Teh Spotted Thread

[ZedLeg]

This 355 is mint and another car which is usually covered up. I looked it up and it’s only done 18,000 miles.
The Mclaren is a 650. There’s a FF in the corner but no longer joined by its GTC4 mate. Old Bentley in the background. Usually there’s 2 360’s parked by each other - summer is awesome.

Love the dickhead parking with that McLaren. At least they've got a cover to make it harder for someone to key .

[Zonda_]

I don't tend to view that as dickhead parking these days, more like protecting their pride and joy in spaces that haven't increased in size the way cars have. The 355 is a tiny car and look how tight it sits in that bay.

[Mito Man]

It won’t get keyed here, you just get an automatic £60 per day fine added to your reg plate - the carpark barrier won’t open till you’ve paid it.

[Mito Man]

On this weeks episode of what will the MG dealership do next...



It’s a fucking cake shop now. The fridges were also packed with MG branded cakes. What the actual fuck.

[ZedLeg]

I don't tend to view that as dickhead parking these days, more like protecting their pride and joy in spaces that haven't increased in size the way cars have. The 355 is a tiny car and look how tight it sits in that bay.

The Superfast is wider and almost fits in 1 space, 650S guy would've been fine. I calls it likes I sees it.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I don't tend to view that as dickhead parking these days, more like protecting their pride and joy in spaces that haven't increased in size the way cars have. The 355 is a tiny car and look how tight it sits in that bay.

The Superfast is wider and almost fits in 1 space, 650S guy would've been fine. I calls it likes I sees it.

Is it public parking? Maybe he's paid for two spaces

[ZedLeg]

Didn't realise I'd get so many people leaping to the defense of some guy and their McLaren .

[Rich B]

It’s the private carpark under mitoboys dads flat in Chelsea isn’t it. Presumably Mclaren guys two spaces to do what he wants with.

[Mito Man]

Most people rent a space on an annual basis, but the spaces aren’t numbered and you will get a fine if your wheels are even slightly out of the parking line. If you look at the back of the picture (where the Previa is) can see a fenced off bit - those are individual spaces, they cost £150,000 each though so not many people bother buying them.

Anyway found out what the car under cover behind the Mclaren is

[Jobbo]

A Tesla 3. In fact, over the last couple of days, lots of Tesla 3s. Did they time the UK release/collection date with the 1st Sept new registrations or something?

They're incredibly bland aren't they? I didn't even notice the first one, until a few seconds after it passing my brain processed that no, it wasn't an S, as it was a little shorter and a little more ugly.

The wheeltrims on the lower-end Tesla3s don't do them many favours either. Oddest view I've had of one was approaching it in traffic; the bonnet line is really low and the windscreen really deep so it looks like the Mekon of cars:

[ZedLeg]

Amazingly obscure reference there Jobbo

[Jobbo]

Everyone else here is in their 40s and will remember Dan Dare FFS

OK, the Ant McPartlin of cars.

[NotoriousREV]

Everyone else here is in their 40s and will remember Dan Dare FFS

Wasn’t Dan Dare the 50s? I’m only aware of it because the creator was from our region and there have been various failed attempts to reboot DD over the years.

[Swervin_Mervin]

A Tesla 3. In fact, over the last couple of days, lots of Tesla 3s. Did they time the UK release/collection date with the 1st Sept new registrations or something?

They're incredibly bland aren't they? I didn't even notice the first one, until a few seconds after it passing my brain processed that no, it wasn't an S, as it was a little shorter and a little more ugly.

The wheeltrims on the lower-end Tesla3s don't do them many favours either. Oddest view I've had of one was approaching it in traffic; the bonnet line is really low and the windscreen really deep so it looks like the Mekon of cars:

It's the grille that's not a grille I don't get (the equivalent of the Mekon's top lip if you like). Tidy it up ffs, rather than leave some strange flat frontal area.

[Jobbo]

Dan Dare first appeared in 1950 but was in Eagle magazine until 1994, and was the subject of a successful series of computer games in the 80s.

Batman first appeared in the 1930s, but I remember him from my childhood like I do Dan Dare.

[Rich B]

Obviously the reference was way older than me (80s child) - but I got it and it is spot on!

[Jobbo]

The photo I found doesn't do it justice - I want to see another Model 3 from the same angle now But I did think perhaps this is the future and we'll get used to it quickly.

[Mito Man]

The flat blunt frontal area is a big aero efficiency boost. Most electric cars have something like it but disguise it with a fake grill. I’m not sure which is worse though, a fake grill or just nothing.

[IanF]

All black Senna at the “McLaren Triangle” cafe. Looked like it’d driven straight from Le Mans, few sticky bits around rear - GTR to come?

[dinny_g]

Dan Dare first appeared in 1950 but was in Eagle magazine until 1994, and was the subject of a successful series of computer games in the 80s.

Batman first appeared in the 1930s, but I remember him from my childhood like I do Dan Dare.

probably due it's on thread but I used to have a sub to Tiger and Speed and my brother had one to Roy of the Rovers. Comic day was my favourite day of the week.