Best Car in the World, in its class - The 650S

[mb1]

GRBF430F1 said:

I could probably argue this on a technicality in the court of law but yes one will be on its way

Congratulation ! Welcome to the family

[andrew]

GRBF430F1 said:

andrew said:

absolutely fantastic news that you've bought a mclaren

hopefully you'll now leave the ferrari and lamborghini sections here in peace

Sorry to disappoint you Andrew but I still have a foot in more than 1 camp but presumably you won't be frequenting the McLaren section as a non qualifier :

yeah, i heard that your red performance was unsellable

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GRBF430F1 said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2890...

Edited by GRBF430F1 on Wednesday 7th January 18:51

not the best, nor unbiased, article ever... Sounds like someone has missed his P1 slot and is trying to jump the queue for the next one....

Edited by mb1 on Thursday 8th January 23:45

[isaldiri]

br d said:

That's the only thing so far that makes me a little hesitant, the highly specced cars seem to be shedding an awful lot of money in the early stages.

Those will be dealer specced cars being taken into inventory. They are imo your best bet of getting a good price as cars are still being stacked up in the dealers and unfortunately it seems the lessons of overproduction of the 12c have been unheeded i am afraid to say. Just look at the latest Mclaren press release, 1648 cars recorded as sold ie out of the factory but into dealers where they may or may not have end customers, of which 248 cars are P1s. ~1400 650s is imo way too many cars to be produced a year.

[GRBF430F1]

andrew said:

yeah, i heard that your red performance was unsellable

Yeah Funny that as I only had a trade enquiry on it today. I'm not going to mention how much more they wanted to pay me for it either

Long may it stay unsellable :

[Jules360]

GRBF430F1 said:

andrew said:

yeah, i heard that your red performance was unsellable

Yeah Funny that as I only had a trade enquiry on it today. I'm not going to mention how much more they wanted to pay me for it either

Long may it stay unsellable :

The orange one has been for sale for ages at 148k, but I assume a red one must be worth at least double that. Have you driven it recently ?

[sone]

Evo,

Don't seem to agree!


http://youtu.be/4AJPt_qm5kY

2014

1 Ferrari 458 Speciale
2 Jaguar F-Type R Coupé
3 Porsche Cayman GTS (981)
4 Volkswagen Golf R (Typ 5G, MK7)
5 Mégane Renaultsport 275 Trophy-R
6 BMW i8
7 McLaren 650S Spider
8 Aston Martin Vanquish
9 BMW M3 (F80)
10 Audi S1

But hey, what do they know?

Sone

[BMCG]

sone said:

Evo,

Don't seem to agree!


http://youtu.be/4AJPt_qm5kY

2014

1 Ferrari 458 Speciale
2 Jaguar F-Type R Coupé
3 Porsche Cayman GTS (981)
4 Volkswagen Golf R (Typ 5G, MK7)
5 Mégane Renaultsport 275 Trophy-R
6 BMW i8
7 McLaren 650S Spider
8 Aston Martin Vanquish
9 BMW M3 (F80)
10 Audi S1

But hey, what do they know?

Sone

This is Pistonheads and we're affording the DailyFail....respect for a motoring opinion? wtf?????

EVO...yes..all day...anyday...everyday....but that sorry excuse for abuse of toilet paper....?

[ferdi p]

Fantastic cars that are a credible alternative to a 458, drove a 650S & was blown away. Couldn't afford the 60k more than my 12c but may succumb eventually!

[gregf40]

BMCG said:

This is Pistonheads and we're affording the DailyFail....respect for a motoring opinion? wtf?????

EVO...yes..all day...anyday...everyday....but that sorry excuse for abuse of toilet paper....?

It's not really the Daily Mail...it's Chris Evans.

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What counts is what you feel and why you buy a car, not what other people think or what they would buy if they were you....
Although sometime you have to wonder what the real motivation is....

[TP321]

ferdi p said:

Fantastic cars that are a credible alternative to a 458, drove a 650S & was blown away. Couldn't afford the 60k more than my 12c but may succumb eventually!

Dont worry, give it another year and it will only be an extra £20k - £30k on top of your 12C

[TP321]

Nothing beats a NA engine - the Speciale is King, and will hold its value very well (as a result)

[GRBF430F1]

Jules360 said:

The orange one has been for sale for ages at 148k, but I assume a red one must be worth at least double that. Have you driven it recently ?

At least double I would say. How many Red Edizione Tecnica's were made again ?

[Jules360]

GRBF430F1 said:

Jules360 said:

The orange one has been for sale for ages at 148k, but I assume a red one must be worth at least double that. Have you driven it recently ?

At least double I would say. How many Red Edizione Tecnica's were made again ?

More than there were orange ones

[GRBF430F1]

Jules360 said:

More than there were orange ones

Really ?
There are a lot more than 5 orange LP570-4's out there but I don't know of any Edizione Tecnica's if that's where you are coming from. Rosso Mars was ONLY an Edizione Tecnica colour so not to be confused with the base model

[ferdi p]

TP321 said:

ferdi p said:

Fantastic cars that are a credible alternative to a 458, drove a 650S & was blown away. Couldn't afford the 60k more than my 12c but may succumb eventually!

Dont worry, give it another year and it will only be an extra £20k - £30k on top of your 12C

I doubt it but I hope you're right! 😂

[GRBF430F1]

TP321 said:

Dont worry, give it another year and it will only be an extra £20k - £30k on top of your 12C

Of course the gap will narrow over time and the new 650S enters the used car market.

Personally I see 12C values remaining strong and these will always prop up 650S.

There is actually a slight glut of high mileage 650S ex press cars and demo's on the market right now which is dictating used prices but once they have been moved on I can see 650S prices firming up again going into Spring.

Like 458 sits £30k above 12C, I see 650S sitting above 458 by maybe £10k dependent on what effect 458T has on 458 prices

[Jules360]

GRBF430F1 said:

Jules360 said:

More than there were orange ones

Really ?
There are a lot more than 5 orange LP570-4's out there but I don't know of any Edizione Tecnica's if that's where you are coming from. Rosso Mars was ONLY an Edizione Tecnica colour so not to be confused with the base model

Doesn't Mosi have and orange one ?

[Jules360]

GRBF430F1 said:

Mosi said:

Just for you

Superb. Still trying to add a Scuderia to my stable and have best of both worlds.
Anything as long as its Rosso