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[bud]

yeah im over it, dont worry

[Gaz]

to call it a piece of road jewellery shows your knowledge of anything 4 wheels so no point going any further with you!

But I must say the McLarenF1 a supercar was designed in the early 90s while you're comparing it to a brand new GT car..... Well done again sparky

My knowledge of cars may not be as good as yours but I stand by my opinion of calling it "road jewellery" with it's gold lined engine bay and gold plated toolkit. I'm sure you'll come back with a raft of technical innovations but $2m for a road car, it's like having a diamond ring, people buy it for it's posing value not what the car can do on the track.

I am not ignorant of the McLaren F1's prowess, I have read the technical sheets and seen how it performs on the track and I still don't rate it very highly, infact I would rate the Ferrari F40 over the F1; and the Ferrari was built five years before the McLaren F1, that's not comparing modern machinery to 15 year old machinery is it?

It's my preference, because it's different to yours doesn't make it wrong; get over it!

ITS $2m BECUASE ITS RARE!!!

IT WON LeMans Out Right Beating the Prototypes.

AND ITS A BLOODY ROAD CAR.

It was still racing internationaly until 2005. (thats 10 years old btw)

God your just moaning for moaning sake.

to call it a peice of road jewellary makes you look like and utter

[myownalias]

to call it a piece of road jewellery shows your knowledge of anything 4 wheels so no point going any further with you!

But I must say the McLarenF1 a supercar was designed in the early 90s while you're comparing it to a brand new GT car..... Well done again sparky

My knowledge of cars may not be as good as yours but I stand by my opinion of calling it "road jewellery" with it's gold lined engine bay and gold plated toolkit. I'm sure you'll come back with a raft of technical innovations but $2m for a road car, it's like having a diamond ring, people buy it for it's posing value not what the car can do on the track.

I am not ignorant of the McLaren F1's prowess, I have read the technical sheets and seen how it performs on the track and I still don't rate it very highly, infact I would rate the Ferrari F40 over the F1; and the Ferrari was built five years before the McLaren F1, that's not comparing modern machinery to 15 year old machinery is it?

It's my preference, because it's different to yours doesn't make it wrong; get over it!

ITS $2m BECUASE ITS RARE!!!

IT WON LeMans Out Right Beating the Prototypes.

AND ITS A BLOODY ROAD CAR.

It was still racing internationaly until 2005. (thats 10 years old btw)

God your just moaning for moaning sake.

to call it a peice of road jewellary makes you look like and utter

Wow, it seems like I am getting under the skin of the McLaren fanboys... I'm sorry if you can't accept my opinion but I am not going to change it to please others.
Who cares if it won Le Mans? that has no bearing on the road car! And I am not moaning; I am expressing any opinion, an exchange of opinions, isn't that what forums are for?

Expensive cars in general are more a status symbol than anything else, or as some people think an extension of the owners pen1s!
There are far more rarer cars than the McLaren F1; how come they aren't worth $2m? It's only worth that because people are willing to pay that much for it!
if people have the money to pay that much for a car; then all power to them! I personally wouldn't spend that much even if I had $2m to spend!

[Gaz]

Wow, it seems like I am getting under the skin of the McLaren fanboys... I'm sorry if you can't accept my opinion but I am not going to change it to please others.
Who cares if it won Le Mans? that has no bearing on the road car! And I am not moaning; I am expressing any opinion, an exchange of opinions, isn't that what forums are for?

I care? your pissing me with your comments there not really opinions there just silly comments.

Of Course LE-mans has bearing on a road car because it was the same chassis!

Expensive cars in general are more a status symbol than anything else, or as some people think an extension of the owners pen1s!
There are far more rarer cars than the McLaren F1; how come they aren't worth $2m? It's only worth that because people are willing to pay that much for it!
if people have the money to pay that much for a car; then all power to them! I personally wouldn't spend that much even if I had $2m to spend!

Again a barrage of silly comments.

You may not understand this but there's a thing called Supply and Demand.

Now Mclaren F1's are not made anymore and theres a limited number of them anyway.

And People want them because its a really special car.

SO there's Limited supply and High demand this pushes up the price i don't decided it i wish there were 1000s of them and they were sold for £25k so i could buy one but thats the way the enconmy works so theres little point in saying

"ooo for $2m you could buy a nissan gtr and thats a much better car"

fine but the thead is about a Mclaren F1.

You obviously don't understand why a few people are sad about this because your abit slow or perhaps you have the feeling of a brick i don't know - btw there just opinions not insults

But its like when Concord crashed people were said because of the loss of life yes, but people were also sad because the plane had been destroyed its one of those inanimate objects that people push soul onto, it was special and unique it had character.

