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ollie plymsoles

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238 posts

113 months

Monday 7th April
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Well after owning a few Porsches over the last 6 or so years we've just got into a nice 720s.
We collected it on Saturday from McLaren Manchester, who were a real pleasure to deal with after dealing with Porsche for those years. They actually acted like they wanted to sell cars!

They brought the car over one Friday so I could have a drive on roads near where we live and roads i often drove our 992 turbo s on and our 991.2 gt3 on ( an hour from the dealership).

We checked it would fit in the garage too as we were concerned with the doors but it was fine.

We returned the following Saturday for the wife to drive it and make sure she was happy with it which she was and said we'd have it.

So far, very impressed.! The visibility is amazing, it handles fantastic with amazing suspension , a leap above all our 911s! A fantastic noise which makes it actually sound like its going some unlike our old 992 turbo s !

Its early days having only had it a few days but so far we are very happy with the car. Lets hope that continues!

Really impressed with McLaren Manchester, nothing was too much trouble , some goodies were sorted for our lad, then answered texts after hours which was a suprise as normally we couldn't even speak to the salesman at Porsche during the daytime ( even after buying over 500ks worth of cars over the last few years!)




Wilmslowboy

4,525 posts

220 months

Monday 7th April
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Looks mega in that orange !


MDL111

7,621 posts

191 months

Monday 7th April
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that is a very nice color (and I usually like muted colors)

justin220

5,581 posts

218 months

Monday 7th April
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Outstanding, what an upgrade!

ollie plymsoles

Original Poster:

238 posts

113 months

Monday 7th April
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Thanks guys!
In a sea of vehicles on the roads with grey, silver, black colours etc its nice to see something bright!

It really pops in the sunlight, let's hope it keeps sunny for the foreseeable!


Streetbeat

1,279 posts

90 months

Monday 7th April
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They are bargains of the century at the moment.

Recently picked mine up and equally as impressed with it and I thought my 570s was quick.

Enjoy 😁

AB

18,200 posts

209 months

Monday 7th April
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Congratulations, that's a beauty. Makes the Porsche look a bit boring!

Pistaaah

136 posts

185 months

Monday 7th April
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Snap!

Identical to mine - had it 4 years now from new and never get bored of taking the cover off and seeing that orange paint underneath. Have consistently had good service from McLaren Birmingham and it's been very reliable.

You'll enjoy it.

Frankychops

1,349 posts

23 months

Monday 7th April
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welcome to supercar ownership!

Pouhon

143 posts

169 months

Monday 7th April
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That's superb! Congratulations.

supersport

4,435 posts

241 months

Monday 7th April
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Nice and enjoy.

I found them nice and easy to deal with too.

WCZ

11,056 posts

208 months

Tuesday 8th April
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nice!
can also vouch for mclaren manchester, they are super welcoming and wouldnt hesitate at all to buy a car from them

Frimley111R

16,979 posts

248 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Gorgeous! I'm still waiting for a small lottery win frown

Juan B

518 posts

18 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Looks great, driving one of these down to the alps would be amazing.

andysv

1,349 posts

241 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Enjoy your new car, I’ve come from Porsche and Lambo ownership, bought my 720 to flip it for quick buck but it’s still here over two years on only because I didn’t want it to go. Nothings gone wrong, I’m always smiling driving it, still feels super fast, it’s an amazing car.

lowndes

817 posts

228 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Excellent choice OP. I got a 650S from McL Manchester 9 years ago and they were excellent to deal with then.

Juan B said:
Looks great, driving one of these down to the alps would be amazing.
This sort of thing perhaps


650S

37 posts

184 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Congratulations!

Lovely car for sure.

As is the VR one in the Alps photo

SFTWend

1,163 posts

89 months

Wednesday 9th April
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Stunning car OP. Absolutely stunning.

ollie plymsoles

Original Poster:

238 posts

113 months

Wednesday 9th April
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Thanks for all the great comments.!

Never had so much attention in a car, people hanging out of windows filming , people waving, people pointing.! I'm a quiet kind of guy so its a big shock biglaugh, might have to get the fronts tinted at this rate.!

Wife has been using it all week as her daily,(well it is her car after all) but I did manage a quick blast the other night and it still feels like a rocket ship, what an amazing bit of kit!
Don't get me wrong the Porsches were all amazing in their own ways but this ticks every single box!

I'll take it into the hills one morning on the Gt3's test track and see how it compares on a proper blast.

belfry

1,000 posts

196 months

Wednesday 9th April
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Congratulations. That is a beautiful car.

Congratulations also on discovering a sportscar manufacturer with attentive sales teams. I have spent too long being ignored in Porsche main dealer showrooms while the sales team look away.