675LT - Ongoing ownership news, reviews & updates
Discussion
Sarnie said:
RSbandit said:
Thought I’d drop this here as someone might know the car below ?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024040482...
Has dropped £15k in price since it was listed …spec looks v nice with bespoke seats and a Volcano colour …I quite like it!
Who spent £10k doing that to those seats.............http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024040482...
Has dropped £15k in price since it was listed …spec looks v nice with bespoke seats and a Volcano colour …I quite like it!
)Don’t work at all in an LT.
5 Year Ownership Review
Another year has passed with the 675LT bringing the total to 5 amazing years and 16,000 miles together.
The car has just been serviced by the amazing Steve at 'V' Engineering who really knows his stuff.
It was the 9th service, details below:-
Full service, engine oil & filter
AC re gas (never done in 9 years)
Full geo check & set up
Tracing & fixing a rattle
MOT
Total cost including parts, labour & VAT £837.41
They worked on the car all day, I arrived at 9am and left at 5.30pm, taking full advantage of V engineering's new work space and coffee machine.
So how as this year?
It was, unfortunately, my lowest mileage year at 2,300. 5 year average is now 3,050 miles pa. This is mainly due to opportunity and nothing else. A busy year which has flown by, plus the purchase of a 718 Spyder for touring duties which we did 6k miles touring in 6 months.
Long term MPG remains around 24mpg. Yesterdays 2 hour trip at rush hour round the M25 and down the M3 to V in thick traffic (60 miles - stop start) saw 36 mpg. Very impressive for a 666bhp Supercar and around normal for the motorway.
Nothing went wrong with the car this year. I'm now in my second year without a warranty and therefore have a theoretical £10k in the slush fund. There was, however, a very annoying rattle, super-loud at 4k - 5k RPM. It sounded like it was coming form the passenger footwell. Now this is the real difference between 'V' and a main dealer. Steve knew exactly what it was "That will be the dog-bone engine mount nut" he said, without hesitation. He put the car on the lift, got his spanner out, tightened the nut and job done. The rattle was going through the carbon tub to the footwell. There followed a story about another 675LT. A main dealer had the car in bits, dash out and had spent lots of money tracing the same rattle, they had given up and called Steve for help (He was the F1 flying doctor at McLaren) He arrived, tightened the dog-bone nut in 30 seconds, job done. This is the real value of 'V' they really know their apples.
This year I also organised a 675LT owners tour around Wales. We had 18 cars in total, including a full carbon bodied spider and an MSO HS. On the main day we all did 600 miles each, without any issues, bar one puncture. Owners came from as far afield as Scotland, the average mileage was 1,000, that's 18k combined miles without a single issue.
Looking forward
2025 will include another 675LT meet up, it's the 10th anniversary of the 675LT so we are hoping for a good turnout to celebrate. We will also be taking the 675LT to Switzerland in the summer, the 718 Spyder will take the back seat in the coming year and I will get my 675LT average back up.
My intention is still never to sell my car. Its one of only 6 Club Sport Pro's in the UK and I can't think of anything I would rather own to replace it with. There are only 75 coupes and 103 spiders in the UK so they are quite a rare sight now (except at 'V' engineering, where there are usually at least half a dozen being serviced)
It will need accumulators next year. I will have the re-gassable 'Senna' ones fitted at around £1,800. These are then a service item and topped up within the service cost by 'V' It will also need a new set of MPS4S, somehow they have lasted 5 years and 16k miles and have gone 'off' slightly. The TC light now flashing quite often. However they still have plenty of tread! I may need some cosmetic work done, the PPF is 10 years old and the mesh grilles are getting a little 'scruffy' The wiper arm has started to bubble and the nuts on the brake disks are starting to go rusty. Its all minor cosmetics.
Accelerating up the M3 slip road on my way home yesterday, rattle free, freshly serviced, whip-cracking on upshifts, I could think of no finer car to be in. The 675LT still excites me, it is exhilarating to drive, stunning to look at, as fast as you would ever want, comfortable, reliable & has reasonable ownership costs. We also have a super friendly and enthusiastic owners group, and like anything car related, its the fellowship of other owners that can really enhance and make the ownership experience so special.
