Yellow 720 S for sale at Mcl Lon/Ascot
Discussion
I see this car is up for sale on SOR at mcl lon.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
On the outside chance its a member on here pls PM me if you want a bid. Little bit worrying dealer won't take a car like this back in stock. I wonder why not? Opinions welcome as its basically a new car and I know little about the Mcl mkt. Should surely be right up a main dealers street?
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
On the outside chance its a member on here pls PM me if you want a bid. Little bit worrying dealer won't take a car like this back in stock. I wonder why not? Opinions welcome as its basically a new car and I know little about the Mcl mkt. Should surely be right up a main dealers street?
I know BRD was thinking of selling his, he mentioned it in this thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
rasto said:
I know BRD was thinking of selling his, he mentioned it in this thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I suspect his might have (a little) higher mileage Dont know the owner of the Ascot car, have you seen this, a year newer.....£15k less
https://www.alastairbols.com/cars/c6a404/cars-for-...
Desert Dragon said:
Little bit worrying dealer won't take a car like this back in stock. I wonder why not? Opinions welcome as its basically a new car and I know little about the Mcl mkt. Should surely be right up a main dealers street?
Trade bid will be let's just say quite far from the asking price. Sor has a chance of getting a rather more reasonable price for the owner.isaldiri said:
Desert Dragon said:
Little bit worrying dealer won't take a car like this back in stock. I wonder why not? Opinions welcome as its basically a new car and I know little about the Mcl mkt. Should surely be right up a main dealers street?
Trade bid will be let's just say quite far from the asking price. Sor has a chance of getting a rather more reasonable price for the owner.Desert Dragon said:
What region you think a trade bid would be? As others have said I think yellow is a marmite colour but for me it suits the car very well.
I have just sold my Mclaren to trade - all be it a 650s.Trade bids came in between about 8.5% and 20% below what they would retail at. (That assumes a keen retail price). I was surprised at how many traders/dealers I had ring up offering to buy it outright.
Best offer from Mclaren was only 7% below my asking price , in the end sold to an indie for 3% below asking.
Wilmslowboy said:
I was surprised at how many traders/dealers I had ring up offering to buy it outright.
You were surprised that a lot of dealers tried to ring up to outright buy your car well below your already pretty keen private sale price?Desert dragon - sorry I don't want to be drawn on what a trade bid on a 720 would be I'm afraid. I get enough stick for commenting on some stuff that I personally know about, the 720 trade bids I know of are only second hand info. Some people I do know have sold cars at reasonable levels SOR though. I would certainly not want to be selling a Mclaren back to an official dealership anyway fwiw.
isaldiri said:
You were surprised that a lot of dealers tried to ring up to outright buy your car well below your already pretty keen private sale price?
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There was time when no dealer would touch them at any price (or so I have been told), they has now been a correction (in values) and they have found a level, normal buying and selling can now resume .
Wilmslowboy said:
I have just sold my Mclaren to trade - all be it a 650s.
Trade bids came in between about 8.5% and 20% below what they would retail at. (That assumes a keen retail price). I was surprised at how many traders/dealers I had ring up offering to buy it outright.
Best offer from Mclaren was only 7% below my asking price , in the end sold to an indie for 3% below asking.
7% below asking price is a fair shout from a main dealer TBH.Trade bids came in between about 8.5% and 20% below what they would retail at. (That assumes a keen retail price). I was surprised at how many traders/dealers I had ring up offering to buy it outright.
Best offer from Mclaren was only 7% below my asking price , in the end sold to an indie for 3% below asking.
3% has to be fairly marginal even for an indie so you done well.
The 650S has dropped to a price a main dealer is confident they can sell more cars and in a timely manner now. To grow their business they have to increase used car sales and retain the aftersales work.
I've switched your quotes around Gameface.
I did love my time in a Lambo and owning one comes with its own little feeling of having something different, something very special.
I test drove a Huracan when it came out and was underwhelmed, which surprised me but there it is.
I'm not enamoured with the track focus of the Performante either, I drive my cars a lot and while it's a fabulous thing I like to be comfortable on long trips and I like seeing out of the front of the car! McLaren does spoil you in that respect.
And an Aventador is just too big for me, I use my cars even to pop down the supermarket and it would be too much ag.
