Free F1 if you buy from GAME

[Vieon]

Yeeha. (http://www.game.co.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11293&mid=326930)

We win.

[KoenigViper]

Now that's just silly. I can understand a $200,000 Gallardo, but c'mon, the top car in the game? Well, it's the 1st 5,000 pre-orders, but still....5,000 McLarens running around? :mefiant:

[MooseOnLoose]

Then i will get one! :nuts: :bravo:

[Deadly_Dave]

i preordered from a game shop on the high street does that count aswell or not??

[martijnn]

omg weirdblue How sh!tty is that? I don't want a supercar in the beginning, and don't wanna see 5000 in the beginning.. :mefiant:

[Insecure_n00b]

i preordered from a game shop on the high street does that count aswell or not??

i did the same as well :P what will happen?

[zonda_lover]

Sweet so i preorder the game and get a MClaren :nuts: :nuts:

Woot watch me pick up the chicks in that 1 xD al be getting some action tonight :chapeau:

jkz tonguegre

[Nascasho]

...well thats gay. My gallardo will kick your mc clerans ***...!! weirdblue

[zonda_lover]

Nagh am not preordeing the game kuz if i do that means am some noob who cant do things its own way and earn his own cars lol

[Jay360UK]

I would rather earn the car myself but I'm not sure :mefiant:

[Bezzers1986]

pre ordered 1 now :)

[the_gaming_guy]

If you pre-order it, you probs won't get one. The first 5000 must've passed by now so you might end up with nothing.

[SIMON008]

what is the point because it will take all the fun out of the game just to have one of the fastest cars in the game and i bet only the skilless people (amaricans mostly cough cough)will get the mclaren at the start

[ChewbaccaIV]

Mmmmm I guess I'll have to kick your **** to prove you wrong mister.

[Jay360UK]

I would pre-order from play.com and get the free Lamborghini Gallardo :)

[KoenigViper]

what is the point because it will take all the fun out of the game just to have one of the fastest cars in the game and i bet only the skilless people (amaricans mostly cough cough)will get the mclaren at the start

Who are Amaricans? And *cough*racist comment anyways*cough*.

[SIMON008]

im not going to get any i think it would make the game less fun because

you wouldnt have to hire a car
you would have to choose a slow first cars
you would be in the higher class races already what is the skill in that
and you would have a nice car and still have money for another one whats the point

[the_gaming_guy]

Down with racism. Up with ice-cream!

[ZR-1fan]

what is the point because it will take all the fun out of the game just to have one of the fastest cars in the game and i bet only the skilless people (amaricans mostly cough cough)will get the mclaren at the start
hey !!! ya got an american right here!!!!!

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

I got my preorder from EB Games at the Horton Plaza Mall 8 blocks North... weirdblue No "cheat cars" as I like to call them....so on the launch drive I'll be in a Saturn Sky, not an F1 or Gallardo....

also, the Gallardo is not 200K it's 135K baseline

*cough* cheaters *cough*
weirdblue

[Insecure_n00b]

ill be cruising while all these people that "cheated" zoom by...

[KoenigViper]

I got my preorder from EB Games at the Horton Plaza Mall 8 blocks North... weirdblue No "cheat cars" as I like to call them....so on the launch drive I'll be in a Saturn Sky, not an F1 or Gallardo....

also, the Gallardo is not 200K it's 135K baseline

*cough* cheaters *cough*
weirdblue
Maybe in Europe.
Here stateside, we're looking at near $200,000.
Lamborghini Dallas has 0 miles, new delivery Gallardo Coupes starting on the $190,000 line.

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

Maybe in Europe.
Here stateside, we're looking at near $200,000.
Lamborghini Dallas has 0 miles, new delivery Gallardo Coupes starting on the $190,000 line.
Hmmm... that's odd... I'm in San Diego, CA. My dad got one last year and with the options he wanted, it was $156K... Brand spankin new too... :mefiant:

[Jay360UK]

Are you guys rich or sumthin lol :p

[the_gaming_guy]

I am, we drive a '95 Rover 214si and a '98 Ford Fiesta.

Both together gross value of -£100. :chapeau:

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

Me as well. I have a 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 and my dad just sold the Gallardo... :noooo: ...he's on the LP640 waiting list.....O well...they're sooooooooooo much better...

