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Old 04-09-2020, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim50
I have a coupe. The car is amazing. I also have a 991.2 GT3 and the McLaren just makes me smile more. Hard to explain why.
Glad to hear that. I'm working on a deal for a 600LT right now to add alongside my GT3RS.
Old 04-09-2020, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AllAboutThatP
Glad to hear that. I'm working on a deal for a 600LT right now to add alongside my GT3RS.
Looking for one without the senna or bucket seats. Both are not comfortable at all
Old 04-09-2020, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanSD
Looking for one without the senna or bucket seats. Both are not comfortable at all
really? Interesting.

do you have bucket seats in your GT3? If so, do you find the buckets in your GT3 comfortable for your back?
Old 04-09-2020, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanSD
I wanted to ask 600LT owners hows the experience been? I might be picking up a spider this week. The prices are pretty good right now
I love mine and I hardly pick up the keys to my 991 anymore. Owned it since June 2019 and brings a smile to my face every time I take it out. You'll have a blast with the spider on those upshifts. Pop!
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Ballpark for 600lt with under 500 miles, 200k?
Old 04-09-2020, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by carrera911me
I love mine and I hardly pick up the keys to my 991 anymore. Owned it since June 2019 and brings a smile to my face every time I take it out. You'll have a blast with the spider on those upshifts. Pop!
Hear this so often. I'm going to wait post-covid to explore!
Old 04-09-2020, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by carrera911me
I love mine and I hardly pick up the keys to my 991 anymore. Owned it since June 2019 and brings a smile to my face every time I take it out. You'll have a blast with the spider on those upshifts. Pop!
which 991 exactly do you have?
Old 04-09-2020, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kart driver
really? Interesting.

do you have bucket seats in your GT3? If so, do you find the buckets in your GT3 comfortable for your back?
I have the LWB in my RS and theyre comfortable for a few hours. Theyre not as bad as the ones in the mclaren from what I remember testing them out. i miss my Gt3 with the comfort seats.
Old 04-09-2020, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AllAboutThatP
Glad to hear that. I'm working on a deal for a 600LT right now to add alongside my GT3RS.
Have you considered a 675? They are truly special, and feel different from the 600 which is also an a great car, Good luck
Old 04-09-2020, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanSD
I have the LWB in my RS and theyre comfortable for a few hours. Theyre not as bad as the ones in the mclaren from what I remember testing them out. i miss my Gt3 with the comfort seats.
The 675 Club Sport are really comfortable to me. These are the same seats from
the P1. My RS is not bad, but the 675 seats are better comfort wise.



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Originally Posted by Maverick787
The 675 Club Sport are really comfortable to me. These are the same seats from
the P1. My RS is not bad, but the 675 seats are better comfort wise.

I remember sitting in the 675LT at CNC when I dropped off my Ultraviolet Rs few years back. I must have sat in a different seat because the sides were too tight and uncomfortable. Im not super tall either so the seat needed some adjustment.

Regardless of all that, those are some beautiful seats!!! How do you like the 675LT? I am considering one of those as well but I like that ill have a warranty on the 600
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the p1 / 675LT/ 600LT buckets are the most comfortable (if you get the right width- they have standard and large sized seats)

I like them A LOT MORE than the 991 bucket CF seats because of the slight rounding zone at the bottom, makes you feel a little more in the fetal position which is great for tracking. The 991 CF bucket seats are too vertical. If you get the 'tilt' brackets, you can mitigate that but to me they are way too vertical. The ferrari CF seats are not that good either, and the lambo CF seats are the worst most terrible seats ever put in a 'supercar'.
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Old 04-09-2020, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
the p1 / 675LT/ 600LT buckets are the most comfortable (if you get the right width- they have standard and large sized seats)

I like them A LOT MORE than the 991 bucket CF seats because of the slight rounding zone at the bottom, makes you feel a little more in the fetal position which is great for tracking. The 991 CF bucket seats are too vertical. If you get the 'tilt' brackets, you can mitigate that but to me they are way too vertical. The ferrari CF seats are not that good either, and the lambo CF seats are the worst most terrible seats ever put in a 'supercar'.
Ok I must have sat in the standard as oppose to the large sized buckets. Im glad to know because it could change my mind about which one ill purchase. How are the senna seats?

I agree. What an awful seat that lamborghini designed. The most uncomfortable seat.

I will add that I get these are "Race cars" but I like to drive around the canyon and let certain family members enjoy them as well.
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Originally Posted by RyanSD
I wanted to ask 600LT owners hows the experience been? I might be picking up a spider this week. The prices are pretty good right now

if cost of entry is not a huge concern (they're similar priced to 991.2GT3RS weissach), the dynamics of the car are fantastic.

McLarens are binary build cars- either good or bad. Cars either serially have issues or not- this is based on issues inherent with a 'fixed assembly line'- meaning, a team of 1-3 people assemble the entire car. unlike Porsche, which has a moving assembly, where the car is assembled with semi-station workers...aka one guy puts in seats all day, one guy does dashboards, etc.

This means that when Billy and Ricky the new kids start building cars on the assembly line, they screw up over and over until getting good. By now, they MIGHT be better, more experienced, but the build quality of the mclarens in aggregate was BEST when they built less cars. When they hired more people, they brought in people new to the job/brand/etc to get production from 2000-2500 into the 4500-5000 cars per year range.

That being said- the later versions (non-launch) are much better than the initial batch cars- they figure it out as they go...even on cars like the senna which VIN 001-100 had one type of rear fender assembly, then suddenly they started changing the brackets because the first batch was too wobbly.

Things like that.

So- if you get a 600LT spider, it is the latest version of the 600LT, and should at that point be the better version. Surely the 620R project will be the best sports series car. The 675LT was relatively bulletproof compared to the 12C for instance...
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Old 04-09-2020, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanSD
I remember sitting in the 675LT at CNC when I dropped off my Ultraviolet Rs few years back. I must have sat in a different seat because the sides were too tight and uncomfortable. Im not super tall either so the seat needed some adjustment.

Regardless of all that, those are some beautiful seats!!! How do you like the 675LT? I am considering one of those as well but I like that ill have a warranty on the 600
Some had narrow which you may have sat in, see CJ’s post. The MAC seats non narrow I can drive all day long no problems. I’m 6’3 and have a ton of room, and perfect seating position. It’s the best carry over from the P1. I’ve had my 675 for close to a year, and it’s a fun drive, and don’t get me wrong my RS is a keeper. With that said the 675 has been one of the most reliable MAC’s only 1000 copies, and I’ve had zero issues. It’s the most fun I’ve had driving and I traded a 458 for the MAC which I say is the deal of the century. I’m not a brand ***** I try everyone, and my keepers are my RS and my 675LT the rest can kick rocks.


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