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With a year of Mclaren ownership, I can say the honeymoon continues.... I love my 720S Performance Track-Pack Spider. The performance level is mind-blowing. The driving excitement is superb. Engine and transmission are magic. Engineering is race car. Usability is excellent. Love having the flexibility of the hardtop convertible without big weight or chassis penalty. Virtually no issues, no down time. It is the best road car I have ever driven*.
Downsides? I suppose if you didn't live close to a friendly Mclaren dealership, that would be a negative. I also do zero DIY service on the CPO McLaren and almost all the routine service on my Porsches. Service costs, parts availability are closer to what you have with a Ferrari than a Porsche.
*Biggest negative? it's a flappy paddle car... And there is and will always be a special place in my heart for three pedal cars. Same "negative" that i would attribute to almost every modern Ferrari, Lambo, all modern Porsche RS models, all modern Porsche Turbos, etc. Easy solution, keep at least one older Porsche/Ferrari/Whatever 3-pedal car in your collection along with a modern dual clutch hypercar.
Just traded my 4RS in on a 675 LT Spider. One is a hand built exotic car and the other is an awesome car built on an older chassis with an older and proven GT engine.
The 4RS is a special driving experience. If you have the opportunity to own on at sticker it's worth every penny.
The 4RS is as raw and noisy and unique as everyone says it is. I didn't mind the noise but it's an experience car. It's built on an older chassis and uses an older engine. This bodes well for reliability.
The 675 LT is known by many McLaren insiders as the best built McLaren ever made. Once I get more miles under my belt I'll share more experiences.
In the end, the 4RS wasn't as good of an experience as my 991.2 Touring. If they would have given the 4RS a manual option, It would have been interesting which GT product I would have kept.
The engine in my OG touring felt more alive then the engine in my 4RS. I wonder why? The OG Touring has better NVH while the 4RS is better with cabin noise. The 4RS wants to be driven like a teenage boy headed over to his girlfriends house when he finds out the parents are gone. All the time. The OG touring i feel much more comfortable just cruising around or driving it 10/10's. It's a better all around car for me.
I have a feeling the 675 LT will be very similar to the OG Touring once I get more miles under my belt.
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Congrats, looking forward to your impressions. I have the 4RS which I love and I just sold my Ferrari 458 since it wasn't as much of a drivers car when driving hard in the canyons and have been thinking about a 675LT. I drove a friends 765LT which was completely insane, if a 4RS is 10/10 then the 765LT was 12/10 in all ways(steering, suspension, sounds, etc). However, Mclaren depreciation and reliability still scare me. Seems like you can find a certified 675LT for around 260k but I believe its about 5k per year to keep that certification going on top of what I still don't know maintenance costs are yearly that I assume you can only do at the dealer to maintain the certification. On top of that in my eyes seems like 675LT's might still have another 30-50k in price trajectory to move down.
Congrats, looking forward to your impressions. I have the 4RS which I love and I just sold my Ferrari 458 since it wasn't as much of a drivers car when driving hard in the canyons and have been thinking about a 675LT. I drove a friends 765LT which was completely insane, if a 4RS is 10/10 then the 765LT was 12/10 in all ways(steering, suspension, sounds, etc). However, Mclaren depreciation and reliability still scare me. Seems like you can find a certified 675LT for around 260k but I believe its about 5k per year to keep that certification going on top of what I still don't know maintenance costs are yearly that I assume you can only do at the dealer to maintain the certification. On top of that in my eyes seems like 675LT's might still have another 30-50k in price trajectory to move down.
I bought a 2018 McLaren 570 GT with 8,300 miles on it, not CPO, for $160k. I'm the third owner. Second owner bought the car as a CPO. I had the service records from the prior two owners, and the car had been reliable. In the year I've owned it, I've put about 3k miles on it, often driving it hard, and the car has been reliable, no issues. I have an independent shop near me which can service McLarens, and I just did the annual service for a cost of a few hundred dollars. So financially overall, I think the car is a win, since the operating/maintenance cost is low, and the car is unlikely to have much further depreciation. And from a driving standpoint (on the road), I think the McLaren is much more fun to drive than the 4RS.
so a transmission fault error code I guess trigger by my aggressive downshift to 1 that's gone second day, a fuel latch error popped up 2-3 times I guess I'll let the dealer take a look later. glad I didn't save on cpo $$$
they are not in the same league. i've put thousands of miles in both. GT4RS is great, but it loses its novelty quickly. it's a very good car. it's not "one of the greats" that the hype train would leave you to belive. i had one on order at a very fair price i decided not to buy 2 weeks before it arrived because i realized i just didn't love it after driving 1,500 miles in one. McLaren are in another league. yes, there are horror stories, but they are overblown. it's a wonderful car that will only increase in value over time. 675LT would be my choice.
they are not in the same league. i've put thousands of miles in both. GT4RS is great, but it loses its novelty quickly. it's a very good car. it's not "one of the greats" that the hype train would leave you to belive. i had one on order at a very fair price i decided not to buy 2 weeks before it arrived because i realized i just didn't love it after driving 1,500 miles in one. McLaren are in another league. yes, there are horror stories, but they are overblown. it's a wonderful car thatwill only increase in value over time. 675LT would be my choice.
McLaren’s are wonderful to drive but except for special limited models like a P1, I disagree with the part of your post that I bolded.
Most McLarens are not known for their appreciation.
gotta say gearing is also tall-ish just like gt cars. top of 2nd is ~80
How do you like the 675LT in general vs your GT3/4RS(can't recall if you have a 4RS as well)? Would be interested in hearing your review comparing driving them in the canyons and then also a general review if you think the 675LT is worth the potential headaches/depreciation/etc. I've been offered a Spider CPO for 260k with 10k miles but I'm hesitant.
McLaren’s are wonderful to drive but except for special limited models like a P1, I disagree with the part of your post that I bolded. Most McLarens are not known for their appreciation.
They have already depreciated over $100k from MSRP in most cases.
McLaren’s are wonderful to drive but except for special limited models like a P1, I disagree with the part of your post that I bolded. Most McLarens are not known for their appreciation.
He's referring specifically to the 675 at its current point in the depreciation curve; not new...
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