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McLaren for me.

McLaren for me also.

Mclaren for me.

This will be a landslide.

Quote from: mazda6er on April 30, 2007, 03:32:19 PM
This will be a landslide.

I'm going to guess about 3 votes for the Veyron.  Trep, Drinkwater, and at least one wildcard.

McClaren

if i'm not mistaken, that mclaren is actually an LM.

I would rather have the money. But I would take the McLaren.

The McLaren F1 weighs 2200 lbs and the Veyron weighs 4400+ lbs.  I would be willing to bet the McLaren with 400 fewer horses would outrun the Veyron on the Ring...unless the Veyron already bested the McLaren. :mask:

Quote from: heelntoe on April 30, 2007, 03:39:06 PM
if i'm not mistaken, that mclaren is actually an LM.

You are mistaken.

Who cares if the Veyron is fast, it's a giantic boat that must make the driver feel completely isolated from the road, right?
747's are wicked fast, but I don't think they're much fun. Lighter  = better.

Veyron!!!

Quote from: NACar on April 30, 2007, 03:41:49 PM
Who cares if the Veyron is fast, it's a giantic boat that must make the driver feel completely isolated from the road, right?
747's are wicked fast, but I don't think they're much fun. Lighter? = better.

:ohyeah:

Quote from: HEMI666 on April 30, 2007, 03:41:07 PM
You are mistaken.

hmm, i'm pretty sure there was a pic of an orange LM floating around.

Quote from: heelntoe on April 30, 2007, 03:47:06 PM
hmm, i'm pretty sure there was a pic of an orange LM floating around.

Well, that looks like copper/red to me.  Anyway, the LM has different front and rear clips, wheels, and a wing:

(http://www.automotoportal.com/media/images/vijesti/060824002.6_mn.jpg)

oops, you're right, i was thinking of something else.

McLaren F1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq54zDv8Z84

McLaren.

Mclaren.  The F1 was the total package, designed for use in competition on the track where speed and handling were both priorities.  The Veyron is a novelty act.

McLaren!  Timeless design and shape, stands the test of time, and it takes a car with nearly 1000bhp to outrun it.

Veyron for me.  It looks better, is quicker by a significant margin, and would likely be a better investment long-term.  Plus, Gordon Murray is a prick IMO  :P.

If I wanted a race car for the streets, I would get an S7  :ohyeah:.

I wouldn't be caught dead in a Veyron.

Quote from: 850CSi on April 30, 2007, 05:26:43 PM
I wouldn't be caught dead in a Veyron.

For argument's sake, what would you do if given a free one?

Selling it is not an option :nono:

Quote from: TheIntrepid on April 30, 2007, 05:28:58 PM
Selling it is not an option :nono:

Sell it.

Quote from: 850CSi on April 30, 2007, 06:03:25 PM
Sell it.

+1. I'd use the $1.5 mil to buy like, 100 other cars

Quote from: CMan on April 30, 2007, 06:15:07 PM
+1. I'd use the $1.5 mil to buy like, 100 other cars

+2, except I'd only by 10 other cars.

I'd take the McLaren, and while I don't really like the Veyron, I'd probably show it off for a few days before selling it.

Quote from: LonghornTX on April 30, 2007, 05:26:01 PM
Veyron for me.? It looks better, is quicker by a significant margin, and would likely be a better investment long-term.? Plus, Gordon Murray is a prick IMO? :P.

If I wanted a race car for the streets, I would get an S7? :ohyeah:.

The McLaren has/always will look better, is not quicker by much, only 64 McLarens built and are revered by enthusiasts... will appreciate in value moreso than the Veyron, and Gordon Murray is God.
S7??? Unsophisticated V8 lump of ugly carbon fiber.

McLaren, duh.

You can't fit two smoking hot little bitties in the Veyron can you?

Quote from: sandertheshark on April 30, 2007, 06:19:54 PM
+2, except I'd only by 10 other cars.

+3, except I would buy a McLaren. :ohyeah:

Not even a choice, i'll take the McLaren. I despise the Veyron even though I would sell a kidney to get to drive one.

Isn't the S7 TT Competition faster than the Veyron??

Quote from: Payman on May 01, 2007, 05:12:43 AM
The McLaren has/always will look better, is not quicker by much, only 64 100 McLarens built and are revered by enthusiasts... will appreciate in value moreso than the Veyron, and Gordon Murray is God.

Hell yeah he is. :rockon:? When cars you design get banned by F1 because they are so much faster then the rest of the field....you're a God!

QuoteS7??? Unsophisticated V8 lump of ugly carbon fiber.

Bite me.? The S7 rocks!

McLaren

One of the Beatles own--or owned, if it was Lennon or Harrison--a McLaren.  'Seems like it was McCartney--Lennon & Harrison don't seem like dudes who would care that much.  If it was McCartney, Heather Mills probably owns it now... :(

Quote from: Nethead on May 01, 2007, 09:51:16 AM
One of the Beatles own--or owned, if it was Lennon or Harrison--a McLaren.? 'Seems like it was McCartney--Lennon & Harrison don't seem like dudes who would care that much.? If it was McCartney, Heather Mills probably owns it now... :(

I know Mr. Bean totalled one and then bought another.