The McLaren F1 is the same it was the fastest road car when it was built, and it STILL IS the fastest naturally aspirated road car it broke records, it won races and there's one just gone up in flames so its sad in a small way.

So when you come in here and go "$2mil pounds for a car? the Nissan GTR is better than that!!" you just look silly.

[bud]

Mate if you go on a forum and bag a legendary car then what do you expect?

[Rivelution]

I think you guys are taking it a little too seriously, if he thinks its a "road jewelry" than who cares?

[myownalias]

I care? your pissing me with your comments there not really opinions there just silly comments.

Of Course LE-mans has bearing on a road car because it was the same chassis!

Stop using "it's won Le Mans" as the basis of your argument! Race cars rarely have shared parts with the road going counterparts, if it shares the same chassis then fine but that doesn't necessarily make a good road chassis. Public roads tend not to have the same characteristics as smooth race tracks. I'm sure that the F1 would beat the GTR hands down on the track but it's not all about going fast around a track; it's about the driving experience.

Again a barrage of silly comments.

Their not silly comments; they are valid opinions; I know for a fact that I am not the only person to think the same!

And People want them because its a really special car.

In your opinion, what is special is subjective at best!

"ooo for $2m you could buy a nissan gtr and thats a much better car"

When did I say this? If you are going to quote me; quote me for what I actually wrote!

You obviously don't understand why a few people are sad about this because your abit slow or perhaps you have the feeling of a brick i don't know - btw there just opinions not insults

I understand why some people might be sad to see a car go up in flames (regardless of what the car was) but that doesn't change my opinion!

So when you come in here and go "$2mil pounds for a car? the Nissan GTR is better than that!!" you just look silly.

Again I never said the GTR was better; I said that I prefer the GTR over the F1, I said I thought the F40 was better than the F1.

And all this came from me saying that insurance companies hardly ever pay out the full amount of the policy, hence why people tend to insure their cars for a third more than it's actually worth in the hope that they'll get the value of the car back!

Mate if you go on a forum and bag a legendary car then what do you expect?

I'm expressing an opinion; it doesn't bother me that others don't share my opinion; and again "Legendary"; that's a subjective matter, I personally believe the Mk1 Ford Escort (UK) that cleaned up in rallying in the 70s and early 80s is a legendary car.

I think you guys are taking it a little too seriously, if he thinks its a "road jewelry" than who cares?

Exactly; I expressed an opinion, but I can argue the point until the world ends, if my opinion were just accepted then I wouldn't be writing this!

[Gaz]

here's a thought alias keep you "opinions" to yourself when they are abrasive and basicly trolling.

[darwin dali]

Now, now boyz - let's not get your knickers in a twist about a heap of metal that combusted

[bud]

I'm sure that the F1 would beat the GTR hands down on the track but it's not all about going fast around a track; it's about the driving experience.

if going fast around the track isnt your kind of driving experience then yeah the F1 isnt for you. Maybe go for a Camry!

[Gaz]

I'm sure that the F1 would beat the GTR hands down on the track but it's not all about going fast around a track; it's about the driving experience.

if going fast around the track isnt your kind of driving experience then yeah the F1 isnt for you. Maybe go for a Camry!

prob drives a diesel.

[myownalias]

if going fast around the track isnt your kind of driving experience then yeah the F1 isnt for you. Maybe go for a Camry!

Outright speed isn't so important to me; I enjoy G-Forces so something small and light usually works for me, I quite like the Lotus Elise or Exige, it may only do 150mph but it goes through corners better than many more expensive sports cars. Besides if driving on public roads what good is 240mph when you are restricted to 70mph?

prob drives a diesel.

I drive a petrol (gas) 2002 Ford Focus, two door sports cars are not so practical for family life; unless you want to toast the children on top of the engine!

[texasmr2]

This thread is on the verge of you know what unless it gets back on topic.

[darwin dali]

toast the children on top of the engine!

Hmmmm, toasted kids with a bit of mustard - my fav!!!

[bud]

if going fast around the track isnt your kind of driving experience then yeah the F1 isnt for you. Maybe go for a Camry!

Outright speed isn't so important to me; I enjoy G-Forces so something small and light usually works for me, I quite like the Lotus Elise or Exige, it may only do 150mph but it goes through corners better than many more expensive sports cars. Besides if driving on public roads what good is 240mph when you are restricted to 70mph?

And the F1 is such a tank of a car not capable of pushing its driver to the limit with alot of +G's ??

but there you have contradicted yourself you say you enjoy G Forces yet claim where can you drive a sports car more than 100kmh...