Some pics from 2024
Another year has passed with the 675LT bringing the total to 5 amazing years and 16,000 miles together.
The car has just been serviced by the amazing Steve at 'V' Engineering who really knows his stuff.
It was the 9th service, details below:-
Full service, engine oil & filter
AC re gas (never done in 9 years)
Full geo check & set up
Tracing & fixing a rattle
MOT
Total cost including parts, labour & VAT £837.41
They worked on the car all day, I arrived at 9am and left at 5.30pm, taking full advantage of V engineering's new work space and coffee machine.
So how as this year?
It was, unfortunately, my lowest mileage year at 2,300. 5 year average is now 3,050 miles pa. This is mainly due to opportunity and nothing else. A busy year which has flown by, plus the purchase of a 718 Spyder for touring duties which we did 6k miles touring in 6 months.
Long term MPG remains around 24mpg. Yesterdays 2 hour trip at rush hour round the M25 and down the M3 to V in thick traffic (60 miles - stop start) saw 36 mpg. Very impressive for a 666bhp Supercar and around normal for the motorway.
Nothing went wrong with the car this year. I'm now in my second year without a warranty and therefore have a theoretical £10k in the slush fund. There was, however, a very annoying rattle, super-loud at 4k - 5k RPM. It sounded like it was coming form the passenger footwell. Now this is the real difference between 'V' and a main dealer. Steve knew exactly what it was "That will be the dog-bone engine mount nut" he said, without hesitation. He put the car on the lift, got his spanner out, tightened the nut and job done. The rattle was going through the carbon tub to the footwell. There followed a story about another 675LT. A main dealer had the car in bits, dash out and had spent lots of money tracing the same rattle, they had given up and called Steve for help (He was the F1 flying doctor at McLaren) He arrived, tightened the dog-bone nut in 30 seconds, job done. This is the real value of 'V' they really know their apples.
This year I also organised a 675LT owners tour around Wales. We had 18 cars in total, including a full carbon bodied spider and an MSO HS. On the main day we all did 600 miles each, without any issues, bar one puncture. Owners came from as far afield as Scotland, the average mileage was 1,000, that's 18k combined miles without a single issue.
Looking forward
2025 will include another 675LT meet up, it's the 10th anniversary of the 675LT so we are hoping for a good turnout to celebrate. We will also be taking the 675LT to Switzerland in the summer, the 718 Spyder will take the back seat in the coming year and I will get my 675LT average back up.
My intention is still never to sell my car. Its one of only 6 Club Sport Pro's in the UK and I can't think of anything I would rather own to replace it with. There are only 75 coupes and 103 spiders in the UK so they are quite a rare sight now (except at 'V' engineering, where there are usually at least half a dozen being serviced)
It will need accumulators next year. I will have the re-gassable 'Senna' ones fitted at around £1,800. These are then a service item and topped up within the service cost by 'V' It will also need a new set of MPS4S, somehow they have lasted 5 years and 16k miles and have gone 'off' slightly. The TC light now flashing quite often. However they still have plenty of tread! I may need some cosmetic work done, the PPF is 10 years old and the mesh grilles are getting a little 'scruffy' The wiper arm has started to bubble and the nuts on the brake disks are starting to go rusty. Its all minor cosmetics.
Accelerating up the M3 slip road on my way home yesterday, rattle free, freshly serviced, whip-cracking on upshifts, I could think of no finer car to be in. The 675LT still excites me, it is exhilarating to drive, stunning to look at, as fast as you would ever want, comfortable, reliable & has reasonable ownership costs. We also have a super friendly and enthusiastic owners group, and like anything car related, its the fellowship of other owners that can really enhance and make the ownership experience so special.