If I'm being honest nothing in the recent crop of Lambo or Ferrari does much for me. Not that they aren't fantastic machines but they don't make my heart beat faster just looking at them. A Speciale if I had to pick I suppose but the McLaren bug has a hold of me at the moment and I'm not wealthy enough to own multiple Supercars.
First, foremost and absolutely paramount is not being able to open the bloody roof!
I thought I could live with it, I got the gorilla glass and thought it would probably be fine but I've just done a 17 day trip across the Alps in blazing sunshine and I really missed it!
It often felt like being imprisoned, I'd see some fabulous sight high on a peak and then immediately lose it cos the roof was in the way!
Last 2 trips were in the 650S Spider and it has completely spoiled me, the next time I go tooling around Europe I want a clear 93 million miles between me and the sun.
The next reason is harder to admit to.
The 720S is just too good.
I have always chased numbers. Every car I ever bought I looked at how much better the performance and handling were than my previous one. This is terribly shallow I know and probably means I've been doing it all wrong but that was my buzz, that was what all the hard work was for.
And so the 720S is announced and it's a rocket ship on wheels. It's a racing car with a reg plate slapped on it. The figures are off the scale. I have to have one.
But it seems the inevitable has finally happened, the numbers have drowned me.
I've never been much of a driver and while I always have a lot of fun in my cars I don't get, or ever expect to get, the full potential out of them but this is different. In my previous cars I could push up to that whooping with joy point and then back off and let the heart rate settle knowing that at least I pushed it a bit, at least warmed it up a bit. No matter what I did in the 720 (and make no mistake, it's enormous fun!) I just felt like it hadn't even got started, I couldn't even scratch the surface,
The thing is so far above my abilities it almost feels like I don't belong in it.
Would a convertible version have made the difference? Possibly, and that's something I'll look at when they bring it out but for now I want to be in something else.
I've ordered a 570S Spider.
I love McLarens. I love the doors, the comfort, the ride, the visibility and the mad look of the things. And the roof comes off.
I spent about 50 hours driving on my recent European trip, of those 50 there were probably about 15 minutes where I could go quicker in the 720S than I could have gone in my 650 or a 570 spider and there is no question I would have enjoyed the 570 spider more on just about all of the Alpine stuff.
For the first time ever in my life (and I'm 54 now and my reactions are slowing down) I'm not checking stats. The 570S is hardly a slouch anyway but the 720 has finally taught me that those little figures after the point aren't the be all and end all.
The 720S is a monstrous, fabulous, incredible and breathtaking thing. It really is as good as all those over-blown and ridiculously hyperbolic YouTube videos say it is. If you have one or you're getting one you are a very lucky human being and I congratulate and applaud you.
But it's too much car for my humble skills.
Its a very serious piece of automotive history, and I just want to have fun. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck.
Gameface said:
Go back to Lamborghini. You know it makes sense.
In a word, no.I did love my time in a Lambo and owning one comes with its own little feeling of having something different, something very special.
I test drove a Huracan when it came out and was underwhelmed, which surprised me but there it is.
I'm not enamoured with the track focus of the Performante either, I drive my cars a lot and while it's a fabulous thing I like to be comfortable on long trips and I like seeing out of the front of the car! McLaren does spoil you in that respect.
And an Aventador is just too big for me, I use my cars even to pop down the supermarket and it would be too much ag.
If I'm being honest nothing in the recent crop of Lambo or Ferrari does much for me. Not that they aren't fantastic machines but they don't make my heart beat faster just looking at them. A Speciale if I had to pick I suppose but the McLaren bug has a hold of me at the moment and I'm not wealthy enough to own multiple Supercars.
Gameface said:
Why are you selling and what's next?
A few reasons and to be honest I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing but as I always say, life is short, you have to get on with this stuff. First, foremost and absolutely paramount is not being able to open the bloody roof!
I thought I could live with it, I got the gorilla glass and thought it would probably be fine but I've just done a 17 day trip across the Alps in blazing sunshine and I really missed it!
It often felt like being imprisoned, I'd see some fabulous sight high on a peak and then immediately lose it cos the roof was in the way!
Last 2 trips were in the 650S Spider and it has completely spoiled me, the next time I go tooling around Europe I want a clear 93 million miles between me and the sun.
The next reason is harder to admit to.
The 720S is just too good.
