Tavarish's P1 rebuild is awesome

[Buster]

When he pulled out that wiring harness near the end of the current video I actually said "holy fuck" out loud.

[firebane]

I've been watching this for the sheer lulz. Dude is taking on a monumental project with that car lol.

[Buster]

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I've been watching this for the sheer lulz. Dude is taking on a monumental project with that car lol.

I feel like I need to watch these episodes like this:

[andyg16]

So awesome I've always enjoyed his channel, sucks he had to sell the FnF Lambo for this thought. I really liked the end product of that build.

[Darkane]

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When he pulled out that wiring harness near the end of the current video I actually said "holy fuck" out loud.

Thanks. great video, I need to follow from the beginning now.

I haven't heard of this guy before. He's awesome.

[firebane]

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Thanks. great video, I need to follow from the beginning now.

I haven't heard of this guy before. He's awesome.

There is a group of 3 of them.. Tavarish, Jared (Questionable Garage), and Hoovie. They are all entertaining in their own ways. But Tavarish usually takes on the really big projects.

[ThePenIsMightier]

LoL!
This is irreparable within any means of a budget.

[firebane]

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LoL!
This is irreparable within any means of a budget.

He paid I think 500k for a "2 million dollar" car and can use parts from other McLarens to try to save money.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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He paid I think 500k for a "2 million dollar" car and can use parts from other McLarens to try to save money.

I think I watched enough where he said some part he needed was >$700k. It's over. The diminished value of even regular cars that have been repaired after flooding is tremendous. The value of this car after repair will be so low, it's just entertainment to make the videos.

[shakalaka]

He will lose money on the car itself but he will make multiple times more from the revenue videos will generate so he's sitting pretty.

[bjstare]

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He will lose money on the car itself but he will make multiple times more from the revenue videos will generate so he's sitting pretty.

Yeah exactly, the biggest lever on the ROI is the youtube views, the car is just a means to get this.

I got a kick out of the 720 (or maybe 765?) he built last year. Constantly says "build it better than original" or whatever, and weeks after finishing it, he posts a picture of the car with a massive pool of oil on the side of the road after it grenaded itself haha. But again... it's just for the views. I'm sure he knows you can't actually build it better than when it came from the factory.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Yeah exactly, the biggest lever on the ROI is the youtube views, the car is just a means to get this.

I got a kick out of the 720 (or maybe 765?) he built last year. Constantly says "build it better than original" or whatever, and weeks after finishing it, he posts a picture of the car with a massive pool of oil on the side of the road after it grenaded itself haha. But again... it's just for the views. I'm sure he knows you can't actually build it better than when it came from the factory.

Meh, with McLaren??
You sure about that?



@Buster

[bjstare]

Haha I anticipated that response before I even hit the post button. I suppose I should've specified the engine. Pretty sure everything else about mclaren build quality is suspect, but I'm also no expert.

[shakalaka]

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Yeah exactly, the biggest lever on the ROI is the youtube views, the car is just a means to get this.

I got a kick out of the 720 (or maybe 765?) he built last year. Constantly says "build it better than original" or whatever, and weeks after finishing it, he posts a picture of the car with a massive pool of oil on the side of the road after it grenaded itself haha. But again... it's just for the views. I'm sure he knows you can't actually build it better than when it came from the factory.

The fact that he has the skills and aptitude to even 'put together' cars of this nature as a DIY is hugely impressive to me and good for him to be able to use social media to capitalize on that. Just because I don't have the ability and the brains to do it, I can't hate on a guy like that. Haha.

[Gman.45]

I've always like his content, and fixing/restoring a P1 that was previously going to be needing a boat registration, is an impressive feat (so far).

I do like McLaren as a company too, despite their QA issues with silly things like huge panel gaps frequently happening on 350$k and up cars which are brand new. When I next go to the UK I want to visit both McLaren and especially Lotus, right after the Duxford air/war museum.

[ThePenIsMightier]

My friend's BMW i8 had a catastrophic series of errors that cratered its main batteries and brain and other things. Fucking thing was in the shop for around 6 months and was simply never the same car afterward.
*Also, it was never under water...

I am leaning towards this P1 not functioning beyond 49% of its capability no matter how long this highly skilled guy spends on it.

[BavarianBeast]

I remember seeing this P1 all over instagram when the floods first got it. Physically floated out of the guys garage and into the street/against a tree ha ha.

Pretty cool project but I wouldn’t touch a flood damaged hybrid even if I had endless funds haha

[Buster]

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I got a kick out of the 720 (or maybe 765?) he built last year. Constantly says "build it better than original" or whatever, and weeks after finishing it, he posts a picture of the car with a massive pool of oil on the side of the road after it grenaded itself haha. But again... it's just for the views. I'm sure he knows you can't actually build it better than when it came from the factory.

As was mentioned, Mclarens are built like shit - I've seen it with my own eyes. Even in this P1 video the panels have giant shim stacks form the factory just to get the panels to align. The instrument binnacle was broken and glued together - from the factory.

He blue up the 675 because it over-boosted it (by a lot) and Mclaren engines are very delicate as a result of attempted weight savings.

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He will lose money on the car itself but he will make multiple times more from the revenue videos will generate so he's sitting pretty.

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I think I watched enough where he said some part he needed was >$700k. It's over. The diminished value of even regular cars that have been repaired after flooding is tremendous. The value of this car after repair will be so low, it's just entertainment to make the videos.

I'm not so sure about this. This is the most famous P1 on the planet, with this build (and it's instagram history). Same as his Murci was the most famous Murci of all time because of his project and it's roots.

People pay money for a story on a car. What kind of premium will they pay for the most famous P1 in existence? Who knows.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I'm not so sure about this. This is the most famous P1 on the planet, with this build (and it's instagram history). Same as his Murci was the most famous Murci of all time because of his project and it's roots.

People pay money for a story on a car. What kind of premium will they pay for the most famous P1 in existence? Who knows.

Just because flammable and inflammable turn out to mean the same thing, it's still important to not confuse famous with infamous.

[killramos]

Never heard of him