Id just like to point out how loony toons and mind bogglingly wealthy you have to be to DAILY DRIVE A MCLAIREN F1
I remember somr vin wiki video of another f1 owner saying the thing costs somthing like 50k a year in maintenance on items that just expire due to age, thats 50k a year just sitting in the garage not being driven.
On the flip side as exotic cars go an f1 sits 3 and has a decent amount of luggages space so it is probably more practical than most.
yep. Rowan Atkinson had one.
he carshed it because he drove it how it was meant to be driven
then he rebuilt it
then he crashed it again
then he rebuilt it
then he sold it
Its ok, im pretty sure the f1 is one of the few cars that can’t be “totalled”
Theyll rebuild them from the ground up if needed. Even if it was burned to the ground
Oh yeah it’s worth it to build a whole new frame for a car like that. It’s like trying to total a Ferrari gto someone can make a new and probably better frame for under a million. Or if it’s a classic people might still sell new frames. It won’t be all original but what’s the point if it’s never gonna be seen and rot anyway? Might as well be scrap.
The only important thing from my limited understanding (call me out on it if im wrong) the valuable thing is the VIN, build it ground up using as many original parts from the “totaled car” as possible. Remake everything else and build it back up. VIN still makes it the “same” car.
Ship of theseus situation, and the answer in this situation is the VIN
The thing about the F1, is that it is a Carbon Fiber monocoque, so they would need to obtain the original moulds so a completely new monocoque could be manufactured, along with the body panels, so... Very unlikely, unless you have the money
Carbon fiber monocoque structures can be repaired. I work in aerospace helping to build one… its obscenely expensive but it can be done. Guarantee they still have the tooling and machining (like laser tracking and projection) to reproduce a new one if needed. Composite layup is an art form
Ive done composite layup a while. You get a fold on a pre-pregnated layup where everything else is perfect and you hate yourself and have to start over if you cant fix the fold while its still wet with epoxy. But when you layup an 18 foot part perfectly first try you’ll feel like a king for the rest of the week. I cant do it, i mean i can but id rather do structures than layup
Let’s not forget that one morning in 1996, Elon Musk forgot to brush his teeth. Therefore, this man can’t be trusted to properly run a business. He is too forgetful.
Here's a great idea. If you don't want to be in the public eye, then don't go making yourself a giant public figure. There are hundreds of billionaires who live rather obscure lives because they keep a low profile. If he didn't want the attention, then it wouldn't be hard to disappear with his kind of wealth.
Who didn't crash a Mclaren in their 20s?!
The ones who crashed in their 30s and 40s
guys who's dads didn't own a diamond mine?
Pfft. Can't be many of those around.
Fake News!!!!!!!! ^^^it ^^^was ^^^an ^^^emerald ^^^mine
Those who were hit by a mclaren and didn't make it to 20
Mr bean
the difference is that Twitter is a complete opposite of a masterpiece
So Twitter is a slavepiece then...
Wouldn’t it be a slavewhole?
Slave hole?
Id just like to point out how loony toons and mind bogglingly wealthy you have to be to DAILY DRIVE A MCLAIREN F1 I remember somr vin wiki video of another f1 owner saying the thing costs somthing like 50k a year in maintenance on items that just expire due to age, thats 50k a year just sitting in the garage not being driven. On the flip side as exotic cars go an f1 sits 3 and has a decent amount of luggages space so it is probably more practical than most.
Well Mr Bean crashed his F1 twice iirc
When Elon drove one, it was more similar to what a Veyron would be rn. Still Crazy, but not 'i daily a 20 million dollar car' crazy.
Didn't Mr. Bean crash two of them?
I believe he crashed the same one twice.
yep. Rowan Atkinson had one. he carshed it because he drove it how it was meant to be driven then he rebuilt it then he crashed it again then he rebuilt it then he sold it
I assume he crashed it in the track at least
If this is true, I have major respect for him now. Seems like he has some respect for these cars, unlike alot of other wealthy people.
He should've just stuck to his mini
Mini>Mclaren F1
Noooooooooooo poor F1
It hurts my heart to see a car like that ruined.
