jealous
A couple of friends and I have been talking about doing the NC500. Not in such exotic metal of course, but I get the feeling it would be amazing to do in anything.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
A couple of the chaps did all the hard work, taking a route another friend had done a while back, adding in hotels, transport, flights to and from Scotland, lunch etc and it was just incredible. We had a full itinerary and also used an App that allowed for the route and waypoints to be added so we followed the exact route. I promise if you follow this route you will be amazed by the roads which are just incredible.
Day 2
Day 3
A couple of the chaps did all the hard work, taking a route another friend had done a while back, adding in hotels, transport, flights to and from Scotland, lunch etc and it was just incredible. We had a full itinerary and also used an App that allowed for the route and waypoints to be added so we followed the exact route. I promise if you follow this route you will be amazed by the roads which are just incredible.
St Andrews seems a decent place. There were loads of people there, phones everywhere but all were well mannered and friendly. I personally had 4 different people sitting in my cars drivers seat, taking photos and videos and so did others. Looks on peoples faces when you wave them over and say "dive in" is great. Big part of the ownership experience. There for the grace of God go I etc. I was the kid excited by the fast cars, right of passage if I can let kids, mums and dads get close.
Just a petrol head really. One woman at Balmoral was ace. She came over nearly in tears. "This is my dream car, you can forget all the other cars, the Mercedes AMG GT R is my dream car". In she gets, husband and son "she is mad for them, posters, magazines, made her day you have". Took her phone, videos, pics, she was in her element. Nice to do that, well I think so.
Yes. Left home 8:30am Wednesday, picked my mate up in Cannock, drove to Keel for 10am rendezvous with few other Midlands lads and then we all head up, me leading the convoy at pace but nothing crazy, got to St Andrews around 4ish and in bar around 4:01ish
At list price around 4 million quid of motors.
2 LorriesThats incredible. And a lorry to take some up - what a way to do it
Amazing bits of kit.
Funny but they were the 2 quickest cars on the trip together with me and the 720. We tended to be at the front and having the fastest runs. The owners have several other cars but chose their M3's and they were brilliant. Both are properly set up even if the big spoilers might make them look at bit boy racer.Can't beat some inconsiderate parking and two M3s that are way out of their depth
Agreed, it is epic. It was it's first ever run I believe.
The NC500 is all about the west coast really. The east coast is a bit mundane in comparison but this route had no mundane.
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Yup
Aston in that company would be my shoutStarting our NC500 tour in a couple of weeks, were doing it anti-clockwise over8 days, six of us in total, all Jaguars, i shall be the odd one out, undecided if I am taking GR, Aston or 458 still though.
I can’t quite remember but it was not on the original plan but a local tipped us off. All about the photo opportunity rather that the road to it.