Hi all,
I am currently looking at buying a 720s. The car is in 2018 in metallic grey and has 11,000 miles and 2 owners. It has been sitting in the sun at Autonation Mercedes-Benz for 89 days, so when I saw it today it was very dusty.
I haven't driven the car but I have started it and no warnings are coming up.
My concerns are as follows:
1. There is a very visible imperfection in the front left fender where the driver door meets the fender. Also, the rubber is worn out in this area. The dealer is saying that this is known for McLaren as the carbon fiber fender can suffer from that. I have attached a picture. Is this really normal?
2. The gap between the front lights and the front bumper is huge. There is like 4mm clearance on both side. Picture attached as well.
3. There is some sort of film protection on various parts of the car. The front bumper has three pieces of protection that don't meet and that are jaggy at the edges.
4. The front bumper doesn't align with the left fender but it aligns with the right one.
5. Would McLaren give me an extended warranty or this is not an option for a 2018?
6. In the front hood, there a white substance below the black inserts. What can that be?
The interior is in an excellent condition.
Can you please give me your feedback on whether these are normal issues or should I walk away? They dropped the car around 30k since they first listed it 89 days ago. I asked them to take it to McLaren they said no problem but I've to pay for the inspection. Anyone knows how much woukd that roughly be? The car has a good carfax and all services were done in McLaren.
I am currently looking at buying a 720s. The car is in 2018 in metallic grey and has 11,000 miles and 2 owners. It has been sitting in the sun at Autonation Mercedes-Benz for 89 days, so when I saw it today it was very dusty.
I haven't driven the car but I have started it and no warnings are coming up.
My concerns are as follows:
1. There is a very visible imperfection in the front left fender where the driver door meets the fender. Also, the rubber is worn out in this area. The dealer is saying that this is known for McLaren as the carbon fiber fender can suffer from that. I have attached a picture. Is this really normal?
2. The gap between the front lights and the front bumper is huge. There is like 4mm clearance on both side. Picture attached as well.
3. There is some sort of film protection on various parts of the car. The front bumper has three pieces of protection that don't meet and that are jaggy at the edges.
4. The front bumper doesn't align with the left fender but it aligns with the right one.
5. Would McLaren give me an extended warranty or this is not an option for a 2018?
6. In the front hood, there a white substance below the black inserts. What can that be?
The interior is in an excellent condition.
Can you please give me your feedback on whether these are normal issues or should I walk away? They dropped the car around 30k since they first listed it 89 days ago. I asked them to take it to McLaren they said no problem but I've to pay for the inspection. Anyone knows how much woukd that roughly be? The car has a good carfax and all services were done in McLaren.









