Great Offer on a McLaren 600 LT Spider

[OneExtra]

https://www.rybrook.co.uk/mclaren/of...offer/#finance

Ok so its not cheap but considering its a £220K car new its interesting

£2959 a month or £7.40 a mile

25 month contract

[M5Rick]

I'd prefer the Merc GTR AMG you were mentioning before.It's more beefier than the McLaren which looks just a bit fragile to me for UK roads and leave the wallet much happier.

[F10CPROG]

600lt is one of my fave cars, theres a guy near me in essex with one and when i see him on the road i keep trying it on but he never wants to play!
£3k a month, not sure thats a bargain tho... I wonder how i would get on against it in the M5... might be time for a stage 1 tune!

[OneExtra]

I have found a place that has one at £10,000 deposit and £1,500 a month so £1916 a month.

Its pre-registered

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

I have found a place that has one at £10,000 deposit and £1,500 a month so £1916 a month.

Its pre-registered

If the wife agrees...

[F10CPROG]

Well if and when someone gets one can we have a meet...
600LT vs Stock M5 and Stage 1 M5?

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

If the wife agrees...

She has said get it then I might stop going on about cars all the time, cant see that happening

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

She has said get it then I might stop going on about cars all the time, cant see that happening

BMW don't do a car like that Merc apart from the awkward i8 which doesn't come close.I'd go for the GTR if I was so inclined.

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

BMW don't do a car like that Merc apart from the awkward i8 which doesn't come close.I'd go for the GTR if I was so inclined.

Ultimately I am too tight to spend £1000 a month on a car loan that I will drive maybe 5,000 miles a year.

I enjoy looking though

[F10CPROG]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

BMW don't do a car like that Merc apart from the awkward i8 which doesn't come close.I'd go for the GTR if I was so inclined.

I think you would be disappointed with a Merc AMG GT/GTR compared to an out and out race machine like the Mclaren. The Merc may out power it, but i just cannot imagine it being such a thrill to drive. I have actually driven an AMG GTR, it was last year and i loved it but it didn't feel "fun", it sounded epic and was very fast of course. Although that said, for a fun back road blast i'd pick up my i30N keys over the M5s all day(shhh). The M5 is of course much faster and a nicer place to be but speed doesn't always equal fun!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by F10CPROG

I think you would be disappointed with a Merc AMG GT/GTR compared to an out and out race machine like the Mclaren. The Merc may out power it, but i just cannot imagine it being such a thrill to drive. I have actually driven an AMG GTR, it was last year and i loved it but it didn't feel "fun", it sounded epic and was very fast of course. Although that said, for a fun back road blast i'd pick up my i30N keys over the M5s all day(shhh). The M5 is of course much faster and a nicer place to be but speed doesn't always equal fun!

I've seen a GTR at a nearby dealer in matt orange while cycling past and stopped to take a closer look; the byword with me is comfort before anything else. I have my fun when the foot goes down and for me I would want a car for all seasons not like the McLaren which you put away for the winter.

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

I've seen a GTR at a nearby dealer in matt orange while cycling past and stopped to take a closer look; the byword with me is comfort before anything else. I have my fun when the foot goes down and for me I would want a car for all seasons not like the McLaren which you put away for the winter.

If I was paying £2K a month on a PCP for a McClaren I would drive it everyday like I stole it not put it away, maybe that the Northerner trying to get his moneys worth

[F10CPROG]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

I've seen a GTR at a nearby dealer in matt orange while cycling past and stopped to take a closer look; the byword with me is comfort before anything else. I have my fun when the foot goes down and for me I would want a car for all seasons not like the McLaren which you put away for the winter.

Why would you put a mclaren away for winter and not a merc gtr?

Also as im getting older i find it hard to argue with you, comfort does need to be top of the list. Stick with the M5, just as quick as the GTR in most scenarios or look at an F90 M5.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by F10CPROG

Why would you put a mclaren away for winter and not a merc gtr?

Also as im getting older i find it hard to argue with you, comfort does need to be top of the list. Stick with the M5, just as quick as the GTR in most scenarios or look at an F90 M5.

It's just that the McLaren looks more at risk to me on a sudden snowed over road.
I was behind one once (on my bike again! and the rear of it was jumping up and down over mild humps like a citroen with faulty hydraulic suspension as if the shock absorbers were faulty
For sure I'll be keeping my F10 for quite a while yet, wouldn't want any other now and won't be rushing anytime soon into an F90.

[F10CPROG]

Likewise i love my F10, im only 6months into owning it but i love it... The pace after 50mph is unreal. Can't wait to get my new rubber on and a stage 1 remap.

I imagine the Mclaren was just very firmly damped so was bumping around alot.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by F10CPROG

Likewise i love my F10, im only 6months into owning it but i love it... The pace after 50mph is unreal. Can't wait to get my new rubber on and a stage 1 remap.

I imagine the Mclaren was just very firmly damped so was bumping around alot.

This was more than just firm suspension,it was going up and down as if there was no suspension at all,definitely a fault with something broken on it. Like the GTR I saw it was orange but glossy on this one.

[OneExtra]

I had a 520D for 6 weeks recently and have to say the interior really grew on me, the whole experience was very enjoyable.

When I got back in the F10 M5 the whole interior and exterior did seem very dated, it also seemed a lot smaller (I know it is smaller).

I would switch to an F90 Competition in a heart beat but given what I would get for mine finding another £25-£30K is just too much especially given how the F90 will continue to depreciate hard.

The thought of 4WD is massively appealing but the cost to switch is just not worth it for me.

[M5Rick]

I'm the other way round,the interior of the F90 I test drove looked a tad space age for me and those 'Star Wars' seats were not as comfy as on my F10 though because the comfort seats could be thicker.

[F10CPROG]

Im not sold on the exterior of the F90... The F10 looks great to me.

4wd tho... I wish i had it, for the first time ever. Ive had 300-400bhp cars before and FWD but all this power at the rear is pretty lively and frustrating to put down at times. 4wd would solve all my woes lol

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by F10CPROG

Im not sold on the exterior of the F90... The F10 looks great to me.

4wd tho... I wish i had it, for the first time ever. Ive had 300-400bhp cars before and FWD but all this power at the rear is pretty lively and frustrating to put down at times. 4wd would solve all my woes lol

Yes I often wonder if I need 706bhp in the winter months