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Sorry I did it twice...idiot.
This is all quite an eye opener, although I assumed car manufacturers tried to supply something that would not break down during road tests I also assumed editorial integrity amongst the testers and their various magazines.....all a bit irelevant to me though, as having watched James Mays programme on the making of the new Maclaren I'd already decided to make it, not a Ferrari my first supercar purchase!So did Ferrari. They went through the same machinations with a F430 (IIRC) in an Autocar group test, long after CH had departed. Disappeared with the car, returned it with softer rubber - and then it set fastest lap...
Hi Stevie. They are basically just cheating as usual to command those ridiculous prices.This is all quite an eye opener, although I assumed car manufacturers tried to supply something that would not break down during road tests I also assumed editorial integrity amongst the testers and their various magazines.....all a bit irelevant to me though, as having watched James Mays programme on the making of the new Maclaren I'd already decided to make it, not a Ferrari my first supercar purchase!
Hi Stevie. They are basically just cheating as usual to command those ridiculous prices.
Ferraris are a bit soft. I can beat my 997 all day and night without an issue but my friend who has a 360 is too scared to drive it like it should be driven. When he once did it blew its piston rings and started pishing oil everywhere. The Mclaren build quality looks truly awesome and depth of engineering is just as good as Porsche. Just look around, a 10 year Porsche is still perfectly thrashable whereas a !0 year old Ferrrari is considered a museum piece.
Charcoal grey and tan inside for me....when they are less than a quarter of their new prices and less again..stop dreamin you idiot. LOLGreat points well made, a Maclaren for me, a silver one with red leather and mats.
I guess most of you know about this.
I have to compare this to the early road tests of the 'prepped' E-Type though! But at least Jaguar handed the car over. Then went home...
You would think that they had a line-up of disgruntled customers who, for some obscure and strange reason, can't get their cars to match the one they had for the test drive.
Even British Leyland, that paragon of "Can't be ars*d, you'll get what you're given" ethics managed to provide some warmed up Maestro Turbo's for the launch.
None of them lasted very long before going pop, but they were blisteringly quick up until that point
It's like the author states though, Ferrari don't need to do this kind of thing... so why do they? People really won't care if theres a lambo thats a second quicker than the Ferrari (Unless you religiously follow the Top Gear laps board).
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