5 years of owning a McLaren out of warranty 

I'm always in proximity, literally worldwide travel to work on them.

Remember, I also do PPI's so you can know what you're getting into or maybe even decide that one isn't for you.

@@McMedics Thank you very much for offering. The car is located in Switzerland though, which makes it a bit of a challenge for me to have you do the PPI. I have seen the full documentation of the car, that goes as far back as to the order that was put in, even before the price was published. The Ron Dennis letter is there also. The current owner is owner number 3 and he has had the car for five years or 34000 kms. All the critical topics have been addressed in the past, like fuel rail rework campaign, oil cooler return pipe campaign, rear lights, gearbox, a/c lcd's, accumulators, some new wishbones, wiper motor, cam phaser, delamination of the rear glass, upgrade to IRIS2, upgrade to the most recent ECU software, and recently the cam covers were replaced and the alternator plus coils and plugs. I do trust that this is a car that was looked after meticulously well. After the handover, I will probably pay a visit to Donau Auto near Munich, one of the independent specialists in the Thorney Motorsport network. I am sorry that I cannot afford to fly you in for a PPI though 😕

@@fritzbrause6332 Thorney knows what they’re doing for sure. If they give it a PPI, you’ll have a solid car.

What colour is this 12C please? Was one of the previous owners called Martin? Swiss guy...

It's graphite gray, I don't know any prior owners.

I did buy a 720, kept the 12C

That’s what my friend says

They haven't hit bottom yet they will hit high 80s before they go up. I plan to get one in 3 or 4 years. Hope they don't go up before theen

They already wholesaled in 80's and went up, they came down with the entire market, they'll never retail in 80's unless it's in horrible shape

​@@McMedics my friend in the US is about to pay 82k for one with 20k miles on the clock. A cursory look on UK sales sites I can see 2 for 82k dollars (65k pounds) all of these examples are in great shape, so I dunno about price increases. I figure it'll be 20 years plus to realise any kind of substantial profit on one of these.

You can't compare auction to retail and any car he's paying that much for is going to come with a $20k bill to get it right. I do PPI's on these, there is a reason it's cheap.

You mean the guys that don't own them and repeat garbage the other people that can't afford them and say how much better their Charger is? Actual owners only have complaints when it acts dumb because they don't drive them.

@@McMedics ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IGgnLeIdm-Q.html

1 video, I guess the whole brand is terrible! Search RU-vid for Ferrari fire, Lamborghini fire, Porsche coolant leak 911 engine failure, you'll get more results

The one I crashed or the one at EAG doing the manual swap?

@@McMedics When you came in late April 2022...and did a live and answered my stupid questions about McLarens.

Ah yes, that was a random appearance. I got asked if I wanted to do that about 15 minutes before I was on camera LOL

I bought a 720 and still have the 12C. They're both special in their own ways but not the same price point by far. What you're after, how you'll use it, and what you can spend dictates direction.

I actually go to SoCal 4+ times a year already. Annual service could be as low as $700, depends on the year.

@@McMedics that is very reasonable. I thought owners may have to cover your travel and hotel. I watched all your videos and I don't even have a McLearn. My dream car though.

Owners do cover that except when I'm already there for a week like I do in that area.

I'd replace those tires due to age, but I'm not a fan of the extended warranty. You typically won't spend as much fixing it as you do the warranty.

Those are the super light wheels. Carbon ceramic brakes are an option. Many cars were spec’d with them.

The superlights are great wheels, that's what mine are. Most 12C's don't have carbon ceramic, rare option. 650's started becoming standard and all future models.

Stealth package wheels

I typically drive it 6-7k miles a year but also not the 5k a year is maintenance, modifications, repairs, and INSURANCE. Insurance is nearly half that.

@@McMedics Insurance on the GTR $870 per year and I can drive it as much as I want, which is not very much. I did take it on a 7800 mile cross country trip about 3 years ago and the only issue was that the car really didn't like the quality of the premium gas from Colorado westward. Like you, I do all my own maintenence which amounts to fluid changes and the normal wear and tear items. I do love the way the McLaren looks but also like you I'm pretty attached to my car.

I drive mine as much as I want too. You pay for a premium experience, it costs more. GTR isn't the same experience, lesser car, lesser cost. You gotta pay to play.

@@McMedics Lesser cost for sure. Lesser car, I don't think so. I'm pretty sure my GTR would destroy your car in any type of performance competiotion. And, if your the typical McLaren owner I'm pretty sure I don't want to be one.

This is how I can tell you've never driven one. Anyone who has driven one knows they outperform GTR's in every aspect. It's clear you aren't a supercar person, can't afford one and don't understand the value.

Fluid and filter

I did, I think in year 4 video.

I travel the world maintaining these cars, so I can be your neighbor that's never home.

@@McMedics Then your real neighbor can use your garage to fix his own McLaren since you are never home!

Sure do

@@McMedics Feel like sharing more information on it?

@@executiveinvestments I'd rather have a 10 year old car with 50k miles than 5k miles.

@@executiveinvestments that’s not ‘very high’ miles. You want cars that have been driven and maintained. If they sit, they rot.

The only people who want low miles are first time buyers that think low is good, and people who will never drive them. Low mile cars are problematic and cost more to buy and more to own.

@@executiveinvestments True but totally unreasonable this fixation at low mileage. Garage queens are a risk and cars should be driven.

That's normal mileage for that age, that's not low mileage at all. My 2018 720 I bought with 11k in November, it has 16k now.

I did accumulators in year 4 or 5 I don't remember, it should be in either of those videos.

I'm the one that gets paid to do the work.

I may buy one in a year or so after I sell an investment…may come to you for a tune ..I’m in PA if your in east coast

I travel all over the world servicing these cars, tunes included.

That's what you do for anything you want to enjoy! Worth every penny, that's why I have a 720 also