Delivery milage 2012 MP4-12C
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All
After hiding in the background on here and reading everything I can about McLaren cars I finally test drove 1 this week (a 12 month old 570S with buckets and track pack).
Having owned lots of semi exotic cars over the years I must say that as a road car the Macca blew me away.
I have always preferred the looks of the 12C above the more recent models and have just secured a stunning Graphite Grey (2012 with swipe doors) this morning from a reputable dealer in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
The car has an unusual history having been exported from new to Hong Kong (it is full UK spec and RHD) where the owner refused to pay the import tax on the car so it was never registered there.
She was only ever driven to the McLaren dealers and back for servicing!
Fast forward to early 2017 and the owner shipped the car back to the UK where all taxes etc were paid and the car was UK registered with only 600 miles on the clock and full McLaren HK service history!
Once back in the UK, the car was inspected by McLaren Manchester in February 2017 (mileage recorded as 724 miles) and a number of items were replaced / updated (common faults such as rear lights etc) at a cost of £3,910 according to the invoice provided.
She was also put through a McLaren Warranty inspection and they confirmed that the car would be issued with a full extended manufacturer’s warranty subject to paying the annual fee.
I have purchased the car on the basis that the full McLaren Warranty is placed on the car and McLaren Manchester will be again do the warranty inspection (and charge for this again!) even though the car has only covered 27 miles since the last inspection.
The car really is in time warp condition but there are a couple of very minor points of concern:
She still wears her original Pirelli P Zero tyres and although these are as new, they are date stamped week 39 of 2011. Will these be checked as part of the warranty inspection and do they have a lifespan as I have previously had to replace Porsche tyres when they reach 5 years old?
There is some corrosion on the windscreen wiper arm under the black paint, is this covered under the warranty?
I also noticed some slight oxidisation of the paint around the driver’s side rear quarter glass and again will this be fixed under the warranty?
She is pretty much my perfect spec (subtle colour and tan interior which looks MUCH better in the flesh than in pics) with the exception of no interior carbon. The owner has specced loads of external carbon so I find this a little odd. Can the aluminium interior be upgraded to C/F and is this very expensive?
Spec wise she has:
List price £168,500.00
Graphite Grey paint £1,700.00
Tan leather £1,830.00
Branded floor mats £300.00
Papaya Cilipers £850.00
C/F front splitter £2,130.00
C/F rear diffuser £2,980.00
C/F engine panels £2,980.00
C/F engine cover £2,130.00
Stealth pack £770.00
Sport exhaust £4,040.00
Lightweight sport wheels £2,980.00
TPMS £640.00
Full leather interior £3,400.00
C/F sill panels £2,130.00
IRIS + Meridian sound system £5,100.00
F+R parking sensors £1,530.00
First aid kit + warning triangle £170.00
So a £204k purchase for the original owner!
Apologies for the long post but am a little excited.
I should pick the car up in a week or so after she has been to McLaren Manchester.
After hiding in the background on here and reading everything I can about McLaren cars I finally test drove 1 this week (a 12 month old 570S with buckets and track pack).
Having owned lots of semi exotic cars over the years I must say that as a road car the Macca blew me away.
I have always preferred the looks of the 12C above the more recent models and have just secured a stunning Graphite Grey (2012 with swipe doors) this morning from a reputable dealer in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
The car has an unusual history having been exported from new to Hong Kong (it is full UK spec and RHD) where the owner refused to pay the import tax on the car so it was never registered there.
She was only ever driven to the McLaren dealers and back for servicing!
Fast forward to early 2017 and the owner shipped the car back to the UK where all taxes etc were paid and the car was UK registered with only 600 miles on the clock and full McLaren HK service history!
Once back in the UK, the car was inspected by McLaren Manchester in February 2017 (mileage recorded as 724 miles) and a number of items were replaced / updated (common faults such as rear lights etc) at a cost of £3,910 according to the invoice provided.
She was also put through a McLaren Warranty inspection and they confirmed that the car would be issued with a full extended manufacturer’s warranty subject to paying the annual fee.
I have purchased the car on the basis that the full McLaren Warranty is placed on the car and McLaren Manchester will be again do the warranty inspection (and charge for this again!) even though the car has only covered 27 miles since the last inspection.
The car really is in time warp condition but there are a couple of very minor points of concern:
She still wears her original Pirelli P Zero tyres and although these are as new, they are date stamped week 39 of 2011. Will these be checked as part of the warranty inspection and do they have a lifespan as I have previously had to replace Porsche tyres when they reach 5 years old?
There is some corrosion on the windscreen wiper arm under the black paint, is this covered under the warranty?
I also noticed some slight oxidisation of the paint around the driver’s side rear quarter glass and again will this be fixed under the warranty?
She is pretty much my perfect spec (subtle colour and tan interior which looks MUCH better in the flesh than in pics) with the exception of no interior carbon. The owner has specced loads of external carbon so I find this a little odd. Can the aluminium interior be upgraded to C/F and is this very expensive?
