Yep 
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How has the charging worked out on a long trip and what impact is the cold/terrain having please?
Can you also share some insight into what it’s like in city traffic and parking please?
Asking for a friend 
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Is it only me that finds modern McClarens just don’t get the juices flowing?
Not that I would ever be in the market but they all just look too alike, and vaguely boring. I think there’s a difference between building a brand character/style (Ferrari, Lambo, Aston and Porsche are instantly identifiable) and not being interesting.
I think the Gordon Murray GMA T33 is beautifully simple. All sold out no doubt. Oh well.
Bruce
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The PPF guy, is an ukranian young lad, who speaks italian fluently and with a slight accent of the area of Bergamo where he lives and works. He already had the opportunity to drive on tracks many of the current crop of supercars, including Ferrari 296, Huracan GT3, GT3 RS, GT4 RS and MCL 570 and 600LT. The Maccas are the cars that most impressed him for driveability, condidence, grip and involvment. Huracan the worst having a really slow gearbox. GT4RS easier to drive fast and predictable than GT3, Ferrari very fast but a bit uninvolving
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What is PPF, please?
Charging: has been a mixed bag. As it turned out, the previous owner was still somehow connected to the VIN, which on some DC quick chargers caused issues. Once I knew, I could avoid the offending ones (Ionity specifically) in planning trips. On the trip to the Alps and back, fast charging was excellent, and we had a couple of opportunities where we could slow-charge overnight.
I have only had the car for a month and temperatures have been mild throughout so the impact of cold is hard to judge. There will be some.
It’s a rather big (long and broad) car, but the 4 wheel steering makes it easy to maneuver. I do not find parking to be an issue, but I’ve had big cars before. The electronic assistance helps (cameras and sensors) but a bit of skill always comes in handy. I’ve not dented anything yet.
Here you see it next to an X3 - medium sized SUV.
And traffic: I bought this car for longer trips - my kids live at least 100 km away, my dad is 900 km away, brother and sisters are over 700 km away. I hardly drive in inhabited areas. Motorway makes up close to 90% of my driving as I live over a shopping mall, I cycle to the nearest city and take the train when I need to be in Amsterdam. I don’t think the car feels big - as I said, it’s easy to maneuver and the only times I felt its weight and size was under heavy breaking when cruising down a mountain pass and coming across a troup of cows on their way to the stables…
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PPF = Paint Protection Film
Paint protection film
Actually the 600 LT here is a car wrap with Gulf livery, the paint below is white
The T33 is stunning, the design is inspired at classic ‘60s sports Cars and prototypes, especially the rear valance resemble the Porsche 904 and De Tomaso Vallelunga
That’s excellent. Thank you so much for such an extensive response.
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T33 is about £2m and a MC570 about £200k so both expensive - one more so than the other.
The best place with all these cars is in the driving seat 
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The drop in temperature, despite weekly tyre pressure check, all four pressure warning lights came on. Having to add 7psi to all four tyres with a foot pump confirmed aging muscle loss and joints. Dearly beloved has asked for a battery pump. Looking on line reveals a vast range and varying reviews. I had considered Ryobi or Makita as known brands until I looked at battery/charger prices.
Any comments, suggestions please?
Cheap n cheerful works for me, and our cars have them (plus a bottle of latex) instead of a spare now anyway. They plug into the 12v socket. Must admit I don’t always trust the gauges on them and use a separate one to check. The screen displays in the cars seem fairly accurate actually but obviously you need to be driving to get them to read.
Bruce
I have Makita 18v gear already. The Makita air pump is great for cars, bikes etc. Dont bother with any pumps that plug into your 12v socket. You’ll spend more time plugging/unplugging than pumping. My bare Makita was £50.
…but at least they always work, unlike your battery one in the boot that isn’t charged when you need it.
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Tyre pressures will be lower in cold weather. The tyres (and air inside them) will warm up as the car gets driven so you will end up with over pressurised tyres.
If all 4 have dropped by the same pressure that’s normally a clue that it’s temperature dependent.
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Cant say I keep the Makita in the boot. But those 18v batteries just don’t lose charge.
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I have a £10 12 v one in the boot always works fine for me
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