[Jay360UK]

You lucky git lol :cry:

[KoenigViper]

Me as well. I have a 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 and my dad just sold the Gallardo... :noooo: ...he's on the LP640 waiting list.....O well...they're sooooooooooo much better...
Awesome. I've managed to get some relations to a LP640 owner. He's told the dealer he'll have the car in the building for a few days for people to see. The dealer could not tell me what color though. Confidential. sour:

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

I can't wait for the FXX to become street legal :rolleyes:


:chapeau: :chapeau: 100th POST!!!! :chapeau: :chapeau:

[Eagle_Legend]

WTF?! Dj, what car is your dad driving atm, while he's waiting for the LP640? Man, i thought we had a nice car, but it's just a BMW Z4 :cry: :)

[lillnickevinge]

lol you're lucky then, my mum drives a Punto with a whopping 80 bhp :)

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

his G wagon... that car is pretty cool but it doesn't beat the Murcie

[KoenigViper]

I can't wait for the FXX to become street legal :rolleyes:


:chapeau: :chapeau: 100th POST!!!! :chapeau: :chapeau:
I doubt it will since all 29 of them are helping develop a new supercar which is supposed to have more info released next year.

[lillnickevinge]

There's one FXX in sweden :) Pretty strange, cuz we have like 2 racetracks and snow 6 months/year.

[Crazed_Dodgem]

right, priority number one: filter mclaren, no way am i going to have mclaren f1's instant challenging my alpha romeo 2 minuites into the game

[Insecure_n00b]

right, priority number one: filter mclaren, no way am i going to have mclaren f1's instant challenging my alpha romeo 2 minuites into the game

unless they are rubbish, in whih cased id gladly race them to kick their ***...but theyd have to be super rubbish

I still think this strategy that Game are using ruins the game a little...maybe a lot, but still, you can just block them...

[Spoonz]

so is it comin out 1st sept. coz 28 days from now is the 1st!!!.

[Insecure_n00b]

i think its coming out later isnt it? like the 8th

[tomwilliams70]

i just pre ordered from game i was wondering did any of you get information saying if you was in the top 5000 or do you get information on the day of release

[Insecure_n00b]

i hope you didnt preorder just to get the car...

**cough**CHEAT**cough**

[tomwilliams70]

it was either from play.com or from game i have a game account so did it with game

did any one else get it from game ?

[Insecure_n00b]

I got it from a Game store, but i dont think that counts :nono:

[Crazed_Dodgem]

i reckon we should have a big circuit of the island when the game launches, 4 people that ordered from play.com and got a gallardo, and 4 people that ordered from game that got an F1 :nuts:

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

i reckon we should have a big circuit of the island when the game launches, 4 people that ordered from play.com and got a gallardo, and 4 people that ordered from game that got an F1 :nuts:
You cant actually "race" either untill your class is class A. So all that'll effect us it "oh man there went an F1"

[DRIVEITLIKEUSTOLEIT]

Me as well. I have a 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 and my dad just sold the Gallardo... :noooo: ...he's on the LP640 waiting list.....O well...they're sooooooooooo much better...

ISNT THE IDEA OF THE GAME TO MAKE YOU FEEL As though yoyu own a supercar?

[DRIVEITLIKEUSTOLEIT]

I Ordered From Game.net But Arent Using The Code Until I Have Every Other Car.

[DJ_on_a_Hill]

ISNT THE IDEA OF THE GAME TO MAKE YOU FEEL As though yoyu own a supercar?
? :mefiant: ?

[KoenigViper]

ISNT THE IDEA OF THE GAME TO MAKE YOU FEEL As though yoyu own a supercar?
Yeah, but you also have to WORK your way up to buy them. They aren't sitting right there for the taking until you have the money.

[Drifting_King]

one q?
if i order of game.co.uk do they deliver on the day

[willbest]

right, priority number one: filter mclaren, no way am i going to have mclaren f1's instant challenging my alpha romeo 2 minuites into the game

Well you would certainly be happy if you beat a McLaren in an Alpha 10sur10

[willbest]

also did anyone notice on game.co.uk's website that it says the release date for TDU for 360 is the 1st september?

[Crazed_Dodgem]

especially if it is for pink slips :):):)

[tomwilliams70]

yeah it still does, did any one pre order at game.co.uk if so did you get a code through or do you get it on the day

[willbest]

oh yer just imagine that, talking to eachother and the one in the McLaren's going oh yer i'll beat you easy. Race over, you take his car, and he's silent 10sur10 Top notch 10sur10

[willbest]

I think you get the code on the day the game comes out, saves people losing it i suppose tonguegre

[Jay360UK]

I guess they put the codes in the boxes then or sumthin like that

[willbest]

i was reading around about these special car codes, and i think they send it to you in an e-mail, that's online, i don't know if it's been pre ordered in the store.

EDIT: does anyone know of a place where you can pre order the game and get a free car that's like a starter car, instead of a powerful one at the beginning?

[SotonianRebel]

hopfully i can trade it for a Koenigsegg :D

[KoenigViper]

The e-mails on how to unlock the cars are supposed to come on the day when the game is released wherever you are. Afterwards, the e-mail should tell you how to access it from the marketplace.

[TVR_Fan]

Would you have to pay for this car online, if you did not pre-order this from game.

