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McLaren 650S Spider: 3 Years as my Daily Driver

Boxer

Boxer

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Just crossed the anniversary line for using the McLaren 650S Spider as my daily driver for 3 years. Just finished an article on the experience:

http://karenable.com
 

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A348W said:
Interesting to hear; thanks for writing up.

What sort of mileage did you cover in that time?
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About 3k a year. I travel more that 50% of the time which is why it seems a bit low. Also 675LT Spider and F40 have been getting all the road trip duties.
 
Sorry slightly off topic. I am thinking of getting a Porsche Cayenne as a daily, so am more than a tad interested in reliability issues you experienced.
 
Boxer said:
About 3k a year. I travel more that 50% of the time which is why it seems a bit low. Also 675LT Spider and F40 have been getting all the road trip duties.
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That's certainly reasonable mileage on a daily, especially with a lot of travel.

(I use to do lots of travel in a pervious job, damn glad I don't anymore. Spending the airmiles was nice, but accumulating them certainly wasn't.)
 
Boxer said:
Just crossed the anniversary line for using the McLaren 650S Spider as my daily driver for 3 years. Just finished an article on the experience:

http://karenable.com
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Interesting read. I was fortunate enough yesterday to have a trip out in a 675LT Spider. A friend had sold his 458 Speciale and replaced it with the 675. Jeez, what a machine. I've been fortunate enough to own a few Supercars, had drive's of some hypercar's (F40's etc) but the 675 really is something else

I am still reeling from the acceleration and sound of this car. Not really a big Maclaren fan but it's fair to say, I'm wholly impressed with the 675LT
 
I keep finding myself looking at McLarens, and have been again over the last few days. I think they're stunning looking cars and the appreciation of Ferrari's and the depreciation of McLarens makes the 12Cs a possibility. When I looked a couple of years ago, I reckoned I'd need to sell the 360, sell the Aston and find £30k. Now I reckon I could sell the 360, keep the Aston and simply add £20k to get on the bottom rung. But, the cons.....

Running costs are high. I wouldn't own one without a warranty, and that's £5.5k a year. Although it is apparently very comprehensive.
When I enquired about insurance a couple of years ago, I was told that car alone would be over £2k - which is more than I currently pay for all 4 cars combined.
Everything is still "too McLaren". Even if you accept that you won't find a local indy to service the car, they haven't even released the paint codes. It's all too tied in.

Biggest con for me though - and this is an odd one - is that I don't think I actually want a ~600bhp rwd car. I know that my 360 isn't much faster than the average hot hatch these days - but to me, it's a pretty perfect balance of speed, noise and handling.
 
Mulc said:
Sorry slightly off topic. I am thinking of getting a Porsche Cayenne as a daily, so am more than a tad interested in reliability issues you experienced.
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On the Cayenne, we have had to replace vacuum hoses, drive shaft, seat back on the drivers side (it literally fell off one day) windshield wiper fluid system and a list of other annoying items.
 
A348W said:
That's certainly reasonable mileage on a daily, especially with a lot of travel.

(I use to do lots of travel in a pervious job, damn glad I don't anymore. Spending the airmiles was nice, but accumulating them certainly wasn't.)
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You are luckier than I am, my kids seem to spend all my airmails
 
candellara said:
Interesting read. I was fortunate enough yesterday to have a trip out in a 675LT Spider. A friend had sold his 458 Speciale and replaced it with the 675. Jeez, what a machine. I've been fortunate enough to own a few Supercars, had drive's of some hypercar's (F40's etc) but the 675 really is something else

I am still reeling from the acceleration and sound of this car. Not really a big Maclaren fan but it's fair to say, I'm wholly impressed with the 675LT
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IMHO, the 675LT is the best car McLaren has produced since the F1. Only thing that will probably top it is the Senna.
 
Boxer said:
On the Cayenne, we have had to replace vacuum hoses, drive shaft, seat back on the drivers side (it literally fell off one day) windshield wiper fluid system and a list of other annoying items.
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Thank you. Much appreciated.
 
Really funny to read this now almost exactly a year since I commented it - with the reasons I couldn't bring myself to buy a McLaren.

Not only have I bought one, I've actually bought exactly this model. Subliminal?

Still have the same worries I had a year ago mind you!
 
dave964 said:
Really funny to read this now almost exactly a year since I commented it - with the reasons I couldn't bring myself to buy a McLaren.

Not only have I bought one, I've actually bought exactly this model. Subliminal?

Still have the same worries I had a year ago mind you!
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Very cool. Enjoying it?
 
Boxer said:
Very cool. Enjoying it?
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Can't say yet - deposit paid, planned collection date is 27th.

I was unconvinced after the first test drive, but the second test drive was on roads I knew - and I was very very impressed. Really looking forward to it.
 
dave964 said:
Can't say yet - deposit paid, planned collection date is 27th.

I was unconvinced after the first test drive, but the second test drive was on roads I knew - and I was very very impressed. Really looking forward to it.
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Congrats and let me know if I can help with any questions. Enjoy.
 
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