Spec wise she has:
List price £168,500.00
Graphite Grey paint £1,700.00
Tan leather £1,830.00
Branded floor mats £300.00
Papaya Cilipers £850.00
C/F front splitter £2,130.00
C/F rear diffuser £2,980.00
C/F engine panels £2,980.00
C/F engine cover £2,130.00
Stealth pack £770.00
Sport exhaust £4,040.00
Lightweight sport wheels £2,980.00
TPMS £640.00
Full leather interior £3,400.00
C/F sill panels £2,130.00
IRIS + Meridian sound system £5,100.00
F+R parking sensors £1,530.00
First aid kit + warning triangle £170.00
So a £204k purchase for the original owner!
Apologies for the long post but am a little excited.
I should pick the car up in a week or so after she has been to McLaren Manchester.
To be fair the cost was broken down as:
£1,098 labour to do the Warranty inspection,
£1,000 labour to replace both rear light units,
£446 for the new rear light units,
£764 for new water pump (replaced as a precaution due to low miles),
The rest was service consumables!
McLaren insisted that all of the above was done before they would put their extended warranty on the car.
£1,098 labour to do the Warranty inspection,
£1,000 labour to replace both rear light units,
£446 for the new rear light units,
£764 for new water pump (replaced as a precaution due to low miles),
The rest was service consumables!
McLaren insisted that all of the above was done before they would put their extended warranty on the car.
All
I will negotiate new tyres in to the deal and will probably go for Corsa's over the standard P-Zeros.
Does anyone have any experience of McLaren Manchester (they have already seen the car last year and it has done only 27 miles since) and McLaren Leeds as I live a little nearer to the Leeds dealership than the Manchester one.
Thanks for all the comments!
I will negotiate new tyres in to the deal and will probably go for Corsa's over the standard P-Zeros.
Does anyone have any experience of McLaren Manchester (they have already seen the car last year and it has done only 27 miles since) and McLaren Leeds as I live a little nearer to the Leeds dealership than the Manchester one.
Thanks for all the comments!
D1ckie
If the car is like new (and this is), has full McLaren service history (including a service before I collect her) and has 2 years extended McLaren warranty (they are doing the warranty inspection next week) - what pain am I likely to suffer?
The car will be used most days so any niggles should show up pretty quickly and I will have these addressed by the main dealers (either Leeds or Manchester as I live between the two).
If the car is like new (and this is), has full McLaren service history (including a service before I collect her) and has 2 years extended McLaren warranty (they are doing the warranty inspection next week) - what pain am I likely to suffer?
The car will be used most days so any niggles should show up pretty quickly and I will have these addressed by the main dealers (either Leeds or Manchester as I live between the two).
Edited by VR6VR6 on Monday 23 July 15:22
sone
The purchase price is "attractive" and the car visited McLaren (Hong Kong then Manchester) annually for servicing and all updates.
Including 1 years full McLaren Warranty (I am paying the extra to extend this to 2 years), a fresh service (main dealer) and a new set of OE spec P-Zeros - the price was still in 5 figures but only just.
Original spec list was just over £204k so I have paid less than half this for a 750 mile car which I can't gripe about!
Plan to run her as a daily (unless roads are covered in salt) for a couple of years so expect to lose when I sell on but you only live once and you can't take it with you
The purchase price is "attractive" and the car visited McLaren (Hong Kong then Manchester) annually for servicing and all updates.
Including 1 years full McLaren Warranty (I am paying the extra to extend this to 2 years), a fresh service (main dealer) and a new set of OE spec P-Zeros - the price was still in 5 figures but only just.
Original spec list was just over £204k so I have paid less than half this for a 750 mile car which I can't gripe about!
Plan to run her as a daily (unless roads are covered in salt) for a couple of years so expect to lose when I sell on but you only live once and you can't take it with you
My price paid included:
£300 warranty inspection at McLaren Manchester,
The cost of ALL work suggested by McLaren Manchester in order to issue extended warranty.
£5,500 for the cost of 1 years full McLaren extended warranty. Apparently once lapsed the cost increases for year 1 (hence £5k+) but drops back to the "normal" cost from year 2 onwards, Once lapsed your can only take out 1 year to start then buy in 2 year tranches from year 2.
£1,500 for a full service carried out by McLaren Manchester.
Circa £1,000 for a brand new set of MC1 spec P-Zero tyres (I may change these to Michelin MPSS of the new Pilot Sport 4 if it doesn't void the warranty as tyre technology has moved on a lot since the MC1 was designed in 2011).
All of the above is booked in with McLaren Manchester for next week.
Not a bad deal overall then!
£300 warranty inspection at McLaren Manchester,
The cost of ALL work suggested by McLaren Manchester in order to issue extended warranty.
£5,500 for the cost of 1 years full McLaren extended warranty. Apparently once lapsed the cost increases for year 1 (hence £5k+) but drops back to the "normal" cost from year 2 onwards, Once lapsed your can only take out 1 year to start then buy in 2 year tranches from year 2.
£1,500 for a full service carried out by McLaren Manchester.
Circa £1,000 for a brand new set of MC1 spec P-Zero tyres (I may change these to Michelin MPSS of the new Pilot Sport 4 if it doesn't void the warranty as tyre technology has moved on a lot since the MC1 was designed in 2011).
All of the above is booked in with McLaren Manchester for next week.
Not a bad deal overall then!
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