I have always chased numbers. Every car I ever bought I looked at how much better the performance and handling were than my previous one. This is terribly shallow I know and probably means I've been doing it all wrong but that was my buzz, that was what all the hard work was for.
And so the 720S is announced and it's a rocket ship on wheels. It's a racing car with a reg plate slapped on it. The figures are off the scale. I have to have one.
But it seems the inevitable has finally happened, the numbers have drowned me.
I've never been much of a driver and while I always have a lot of fun in my cars I don't get, or ever expect to get, the full potential out of them but this is different. In my previous cars I could push up to that whooping with joy point and then back off and let the heart rate settle knowing that at least I pushed it a bit, at least warmed it up a bit. No matter what I did in the 720 (and make no mistake, it's enormous fun!) I just felt like it hadn't even got started, I couldn't even scratch the surface,
The thing is so far above my abilities it almost feels like I don't belong in it.
Would a convertible version have made the difference? Possibly, and that's something I'll look at when they bring it out but for now I want to be in something else.
I've ordered a 570S Spider.
I love McLarens. I love the doors, the comfort, the ride, the visibility and the mad look of the things. And the roof comes off.
I spent about 50 hours driving on my recent European trip, of those 50 there were probably about 15 minutes where I could go quicker in the 720S than I could have gone in my 650 or a 570 spider and there is no question I would have enjoyed the 570 spider more on just about all of the Alpine stuff.
For the first time ever in my life (and I'm 54 now and my reactions are slowing down) I'm not checking stats. The 570S is hardly a slouch anyway but the 720 has finally taught me that those little figures after the point aren't the be all and end all.
The 720S is a monstrous, fabulous, incredible and breathtaking thing. It really is as good as all those over-blown and ridiculously hyperbolic YouTube videos say it is. If you have one or you're getting one you are a very lucky human being and I congratulate and applaud you.
But it's too much car for my humble skills.
Its a very serious piece of automotive history, and I just want to have fun. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck.
Edited by br d on Thursday 5th July 20:59
br d I'd hazard a guess & say you are the guy I chatted with at the French end of the channel tunnel whilst you were waiting to board three weeks or so ago?
If so good on you for following through on your plan, we briefly discussed the relative merits of the 570 spider that you'd said you were looking to order to replace the 720s.
I'm entirely confident you will love it, its such a lively fun car to drive feeling special at normal road speeds too. I absolutely Love mine, out in it most days just for the hell of it. Needless to say the roof hasn't been up for weeks now such is the amazing weather we've been enjoying.
All the best with the sale & look forward to seeing the new Spider pics shortly, think you said Fistral blue was the colour you were thinking of going for?
If so good on you for following through on your plan, we briefly discussed the relative merits of the 570 spider that you'd said you were looking to order to replace the 720s.
I'm entirely confident you will love it, its such a lively fun car to drive feeling special at normal road speeds too. I absolutely Love mine, out in it most days just for the hell of it. Needless to say the roof hasn't been up for weeks now such is the amazing weather we've been enjoying.
All the best with the sale & look forward to seeing the new Spider pics shortly, think you said Fistral blue was the colour you were thinking of going for?
Edited by dsl2 on Thursday 5th July 21:23
br d said:
A few reasons and to be honest I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing but as I always say, life is short, you have to get on with this stuff.
First, foremost and absolutely paramount is not being able to open the bloody roof!
I thought I could live with it, I got the gorilla glass and thought it would probably be fine but I've just done a 17 day trip across the Alps in blazing sunshine and I really missed it!
It often felt like being imprisoned, I'd see some fabulous sight high on a peak and then immediately lose it cos the roof was in the way!
Last 2 trips were in the 650S Spider and it has completely spoiled me, the next time I go tooling around Europe I want a clear 93 million miles between me and the sun.
The next reason is harder to admit to.
The 720S is just too good.
I have always chased numbers. Every car I ever bought I looked at how much better the performance and handling were than my previous one. This is terribly shallow I know and probably means I've been doing it all wrong but that was my buzz, that was what all the hard work was for.
And so the 720S is announced and it's a rocket ship on wheels. It's a racing car with a reg plate slapped on it. The figures are off the scale. I have to have one.
But it seems the inevitable has finally happened, the numbers have drowned me.
