Bought a 720s! My 1st "supercar" Wish me luck!!
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on both cars just bought, RSbandit 600lt and Archerfield720s. AstonExige720 said:
That the one at McLeeds? If so I put a deposit on that! Then did the man maths for the 765 and pulled out. Beautiful car that, colour is awesome!
I got it end of last year from Mac Glasgow but i think they are the same dealership.Enjoying it so far, looking forward to some sunny days!!
I was lucky enough to sit in as a passenger in a 765LT as the owner drove me around a track. We did numerous laps on a very wet track, and I've never seen anything like it ! What a phenomenal car the 765 LT is !! Unbelievable handling, speed and brakes. I was really blown away by it. The owner does lots of track days and really knows how to drive, so I think I got to see the very best of the cars abilities.
You will certainly enjoy it, I'm sure. Congratulations Sir.
You will certainly enjoy it, I'm sure. Congratulations Sir.
Thanks for the kind word guys.
Just over 1 week into ownership now. Still surprises how different the car feels to the 720. And for the first time on Sunday with the roads being dry I was able to try WOT, things mental! But still feels so settled and inspires confidence. It gets lots of attention too! Since buying it 2 other people in our local supercar club are saying they’re now considering getting one! There is still a lot of anti-McLaren sentiment out there but with both the 720 and the 765, when people actually get to experience the cars, talk to real owners, (rather than just repeating what they read on the internet? their views tend to change.
Couple of pictures from the weekends shenanigans. Hatfield to collect an SV roadster on Saturday then C&M, then Aurum Lounge for cars and coffee on Sunday….
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Just over 1 week into ownership now. Still surprises how different the car feels to the 720. And for the first time on Sunday with the roads being dry I was able to try WOT, things mental! But still feels so settled and inspires confidence. It gets lots of attention too! Since buying it 2 other people in our local supercar club are saying they’re now considering getting one! There is still a lot of anti-McLaren sentiment out there but with both the 720 and the 765, when people actually get to experience the cars, talk to real owners, (rather than just repeating what they read on the internet? their views tend to change.
Couple of pictures from the weekends shenanigans. Hatfield to collect an SV roadster on Saturday then C&M, then Aurum Lounge for cars and coffee on Sunday….
[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/kTjCaJ9H[/url][url]|https://thumbsnap.com/c3Feru43[/url]AstonExige720 said:
There is still a lot of anti-McLaren sentiment out there but with both the 720 and the 765, when people actually get to experience the cars, talk to real owners, (rather than just repeating what they read on the internet? their views tend to change.
It's a strange old world. I had a 360 before my 650 (in fact, they overlapped by a year) - and it was a fabulous car. Loved it. But my 650 did everything so well, I'm not really considering any other marque now - Huracan is tempting simply because I've never had a Lambo, but even with that - it has such pathetic luggage space that I've ruled it out since I use my cars as 90% daily drivers.McLaren must be doing something right!
Silver is one of those colours that people tend to ignore when it’s on a supercar, but actually really works. The original R8 has never looked better in any other colour. I think Saxons struggled with this for a long time due to its silver wheels (now changed to black) and non alcantara interior. Lovely car, well done, and enjoy. Keep us posted
The leather put me off going to see it for a while, but it grew on me and glad it did! The satin black leather contrasts really well with the MSO gloss carbon (opposed to satin). The combination was actually a clever one, not one I’d have thought about, but everyone who sees it in person mentions how great the interior looks. And should have good longitivity. Quite like it’s probably unique too 
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[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/nUQFBye8[/url]TP321 said:
Silver is one of those colours that people tend to ignore when it’s on a supercar, but actually really works. The original R8 has never looked better in any other colour. I think Saxons struggled with this for a long time due to its silver wheels (now changed to black) and non alcantara interior. Lovely car, well done, and enjoy. Keep us posted
Friends of mine have a silver 650 spider, personally I think the colour shows off the lines of the car better than any other option. OP - how do you find the MKNN group? Welcoming and friendly or clicky? I'm only in an AMG GTC Merc so in a nice way want to see if I'll fit in or if its a little elitist like some clubs out there.
AstonExige720 said:
It’s been the best 2 yrs of car ownership with the 720 and the original plan was to change to a spider, but I couldn’t find the one I wanted, some man maths later and made a 765LT work!
Congratulations, and an awesome upgrade!I too loved my 720S. Most reliable car I ever owned.
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