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Chris Gibbs
28th September 2009, 10:39 PM
....one of these please!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-8-Amalgam-McLaren-F1-LM_W0QQitemZ150374002422QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDiecast _Vehicles?hash=item2302fd2ef6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Cheers

Chris :)

HandyAndy
28th September 2009, 10:51 PM
Gulp Chris:eek:

that MODEL costs more than my Roadster,s build cost :o

tho it would be nice to have, the detail is amazing:cool:

andy

RAYLEE29
29th September 2009, 09:14 AM
SOO is it just the model you want or the real thing Chris ?
Andy my build is at about £650 so far and about a year (keep having new jobs found for me to do around the house lol)
but im always looking for bargains :) :)
Ray:)

HandyAndy
29th September 2009, 09:22 AM
wow Ray, you,re doing well on costs :eek: i thought mine was doing well, currently stands at £1460, few more major bits to buy then the IVA costs/retest + insurance + tax should see it on the road for approx £2800, after the trackday in spuds car i think its very good "smiles per £" :D
i,m 6 months into the build, hoping for IVA in january.

andy:)

Chris Gibbs
29th September 2009, 12:23 PM
I want both!

No chance of either though :(

Cheers

Chris :)

RAYLEE29
29th September 2009, 02:54 PM
Chris steal the pic from ebay and put it on as your descktop
second thoughts might end up with a puddle of drool on the floor lol

Andy i have no shocks yet and that one item is goona cost over half what ive spent so far and i hate to think of the test fees so i wont for now my original budget was £2000 still may be do able

anyone else care to share theyre costings ??
Ray:)

fabbyglass
29th September 2009, 03:53 PM
I spent over 20k doing the Challenger(lotus 11 kinda thing) but then that was with moulds etc 6 or 7 years ago:o

fabbyglass
29th September 2009, 03:56 PM
Why a maclaren f1 anyway? or am I missing the point as would sooner have an RS2000:D

spud69
29th September 2009, 04:09 PM
....one of these please!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-8-Amalgam-McLaren-F1-LM_W0QQitemZ150374002422QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDiecast _Vehicles?hash=item2302fd2ef6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Cheers

Chris :)

Chris, try this McLaren for size:

491

492

493

494

495

I bought it about 10 years ago and used to race them at an outdoor track at Halifax, its 1:5 scale and has full adjustable suspension and disc brakes all round, 23cc two-stroke engine and run on pertrol. Also tuned exhaust and sticky tyres. They are great fun as they have similar handling to a full size car, still hard to control though.

Only problem is that once you start racing them it becomes expensive as you need fresh tyres of different compounds and the tuning bits aren't cheap. Roadster's much better though and more fun.....:)

HandyAndy
29th September 2009, 04:56 PM
:D i can see where the orange & black colour scheme for your Roadster came from :cool:

i,d imagine thats great fun, :)

andy

RAYLEE29
30th September 2009, 03:04 PM
Hey mark if you want an rs2000 you can have my replica with cossie engine cage 5link atlas etc etcfor a mere 10k see pics below lol:)
pics dont do it justice though

Balidey
30th September 2009, 04:27 PM
Well, I'm part way there on the Macca F1. I have one in the garage, well I say one, I mean a bit. Well, actually its a used carbon brake disc from a racing one. When I get round to it, it'll have a clock in the middle and hang it on the wall.

So technically I am nearly an F1 owner, I just need the rest :D