I've never been much of a driver and while I always have a lot of fun in my cars I don't get, or ever expect to get, the full potential out of them but this is different. In my previous cars I could push up to that whooping with joy point and then back off and let the heart rate settle knowing that at least I pushed it a bit, at least warmed it up a bit. No matter what I did in the 720 (and make no mistake, it's enormous fun!) I just felt like it hadn't even got started, I couldn't even scratch the surface,
The thing is so far above my abilities it almost feels like I don't belong in it.
Would a convertible version have made the difference? Possibly, and that's something I'll look at when they bring it out but for now I want to be in something else.
I've ordered a 570S Spider.
I love McLarens. I love the doors, the comfort, the ride, the visibility and the mad look of the things. And the roof comes off.
I spent about 50 hours driving on my recent European trip, of those 50 there were probably about 15 minutes where I could go quicker in the 720S than I could have gone in my 650 or a 570 spider and there is no question I would have enjoyed the 570 spider more on just about all of the Alpine stuff.
For the first time ever in my life (and I'm 54 now and my reactions are slowing down) I'm not checking stats. The 570S is hardly a slouch anyway but the 720 has finally taught me that those little figures after the point aren't the be all and end all.
The 720S is a monstrous, fabulous, incredible and breathtaking thing. It really is as good as all those over-blown and ridiculously hyperbolic YouTube videos say it is. If you have one or you're getting one you are a very lucky human being and I congratulate and applaud you.
But it's too much car for my humble skills.
Its a very serious piece of automotive history, and I just want to have fun. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck.
Agree with most of those comments to be fair.First, foremost and absolutely paramount is not being able to open the bloody roof!
I thought I could live with it, I got the gorilla glass and thought it would probably be fine but I've just done a 17 day trip across the Alps in blazing sunshine and I really missed it!
It often felt like being imprisoned, I'd see some fabulous sight high on a peak and then immediately lose it cos the roof was in the way!
Last 2 trips were in the 650S Spider and it has completely spoiled me, the next time I go tooling around Europe I want a clear 93 million miles between me and the sun.
The next reason is harder to admit to.
The 720S is just too good.
I have always chased numbers. Every car I ever bought I looked at how much better the performance and handling were than my previous one. This is terribly shallow I know and probably means I've been doing it all wrong but that was my buzz, that was what all the hard work was for.
And so the 720S is announced and it's a rocket ship on wheels. It's a racing car with a reg plate slapped on it. The figures are off the scale. I have to have one.
But it seems the inevitable has finally happened, the numbers have drowned me.
I've never been much of a driver and while I always have a lot of fun in my cars I don't get, or ever expect to get, the full potential out of them but this is different. In my previous cars I could push up to that whooping with joy point and then back off and let the heart rate settle knowing that at least I pushed it a bit, at least warmed it up a bit. No matter what I did in the 720 (and make no mistake, it's enormous fun!) I just felt like it hadn't even got started, I couldn't even scratch the surface,
The thing is so far above my abilities it almost feels like I don't belong in it.
Would a convertible version have made the difference? Possibly, and that's something I'll look at when they bring it out but for now I want to be in something else.
I've ordered a 570S Spider.
I love McLarens. I love the doors, the comfort, the ride, the visibility and the mad look of the things. And the roof comes off.
I spent about 50 hours driving on my recent European trip, of those 50 there were probably about 15 minutes where I could go quicker in the 720S than I could have gone in my 650 or a 570 spider and there is no question I would have enjoyed the 570 spider more on just about all of the Alpine stuff.
For the first time ever in my life (and I'm 54 now and my reactions are slowing down) I'm not checking stats. The 570S is hardly a slouch anyway but the 720 has finally taught me that those little figures after the point aren't the be all and end all.
The 720S is a monstrous, fabulous, incredible and breathtaking thing. It really is as good as all those over-blown and ridiculously hyperbolic YouTube videos say it is. If you have one or you're getting one you are a very lucky human being and I congratulate and applaud you.
But it's too much car for my humble skills.
Its a very serious piece of automotive history, and I just want to have fun. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck.
Edited by br d on Thursday 5th July 20:59
I also think the 720 S is too good and it's definitely not just about numbers and never has been for me.
I also love my spiders and open air motoring with no compromisr with a carbon tub.
For me sound is also a big part of the experience and that's where the Performante really scores even at slow speeds.
Maybe a titanium MSO exhaust on the 570S spider will help.
Did you not consider a 675LT spider or the new 600LT ?
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