Checking out the Veyron

Ah yes, the McLaren. Still one of my favourites. It stirs a different part of me, however. The engineers who designed and built the McLaren had different goals, obviously, than the team that worked on the Veyron.

Here's the McLaren. I still like the lines after all these years.
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We were looking for the magical "top speed mode" key hole .

That, or we were trying to see if we could hotwire it...

 

While we're on the topic of Veyron and McLaren F1...

Here's a link to Gordon Murray's R&T review of the Veyron (in case you have not seen this).

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=3075&print_page=y

Enjoy!

 

wow...so has it been spoken for or is the car on "tour" for top customers to come see

hope its still there this weekend...and i do agree mclarenF1 still makes more of a purist statement even approaching a decade old

 

We found it too! It's the red one isn't it?
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Does Rich have keys to the showroom? Time to go kidnap the guy!

Andrew: let me know once you figure out how to hotwire that beast!

 

I think kidnapping Rich would prove more lucrative - dibs on the Mclaren!

 

PM me so we can "plan" this. hahaha

 

Thank God NO!

It leaves here tommorow.

 

I thought the McLaren was great until I read the test in Car and Driver where, on an 80 degree F day, they had to stop the car every 20 minutes because it was constantly overheating. No thanks.
And, not to sound overly picky, but can you imagine when the sun bounces off of that machined finished center console plate in the Veyron? BLINDING!

 

You guy's better be nice to me, I checked out the car last night with a multi millionare friend/client of mine. He is within inches of putting the required deposit on one, then we can all drive it!! He lets me drive all of his cars, all ten!! He made me drive his bently GT last night and he paid for dinner!! Dan

 

SHOTGUN!!!

 

FinancialMan, have I told you lately what a wonderful and handsome man you are? And how fortunate we are to have you in our group???

 

Just went and saw it, another ferrarichat guy was there. Does anyone know if this is the same one jeremy clarkson tested with? Its the same color and interior. Plus it had some damage on the rims and the drivers seat was slightly worn.

 

Nope you still have be nice Dan or " no clear bra for you" Dan

 

This is more like it!!

 

inquiring minds want to to know.

 

Too bad I missed the get together. I cant wait to stop by this weekend and check out the MONSTER!

 

It was a Road & Track article that you are recalling, specifically from December 1997 and the temperatures in Arizona where they were driving the car were much higher than 80 degrees. To quote:

"We had the misfortune of testing the car at a time when the temperature in Phoenix was hovering around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the McLaren was not happy."

That particular F1 from the article (#042) was not fitted with the updated radiators that McLaren developed for cars in warmer climates, hence the problems. They also complain in the article that the A/C in the car was not up to task, but there is an upgrade for that which the car they were testing did not have either.

It should be noted for any potention buyers, that the yellow F1 (#014) in the SVAG showroom also doesn't have those upgrades.

>8^)
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"Time and tide wait for no man." I'd like to add, "Neither does this particular Bugatti Veyron." --because it'll be out of the showroom early tomorrow morning...

 

SON OF A B*TCH!!!

 

Actually, it will be in the showroom most of today. It gets put on a transporter late this afternoon.