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Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« on: January 23, 2015, 09:11:04 pm »
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2015, 02:03:28 pm »
1 carefull owner. NOT.
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2015, 06:16:49 pm »
A car is to be driven, If i had the money I would like to think I would take it once in awhile, and if it had a few mishaps alone the way some be it.

IMHO still the best car ever made.
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 02:58:48 pm »
One of his crashes cost 910,000 to fix, after a tree jumped out in front of him.
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2015, 07:17:41 pm »
Quote from: lofty on January 25, 2015, 02:58:48 pm
One of his crashes cost 910,000 to fix, after a tree jumped out in front of him.
So its a brand new car AND in the Guinness Book of Records, but with high mileage.
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2015, 07:37:39 pm »
December's Evo magazine ran an story by Richard Meaden with both an F1 and P1 owned by the same luncky blighter.  Both in the same colour, with the same chassis numbers, same number plates, except one P1, the other F1.  

I thought it an excellent piece, and have to include a few words from it (thanks Dickie & Evo):

"Yet, .... to drive an F1 is to experience something truly exquisite. To spend enough time with one to have precious, fleeting moments where you’re driving it well is to have a taste of what it’s like to be Viv Richards when he picked up a cricket bat or Eric Clapton when he plays guitar.

I suspect Mr Atkinson will miss it when it goes, I'm sure I would.

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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2015, 08:41:58 am »
RA wants 8 million quid for it!
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2015, 10:39:04 pm »
Quote from: lofty on January 27, 2015, 08:41:58 am
RA wants 8 million quid for it!
You could have two Spitfires for that
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2015, 11:06:13 pm »
Quote from: Lorry on January 27, 2015, 10:39:04 pm
Quote from: lofty on January 27, 2015, 08:41:58 am
RA wants 8 million quid for it!
You could have two Spitfires for that
But I haven't got a pilots licence.
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2015, 11:44:32 pm »

I think that the F1 may be cheaper to run. Just!

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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2015, 06:14:17 pm »
Quote from: Barry on January 27, 2015, 11:06:13 pm
Quote from: Lorry on January 27, 2015, 10:39:04 pm
Quote from: lofty on January 27, 2015, 08:41:58 am
RA wants 8 million quid for it!
You could have two Spitfires for that
But I haven't got a pilots licence.

Quote from: aricus654 on January 27, 2015, 11:44:32 pm

I think that the F1 may be cheaper to run. Just!

Aricus

I can fly, but me garage is not big enuff for the Spits, so I'll take the F1, thank you.... ;D
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2015, 12:50:54 am »
The 'lushist' car ever in my opinion. Still looks great, thats the F1 in general.  :)
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2015, 01:48:50 am »
Quote from: jimclark on January 28, 2015, 06:14:17 pm
Quote from: Barry on January 27, 2015, 11:06:13 pm
Quote from: Lorry on January 27, 2015, 10:39:04 pm
Quote from: lofty on January 27, 2015, 08:41:58 am
RA wants 8 million quid for it!
You could have two Spitfires for that
But I haven't got a pilots licence.

Quote from: aricus654 on January 27, 2015, 11:44:32 pm

I think that the F1 may be cheaper to run. Just!

Aricus

I can fly, but me garage is not big enuff for the Spits, so I'll take the F1, thank you.... ;D
Sell one Spitfire and buy a bigger house with a bigger garage plus a few acres for the strip ;D

Can a car be worth a Spitfire and a big house?

Well someone paid $120,000,000 for a 250 GTO '64  ::)
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2015, 03:47:26 am »
Mmmmmm... :o ;D

But me passion is cars... :-*
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Re: Rowan Atkinson's Mclaren
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2015, 08:18:58 am »
If you wrapped a spitfire around a lamp post you would be in the s@~t.
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