MP4 prices are really plummeting on resale

LOLOL! Classic!

 

the "fax machine" has become so cheap, many are now using them to heat their homes!
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Must have been jealous of the 458 sound and installed that car's exhaust.

 

Wow that's terrible. I feel sorry for the owner.

UPDATE
Here's the article.

Apparently it was a rental. Driver escaped with minor burns.

I don't trust rental cars. Too much chance for abuse or poor or improper maintenance. This may not be the fault of the car.

McLaren 12C Bursts Into Flames
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it is a wicked waste, glad to hear the driver escaped with minor injuries only

 

Maybe not but it rarely happens with Cadillacs from Hertz.

A shame and a waste. Glad the injuries were minor.

 

My thoughts exactly! Some people just have no clue.
Also lets not forget that every AUDI LMP1 car has been turbocharged and they seem to have done pretty ok as well over the last decade or so!

 

says it's a "FAB Design 12C Terso", tuner kit
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The resale value on this one must be incredibly low.

 

Wow that's horrible. Masonry also does a similar stupid kit version for Ferrari. Dumb.

Fastest way to depreciate your exotic: Crash it or add an ugly body kit.

 

Ugh. It's the McL-entador!

 

First prize in the more money than taste competition.

 

Exactly what I was thinking!!

 

I wonder if McL is planning a facelift to make the car a look a little more exciting, at least the coupe. Spider with openntop looks ok to me.

 

That would be my guess. The car was too far along the cosmetic phase for Frank to intervene. I believe Mac will or should produce a revised 'Frank' version. It's a pretty straight forward process as the tub and chassis are not affected.

The big gamble is that if the new version is well received... A entire new thread will be needed for all the upset early adopters!! I have driven several versions and each version gets better. Mclaren is a responsive company and have an efficient process and quality products... Just a few tweaks and a cosmetic win and I may step up.... Ill just be patient till then.

Cheers,

Rb

 

It's fairly exciting from what I can see ..... bystanders all seem to flock to it.

 

Same thing happens with a 360 Spider...

Most people will agree that the fax machine is faster and other cars look better.

 

I highly doubt that .... not anymore !

 

Depends on where you live.

Nobody cares about 360s in South Beach, but in a small town with fewer than 10 Ferraris (most of which are never driven) you will get a reaction.

 

I scanned the thread quickly and saw no mention of what I found this morning, the MP4-12C HS (High Sport). I was not a big fan of the 12C looks until I saw this limited version. Instead of the over round boringness imo of the standard version this design looks mean, aggressive, and just right;


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ABzRCqoauXE/T1V6QVElS2I/AAAAAAAADVY/9nTM3zqO3YA/s1600/McLaren-MP4-12C-High-Sport-Gear-Patrol.jpg

http://www.gtspirit.com/wp-content/gallery/all-five-mclaren-mp4-12c-high-sport-editions-in-one-photo-shoot/All%20Five%20McLaren%20MP4-12C%20High%20Sport%20Editions%20in%20One%20Photo%20Shoot%20008.jpg

 

Doesn't help.

 

and the Heiny, kinda like a Mclaren scud, it has an extra 75bhp also, even though it's a turbo which I only usually like in F1 because it kills the sound on street cars I would say it's hard to not call this a winner

http://nafterli.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/03-mclaren-mp4-12c-high-sport.jpg




Edit
interior - quite the cocoon feeling with that wide high sill.

http://newscartrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/McLaren-MP4-12C-High-Sport-Limited-Edition-Supercar-Interior-View.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/03/31-mclaren-mp4-12c-high-sport.jpg

 

Doesn't help what, exactly?

I like the look of the HS, but are you saying that it does nothing for the resale market, or nothing for the looks?

I can imagine, especially now that all of the cars are eligible for the HP upgrade, that the HS isn't any more special but for the looks. That will cause some to ask/pay a bit more, IMHO, but that is all.

I would actually expect McLaren to tweak the current car's cosmetics more in that direction.

 

Can any 12C owners chime in here and give there opinion of how the car drives for someone that actually owns it instead of journalists who test it for a day or two?

 

What exactly do you want to know?