650S prices

[TBCTBC]

Forgive me, but why would anyone want to cut a hole in the rear window?

[MDL111]

interstellar said:

I meant of the car not the hole in the screen

ah gotcha

[MDL111]

TBCTBC said:

Forgive me, but why would anyone want to cut a hole in the rear window?

I asked myself the same question - I assume for more engine sound in the cabin, can't think of any other reason (I assume it is not for "heat from the engine")

[interstellar]

MDL111 said:

interstellar said:

I meant of the car not the hole in the screen

ah gotcha

Damn that looks good in black

[MDL111]

yeah I think it looks quite good and I am happy with it, unsurprisingly it definitely is fast judging by the short Autobahn run I did before it broke. Now just need to wait for it to be fixed, then hopefully many happy miles and more pics to come... followed by a depressing 6 month of winter.

[ajm_ph]

MDL111 said:

Got the 675 and after one drive / 350km it immediately broke. Power steering and PCC both screwed, good start and a big bill coming before I even took it out properly - excellent start to British car ownership :-) . Freshly serviced too, which I paid for, so a bit annoying,
It was fast and felt like a good car for the time I drove it though.
Ah well

Reminds me of when I bought my F430, my first Ferrari and first supercar, and I managed all of 70 miles before it broke down, literally on the drive home less than 2 minutes from my house! Cue it being picked up on a low loader and taken away for 2 weeks to have the F1 system replaced due to a hydraulic leak (put down to lack of use during covid).

My wife takes every opportunity to remind me that I was a miserable st for all of those two weeks. I do hope you get your car back soon.

[Smooth Smith]

The 650s coupe at the Mclaren dealer, that was £125k but then reduced to £115k, has now been removed from AT and Pistonheads. I note that the Spider listed at £120k has also disappeared. There are now only 3 cars available for sale, excluding the Le Mans and Can-am cars, 2 white Spiders at £105k and £120k, and the tuned Spider at £115k, which has been around a while.

Not a lot of choice at all at the moment.

[interstellar]

Theres a guy in the McLaren Facebook group that has a deposit on the 115k car at Hatfield.

[ajm_ph]

That black one has been discussed before and the advert looks properly dodgy, I'd be giving that one a wide berth.

The upcoming Thorney Auction has its own thread somewhere, but firstly it looks like it has been moved to January, and secondly they currently don't list any 650 models, only a few 12Cs and 570S.

Slim pickings indeed.

[interstellar]

ajm_ph said:

That black one has been discussed before and the advert looks properly dodgy, I'd be giving that one a wide berth.

The upcoming Thorney Auction has its own thread somewhere, but firstly it looks like it has been moved to January, and secondly they currently don't list any 650 models, only a few 12Cs and 570S.

Slim pickings indeed.

I think the current lot list is just dummy data as it’s just the cars they have for sale at the moment. By the time we get to January that list might look very different.

[ajm_ph]

I guess that makes sense.
If you're selling via auction it's probably because you want a quick sale, and January is 4 months away.

[Smooth Smith]

I see that Richard's (from Challenge The Road) 650s Spider is now listed for sale at VVS for £130k. 16k miles, Aurora blue and a reasonable spec, but only the side blades are carbon externally.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202609085...

I recall him saying some months back that he had various people interested at £110k but he obviously didn't sell it then and was probably seeing which way prices went.

[akadk]

Smooth Smith said:

I see that Richard's (from Challenge The Road) 650s Spider is now listed for sale at VVS for £130k. 16k miles, Aurora blue and a reasonable spec, but only the side blades are carbon externally.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202609085...

I recall him saying some months back that he had various people interested at £110k but he obviously didn't sell it then and was probably seeing which way prices went.

Punchy price with no CF

I’d take a 720

[SchillingTwo]

akadk said:

Punchy price with no CF

I d take a 720

You’re likely looking at £40-50,000 extra though for a 720 Spider over a 650 Spider.

[Smooth Smith]

akadk said:

Punchy price with no CF

I d take a 720

It s the nicest one available at the moment, but yes, breaking new ground if it sells for anywhere near that.

[akadk]

SchillingTwo said:

akadk said:

Punchy price with no CF

I d take a 720

You re likely looking at £40-50,000 extra though for a 720 Spider over a 650 Spider.

I know
I sold my 650 spider for a 720 coupe

I’d take the 720

[interstellar]

I d probably go the other way and buy the 12c spider at Thorney for 95k and save 35k

[ajm_ph]

It's a punchy price but in the current market nobody really knows what a car like that is worth.
If you price it too low it'll sell really quickly but you'll be leaving money on the table, if you price it too high you can always drop it in a couple of weeks. If I was selling now I'd definitely start high to test the waters.

[davek_964]

Mine is the same colour scheme - although will be about 22/23k miles by the time we get back from Italy.

I think I am ready to sell mine, but I want to sell another car first and by the time I've sorted a few things out on it it's likely to be the end of the year - which means I'll probably just wait until next Spring.

Unless prices plummet, I'd basically want my money back from Spring 2023, so a tad over £100k. Seems very achievable at the moment

[Babw]

ajm_ph said:

It's a punchy price but in the current market nobody really knows what a car like that is worth.
If you price it too low it'll sell really quickly but you'll be leaving money on the table, if you price it too high you can always drop it in a couple of weeks. If I was selling now I'd definitely start high to test the waters.

Sadly this is what a lot of supercar owners are doing, for example 600LT's went from 5-6 for sale to over 30 overpriced cars sitting there for months.