[HyperMac954]

Does appear to be a factory fresh 12C out for delivery or a shakedown test. White with stealth ultralight wheels. Interior appear to have white seats, but that's probably just seat covers.

http://jalopnik.com/5846827/mclaren-crashes-factory+fresh-mp4+12c

 

[Mclaren-tech]

Wow ! i hope everyone is ok

 

[Osiris_x11]

Is the U.K. the biggest market for MP4-12C's after the U.S. (in terms of actual #'s), or they're even larger than America?

 

[andy c]

Is the U.K. the biggest market for MP4-12C's after the U.S. (in terms of actual #'s), or they're even larger than America?

i think the US will get a larger share,afterall you have 10 dealerships to fund against our 3,and 7 times times the population

 

[Senna]

Is the U.K. the biggest market for MP4-12C's after the U.S. (in terms of actual #'s), or they're even larger than America?

US for sure will be the biggest market by far, with California and Florida taking the lion share.. LA alone has two dealers within 25 miles of each other !!!

 

[Peloton25]

Car appears to be LHD, so not a UK car. Hope the driver is okay and doesn't find himself needing new employment.

>8^)
ER

 

[Senna]

Car appears to be LHD, so not a UK car. Hope the driver is okay and doesn't find himself needing new employment.

>8^)
ER

Good eyes. I hadn't spotted that.. Might have contributed to any "collision" driving on UK roads and round abouts on the wrong side of the car is a total pain. Like you i hope anyone involved is OK

 

[delfs]

F**k it was my car. I'm from Hamburg and I couldn't believe that this crashed car was mine, but today morning I got the confirmation from McLaren.

http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/10/05/car-crash-mclaren-mp4-12c-and-production-delays/

 

[Shisha Man]

wow sorry to hear about that i hope they get you another as soon as possible.

 

[delfs]

No, I think it will be spring next year. I'm now negotiating with them

 

[falb]

It is a small world.

delfs, at least you get a chance to change your spec

 

[andy c]

No, I think it will be spring next year. I'm now negotiating with them

Sorry to hear about this,maybe they can slot you in like ferrari did with the burnt out cars,its not your fault and when everything is going right they say a car takes 21 days to go through production,but maybe if you have bad winters there then you can delay to suit!!

 

[AMLVantageV12]

Gutted for you.

 

[Senna]

No, I think it will be spring next year. I'm now negotiating with them

I would push them hard for a car ASAP. I know they have slots in the production that are "open cars", ie units that don't have deposits on them so they will be available at "market" price for the dealers. You should push for one of those slots.
Having said that i have every confidence that McLaren will do the right thing..

 

[SSO]

McLaren needs to build a track/road course onsite in Woking (or buy Longcross) so they can avoid these situations.

 

[delfs]

Actually they stopped delivery for all cars (not the production line) in order to update IRIS and other things by end Nov. My car is no re scheduled for Jan next year

 

[Senna]

McLaren needs to build a track/road course on site in Woking (or buy Longcross) so they can avoid these situations.

I agree. I know they test a lot over at Longcross, maybe the drive from MPC to Longcross is where the problem occurred. Its not exactly a straight drive.
I move for Uncle Ron to build a track right around the factory, aka Fiorano..

 

[roundincircles]

They used to take the MercMac to Chobham track to bed the brakes in.

 

[zippycar]

Bit more info on the crash from local news rag

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2101152_mclaren_sports_car_ends_first_test_run_in_bushes

 

[Senna]

I see the driver of the other car now has a sore neck and shoulders. Be interesting to see if that leads anywhere.