Could someone give me an idea of the expected running cost's for the MP4 12C. At the moment I'm wheelchair bound after having major surgery to break my lower left leg in 2 places and fit a carbon fibre and stainless steel cage. And my upper leg was broken in one place, rotated and fixed in place with a metal rod and screws.All with a view to make my leg straighter. On top of that my entire right arm was amputated at the end of June too. I'm in this unfortunate predicament because a car driver says he didn't see me as he pulled out from a central reservation on a dual carriageway, leaving me nowhere to go other than the front of his car then into a metal fence surrounding a field.
During my very long stay in hospital I made the decision never to ride a motorbike again. You may think this would be the obvious decision to make but motorcycles where such a large part of my life that it was going to be very difficult to turn away from. The problem was made worse by the fact my wife still rides her Ducati Monster and she works for my best friend in the clothing department of a Ducati/Kawasaki dealers. So I decided if I couldn't have my Superbikes I'd have a supercar once my insurance paid out what should be a substantial sum in compensation.
At the moment I drive a 57 plate 335i M Sport (auto) but my plan has always been to buy a new Porsche 911 Carrera 4s but now I keep looking at the MP. I made some enquiries about the paddle shift, as I only have the one arm conventional paddles don't work for me but I've been made to believe its actually possible to push the left paddle forward to gear up. Whith the costs of second hand cars dropping I could get a very low mileage car with quite a few extras for not much more than the price of a well specked 911 the only un known quantity for me was servicing/running costs. So any info you could give me will be much appreciated.
All the best.
Dean Gibson
During my very long stay in hospital I made the decision never to ride a motorbike again. You may think this would be the obvious decision to make but motorcycles where such a large part of my life that it was going to be very difficult to turn away from. The problem was made worse by the fact my wife still rides her Ducati Monster and she works for my best friend in the clothing department of a Ducati/Kawasaki dealers. So I decided if I couldn't have my Superbikes I'd have a supercar once my insurance paid out what should be a substantial sum in compensation.
At the moment I drive a 57 plate 335i M Sport (auto) but my plan has always been to buy a new Porsche 911 Carrera 4s but now I keep looking at the MP. I made some enquiries about the paddle shift, as I only have the one arm conventional paddles don't work for me but I've been made to believe its actually possible to push the left paddle forward to gear up. Whith the costs of second hand cars dropping I could get a very low mileage car with quite a few extras for not much more than the price of a well specked 911 the only un known quantity for me was servicing/running costs. So any info you could give me will be much appreciated.
All the best.
Dean Gibson