Put order in for 600LT

Put order in for 600LT

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RamboLambo

4,843 posts

170 months

Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Don't mention the build quality issues on my F430 spyder, drove my OCD nature insane and kind of forgot it ( but didn't deep down ) because I loved the prancing horse

WCZ

10,516 posts

194 months

Wednesday 25th July 2018
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RamboLambo said:
Don't see them advertised much and even then its usually POA.
Pretty sure the last one I saw with a price was an absurd £750,000 ??? WTF
they sell pretty quickly when they come up too, aside from the P1 they've been the best investment for sure

RamboLambo

4,843 posts

170 months

Wednesday 25th July 2018
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WCZ said:
they sell pretty quickly when they come up too, aside from the P1 they've been the best investment for sure
Was it 25 or 50 that were built ?

Apart from the rarity factor its hard to see its worth 3 x a 675LT IMHO. I struggled to justify over twice the price to go 675 from 650

RBT0

1,476 posts

119 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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It was very kind from McLaren Birmingham to NOT send me any invite.

Discovered presentation was yesterday....


RamboLambo

4,843 posts

170 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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RBT0 said:
It was very kind from McLaren Birmingham to NOT send me any invite.

Discovered presentation was yesterday....
Have you got a confirmed allocation ? Some dealers have stopped taking all calls on the 600LT even as they will only end up with disappointed customers they can't satisfy with a car.

It would be a bit like losing on Bullseye - great, super, smashing, look at what you could of won and they bring on a 600LT towing a speedboat or caravan

Ferruccio

1,835 posts

119 months

Friday 3rd August 2018
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RamboLambo said:
It would be a bit like losing on Bullseye - great, super, smashing, look at what you could of won and they bring on a 600LT towing a speedboat or caravan
Um, I never watched Bullseye.

qwick69

Original Poster:

320 posts

91 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Cancelled my order.
Dealer “ forgot “ to invite me to viewing despite haveing my £10k deposit and then put back delivery and now says “ don’t know when it would arrive “
Fed up, not a good first purchase of a maclaran

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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I bet they are simply annoyed that you can’t spell McLaren correctly wink

qwick69

Original Poster:

320 posts

91 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Deliberate mistake :-)
Think I might go for a porch GT 5

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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qwick69 said:
Deliberate mistake :-)
Think I might go for a porch GT 5
scratchchin

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

230 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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qwick69 said:
Cancelled my order.
Dealer “ forgot “ to invite me to viewing despite haveing my £10k deposit and then put back delivery and now says “ don’t know when it would arrive “
Fed up, not a good first purchase of a maclaran
Sadly not the first time I’ve heard of treatment like this.

LotusJas

1,324 posts

231 months

Tuesday 4th September 2018
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qwick69 said:
Cancelled my order.
Dealer “ forgot “ to invite me to viewing despite haveing my £10k deposit and then put back delivery and now says “ don’t know when it would arrive “
Swap dealer instead.

bertie

8,548 posts

284 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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Just been to spec my 600LT Spider

Walked in absolutely convinced I was going subtle and conservative

Ended up having gone Napier green.

Ah well, roll on April

Sarnie

8,042 posts

209 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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bertie said:
Just been to spec my 600LT Spider

Walked in absolutely convinced I was going subtle and conservative

Ended up having gone Napier green.

Ah well, roll on April
Napier for the win!!! smokin


JiggyJaggy

1,451 posts

140 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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coyft said:
I've just handed by 600LT spider allocation back to Hatfield as I bought a 675LT spider.
Not a bad substitute! Photos, photos!!! smile

bertie

8,548 posts

284 months

Tuesday 27th November 2018
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Does anyone know how difficult it is to get a 600LT coupe or Spider?

Is there a genuine allocation going on or are they freely available?

Just curious.

tyrrell

1,670 posts

208 months

Tuesday 27th November 2018
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I would imagine the phone will be your friend, not many dealers to ring round.

5050

284 posts

146 months

Tuesday 27th November 2018
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bertie said:
Does anyone know how difficult it is to get a 600LT coupe or Spider?

Is there a genuine allocation going on or are they freely available?

Just curious.
I am about to cancel my 600LT spider order so I'm sure there will be build slots available.

bertie

8,548 posts

284 months

Tuesday 27th November 2018
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5050 said:
I am about to cancel my 600LT spider order so I'm sure there will be build slots available.
Out of interest, what's your reasoning?

5050

284 posts

146 months

Tuesday 27th November 2018
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bertie said:
Out of interest, what's your reasoning?
Various reasons really, in no particular order:

1. The circa 100k upgrade cost from my 570 spider - I’m not convinced its going to be that much better (I’ve reached similar conclusions when I’ve looked at upgrading my 458 to a speciale)

2. Depreciation - now I know there’s a vocal part of the forum that say the recent phenomenon of low depreciation /appreciation is just a blip and normality will return (they are 100% right, it had to come to an end at some point) but dropping best part of 50k in 8 months is a little strong for me. I went into the spider with my eyes open as I’d already experienced a pretty hefty drop on my previous coupe so it’s not a huge shock I just don’t want more of the same. To lose 50k I need to gross almost 100k, bit of an eye opener when you think of it like that.

3. Limited production - not a limited number, I think they will make as many as possible even if that means pretty much the whole factory capacity being dedicated to 600LT production. I do not think they will hold value well and will be unlikely to trade at a premium. I really think Mclaren should have gone down the limited numbers route, look how well this has worked for Porsche with the GT cars, MCL are mad not to follow this strategy, it would pay off long term.

4. The looks - apart from the top exit exhausts i’m not sure about the rest, looks a bit much in my opinion.

5. Previous reliability issues and how I’ve been treated / lied to by the dealer.

6. The 570 spider is a great car and I’m happy to hold on to it for a while.

It probably doesn’t sound like it but i’m a huge fan of Mclaren, their cars are epic and what they have achieved in such a short time is simply amazing but sadly for the foreseeable future my money will be spent with Ferrari and Porsche..

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