McLaren Success
08-24-2018, 11:20 AM
#2071
Crazy story.. somewhat Mclaren-related, but just sharing because I know it will rustle up some good conversation. The following of what I write is 100% accurate, unembellished, exactly as it happened.. my mind is still blown about it.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
08-24-2018, 11:35 AM
#2072
Crazy story.. somewhat Mclaren-related, but just sharing because I know it will rustle up some good conversation. The following of what I write is 100% accurate, unembellished, exactly as it happened.. my mind is still blown about it.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
I like Ferrari & Porsche's faith in the economy staying red hot as they seem to putting their faith in that rather than customer service/making sure the customer is happy
08-24-2018, 11:59 AM
#2073
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Would love to hear one if you can.
Sorry about the Ferrari dicks - that's a shame (but the cortado looked good!)
08-24-2018, 12:01 PM
#2074
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08-24-2018, 01:28 PM
#2076
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Originally Posted by GrantG
Oh cool - you had a drive in 600LT? I didn't see any comments - was the Senna so much better than you didn't bother with a mini-review?
Would love to hear one if you can.
Sorry about the Ferrari dicks - that's a shame (but the cortado looked good!)
Would love to hear one if you can.
Sorry about the Ferrari dicks - that's a shame (but the cortado looked good!)
08-24-2018, 01:34 PM
#2077
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08-24-2018, 01:35 PM
#2078
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08-24-2018, 01:37 PM
#2079
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08-24-2018, 01:43 PM
#2080
The guy replacing the glass doesn't care - they get paid no matter what.
I once had a windshield that got pitted from a severe dust storm. I told them the entire thing was damaged, but they still wanted me to say it was larger than a dollar bill. If it's smaller than that, they will try to repair it first. (obviously only works with a crack or star impaction)
08-24-2018, 01:46 PM
#2081
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Crazy story.. somewhat Mclaren-related, but just sharing because I know it will rustle up some good conversation. The following of what I write is 100% accurate, unembellished, exactly as it happened.. my mind is still blown about it.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
08-24-2018, 02:02 PM
#2082
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08-24-2018, 02:08 PM
#2083
The launch of the 600LT and Senna sends a signal to the whole world that McLaren are in the Premier league for keeps..Both Ferrari and Porsche need to get off their high horses and take McLaren seriously as they truly are leading the way in groundbreaking, innovative and bold design language.
They are truly making Porsche design look staid and unadventurous. Beware Ferrari and Porsche as the Brits are coming to get you..!!
They are truly making Porsche design look staid and unadventurous. Beware Ferrari and Porsche as the Brits are coming to get you..!!
08-24-2018, 08:01 PM
#2084
Three Wheelin'
It's so good that they're in the game now. I'm not quite in the Macca league so still Porsche for me but if I had to choose between McLaren and Ferrari the McLaren every time. Faster, lighter weight, better steering, better looking, you look less like a d*ck, etc...
08-24-2018, 10:22 PM
#2085
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I can say for sure there were good reasons that got me into a Mac. Wanted a new car this season and was not happening with P cars. Went to Mac dealer and was treated like somebody interested in buying a car. They had 5) 2017 brand new 570 S coupes for sale. Heavy discount and took one home. Really like it. It does have a few small issues. Floor it and cannot think what they were.