Most likely moved you for weight and balance reasons? Has happened to me a couple times on FlymayBe. Once I got moved from front row to very back row. I was livid, as I always sit at the front, so then had to wait for the whole plane to empty before I could get off
Thanks dude. I have to say changing from the R8 was a difficult one. It's such a fantastic car.
That's nice to know. The colour really is brilliant in real life.Went past me and the wife in holywood yesterday morning, even she commented on how nice the colour is! Which should be considered the highest compliment of all lol
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That’s what it’s for mate..... driving!
Hah yeah that would have been me. My Mum is up that direction.
Hope the appointment went OK mate! That Volvo is a class colour.Can't believe the volvo beat you to stranmillis today
Good chating to you bud
the actual driving experience is better also. The driving position is better. The turn in is better. The steering is better. The power delivery is fun and makes you pay attention and makes you feel a lot more engaged. The steering... yes again... the steering is sublime. It’s so direct and connected feeling. You feel every small tweak on the road, the camber, the slightest little bump... but not uncomfortably so. The suspension sucks things up in its stride and moving from sedate cruising to flat out wildness is easily achievable. The R8 was probably more comfortable but it also wasn’t anywhere near the experience. 
So I’ve had this car about 10 days now. What a car... I mean that in so many ways.
The question I’ve been asked by nearly everyone is “is it faster than the R8?”
That’s almost quickly followed by “Yes...” and then a moment where you reflect on the R8 speed and quickly say “but...” whilst the Maccy is faster it’s certainly not fair to say it’s night and day over the R8. When the Maccy hits boost its an occasion. Such a fun fun occasion. R8 was a little more “controlled” in its power delivery but long story short I certainly feel it’s faster than the R8.
That question has nearly always been followed by “is it better than the R8?”
So this is the most subjective of matters and people will differ but my own experience is that the Maccy is a much better car in terms of driving. It’s a “more supercary car” than the R8 also. I mean... the doors!!
Answering if it’s better is always hard and I think that there are different points. The Quattro element of the R8 makes it a much “safer” car certainly in terms of daily driving. There is no real argument that grip is always good but the Maccy doesn’t struggle as much as people maybe think and once it gets grip its fantastic.
Entertainment system in the Maccy is a bit ****. The screen and dash etc is nice. It’s not up to R8 standards. The IRIS is a little slower for sure. Couple of wee weird annoying things like you have to select your media every time you get into the car. It doesn’t automatically play from your phone over Bluetooth for example — or I am doing something stupid maybe but it seems you have to click a few clicks to make it happen. Album art from Spotify doesn’t appear. Like I said it’s little stupid things.
I think if I had to pick a “regret” or two about the McLaren it’s probably that I didn’t drive one sooner. They’re sublime.
There are very few qualities I dislike about the McLaren. I think it’s an utterly fantastic car. The entertainment is a little poor as I mentioned. The biggest quality I miss from the R8 is the noise — it was ALWAYS going to be missed going from a V10NA to a Turbod V8 so I wasn’t under any illusion.
It gets more attention than the R8. That’s probably a rarity factor though especially in Northern Ireland. I’ve heard several people think it’s a P1
I appreciate it’s not within reach of everyone and I am very lucky to own one but I thought I would just throw down a few thoughts about it all!
