Should Mclaren Automotive sponsor Tavarish's flooded P1 rebuild?

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darthfury78

Discussion Starter · 4 mo ago

The title says it all. What are your thoughts about the idea of Mclaren Automotive helping Tavarish to rebuild the flooded P1 to driving condition? It would be interesting to see if Freddy and Mclaren would team up to rebuild the P1...

Do you agree?

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Doctor Mark

· #21 · 4 mo ago

He collected the insurance. Let him bear the cost if he took the option to retain the car from the insurance company. Why should McLaren pay when they are having trouble keeping the lights on?

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darthfury78

Discussion Starter · #22 · 4 mo ago

tozzy234 said:
Why would that at all benefit the brand? The 675 he rebuilt was subpar as far as work quality goes

No one else was willing to take on the rebuild. Not even LNC Collision. Tavarish was the only person who took on the challenge to rebuild the 675LT. Otherwise, the car would have eventually be sold for scrap.

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Anthony D

· #23 · 4 mo ago

darthfury78 said:
No one else was willing to take on the rebuild. Not even LNC Collision. Tavarish was the only person who took on the challenge to rebuild the 675LT. Otherwise, the car would have eventually be sold for scrap.

And what @tozzy234 is saying is that the work he did was sub-par.

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darthfury78

Discussion Starter · #24 · 4 mo ago

Anthony D said:
And what @tozzy234 is saying is that the work he did was sub-par.

Tavarish never claimed to be a certified master mechanic. The 675LT he rebuilt is the best sub-par example to date.

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tozzy234

· #25 · 4 mo ago

darthfury78 said:
Tavarish never claimed to be a certified master mechanic. The 675LT he rebuilt is the best sub-par example to date.

Jesus man I hope he at least bought you some knee pads so you dont get bruises.

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ima2nr (McMedics)

· #26 · 4 mo ago

To be fair, I'm a fan of Tavarish. Consider only 375 P1's were constructed for road use.

that makes this an extremely rare car! Everything can be restored or replaced.. Just at what cost? and is it viable to spend more to restore this car that to just buy another?

The accountants in all of us say this is a losing proposition... it will absolutely cost more to repair that the end value of a salvage title P1.

BUT... calculate the revenues of the YouTube viewers and the mathematics are reversed.

Tavarish has 2.26 million viewers! That means he earns approximately 2+ million dollars a year just from YouTube. Basically he could spend 2 million dollars on repairs and still break even on this repair.

Also consider we will all learn about one of McLaren's most closely guarded secrets! The P1 is built off the underlying structure and chassis of the (P11) MP4-12C. YES!!! This is true!

I suspect many of the parts Tavarish will need will be sourced as donor items off a 12C, which will save dramatically over buying new "P1 specific" parts.

-Wiring harnesses (with minor modifications)
-Switches and buttons
-Engine
-Transmission
-Computer Modules
-Etcetera

Stay tuned for what this guy will document and publish as he learns every nuance of the P1 .... It will be very informative and entertaining to see him bring this already famous P1 back to its original glory.

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TWINTURB089

· #27 · 4 mo ago

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TWINTURB089

· #28 · 4 mo ago

Buy the senna, the flood p1 will never be finished. The p1 is way more work than most people can understand.

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EMF Audio (McMedics)

· #29 · 4 mo ago

darthfury78 said:
Free marketing that would bring more customers to Mclaren Automotive.

Whether they're involved or not, it's free marketing. Him saying McLaren helped doesn't make more eyes on it or the brand.

tozzy234 said:
Why would that at all benefit the brand? The 675 he rebuilt was subpar as far as work quality goes

Is that based on not working on it, not seeing it, or you yourself rebuilding one to factory fresh condition?

rnixon said:
They will be .. they'll sell them parts at the same, sky-high, prices that they charge everyone else!

Plot twist, few parts will end up coming from McLaren themselves.

ima2nr (McMedics) said:
Tavarish has 2.26 million viewers! That means he earns approximately 2+ million dollars a year just from YouTube. Basically he could spend 2 million dollars on repairs and still break even on this repair.

This is very very very wrong. Subscriber count has zero relationship to revenue. There are several factors and I'll cite some examples. One of my channels now has 35k subscribers and made $2,850 last year. There was a time where around 32k subscribers made $1,200+ a month. The other channel has under 2,900 subscribers and made $622 last year. One channel makes 8 cents per sub, the other 21 cents per sub (fewer subs made more money per sub). Huge spread showing it doesn't matter. Even using the 21 cents per sub number that 2.24 mil number would yield $470k.

I know how it works, the money isn't in ad revenue, or subscribers, or view count, it's in sponsored content.

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tozzy234

· #30 · 4 mo ago

@EMF Audio (McMedics) thats based on me watching the videos, knowing other techs that have seen the car and also having had rebuilt more than a dozen Mclarens in similar condition.

EMF Audio (McMedics)

· #31 · 4 mo ago

tozzy234 said:
@EMF Audio (McMedics) thats based on me watching the videos, knowing other techs that have seen the car and also having had rebuilt more than a dozen Mclarens in similar condition.

Seeing the car at SEMA isn't a good judge of anything beyond body work. That car has better paint and better panel fitment than many McLarens from the factory. I'd like to know specifically what aspects you feel are "sub-par". I know the car quite well, things that were and weren't on video.

darthfury78

Discussion Starter · #32 · 4 mo ago

EMF Audio (McMedics) said:
Seeing the car at SEMA isn't a good judge of anything beyond body work. That car has better paint and better panel fitment than many McLarens from the factory. I'd like to know specifically what aspects you feel are "sub-par". I know the car quite well, things that were and weren't on video.

Sorry to be off topic. Did you get to see Tavarish 675LT recently? If so, did Tavarish repair the damage to the front bumper underside from the Car Trek accident? Just wondering.

EMF Audio (McMedics)

· #33 · 4 mo ago

darthfury78 said:
Sorry to be off topic. Did you get to see Tavarish 675LT recently? If so, did Tavarish repair the damage to the front bumper underside from the Car Trek accident? Just wondering.

I was in it Wednesday. Hasn't repaired, no reason to really. Any car driven has scrapes there and you don't see them normally.

darthfury78

Discussion Starter · #34 · 3 mo ago

I wonder if Tavarish's changed his mind on the P1? March is already here and no video so far on the fate of the P1.

EMF Audio (McMedics)

· #35 · 3 mo ago

darthfury78 said:
I wonder if Tavarish's changed his mind on the P1? March is already here and no video so far on the fate of the P1.

IIf you only knew..... The month isn't over.

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ima2nr (McMedics)

· #36 · 3 mo ago

I think it's safe to say Tavarish does own the car and we all know the only reason buying this car would be to bring it back to life... So 2023 should be an interesting year to watch the rebirth of a P1 unfold on YouTube....

Might even see both of your favorite McMedics getting involved along the way!

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invisiblewave

· #37 · 3 mo ago

ima2nr (McMedics) said:
I think it's safe to say Tavarish does own the car and we all know the only reason buying this car would be to bring it back to life... So 2023 should be an interesting year to watch the rebirth of a P1 unfold on YouTube....

Might even see both of your favorite McMedics getting involved along the way!

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Kevin P
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CLICK HERE >>> McLaren INTERCHANGABLE PARTS DATABASE !!!

But never both in the same shot!😂

EMF Audio (McMedics)

· #38 · 3 mo ago

invisiblewave said:
But never both in the same shot!😂

Sometimes, usually one of us is behind a camera, usually me.

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Topcarbon

· #39 · 3 mo ago

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invisiblewave

· #40 · 3 mo ago

Topcarbon said:
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