Half-price McLaren 570GT | Spotted
A 6,000-mile car for well under half the price of our old long termer? Yes, please...
Three years before its first proper attempt at a grand tourer, those wanting to do lots of miles in a McLaren were best served by the 570GT. It added enough practicality and comfort to make it a more usable, but no less entertaining, take on the 570S. So on the money did it feel out of the box, that it arguably made life for the subsequent GT quite a lot harder. The latter couldn't get away with the same grand touring foibles because it was no longer a sports car.
We're talking about relatively small issues like an infotainment system with a frustrating sat nav, a vent fan whir that's audible in all modes and surprisingly firm seats. But in a grand tourer - even one as dramatic as the GT - those things can become annoyances, while in a sports car, they're more easily forgiven. It helps if the sports car in question is as beautifully balanced and as thunderously fast as the 570S, because with such a wonderful underpinnings, there was sufficient rope to wind back the damping a bit.
Indeed, the former PH Fleet 570GT is recalled with fondness, even if its parking sensors did annoy us in traffic and a 2,095mm width made it less drivable in the city. This was a £178k car with options, but the all-round experience it offered, not to mention the capability of a twin-turbo 3.8 V8, made it feel authentically supercar-ish despite the Sports Series ranking. On the right road, it was every bit as exhilarating as a 570S. Matt said he'd own one in a heartbeat.
Thanks to depreciation (and its unforgiving impact on McLarens), the 570GT no longer requires £178k. See the car we've pulled out of the classifieds here, a 6,000-mile example with a good selection of optional extras, including the front suspension lifting system that's practically mandatory on a 570GT. It's up for just £83,744, which is well under half price what our longtermer cost including options, about £79k less than a new GT and, somewhat surprisingly given the badge on its nose, cheaper than almost all of the similarly aged, sub-10k Audi R8s in the classifieds.
And don't forget, McLaren's incoming all-new High-Performance Hybrid model introduces an electrified car that's expected to supersede the Sports Series category, meaning there will be no like-for-like successor to the 570S. That makes the GT version, with its added layer of amenability but no lack of loveliness, quite the prospect. And sure, you could have something like a last generation Porsche 911 GTS of about the same year with about the same miles for a similar amount. But it wouldn't look and go like a supercar.
MCLAREN 570GT | SPECIFICATION
Engine: 3,799c, V8, twin,turbo
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch, rear-wheel drive
Power (hp): 570@7,500rpm
Torque (lb ft): 443@5,000-6,500rpm
MPG: 26
CO2: 249g/km
First registered: 2017
Recorded mileage: 6,000 miles
Price new: £155,755 starting
Yours for: £83,744
No performance figures but I guess stunning for us mortals.
OK - so this is a very dangerous car as it starts to tempt people like me who are pretty maxed on an M2 budget - but could just could - I mean how much would it cost me to run, could I stick on 8,000 miles a year for a few years or is that utterly unrealistic and how much would the warranty cost me?
No performance figures but I guess stunning for us mortals.
OK - so this is a very dangerous car as it starts to tempt people like me who are pretty maxed on an M2 budget - but could just could - I mean how much would it cost me to run, could I stick on 8,000 miles a year for a few years or is that utterly unrealistic and how much would the warranty cost me?
I found this online with a quick search. Warranty would be over £3k per year before any service costs. I saw a thread last year that said an oil and filter change was over £1,300, and the 4th or 5th year service is the big one which this car is due soon, and costs over £5k.
I'm sure some independents can do a bit cheaper but the point being these things cost you thousands per year just to have, even used.
The big question is how will the value of these these hold up in another 3 years?
For the badge, looks, performance, and compared to alternatives these cannot get much cheaper.
So I would actually say for someone that wants a depreciation proof car and keeps 5k a year slush fund, these would be a great purchase.
I still think Mclaren should offer a simpler cheaper version from new with a manual gearbox, that would be something special!!
The McLaren? Not so easy but then when were supercars easy?
I’d buy one.
Yes, it’s going to cost more to run than an R8, but it’s a lot more car than an R8, and it’s unlikely to depreciate an awful lot more than it has done already. The Sports Series are more reliable than the Super series too, with the engine turned down a little and without all the complex hydraulic gubbins of the more expensive cars.
However for me, if I wanted a more GT car, then the Porsche makes more sense.
Running costs and service costs, and any repair costs on the McLaren makes in unviable unless you are pretty well off to start with. I think McLaren have priced the running costs on second hand car's out of the market, as they become too expensive to run compared to their rivals. Being expensive, only works when pushing out the latest toy. Not so good when trying to flog second hand stock.
No performance figures but I guess stunning for us mortals.
OK - so this is a very dangerous car as it starts to tempt people like me who are pretty maxed on an M2 budget - but could just could - I mean how much would it cost me to run, could I stick on 8,000 miles a year for a few years or is that utterly unrealistic and how much would the warranty cost me?
I found this online with a quick search. Warranty would be over £3k per year before any service costs. I saw a thread last year that said an oil and filter change was over £1,300, and the 4th or 5th year service is the big one which this car is due soon, and costs over £5k.
I'm sure some independents can do a bit cheaper but the point being these things cost you thousands per year just to have, even used.
Yes, the 12C had issues. The early 650Ss did too. Mostly niggly infotainment things that took a while to solve. Let's not forget, it was their first car as a manufacturer - to have been as good as they were is an incredible achievement from a standing start, and they've only gotten better.
But, fundamentally they're a relatively simple car.
Thorney are well respected for servicing and mods, and offer a cheaper warranty.
The Mclaren perception is as though all the issues with IMS/RMS suddenly made everyone think Porsche were all a pile of s
te, or the well known total fires on 458s meant that all Ferraris were going to be grief. Everything I've seen or heard from owners is that a Mac is significantly easier and better to do actual miles in than the competition which have "character" which means they really don't like being used too much.
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