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UPDATE - Bruce the McLaren 650S Spider 1yr old and 11.5k miles

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Old 06-10-2015, 12:45 AM
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Default UPDATE - Bruce the McLaren 650S Spider 1yr old and 11.5k miles

Just for Chesh & Paul

I pushed the button on a 650S spider today, spec is;

Volcano Red paint
Semi aniline leather with Harissa Red perforations
Harissa Red contrast stitching
Carbon Fibre interior upgrade
Diamond cut forged wheels (not super lights)
Polished brake calipers
Security & Protection Pack (lift, parking sensors, rear camera and alarm upgrade)
Luxury Pack (electric heated seats & steering column, soft close doors and car cover)
Tracker
Mats
Triangle & First Aid
Stealth Badges
Stealth Pack
P Zeros
Ashtray
MY16 build on a 65 plate (though I've got a personal one to go on)
All for the OTR cost of some of the used ones
It will be detailed and covered in self healing Paintshield before it hits the tarmac
Trying to line up a visit to MTC whilst it is on the line

It looks like this one but RHD with clear front side lights and diamond cut wheels

http://www.wallpaperup.com/389695/20...wallpaper.html




Couple of nice vids for those that like them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5h8cx9BGR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMB4TS6sCYo

Really pleased!
A lot to spend but what the hell
It is a real B road weapon in Sport/Sport mode and a great GT cruiser in Normal/Normal. I'm not going near Track/Track for a while
0-125 mph in 8.4 seconds, fractions of a second behind a P1
One of a handful of spiders that don't lose rigidity from having no roof
Really reminds me a lot of an S2000, very driver focused

Now to book a running in trip round the Alps for early October!
Its going to be a long summer
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awesome car
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wow.

£299 a month?
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Nope £199/month £150k down
Being a business partner in a growing engineering firm is funding it thankfully.
We talked about buying a holiday home, but we will have far better holidays in this
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Congrats Mikey!
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Very nice. Congrats.
btw what's a 'Stealth Pack' ? Does it make the car invisible for radar ?
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Originally Posted by jml
Very nice. Congrats.
btw what's a 'Stealth Pack' ? Does it make the car invisible for radar ?
great idea
Its a little bit of marketing bullshit TBH
The struts on the moving rear spoiler and the exhaust finishers are black
They do the same on the model and wheel badges as well
It just helps them blend in a bit and not detract from the paint which is spectacular in the sun!
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Bloody well done, Mikey!

I'm somewhat irrationally pleased you've actually done it - it looks truly amazing.


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