Mclaren, although, unlike most people here, i think  the veyron is cool

JYODER240:  "Isn't the S7 TT Competition faster than the Veyron??"
YoDude, the proven production car speed record of 252 MPH is held by the Veyron--several others claim they're faster, but so far none of them have had the cojones to take their hardware to the instrumented test track at Nardo, Italy and put their right feet where their mouths are. 

Talk is cheap.  The production car speed record is not.  Look at the price tags of the last three proven fastest production cars in the world:  the Bugatti Veyron, the Koenigsegg CCR, and the McLaren F1.  The Nethead here does not know what car held the record before the McLaren F1--some model of Lamborghini?  A Countach, perhaps?  Post it if you know it.

Quote from: Nethead on May 01, 2007, 10:00:28 AM
JYODER240:? "Isn't the S7 TT Competition faster than the Veyron??"
YoDude, the proven production car speed record of 252 MPH is held by the Veyron--several others claim they're faster, but so far none of them have had the cojones to take their hardware to the instrumented test track at Nardo, Italy and put their right feet where their mouths are.?

Talk is cheap.? The production car speed record is not.? Look at the price tags of the last three proven fastest production cars in the world:? the Bugatti Veyron, the Koenigsegg CCR, and the McLaren F1.? The Nethead here does not know what car held the record before the McLaren F1--some model of Lamborghini?? A Countach, perhaps?? Post it if you know it.

The Diablo held the record after the Countach, and the Jaguar XJ220 held it somewhere in there as well.

The Veyron is like the Hummer H2 of exotics.  Mclaren for me.

McLaren

Veyron, but only because it looks far, far more modern than the McLaren, and I would never buy a car this fast for track fun.

Quote from: HEMI666 on May 01, 2007, 10:04:07 AM
The Diablo held the record after the Countach, and the Jaguar XJ220 held it somewhere in there as well.

HemiDude (There, is that better? :praise:), this sounds correct--I knew the Diablo was supposedly faster than the Countach, but I did not know if McLaren had set the record before the Diablo was introduced.  Also, I sorta remember that the XJ220 held the record once upon a time, but then there was this controversy about the XJ220 only having a twin-turbo V6 instead of the concept's V12 which made me wonder if it was a true production streetcar XJ220 that set the record.  Do you know what year the XJ220 set the record?  What I'm trying to figure out is whether the Cobra 427--which held the record for a year or two in the mid-'Sixties--was the last car under $100,000 to hold the title of the world's fastest production car.  Some dudes over in the old AutoWeek forums researched old fastest production car records and found that the Cobra 427 was the last pushrod-engined vehicle to hold the title of world's fastest production car, but I don't know what vehicle came next.

Quote from: Nethead on May 01, 2007, 11:15:47 AM
HemiDude (There, is that better? :praise:), this sounds correct--I knew the Diablo was supposedly faster than the Countach, but I did not know if McLaren had set the record before the Diablo was introduced.? Also, I sorta remember that the XJ220 held the record once upon a time, but then there was this controversy about the XJ220 only having a twin-turbo V6 instead of the concept's V12 which made me wonder if it was a true production streetcar XJ220 that set the record.? Do you know what year the XJ220 set the record?? What I'm trying to figure out is whether the Cobra 427--which held the record for a year or two in the mid-'Sixties--was the last car under $100,000 to hold the title of the world's fastest production car.? Some dudes over in the old AutoWeek forums researched old fastest production car records and found that the Cobra 427 was the last pushrod-engined vehicle to hold the title of world's fastest production car, but I don't know what vehicle came next.

The Diablo was introduced in 1990 and the McLaren F1 was introduced in 1994.  The Diablo had a top speed of 202 mph and the McLaren was 242 (although 231 at Nardo).

Quote from: HEMI666 on May 01, 2007, 10:04:07 AM
The Diablo held the record after the Countach, and the Jaguar XJ220 held it somewhere in there as well.

You said it before I could, I believe it was the XJ220 that held the record just before the McLaren, w/ a top speed of 212mph.


Oh and I'd take a McLaren over the Veyron and never look back.

Quote from: Raza  on April 30, 2007, 03:33:13 PM
I'm going to guess about 3 votes for the Veyron.  Trep, Drinkwater, and at least one wildcard.

:nono:  Although I like the Veyron, I'd voted for the F1.  They're both amazing technical achievements, but I think the F1 managed it will less resources.  When I saw an F1 in a dealer I was more excited than when I stumbled on a Veyron, although both have the 'wow' factor.

Plus the F1 is British  :lol:

DRINKWATER!!! DISGRACE!!!!

:mask:

AHHHHH what have you started with this first post Hemi666?

You should demand royalties from all those imposter threads.

Quote from: 565 on May 06, 2007, 11:32:27 AM
AHHHHH what have you started with this first post Hemi666?

You should demand royalties from all those imposter threads.

I'm sorry.  It was a really slow couple of days on CarSPIN and I wanted to liven things up a little.  I guess it worked...too well. :mask: