1/50 Silverstone press car for sale

[Stunty]

Just noticed that number 1/50 is for sale on Autotrader from a garage in Buckinghamshire. I wonder if the future owner will realise this car has been driven by magazines and websites before purchasing. As cool as it would be to have number one, I don't like the idea of a few dozen people thrashing it round before me for 6,500 miles. It's for sale at an attractive £10k though so I'm sure it will find a home soon.

 

[JE_GT]

I'd probably buy it, famous car lol. Plus it would have been well maintained.

 

[133_Ads]

I'd probably buy it, famous car lol. Plus it would have been well maintained.

Well maintained bar the fact every journalist that got their hands on it, probably kicked it's teeth in...

 

[JE_GT]

I kick my own cars teeth, in, so did the previous owners probably.. still runs fine.

 

[Matt]

Press cars have also been known to make more power

 

[maggi200]

Reading the reviews of the silverstone I'm not sure that's a valid point in this case though. Underpowered character is kinda the theme in any review lol

 

[Zoe]

I'd probably buy it, famous car lol. Plus it would have been well maintained.

Well maintained bar the fact every journalist that got their hands on it, probably kicked it's teeth in...

Well id have it. Its number 1, who cares? :lol:

 

[DrDrew]

I thought renault kept #1 of most RS limited editions. Maybe a run of 50 was too small for them to keep one of the Twingo Silverstones.

Even though the press cars do get hammered, they do get very well looked after. Lots of mechanical inspections and anything that needs replacing gets replaced. They want to put a good impression forwards to the journo's

 

[maggi200]

Would probably prefer a car driven by journalists than spotty mcnugget-for-a-brain who would green light it every change from cold

 

[lgonzalez]

If I had the money....

 

[gavin-h]

Agree with previous posts.

Ex-journo cars are like ex-cop cars and ex-driving school cars Well-maintained and well put back together after the grunts have finished thrashing them. Will have full service history and anything that squeaks/rattles will have been long-since tightened up or replaced.

Almost certainly a better buy than ex-boy/girl racer or ex-little old man/lady cars.

 

[maggi200]

Plus usually top spec (although there's never been many options available on a twingo)

 

[Martin_172]

i remember it was on the RS forum about ex press cars, they service them contantly and replace suspension, brakes etc constantly so the car is always "as new" to be the best it can!

 

[Thursto133]

At least you know where it has been driven as well! Just on the silverstone track!

 

[cidersport133]

Now the proud owner !!

 

[jra3d]

Whoop Whoop loving it then

 

[cidersport133]

Yep indeedy, just took a bit of digging to find out