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Bill Bumface · 05-17-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Looger

i worked with a machinist in prince george that has one.

i showed up at work and thought, 'man is that a good kit of a mclaren f1...' but turns out it's the real deal.

i should add however he got it as a rebuild project, had to get permission from the factory head office in england and everything.

but i haven't seen a mclaren in calgary either, point of fact i've seen maybe ~50 exotic cars in 8+ years here. not a hotspot for them, despite all the cash, what gives?

The SLR he speaks of is a Mercedes/Macleran . Interesting about the F1, as I was pretty sure those weren't street legal in North America.

Looger · 05-17-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hulkrogan

The SLR he speaks of is a Mercedes/Macleran . Interesting about the F1, as I was pretty sure those weren't street legal in North America.

oops, thought you meant that orange 'race version' mclaren f1 at the end of their very short production run.

haven't cracked a 'road & track' or 'car & driver' since they became 'sport utility monthly'.

they're sorta street legal, i think you have to insure them by the mile. i would think that most of them are trailer queens!

edit - i remember a company called 'ameritech' that imported them into the US with ugly ugly bumper additions.

Jake · 05-17-2006, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cheung31

Has anyone ever seen that McLaren SLR, I think I saw it way in the south on Macleod Trail around 162 ave.

I saw it last summer on Glenmore East. That cars amazing... but I'd take the Carrera GT over it any day of the week.

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-17-2006, 06:57 PM

It's amazing what $70 oil and six billion in options does to stoke the male ego.

The wealth in Calgary is absolutely amazing. We're not talking about one yellow Lambo, there's a whole pile here in this town.

Table 5 · 05-17-2006, 11:37 PM

saw a beautiful yellow Galardo today....with the stereotypical ######bag jerk with a ponytail in the driverseat.

Looger · 05-17-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Table 5

saw a beautiful yellow Galardo today....with the stereotypical ######bag jerk with a ponytail in the driverseat.

crowfoot centre?

Table 5 · 05-17-2006, 11:43 PM

no, on 10th ave, around SAIT.

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-17-2006, 11:58 PM

Saw a yellow F430 Spyder a week ago in front of the office infront of Penny Lane. 45ish old Californian inspired tryhard at the wheel. A somewhat hot blonde (that I swear I've seen waitressing around town) about 27ish hops out and says "Thanks a lot for the ride, that was fun! See ya!" Then dissapears into the mall. Pretty obvious what his pickup line is....

9% of me was jealous.

90% of me couldn't stop laughing at the cheese factor and the cliche of the situation.

1% of me thought - $300,000 and that girl was the best you could do? (a horribly chauvinistic thing to say, I admit. But this 1% lurks in most men)

Circa89 · 05-18-2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cheung31

Has anyone ever seen that McLaren SLR, I think I saw it way in the south on Macleod Trail around 162 ave.

I know Dr.Hill (Grant Hill MP) used to own an Original 1950's in the early 90's and race it at Race City. Nothing like racing a 500K car for kicks.

Buff · 05-18-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kobatuzzied

Isn't there a company where you buy a kit and turn your honda civic into a lamborghini?
hmmmm i could have the 1st hybrid lamborghini out there! hehe
hahaha a 115 horsepower lamborghini. I can't wait to race a Prius! hehe

Probably. In Lethbridge there is a Fiero that as turned into a Lamborghini with a kit... If you take a close look at it you'll notice that it is wider and more bulkier than a lambo. It is yellow for all you Lethbridgearianites.

Muta · 05-18-2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

It's amazing what $70 oil and six billion in options does to stoke the male ego.

The wealth in Calgary is absolutely amazing. We're not talking about one yellow Lambo, there's a whole pile here in this town.

Oil and Gas is where it's at. Being a business student, I'm in the wrong industry.

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-18-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Muta

Oil and Gas is where it's at. Being a business student, I'm in the wrong industry.

Oil and gas employ plenty of business types. That Murray Edwards chap is even a lawyer.

TheyCallMeBruce · 05-18-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Muta

Oil and Gas is where it's at. Being a business student, I'm in the wrong industry.

You just need to hook yourself up with a startup oil and gas company. Make sure they agree to stock options and revenue sharing. My friend became a millionaire when a major oil & gas company bought out his company.

Sparks · 05-18-2006, 03:56 PM

Weirdly enough, I saw three Lamborghinis yesterday - all silver. One of them was casually parked among very large, overflowing, gravel trucks at Burnco - now that's ballsy! I believe it was one of these (in silver):

Looks spectacular up close. Man, there is way too much money in this city.

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-18-2006, 04:14 PM

Where is Sundeep on a thread like this?

Claeren · 05-18-2006, 07:47 PM

There are SO many hot cars in Calgary these days.

On 17th ave the other day i saw 7 different Ferrari's in a 30 minute span.

It is getting to the point that you will see one REALLY hot car (Ferr,lambo,AMG's,Bently's,AustinM,etc) and not even notice the 10 semi-nice ones (new BMW's,Merc's, porches, etc) around it.

There is an internet picture from last year taken at Banff Springs Hotel of a car club drive with like 100 HIGH-end cars all parked.

And it is normal to drive down Stephen Ave in the evenings on the weekends and see 2 or 3 high-end cars parked in a ROW.

Crazy.

Claeren.

Check out:
http://www.zrauto.ca (The gallery and clips from Alberta)
http://supercarfreak.net/gallery/Exotics-In-The-Rockies

toonmaster · 05-19-2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

There are quite a few actually. My friend owns a black one. Retails for $75k

are you sure? i was certain that lotus was not in canada as of yet, there is no possible way to insure the car within the country.

but i did read somewhere that they were making a push and were planning on entering the country by around 2010, maybe earlier, with everything worked out with the government for insurance purposes

or i could be high as a kite and totally missed something

toonmaster · 05-19-2006, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Circa89

I know Dr.Hill (Grant Hill MP) used to own an Original 1950's in the early 90's and race it at Race City. Nothing like racing a 500K car for kicks.

...and ah yes, Dr. Hill had quite the collection, too bad he left the small town for the big capital

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-19-2006, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Claeren

There are SO many hot cars in Calgary these days.

On 17th ave the other day i saw 7 different Ferrari's in a 30 minute span.

It is getting to the point that you will see one REALLY hot car (Ferr,lambo,AMG's,Bently's,AustinM,etc) and not even notice the 10 semi-nice ones (new BMW's,Merc's, porches, etc) around it.

That's so true, a 911 barely raises an eyebrow anymore. Given the plethora of Ferraris around, I think I'd only really go ga-ga if it was an Enzo or a Veyron now. From a gawker's point of view anyways.

TheCommodoreAfro · 05-19-2006, 10:47 AM

Across the street from my office here in Tokyo we have a high, high end car shop called "Bingo Sports". Lots of nice cars there, but the icing on the cake had to be the queue that formed outside the shop to get a view of a limited edition Bugati two weeks ago that had a price tag of over $1 million Canadian.

Apparently you get a first class ticket and a night in some ancient resort with the purchase of the car. Didn't find out if they just exhibited it or if someone actually bought it. Sort of like what Calgary sounds like it's becoming, in the central part of Tokyo a Civic is more unusual than a Mercedez nowadays.