[reece_sis]

.
EDIT: does anyone know of a place where you can pre order the game and get a free car that's like a starter car, instead of a powerful one at the beginning?
I will give u 1 free on e-bay thing rolleyesa NOT! lolblue:

[wouter65]

How do you know only the first 5000 pre-orders get a F1?

[JDMMonkey]

Now that's just silly. I can understand a $200,000 Gallardo, but c'mon, the top car in the game? Well, it's the 1st 5,000 pre-orders, but still....5,000 McLarens running around? :mefiant:

I believe just around or less than a quarter of the people have Xbox Live, but yeah, I agree. I planned on getting a decent car before going online, and seeing somebody with a McLaren F1 would really suck.

That's sort of a problem with racing games in general, sooner or later, everybody will just use the faster car in the game. In PGR3 online, everybody used the Enzo in class B, in class E, everybody used the F355 and so on. It wasn't much fun for the people who really liked cars and wanted to drive say an Aston Martin DB9 because it looks sexy.. Also who likes driving the same car all the time.

If that happens, we should gets some guys from these boards to do some racing with some of the slower cars. I know you can select if you want to do a certain car only event online, I played the demo, but as far as the demo went, it was either ALL cars or just a single car. I'd like to race with a few different kinds of slow cars.

[SotonianRebel]

This is the ad on Game.net, nothing there about the first 5000 people getting the car.

http://img.game.co.uk/images/wk27/ftp_testdrive.gif

[pegse]

so does it mean if you pre order from there then when you download it and everything will it be in your garage

[piemaster007]

No you'll have to pick it up from the dealership.

[pegse]

so you don't have to buy it

[piemaster007]

From what I've heard DLC will be free to buy in the game, but you have to pick each individual car up from the dealership (like taking delivery).

[TVR_Fan]

I've just pre-ordered from Game, but how good is the £1.50 delivery times?

Because I did the Express - 1 business day delivery.

But I looked on Wiki, and it said this guys:

Official Vehicle List for Initial Release > McLaren F1

So I take it, we will not have to use are in-game cash to buy this car at all by the sounds of it. But then again, my Mum and Dad is buying TDU for me as an early birthday present.

[KoenigViper]

This will most likely be free like the Gallardo. I think it'll be the DLC when you download it, you may have to buy it in-game too.

[TVR_Fan]

This will most likely be free like the Gallardo. I think it'll be the DLC when you download it, you may have to buy it in-game too.I've just emailed Atari to get any info, on how the code for this game will work, but by the sounds of it we may not have to pay for the car in-game with the code, because codes are meant to unlock stuff.

[KoenigViper]

By that, yeah, because you pre-ordered, you get a free car.

I mean when DLC starts being released, you may still have to pay with in-game cash.
Honestly, I'd kinda rather see
Free DLC->In-Game cash to buy
than
Costly DLC->Free in the game.

[TVR_Fan]

But the McLaren F1 is not in a booster pack, because its in the Initial Release. However we need some Atari rep to help us out in this topic?

[Crazed_Dodgem]

i think you do actually get it free in the game, i expect it will be availible to download exclusively to game customers for about a month after the game is launched, and then F1 will be in the following car download pack in october.

[TVR_Fan]

Didn't you hear me, the McLaren F1 is in the game right away, and look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Drive_Unlimited#Official_Vehicle_List_for_Ini tial_Release

[KoenigViper]

But the McLaren F1 is not in a booster pack, because its in the Initial Release. However we need some Atari rep to help us out in this topic?
I know that TVR.

Look, you pre-order, you get a free car obviously in the game. It's the DLC, you might have to pay for.

[TVR_Fan]

I know that TVR.

Look, you pre-order, you get a free car obviously in the game. It's the DLC, you might have to pay for.I am most likely going to use the code after I build my rep up in-game. But I do remember reading DLC will have a free radio station, but nothing about free cars.

[KoenigViper]

That's what we heard. It may or may not.

[TVR_Fan]

But I think I stick with my pre-order, since my Mum and Dad are paying for my TDU pre-order from Game for my birthday. However I bet, when people get there hands on there free McLaren F1, they may sell them off?

[Bingham67]

Going to have a hard time selling from start though you could say everyone will be pratically skint after car and house purchase. lolblue:

Personally i wont be touching the gallardo im getting will lock it up takes away the challenge.

Edit: I was talking about online auction can sell it outside of that i think but who is to know maybe locked.

