When new, the McLaren F1 wasn’t just the fastest supercar around, but at £1,000,000 (in the UK) it was one of the most expensive.
And, as this video shows, things don’t get cheaper as time goes on.
Bruce Weiner is a car collector from Atlanta, GA, who bought a second-hand Macca F1 and then discovered that when you buy a supercar, you get what you pay for.
What he paid for was one of the world's best supercars. But what he didn't expect (like most of us) was the extremely expensive running costs associated with it. The Ferrari and Lamborghini collector was handed a $65,000 quote for new tyres, as the F1 needs to have its suspension set-up to suit the tyres that can handle speeds of over 380km/h, as part of a $250,000 quote for a service.
Iain Kelly is the pauper behind The Creators Online.
How much would you expect to pay for tyres on a supercar? Do you think it'd be worth it? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
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Iain Kelly
Contributing Journalist
A love of classic American and European cars drove Iain Kelly to motoring journalism straight out of high school, via the ownership of a tired 1975 HJ Holden Monaro.
For nearly 20 years he has worked on magazines and websites catering to modified late model high-performance Japanese and European tuner cars, as well as traditional hot rods, muscle cars and street machines. Some of these titles include Auto Salon, LSX Tuner, MOTOR, Forged, Freestyle Rides, Roadkill, SPEED, and Street Machine. He counts his trip to the USA to help build Mighty Car Mods’ “Subarute” along with co-authoring their recent book, The Cars of Mighty Car Mods, among his career highlights.
Iain lends his expertise to CarsGuide for a variety of advice projects, along with legitimising his automotive obsession with regular OverSteer contributions.
Although his practical skills working on cars is nearly all self-taught, he still loves nothing more than spending quality time in the shed working on his project car, a 1964 Pontiac. He also admits to also having an addiction to E30 BMWs and Subaru Liberty RS Turbos, both of which he has had multiple examples of. With car choices like that, at least his mum thinks he is cool.
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