Some pics from 2024
How is a service + geo so cheap? Was the car geo checked or actually adjusted, as you say track, were shims added? I had my service (570) from V, including brake fluid, wiper blades, AC fault check, door seal, seat recalibration and it was a little bit more than yours which is really great value, but a full geo is 500 ish I think. The guys at V are top. Your car looks amazing still!
Edited by JayK12 on Thursday 12th December 09:14
JayK12 said:
How is a service + geo so cheap? Was the car geo checked or actually adjusted, as you say track, were shims added? I had my service (570) from V, including brake fluid, wiper blades, AC fault check, door seal, seat recalibration and it was a little bit more than yours which is really great value, but a full geo is 500 ish I think. The guys at V are top. Your car looks amazing still!
Before and after pics below. There is 675LT owners discount on labour, which will make it a little cheaper. I was working while they did the geo so have no idea what they did, they did say nothing was seized up and it was fairly easy to adjust. Edited by JayK12 on Thursday 12th December 09:14
Before
After
Another great write up about 675 ownership.
I can only echo your experience, even down to 2.5 years of self warranting now due to no issues.
Steve liaised with the team at Glasgow in order for them to use my car as their guinea pig for replacing the bushes on the upper and lower wishbones that was previously a full replacement item, with the lower wishbones bring a P1 item at £9k each; all 675s shall start encountering this issue sooner rather than later due to age wear...it starts as a 'rubbing' sound from the steering rack.
This would be classed as 'wear and tare' so the mac warranty would not cover that.
In the last year I have flipped between selling and keeping as i have never had any sporty car for as long as this one, but it always comes down to what on earth do you replace it with.
I have had a few cars running along with it that have come and gone such as a new 992GTS cab due to the 675 making it totally redundant.
I didn't realise that you arranged the Wales trip that our mutual friend with full carbon 675 spider was on; can you please get in touch to include me in any further events you are arranging?
I gave up MOC as I do not do any social media.
I can only echo your experience, even down to 2.5 years of self warranting now due to no issues.
Steve liaised with the team at Glasgow in order for them to use my car as their guinea pig for replacing the bushes on the upper and lower wishbones that was previously a full replacement item, with the lower wishbones bring a P1 item at £9k each; all 675s shall start encountering this issue sooner rather than later due to age wear...it starts as a 'rubbing' sound from the steering rack.
This would be classed as 'wear and tare' so the mac warranty would not cover that.
In the last year I have flipped between selling and keeping as i have never had any sporty car for as long as this one, but it always comes down to what on earth do you replace it with.
I have had a few cars running along with it that have come and gone such as a new 992GTS cab due to the 675 making it totally redundant.
I didn't realise that you arranged the Wales trip that our mutual friend with full carbon 675 spider was on; can you please get in touch to include me in any further events you are arranging?
I gave up MOC as I do not do any social media.
Bispal said:
JayK12 said:
How is a service + geo so cheap? Was the car geo checked or actually adjusted, as you say track, were shims added? I had my service (570) from V, including brake fluid, wiper blades, AC fault check, door seal, seat recalibration and it was a little bit more than yours which is really great value, but a full geo is 500 ish I think. The guys at V are top. Your car looks amazing still!
Before and after pics below. There is 675LT owners discount on labour, which will make it a little cheaper. I was working while they did the geo so have no idea what they did, they did say nothing was seized up and it was fairly easy to adjust. Edited by JayK12 on Thursday 12th December 09:14
Before
After
Bispal said:
I arrived at 9am and left at 5.30pm, taking full advantage of V engineering's new work space and coffee machine.
Interesting - mine was serviced at the end of October - but I got taken straight to the station, and the car was delivered straight back to me - so I didn't go upstairs this time. A work area would make things simpler in future - stopping by in the morning and driving home at the end of the day would be great.
Although this year, they would have said : Your suspension is knackered, and you can't sleep here for the next week - please leave.
Wheelspinning said:
Another great write up about 675 ownership.
I can only echo your experience, even down to 2.5 years of self warranting now due to no issues.