[Crazed_Dodgem]

i will use my gallardo, no doubt, however not for challenges, i will probably use it to visit/unlock the island (and its car dealers) because when you visit every car dealer you can then buy bikes, and after beating a mustang in a triumph motorbike at the atari event, i know how important bikes are in the game,

yes i could unlock the whole island in an audi TT, but if i did then people would think i was an easy target, because most people will do their first races at the southern end of the island so they can buy a better car from one of the car dealers, then they explore the island in their fancy new car, i doubt many people will explore in their starter car first, then race to buy a new car, which will mean i will be one of few innexperienced racers up north, and if i'm in an audi TT then i will get no end of flashing headlights in my mirror from racers in better cars who have been online for longer. if i'm in a gallardo then i shouldnt have the 'take advantage of noob' situation

[KoenigViper]

lswbrck hit the nail on the head, or at least mine (but not in that kind of way).

I'll just use the Gallardo to discover places. I'll be doing what I've been doing in Dead Rising really. Just exploring before actually getting into the game.

[Crazed_Dodgem]

lswbrck hit the nail on the head, or at least mine (but not in that kind of way).

I'll just use the Gallardo to discover places. I'll be doing what I've been doing in Dead Rising really. Just exploring before actually getting into the game.

can you do that?, i thought you were american, and play.com is a british (well channel island-ish) company, and the games that they distribute are PAL format, so how are you going to get the gallardo :hin:

[KoenigViper]

Cause I Pre-Ordered from EBGames, that's how. I didn't pre-order from any website.
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3029/1003268bd5.jpg

[Crazed_Dodgem]

oh right, so are there any other free car things in the states?

[KoenigViper]

Not that I'm aware of. I've only heard of the Gallardo and McLaren being the only pre-order cars for anywhere.

[pegse]

but it would be cheating really because the best bit of the game is building your skills and your garage to there best but getting the fastest car in the game to start of with is silly they might aswell start showing you the credits :laugh:, the first races are agaisnt slow cars its abit silly dark: :nono:

[KoenigViper]

They aren't in the same class, so you can't use the car to begin with unless you either find a race with the same class of cars, or challenge someone online.

[pegse]

oh i see cool so you still have to work your way up :atari: 10sur10

[Crazed_Dodgem]

anyway, using a supercar will possibly save you 2 hours over if you did it in an entry level sports car, its just i find 1063 miles in an Audi TT could get kinda tedious, if you decide to play silly buggers and put the throttle down in a TT you get a steady grumble from infront of you, do it in a gallardo then you get a wonderful screm from behind you, and a huge lunge from the car. anyway, i would much prefer to go through a tunnel in a gallardo over a TT anyday

[pegse]

what is the engine like on the mclaren F1

[N1PPER]

what is the engine like on the mclaren F1

fast

its a v12, producing 627BHP at 7400RPM, and it will do 0-60 in 3.4 secs

[pegse]

what about the sound of it

[N1PPER]

what about the sound of it

sound is harder to describe, erm, pretty good :nuts:

[TVR_Fan]

The McLaren F1 has gold in the engine bay, to reflect heat better. But in real life the car costs £30,000 MOT after 6,000 miles, while a small piece of paint costs £75, and one tyre for the McLaren F1 costs £5,000 I think?

[pegse]

yeah thats the problem with alot of supercars they are very expensive to keep on the road and i bet it consumes loads of fuel :laugh:

[leighton]

The McLaren F1 has gold in the engine bay, to reflect heat better. But in real life the car costs £30,000 MOT after 6,000 miles, while a small piece of paint costs £75, and one tyre for the McLaren F1 costs £5,000 I think?



youve been watching fifth gear :)

[Eagle_Legend]

love that show, but top gear's better

[KoenigViper]

fast

its a v12, producing 627BHP at 7400RPM, and it will do 0-60 in 3.4 secs
You're looking at 3.2 actually.

pegse, don't under estimate the owners. There's a huge deal of McLaren owners, who unlike some other supercar owners, drive their's for many miles. It's meant to be a usable supercar.

The engine comes from BMW, a S70/2, 6.1-liter, 48-Valved V12 speifically built for McLaren. McLaren had originally contacted Honda for such a powerplant. The car has the 627Bhp for the F1 Roadcar (the LM contains around 680Bhp making it the most powerful McLaren made during the production of 1993-1998), and goes through a 6-speed transaxle gearbox.

Anyone who happens to buy a used F1 nowadays, can contact the McLaren Building in Woking, and have the car completely rebuilt to their liking. There are only 64 models of this F1 variant.

[N1PPER]

sorry, 3.2 secs not 3.4 secs
but i was workin off the top of my head :mefiant:

[KoenigViper]

It was close enough for us, anyways. :)

[TVR_Fan]

yeah thats the problem with alot of supercars they are very expensive to keep on the road and i bet it consumes loads of fuel :laugh:Yeah the McLaren F1 does 5-8MPG.

[KoenigViper]

Yeah, that's speeding near maximum limits. A Ford GT will get the same, and a Veyron will get 3.

It gets 16 on the highway anyways at 60Mph so what's your point?