Another one joins the garage

[Babw]

I've been thinking about one for awhile and seeing the prices go up significantly made me take the jump. Spider with 7k miles and I'm hoping to drive around NC500 and then keep going up through Norway late spring. Hopefully a few trackdays as well.

The steering and ride is on another planet, I can't quite get used to the 720S looks just yet but if I have a good experience with this one hopefully progress onto the a 675LT.

Thought about a lairy colour but I want to use it as a semi daily and the carbon black looks great up close without being too shouty.

 

[enuff_zed]

My missus was a senior buyer for McLaren and probably sourced a lot of the interior parts for that motor.
Kept telling her to ask for a company car, but it never happened. Dammit!

To say I'm a tad jealous is an understatement!
Tbh though, I'd equally enjoy your same Spring road trip in a Z.
How far up Norway are you planning to go?
RAF took me to Bodo and the scenery there was awesome. There's a bridge over a 200m neck of water that feeds the sea through to a huge area of fjords. The currents are something else as the incoming tide meets the last one trying to get back out.
You can stand on the edge and go from perfectly dry to knee deep in water and back to dry in 30 seconds.
I'm told it is the origin of the word maelstrom.

 

[Ole gits rule]

Thats very nice but I would have gone for orange

 

[mr.tourette]

What a stunner.. congratulations

 

[Pondrew]

Not too shabby, that.
I would buy one but it won't fit in my garage. The bank manager said no, aswell.
My best friend's son will have done the Quality Control inspections on that.

 

[tiglon]

Beautiful, I'd have gone for a bright colour, but I'd probably regret it with all the attention it would bring. Anyway a car like that looks and is special without needing silly colours. Not that I could afford a bright colour. Or black...

My cousin's wife's taxi driver once met Bill McLaren.

 

[Pondrew]

My cousin's wife's taxi driver once met Bill McLaren.

What's Rugby got to do with it? :lol: :lol:

 

[tiglon]

My cousin's wife's taxi driver once met Bill McLaren.

What's Rugby got to do with it? :lol: :lol:

Well... it is not common knowledge, but Bill McLaren actually shares his surname with the founder of McLaren Automotive, Bruce McLaren.

 

[Pondrew]

Well... it is not common knowledge, but Bill McLaren actually shares his surname with the founder of McLaren Automotive, Bruce McLaren.

Wikipedia says they were brothers

 

[IRD]

My missus was a senior buyer for McLaren and probably sourced a lot of the interior parts for that motor.
Kept telling her to ask for a company car, but it never happened. Dammit!

To say I'm a tad jealous is an understatement!
Tbh though, I'd equally enjoy your same Spring road trip in a Z.
How far up Norway are you planning to go?
RAF took me to Bodo and the scenery there was awesome. There's a bridge over a 200m neck of water that feeds the sea through to a huge area of fjords. The currents are something else as the incoming tide meets the last one trying to get back out.
You can stand on the edge and go from perfectly dry to knee deep in water and back to dry in 30 seconds.
I'm told it is the origin of the word maelstrom.

Was the McLaren connection a factor in asking your good lady to marry you Martin?

 

[enuff_zed]

My missus was a senior buyer for McLaren and probably sourced a lot of the interior parts for that motor.
Kept telling her to ask for a company car, but it never happened. Dammit!

To say I'm a tad jealous is an understatement!
Tbh though, I'd equally enjoy your same Spring road trip in a Z.
How far up Norway are you planning to go?
RAF took me to Bodo and the scenery there was awesome. There's a bridge over a 200m neck of water that feeds the sea through to a huge area of fjords. The currents are something else as the incoming tide meets the last one trying to get back out.
You can stand on the edge and go from perfectly dry to knee deep in water and back to dry in 30 seconds.
I'm told it is the origin of the word maelstrom.

Was the McLaren connection a factor in asking your good lady to marry you Martin?

Nope, she was at Lotus at that point. :wink:

 

[Pondrew]

Nope, she was in the Lotus position at that point.

Easy mistake, fixed

 

[Ole gits rule]

I used to work for the company that manufactures the HVAC systems for both Lotus and Mclaren

 

[MikeyH]

I thought he was a singer.

 

[BeeEmm]

I'm hoping to drive around NC500 and then keep going up through Norway late spring.

Make sure you have enough petrol, because it may sink if you slow down on the way across.

 

[RedUn]

I've been thinking about one for awhile and seeing the prices go up significantly made me take the jump. Spider with 7k miles and I'm hoping to drive around NC500 and then keep going up through Norway late spring. Hopefully a few trackdays as well.

The steering and ride is on another planet, I can't quite get used to the 720S looks just yet but if I have a good experience with this one hopefully progress onto the a 675LT.

Thought about a lairy colour but I want to use it as a semi daily and the carbon black looks great up close without being too shouty.

Stunning! Congratulations! 8)

I think colour wise you've done the right thing, I think mclarens suit the subtle colours

 

[Argyll Andy]

Congratulations, that is stunning

Colour wise, I like bold colours but I think that looks very menacing in black and is probably the right choice, enjoy

 

[Mr Tidy]

Wonderful car OP.

But I can't help myself, I'd have preferred a shouty colour! :lol: And black is just hard work to keep looking good.

 

[pvr]

That looks very nice. If you do drive the NC500, make sure the car has PPF as my 911 had to have extensive paintwork done afterwards :x

 

[firebobby]

That looks very nice. If you do drive the NC500, make sure the car has PPF as my 911 had to have extensive paintwork done afterwards :x

Is that from the locals throwing turds as you drive past