Steve liaised with the team at Glasgow in order for them to use my car as their guinea pig for replacing the bushes on the upper and lower wishbones that was previously a full replacement item, with the lower wishbones bring a P1 item at £9k each; all 675s shall start encountering this issue sooner rather than later due to age wear...it starts as a 'rubbing' sound from the steering rack.
This would be classed as 'wear and tare' so the mac warranty would not cover that.
In the last year I have flipped between selling and keeping as i have never had any sporty car for as long as this one, but it always comes down to what on earth do you replace it with.
I have had a few cars running along with it that have come and gone such as a new 992GTS cab due to the 675 making it totally redundant.
I didn't realise that you arranged the Wales trip that our mutual friend with full carbon 675 spider was on; can you please get in touch to include me in any further events you are arranging?
I gave up MOC as I do not do any social media.
Our mutual friend turned up at V yesterday, he drove over 500 miles and 12 hours to get there. Then set off home I can only echo your experience, even down to 2.5 years of self warranting now due to no issues.
Steve liaised with the team at Glasgow in order for them to use my car as their guinea pig for replacing the bushes on the upper and lower wishbones that was previously a full replacement item, with the lower wishbones bring a P1 item at £9k each; all 675s shall start encountering this issue sooner rather than later due to age wear...it starts as a 'rubbing' sound from the steering rack.
This would be classed as 'wear and tare' so the mac warranty would not cover that.
In the last year I have flipped between selling and keeping as i have never had any sporty car for as long as this one, but it always comes down to what on earth do you replace it with.
I have had a few cars running along with it that have come and gone such as a new 992GTS cab due to the 675 making it totally redundant.
I didn't realise that you arranged the Wales trip that our mutual friend with full carbon 675 spider was on; can you please get in touch to include me in any further events you are arranging?
I gave up MOC as I do not do any social media.
. And I thought 2 hours round the M25 was tough going. Are you not in the 675LT owners WA group? If not get in touch with GD and he will point you in the right direction.
It really is very hard to think of any replacement that blends the old skool feel and the massive modern performance. I don't think there's much comes close to blend the engagement and performance?
davek_964 said:
Interesting - mine was serviced at the end of October - but I got taken straight to the station, and the car was delivered straight back to me - so I didn't go upstairs this time.
A work area would make things simpler in future - stopping by in the morning and driving home at the end of the day would be great.
Although this year, they would have said : Your suspension is knackered, and you can't sleep here for the next week - please leave.
Next time take a sleeping bag A work area would make things simpler in future - stopping by in the morning and driving home at the end of the day would be great.
Although this year, they would have said : Your suspension is knackered, and you can't sleep here for the next week - please leave.
200Plus Club said:
A great read tbh. It's a shame V Engineering can't clone him and set up a northern operation as I'd probably still be in a McLaren and self warrantied if so.
It's a fabulous looking car and obviously very usable.
Thanks, many are trailering cars there. V are usually cheaper than main dealers so that even with the additional transport costs, its still viable. While I was there an owner had trailered his car from Aberdeen, himself. I appreciate that is a little extreme. It's a fabulous looking car and obviously very usable.
Bispal said:
200Plus Club said:
A great read tbh. It's a shame V Engineering can't clone him and set up a northern operation as I'd probably still be in a McLaren and self warrantied if so.
It's a fabulous looking car and obviously very usable.
Thanks, many are trailering cars there. V are usually cheaper than main dealers so that even with the additional transport costs, its still viable. While I was there an owner had trailered his car from Aberdeen, himself. I appreciate that is a little extreme. It's a fabulous looking car and obviously very usable.
Bispal said:
SSO said:
Fantastic report. Thanks
How do you find the dealers in the USA? Are there any specialists? Your McLarens also seem to run very well with few issues. Cheers.An update on the 675LT. I have just completed a 1,615 mile European road trip, the 675LT's first trip to Europe in 6 years of my ownership.
