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Hi Everyone,
After looking for a Lamborghini Gallardo for the past 16 months, and being completely disgusted with the attitude of the pompous dealers, I kind of went outside the box, and put a deposit on a used MP4-12c today. Completely not what I was thinking of doing, but it is a beautiful car, and I feel that I got a "fair" price. The 2013 updates have already been performed by the Mclaren dealer
That said....I have a LOT of questions.
I would like everyone who responds to please keep in mind, I AM NOT TRACKING this car, barely going to squeak by as it is, I certainly dont need to smack it into a wall.
I currently own what I consider two "maintenance free cars" a 1997 Acura NSX-59k miles, and a 2008 911 turbo 13 k miles on it (both blue; can you guess what color Mclaren I got?) and a blue GL550. Besides oil changes, I really havent had to do anything to the cars (a timing belt,spark plugs electively for the NSX)
Regarding the MP4-12C:
What is the anticipated life span of the tires?
Can the tires be replaced with Pilot Super Sports, or do they not make a size yet?
What is the anticipated life span of the clutch?
What is the anticipated life of the CCB? (I did not want them, but it comes with them)
What is the anticipated maintenance cost per year, considering that I probably will only drive it 4-5k miles per year?
Do the doors really suck to close?
The literature on the MP4-12c fully supports that these can be pretty much maintenance free daily drivers, does anyone find this to be true?
Does anyone find the fact that there are only 8-9? dealers in the US to have any affect on their decision to buy this car?
How has Mclaren been in responding to Warranty issues? For anyone who has had to use them.
When buying a USED MP4-12c (this particular one has 1k miles on it) is there anything that I need to be on the lookout for? (for example, on a Gallardo, a "clutch snapshot" is important, as some of the clutches suck
I know that a lot of these questions are premature/anticipated, because the cars have only been on the road for a year, but just curious.
Having looked at Gallardos and 458's for the past year and a half, I kind of knew what to expect when purchasing a used one, but this is a whole new animal to me.
thank you in advance for your time and efforts to read all of this. I hope to be a "member of the club" soon
After looking for a Lamborghini Gallardo for the past 16 months, and being completely disgusted with the attitude of the pompous dealers, I kind of went outside the box, and put a deposit on a used MP4-12c today. Completely not what I was thinking of doing, but it is a beautiful car, and I feel that I got a "fair" price. The 2013 updates have already been performed by the Mclaren dealer
That said....I have a LOT of questions.
I would like everyone who responds to please keep in mind, I AM NOT TRACKING this car, barely going to squeak by as it is, I certainly dont need to smack it into a wall.
I currently own what I consider two "maintenance free cars" a 1997 Acura NSX-59k miles, and a 2008 911 turbo 13 k miles on it (both blue; can you guess what color Mclaren I got?) and a blue GL550. Besides oil changes, I really havent had to do anything to the cars (a timing belt,spark plugs electively for the NSX)
Regarding the MP4-12C:
What is the anticipated life span of the tires?
Can the tires be replaced with Pilot Super Sports, or do they not make a size yet?
What is the anticipated life span of the clutch?
What is the anticipated life of the CCB? (I did not want them, but it comes with them)
What is the anticipated maintenance cost per year, considering that I probably will only drive it 4-5k miles per year?
Do the doors really suck to close?
The literature on the MP4-12c fully supports that these can be pretty much maintenance free daily drivers, does anyone find this to be true?
Does anyone find the fact that there are only 8-9? dealers in the US to have any affect on their decision to buy this car?
How has Mclaren been in responding to Warranty issues? For anyone who has had to use them.
When buying a USED MP4-12c (this particular one has 1k miles on it) is there anything that I need to be on the lookout for? (for example, on a Gallardo, a "clutch snapshot" is important, as some of the clutches suck
I know that a lot of these questions are premature/anticipated, because the cars have only been on the road for a year, but just curious.
Having looked at Gallardos and 458's for the past year and a half, I kind of knew what to expect when purchasing a used one, but this is a whole new animal to me.
thank you in advance for your time and efforts to read all of this. I hope to be a "member of the club" soon