RedM Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Did anyone else reel at this bit of info on Fifth Gear las night? That Tiffany Dell was testing an Enzo and a Mclaren (both owned by the same bloke) as everyday cars. £2-3k for a service every 6000 miles for the Enzo and 30K every 6000 miles for the Mclaren. Now I can, maybe, see how the Enzo would cost that but how can the F1 cost that much to service? That's madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I didn't think it would be that much to service especially as the McLaren has a V12 bmw lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 i think both are made unless you won 1 billion:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 That Tiffany Dell.............Haha! He's called that in our family as well Someone misheard his name years ago, and it stuck. ......how can the F1 cost that much to service? Who does the servicing? There are Ferrari dealers all over the place, but there can't be many (any?) McLaren dealers. Perhaps they fly a technician to you in a private jet with a fitted workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 i think both are made unless you won 1 billion:p WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Didn't a "service" on an F1 used to include touching up all the paintwork, fixing anything that was worn or broken and returning it to the owner pretty much as a brand bew car? I don't think we're talking just an oil and filter change, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 http://www.mclarencars.com/cars/f1_customer-care.htm McLAREN F1 ROAD CAR - CUSTOMER CARE With a total of 72 road cars in 12 countries around the world, McLaren have established a three-tier system for providing service support for the McLaren F1. Primary support is provided by a local Authorised Service Centre, which carries out routine servicing. At the next level, McLaren will fly out a technician who is capable of undertaking more detailed work, either at an Authorised Service Centre, or at the customer’s premises. Finally, in the rare case that major repairs are required, the car is returned to McLaren. There are eight McLaren Authorised Service Centres around the world. Each one has technicians who have attended a dedicated training course at McLaren’s premises in the UK, and are fully qualified to service the F1. McLaren Customer Care headquarters in Woking, England, not only maintain the UK cars, but provide technical support and parts for all the F1s. McLaren Automotive has a continuing commitment to support the F1, and recently Customer Care have developed a multi-media service procedures and parts catalogue to improve the quality of information supplied to Authorised Service Centres and customers. Not that servicing the F1 was ever an afterthought. During the design stage, provision was made to carry out "remote diagnostics". Every F1 is supplied with a modem, which enables Customer Care to "talk" to any F1 anywhere in the world. Not only can the McLaren Automotive technicians read any logged errors in the ECUs, they can carry out a series of diagnostic procedures on items as varied as the air-conditioning system and the fuel gauge. This can save time and inconvenience for the customer, and is typical of McLaren’s application of technology to provide solutions. Frankly, that's the least I'd expect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 it only costs a little more to service a space shuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 That mclaren was a little different though as it was a race car copnverted back to road spec. But still 30 K . Mind you i don't expect mclaren owners will put many miles on their cars anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 http://www.mclarencars.com/cars/f1_customer-care.htm McLAREN F1 ROAD CAR - CUSTOMER CARE With a total of 72 road cars in 12 countries around the world, McLaren have established a three-tier system for providing service support for the McLaren F1. Primary support is provided by a local Authorised Service Centre, which carries out routine servicing. At the next level, McLaren will fly out a technician who is capable of undertaking more detailed work, either at an Authorised Service Centre, or at the customer’s premises. Finally, in the rare case that major repairs are required, the car is returned to McLaren. There are eight McLaren Authorised Service Centres around the world. Each one has technicians who have attended a dedicated training course at McLaren’s premises in the UK, and are fully qualified to service the F1. McLaren Customer Care headquarters in Woking, England, not only maintain the UK cars, but provide technical support and parts for all the F1s. McLaren Automotive has a continuing commitment to support the F1, and recently Customer Care have developed a multi-media service procedures and parts catalogue to improve the quality of information supplied to Authorised Service Centres and customers. Not that servicing the F1 was ever an afterthought. During the design stage, provision was made to carry out "remote diagnostics". Every F1 is supplied with a modem, which enables Customer Care to "talk" to any F1 anywhere in the world. Not only can the McLaren Automotive technicians read any logged errors in the ECUs, they can carry out a series of diagnostic procedures on items as varied as the air-conditioning system and the fuel gauge. This can save time and inconvenience for the customer, and is typical of McLaren’s application of technology to provide solutions. Frankly, that's the least I'd expect! ..and I bet they'll still charge you for a cuppa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 That mclaren was a little different though as it was a race car copnverted back to road spec. But still 30 K . Mind you i don't expect mclaren owners will put many miles on their cars anyway. It was 6k or 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 ..and I bet they'll still charge you for a cuppa. Nah, they'll have that free sick in a cup that Kwik fit do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTheBoy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 That mclaren was a little different though as it was a race car copnverted back to road spec. But still 30 K . Mind you i don't expect mclaren owners will put many miles on their cars anyway. I would!!! For that kind of money i'd wanna live in the damn thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 . Every F1 is supplied with a modem, which enables Customer Care to "talk" to any F1 anywhere in the world. Not only can the McLaren Automotive technicians read any logged errors in the ECUs, they can carry out a series of diagnostic procedures on items as varied as the air-conditioning system and the fuel gauge. This can save time and inconvenience for the customer, and is typical of McLaren’s application of technology to provide solutions.[/i] Such a simple thing... Makes ordinary car manufacturers look like they are from the dark ages (or greedy)............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 When I was 14 I spent the day at McLaren (Part of a competition called the Rover Challenge) and met the chief designer. While there we went to the factory line, and were able to test drive one of the cars . The factory line was sterile and you had to wear a white suit. The place was stupidly clean. Later we went to the buyers lounge where you are measured so that anthropometrically the car is tailored to you. They make a mould of you sitting down so that the seat fits you personally. Another silly fact was that in the engine was £3000 worth of gold used to deflect heat. Basically no money was spared and the place was imacculate. i think back then they were costing £1.5 million to make and were sold for £650,000 ish!! Nuts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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