One of the reasons I just sold my 718 Spyder was to use the 675LT more, so we took it on our annual road trip for the first time. Swiss passes, route des Crêtes (awesome BTW), and Autobahn-ing. The A-Bahn was busy and mostly only dual carriageway, so we cruised at 105mph where possible but touched 150mph+, 3 or 4 times. It's quite raw at that speed. My old 12C was more relaxed at high speed but not as connected. The 675LT is very focused and still accelerates with quite a lot of vigour from 135mph. All things considered the A-Bahn was 60 mins slower than the French autoroutes, busy & stressful. Although we did have the opportunity for high speed trials and saved £60 in tolls I will revert to France again next time, and the food stops are much better.
On 100 octane fuel, the mpg was on another level. On one 100-mile stretch of Swiss motorway at a steady 110kph, it indicated 44.1 mpg average over the 100 miles. Even Autobahn-ing saw 33-36mpg at high speeds.
All our luggage and hiking gear was accommodated and I even managed to find room for 5 small boxes of Campari Soda on the way home. It was comfortable, too. No complaints for me, or my wife, no aches or bad backs (P1 seats), and we sat in them for over 10 hours yesterday.
The attention the 675LT received was off the scale! Lots of positive comments, photos, videos, people chatting. It was actually a little too much for us and got tiring. Perhaps ok for a lads alpine tour but not a holiday with your partner. Far more attention than in the UK but at the same time much more respectful too, always polite and asking if it's OK to take pics. Did meet some lovely people, too.
So the track focused 675LT does make a great 2 up touring car, comfy, fast, stylish, practical & economical. Better than the 981 & 718 Spyder's, not as relaxed as the 12C but more of an occasion and not so raw it was ever a problem. Normal conversation was still easy at over 100 mph.
No oil was consumed in this trip, no tyre pressure was lost, no issues whatsoever. Its great to be able to continually debunk the McLaren reliability myth.
We will definitely take the 675LT again. The only hesitation would be the attention. People might ask,' Why have a car like that if you don't like the attention?' Well, it's all about the driving experience for me, and nothing comes close. IMHO.
One of the reasons I just sold my 718 Spyder was to use the 675LT more, so we took it on our annual road trip for the first time. Swiss passes, route des Crêtes (awesome BTW), and Autobahn-ing. The A-Bahn was busy and mostly only dual carriageway, so we cruised at 105mph where possible but touched 150mph+, 3 or 4 times. It's quite raw at that speed. My old 12C was more relaxed at high speed but not as connected. The 675LT is very focused and still accelerates with quite a lot of vigour from 135mph. All things considered the A-Bahn was 60 mins slower than the French autoroutes, busy & stressful. Although we did have the opportunity for high speed trials and saved £60 in tolls I will revert to France again next time, and the food stops are much better.
On 100 octane fuel, the mpg was on another level. On one 100-mile stretch of Swiss motorway at a steady 110kph, it indicated 44.1 mpg average over the 100 miles. Even Autobahn-ing saw 33-36mpg at high speeds.
All our luggage and hiking gear was accommodated and I even managed to find room for 5 small boxes of Campari Soda on the way home. It was comfortable, too. No complaints for me, or my wife, no aches or bad backs (P1 seats), and we sat in them for over 10 hours yesterday.
The attention the 675LT received was off the scale! Lots of positive comments, photos, videos, people chatting. It was actually a little too much for us and got tiring. Perhaps ok for a lads alpine tour but not a holiday with your partner. Far more attention than in the UK but at the same time much more respectful too, always polite and asking if it's OK to take pics. Did meet some lovely people, too.
So the track focused 675LT does make a great 2 up touring car, comfy, fast, stylish, practical & economical. Better than the 981 & 718 Spyder's, not as relaxed as the 12C but more of an occasion and not so raw it was ever a problem. Normal conversation was still easy at over 100 mph.
No oil was consumed in this trip, no tyre pressure was lost, no issues whatsoever. Its great to be able to continually debunk the McLaren reliability myth.
We will definitely take the 675LT again. The only hesitation would be the attention. People might ask,' Why have a car like that if you don't like the attention?' Well, it's all about the driving experience for me, and nothing comes close. IMHO.
Edited by Bispal on Tuesday 26th August 12:06
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