Show Us Your Motors!

tom_nieto · 2 Jul 2017 at 09:45

daz said:
New addition - 650S Spider picked up this afternoon from McLaren in Birmingham. I can affirm the car is mentally quick. It wills you on to make you want to drive it quickly.

Awesome motor! Are you in the midlands these days?

Housey · 2 Jul 2017 at 20:32

Housey · 2 Jul 2017 at 20:36

shauncr91 · 2 Jul 2017 at 21:34

That GT3 RS....oh my.

daz · 2 Jul 2017 at 23:12

Sad to hear that Housey. Do you think you just got a lemon or a 'friday afternoon' car?

Did you take your 570S interest any further and go for a drive?

Rybo89 · 3 Jul 2017 at 00:26

Ah the R8 is a girls car anyway, get a Mclaren.

Raymond Lin · 3 Jul 2017 at 00:27

That GTR's place is super small, is that legal?

xs2man · 3 Jul 2017 at 01:38

Of course not. The font is too small.

Dis86 · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:06

daz said:
New addition - 650S Spider picked up this afternoon from McLaren in Birmingham. I can affirm the car is mentally quick. It wills you on to make you want to drive it quickly.

Excuse the Christmas lights still up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-40476901

daz · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:26

Have already lit up the tyres on the way to work this morning, thank the lord for traction control.

Because of interest rates these cars are very accessible at the moment. McLaren brum were telling me 12Cs are available on finance with £22k down and £600 a month over 2 years.

grudas · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:34

daz said:
Have already lit up the tyres on the way to work this morning, thank the lord for traction control.

Because of interest rates these cars are very accessible at the moment. McLaren brum were telling me 12Cs are available on finance with £22k down and £600 a month over 2 years.

Even I could afford that.. xD not the running costs when things go wrong tho

or insurance. Beautiful bit of kit, not a car I'd choose for that money but I'm very much a Porsche fan.. what did it replace?

Dis86 · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:34

daz said:
Have already lit up the tyres on the way to work this morning, thank the lord for traction control.

Because of interest rates these cars are very accessible at the moment. McLaren brum were telling me 12Cs are available on finance with £22k down and £600 a month over 2 years.

Firstly thank jebus it wasn't you!

Secondly that is very affordable. Explains why there are more of them on the road.

daz · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:46

Nothing replaced as such, just a 2nd/3rd car. Will try to use it as much as possible when it's just me or me +1.

Firestar_3x · 3 Jul 2017 at 09:43

grudas said:
Even I could afford that.. xD not the running costs when things go wrong tho or insurance. Beautiful bit of kit, not a car I'd choose for that money but I'm very much a Porsche fan.. what did it replace?

Equivalent of £1,500 a month and walk away with nothing? Rather not myself

grudas · 3 Jul 2017 at 10:04

Firestar_3x said:
Equivalent of £1,500 a month and walk away with nothing? Rather not myself

There's being sensible and there's driving a McLaren haha.

Firestar_3x · 3 Jul 2017 at 10:37

grudas said:
There's being sensible and there's driving a McLaren haha.

True, i would rather spend the 36k on a 911 / XKR / Early R8.

paradigm · 3 Jul 2017 at 12:49

Firestar_3x said:
True, i would rather spend the 36k on a 911 / XKR / Early R8.

After Housey's experiences I think I'd rather drive the McLaren under warranty.

Having "nothing to show for it" isn't true either, it depends entirely on whether or not having the pleasure of driving the McLaren for 3 years is enough to show for it or not. You have "nothing to show" for spending £5k+ on a decent holiday, but the experiences and memories make it worth the spend.

Firestar_3x · 3 Jul 2017 at 13:01

Whilst i agree with the sentiment and this will come down to personal opinion, but i'd class 36k a high price to pay for memories (which is all they would ever be), i'd rather put that money towards another house rent it out and use the equity to buy an equivalent car outright in later life.

daz · 3 Jul 2017 at 13:52

However you buy a car like this it's going to be expensive, there's no "cheap" way as such. I've budgeted that this will cost ~50-60k over 2-3 years in depreciation.

balky12 · 3 Jul 2017 at 14:34

daz said:
Have already lit up the tyres on the way to work this morning, thank the lord for traction control.

Because of interest rates these cars are very accessible at the moment. McLaren brum were telling me 12Cs are available on finance with £22k down and £600 a month over 2 years.

Then an ~£80k balloon payment?