720s is a beautiful car. Considered it as well as an F12 when looking for a new car. Ended up buying a 991.2 tts because I just kept going back to it. Great car, great performance, doesn't break and to me the fact that it is a little less ostentatious is a plus.

 

I went from a 991.1 TTS to a 650S coupe to a 675LT now back in a 991.2 TTS. Liked both McLaren’s a lot, service was a PITA since I’m 4 hours from the nearest dealer and I was hiring transports to take the cars back and forth.
Considered a 720S, it is a beast of a car and can be driven every day but..the doors are a bit much for my taste for a DD.

I DD my 991.2 TTS and love it.

 

Man I saw you sold the 675... surprised me. I just got another Mac, sold my GT3 and jumped back in the water.

 

Good lord, what a pissing contest this thread was.

Personally I think the 720 is an overall beautiful and amazing performing car.

With that said, even if I could afford one, my opinion is I need a British sports car, like I need a 21 year old wife. Fun for a while but damn, will take you for lots of $$ and give you lots of problems.

I see reviews like this pretty regularly - unacceptable for a $300-350k car and always seemingly the case for British sports cars.

"The answers, for the record, are 212 miles per hour and $362,900 as-tested, the latter including roughly $14,000 of carbon-fiber exterior trim. But I might skip the doors’ optional slabs of tinted Gorilla Glass that arch over occupants’ heads, and not merely for their $3,760 price: One of my test car’s panels had a long crack, a problem that has beset numerous 720S owners. At another point, my McLaren’s audio system—managed through a new portrait-style, JVC/Kenwood infotainment touchscreen—conked out completely, although stopping and restarting the car did the trick. Still, they’re the kind of annoying glitches that have affected other nearly-new McLaren test cars I’ve driven, and something the brand needs to keep an eye on to keep owners happy and prospective owners reassured. "

Another owner's input:

• Parking sensor fault pings up on the dash every now and then
• Power steering fault ditto
• The secret button door lock is hit and miss as is the fob locking button and the fob frunk opening button
• Occasionally the ignition doesn't work as it can't find the fob.
• I had a creak which was a misaligned front suspension top bush which they did promptly under warranty.
• DAB radio drops out at certain locations.
• Exhausts dribble out some horrid black stuff which needs removing quickly otherwise it stains the ppf/paint.
• Drivers door doesn't seem to open all the way up on its own, needs a bit of an extra push.

No issues like this with Porsche's generally.

 

Funny - I have had 4 Macs (including a 720 and my current Senna). I am on my 4th Porsche - a 992 C4S. Only one car among the 8 has left me on the side of the road. And it is my current 992, which has been sitting on a lift at the dealer with 300 miles waiting for back ordered parts to rebuild my transmission. It died on the highway (barely gave me enough time to pull off to the side of the road) with a red transmission failure notice on November 16th, and parts are not scheduled to arrive until the last week of December. So nits and warnings and needing to push a door hard to open are a pain in the butt. But my Macs start and get me to where I need to go and back. To each his/her own.

 

No car mfg model or platform is devoid of issues. All are plagued with examples bad experiences, problems and lemons. No one person's experience is indicative of "the truth".

It is my impression that British cars have gotten better. With that said, you and I...we ALL know...historically and on average German car brand reliability is head and shoulders above British car brand reliability. You know what they say about British cars, right? If it runs, sell it!

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of owning a British car, but want to know what it's like:
Next big rainstorm, wait till dark, roll down all windows, leave off lights & heater & wipers and go for a drive. Stop at every intersection and throw out a twenty dollar bill. It's not exactly the same, but it's real close.
- Mike Nash

I jest...and I do hope your Macs serve you well without issues for years to come.

 

I seriously considered the McLaren marquee before buying my third Porsche Turbo.
Like most of us I spent countless hours reading and watching reviews.
I really like the looks and performance,but the countless reports of high dollar repairs and trips back to the dealer swayed me away.
I replaced my current daily driver 2012 TTC cab with a 2018 TTS coupe and am very happy with it.
Would I love to have a McLaren? Yes!
Would I want all that goes with it? No!
When discussing the two cars with a mechanic he stated something that I felt very telling.
” The McLaren is like the British supermodel that looks good and will cost you a fortune. The Porsche is the German beauty that you can work hard and will be your lifelong partner!”

 

Are you in the south Jersey area? I saw a Senna at a local cars and coffee in Mt Laurel NJ that is as you described.

 

Wow been in China and Vietnam on business the last 15 days. Moved away from this thread about 7 pages ago and it is still going.
Have looked at a few Macs recently myself after 13 Pcars. Would have no problem moving to a Mac based on the feedback from owners and people at the dealer who can sell several brands.
For me the cars are awesome looking and the sound intoxicating. Handling and performance are all anyone like me will ever need from 570S and up since I'm not a track rat.
I am a Porsche disciple in many ways but not narrow minded. I would give and R8 V10 or a MAC a shot without hesitation. It's all about the pleasure of the drive for me right now.

 

nope. I am in North Jersey.

 

Here’s the one I saw.

 

Btw. Beautiful car.

 

Thanks, Neil.

 

What an amazing looking machine !
But with that said, considering some of the claims in this thread about driving a Mac every day like a TTS, come on..

About your 992 breaking down, haven't we learned already to wait for the .2 or at least for middle of the .1 production? beside the "labor pains" you experience now, Porsche making such a significant improvement / renewal in the .2 (997- PDK 991- 3.0 liter). Anyway, hope they fix yours soon and you get to enjoy it!

 

Thanks. I drove my 720S to work in the city. I put almost 5k miles on it in two years. Easy to live with. Not as easy as a 911 but still useful.

I never heard anyone say don’t buy a .1. Can’t imagine it takes three years to get the wrinkles out. Maybe you want to avoid the first year of a new car, but it’s a Porsche. So it should work. Mine doesn’t. It’s too bad.