What I learned about Porsches and McLarens
#62
08-25-2013, 03:50 PM
Bob,
Enjoy your new diamond toy in good health !
As for the member with all the negative insinuations, I am obliged to say with all due respect, that whether true or not, it is extremely bad taste ( socially ), to make such bold and unstubstantiated claims, when someone is enjoying his brand new McLaren for the first weekend and is sharing his joy here on the board.
Just my 0.02
George
Enjoy your new diamond toy in good health !
As for the member with all the negative insinuations, I am obliged to say with all due respect, that whether true or not, it is extremely bad taste ( socially ), to make such bold and unstubstantiated claims, when someone is enjoying his brand new McLaren for the first weekend and is sharing his joy here on the board.
Just my 0.02
George
#63
08-25-2013, 04:03 PM
Bob,
Enjoy your new diamond toy in good health !
As for the member with all the negative insinuations, I am obliged to say with all due respect, that whether true or not, it is extremely bad taste ( socially ), to make such bold and unstubstantiated claims, when someone is enjoying his brand new McLaren for the first weekend and is sharing his joy here on the board.
Just my 0.02
George
Enjoy your new diamond toy in good health !
As for the member with all the negative insinuations, I am obliged to say with all due respect, that whether true or not, it is extremely bad taste ( socially ), to make such bold and unstubstantiated claims, when someone is enjoying his brand new McLaren for the first weekend and is sharing his joy here on the board.
Just my 0.02
George
couldn't agree more
#66
08-27-2013, 06:35 AM
Outstanding! - I was just watching a re-run of an old TopGear when Clarkson was driving the MP4-12C. Although Clarkson brought up a few reasons why he thought the 458 was more to his liking - The McLaren rocked the track and looked great. I think one of his comments was something like the car does exactly what it was designed to do...to pefection - and as such did not make it as much fun as the 458. Really? I don't expect to drive one anytime soon, but it looked fcking fun!
Enjoy and post more pix/comments!
RD
Enjoy and post more pix/comments!
RD
#67
08-28-2013, 09:57 PM
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Thank you for all the kind comments - as far as a few members that have pointed out flaws in the 12C, I am open to all opinions. McLaren has only produced one other vehicle for the general public, and in limited numbers, the F1 was a fantastic vehicle. The 12C is their first mass produced vehicle - their are going to be growing pains in development...the more I know, the better.
#69
08-28-2013, 11:37 PM
Thank you for all the kind comments - as far as a few members that have pointed out flaws in the 12C, I am open to all opinions. McLaren has only produced one other vehicle for the general public, and in limited numbers, the F1 was a fantastic vehicle. The 12C is their first mass produced vehicle - their are going to be growing pains in development...the more I know, the better.
. As for the reliability comments I did hear that when the car first arrived it came with growing pains but the informal chatter that i here in current time is that any snags were completely ironed out. This can be said about Porsche too . Initial 997 cars and 991 cars were not exempt from hiccups .
Bob .. you made a great choice !!! I wish I lived in a place where I could drive a car like the 12C daily as my region seems to have a lot of road construction and the the lowest common denominator of driver skill and coutesy seems to be the local norm.
I truly enjoyed reading the write up !!
Best wishes with a great car !!!
#70
08-29-2013, 07:30 AM
Damn you Bob... now you have me thinking about a McLaren.
I wonder how reliable these will be once they get into higher millage. Also any clue on servicing costs, periods? I would imagine costs would be in Ferrari territory(?)
Finally - congrats!!! Sooo jealous!
I wonder how reliable these will be once they get into higher millage. Also any clue on servicing costs, periods? I would imagine costs would be in Ferrari territory(?)
Finally - congrats!!! Sooo jealous!
#71
08-29-2013, 08:44 PM
Glad you like your Mp4-12c. Its true enthusiast like you that bring justice to the most fanstatic car on that market. All the critics about this car were full of misinformations. Owner like us who are not fix to any brand will drive it the ways its meant to be driven and tell it likeit is. This is truly one of the fastest handling car on the market. Tons video out there have shown it will out anything under 800hp.
Chat to you more on mlife.
Chat to you more on mlife.
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#72
08-29-2013, 09:18 PM
Glad you like your Mp4-12c. Its true enthusiast like you that bring justice to the most fanstatic car on that market. All the critics about this car were full of misinformations. Owner like us who are not fix to any brand will drive it the ways its meant to be driven and tell it likeit is. This is truly one of the fastest handling car on the market. Tons video out there have shown it will out anything under 800hp.
Chat to you more on mlife.
Chat to you more on mlife.
#73
08-29-2013, 09:37 PM
As I have stated, critics are full of it. Let the real owners be the critics. Do you really believe the new Gt3 can outrun the 12c.
