pondering a mclaren
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Tthinking of changing my car again in the autumn and after a 430, a lotus and an F type I am wondering if a McLaren would be a good choice . But I have heard horror stories about reliability and running costs, and am concerned about the availability of indies to do any work needed. Didnt help that the Bristol dealer not only didnt inspire me but was open enough to indicate that reliability wasnt a strong point of the brand.
I love open cars so with my £100 k or thereabouts budget, that implies a 12C. Cant afford the 570S. The 12C was the beginning of the McLaren road car story and a car that wasnt universally accepted as brilliant. I have tested the 570s - how does the 12C compare with this.
So how reliable are they and what are the typical annual maintenance costs, Comments from long term owners appreciated - anyone can own for just 12 months and get lucky.
I love open cars so with my £100 k or thereabouts budget, that implies a 12C. Cant afford the 570S. The 12C was the beginning of the McLaren road car story and a car that wasnt universally accepted as brilliant. I have tested the 570s - how does the 12C compare with this.
So how reliable are they and what are the typical annual maintenance costs, Comments from long term owners appreciated - anyone can own for just 12 months and get lucky.
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Pretty much every f430 owner had a manifold and ball joints every service!
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In a way this illustrates the problem with asking on the net. My 430 at 10 years old had never had a balljoint replacement and didnt need one and was still on the original Mk2 manifolds. On the other hand the clutch was gone at 11000 miles
Its difficult to get a picture of the average - the net either yields horror stories or the opposite.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the responses. In my dotage I have turned into a bit of a worryer and the idea that an annual £4k warranty is recommended by almost everyone suggests unreliability and cost to me. I can afford the cost but dont want the worry so I think I will give McLaren a miss this time round even if its by some margin the best supercar I have driven.
Pretty much every f430 owner had a manifold and ball joints every service!
[quote]
In a way this illustrates the problem with asking on the net. My 430 at 10 years old had never had a balljoint replacement and didnt need one and was still on the original Mk2 manifolds. On the other hand the clutch was gone at 11000 miles
Its difficult to get a picture of the average - the net either yields horror stories or the opposite.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the responses. In my dotage I have turned into a bit of a worryer and the idea that an annual £4k warranty is recommended by almost everyone suggests unreliability and cost to me. I can afford the cost but dont want the worry so I think I will give McLaren a miss this time round even if its by some margin the best supercar I have driven.
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