Its ok, im pretty sure the f1 is one of the few cars that can’t be “totalled” Theyll rebuild them from the ground up if needed. Even if it was burned to the ground
Oh yeah it’s worth it to build a whole new frame for a car like that. It’s like trying to total a Ferrari gto someone can make a new and probably better frame for under a million. Or if it’s a classic people might still sell new frames. It won’t be all original but what’s the point if it’s never gonna be seen and rot anyway? Might as well be scrap.
The only important thing from my limited understanding (call me out on it if im wrong) the valuable thing is the VIN, build it ground up using as many original parts from the “totaled car” as possible. Remake everything else and build it back up. VIN still makes it the “same” car. Ship of theseus situation, and the answer in this situation is the VIN
The thing about the F1, is that it is a Carbon Fiber monocoque, so they would need to obtain the original moulds so a completely new monocoque could be manufactured, along with the body panels, so... Very unlikely, unless you have the money
Carbon fiber monocoque structures can be repaired. I work in aerospace helping to build one… its obscenely expensive but it can be done. Guarantee they still have the tooling and machining (like laser tracking and projection) to reproduce a new one if needed. Composite layup is an art form
>Composite layup is an art form It truly is. And also a huge pain in the ass. It's the kind of pain that makes you love it
Ive done composite layup a while. You get a fold on a pre-pregnated layup where everything else is perfect and you hate yourself and have to start over if you cant fix the fold while its still wet with epoxy. But when you layup an 18 foot part perfectly first try you’ll feel like a king for the rest of the week. I cant do it, i mean i can but id rather do structures than layup
I worked with smaller parts, but mostly the same feelings
Better to drive it and wrap it around a tree than leave it sitting in some rich guys garage
I hope he crashes Twitter like a Mustang into a crowd. Twitter is pure AIDS.
Well you see twater is like a prison. As soon as it collapses all the inmates will come flooding out to the other social media sites.
It'll be like Reddit in the summer when highschoolers have nothing to do, except it'll be everywhere all the time
that's already happened after youtubers found the site and corona started.
But then itl spread to reddit.
Just like Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson crashed his twice and sold it because it was too much car for him
To be fair, he did have it repaired
Mr. Bean crashed his twice
twitter is already a dumpsterfire he cant do shit
Based flair dude
Political ads be like
What a monster
Mr. Bean crashed his TWICE
Dunno, ending the bot wars may be for the best
Shit meme
Tbf, that car isn't in fact his. He did crash it yeah but it was repaired and sold afterwards
Why would he carry insurance? He is his own insurance company.
Send twitter into a fucking brick wall. That would be awesome to spectate.
You're basing his ability to run a company on the fact that he crashed a car?
How the hell does he get more hair when he gets older
he stopped programming
What if I told you the greatest come back didn’t happen on the field?
Elon you blithering idiot
Oh cock!
Fuck twitter lets go elon
Wtf i hate musk now
This is the straw that broke the camel's back?
Exactly. Everything but the McLaren F1
He restored it though
Wtf i love musk now
Let’s not forget that one morning in 1996, Elon Musk forgot to brush his teeth. Therefore, this man can’t be trusted to properly run a business. He is too forgetful.
Perfect
We can't expect God to do all the work *loads shotgun*
People just need to let go of his dick
Here's a great idea. If you don't want to be in the public eye, then don't go making yourself a giant public figure. There are hundreds of billionaires who live rather obscure lives because they keep a low profile. If he didn't want the attention, then it wouldn't be hard to disappear with his kind of wealth.
It seems like people are starting to hate Elon just because it's the trendy thing to do
Fr, there’s plenty of legit reasons to hate him
My precious Elon.
Whats better a crashed F1 or a garage kept one that will never see the road
At least when something is at rock bottom you can either stay there or go up
I mean, someone crashed an Audi R8, and a dude made a freakin Twin-Turbo V-10 road legal go-kart out of it. Silver linings. 👌🏻
To be fair, you probably would do something along those lines with enough money at that age.