Used 12C Spider vs New 570s
 

i'm currently in the market for a new toy. I took my 2005 Aston Martin DB9 to Long Island Sports Cars in Roslyn, NY. They priced it at $48,000 for trade in. Cool

Now the problem is, they have a brand new 570S for $202k, but they also have a 2014 12C Spider for $172k. If i were to buy the 12C i would obviously face lift it. Which car should i go for and why? im looking to make my decision by September

Thanks

My vote is 12C... I have a few friends that have 570's which they love. But one had it for a few short months before he traded on a 650... I'm assuming the 12C your looking at has magnetic suspension? That would be one of the major differences. Can't go wrong with either car... both are amazing. Good luck!

I also think there is no wrong decision here. I have a 2013 12C Spyder that I picked up for 170K. it was 324 new. I think you have to think that the 570 will depreciate like hell and you might not have the same issue on the 12C. Looks are subjective, and leave that to the beholder.

570S mainly for the full factory warranty........magnetic suspension is great until something needs to be replaced!!

Neither. Both will continue to drop in value like you would not believe.

Buy a gt3. You will thank me in 6 months because my advice saved you $20k in that time

Buy the car you like/want and not the one that depreciates the least. These are toys and not investments.

If cost of ownership was really that important, we would all be driving Toyota Corollas.

The one problem with buying used is that you don't always know the car's history. It may have been a lightly used show car or it may have done all 2K miles on a drag-strip 1/4 mile at a time.

From what I've read and talked to a few people who owned mp4's
They are plagued with issues !lots and lots of electrical gremlins , and if it's out of warranty forget it! I was also reading some may be subject to the heads cracking from I read on mclaren forum .

From my understanding the 570 has all that stuff hammered out

I was looking at used 12C
so there are reliability issues with these cars??
how long can warranty be extended? i'm guessing not much longer

This.

ANYONE???
also used 08 Gallardo spyder or Mclaren 12c?????

Anybody got a low mile 13 spider they want to sell
140k

This video might help:

The 570S all the way. I have owned all of them. Its by far the greatest of the lineup from a "better car" standpoint and usability/less headaches.

I'm still interested in 2013 12C spider
if in the 140's
not looking to spend more

So there is some inaccurate information posted here. As an actual 12c owner who made the same choice a while ago I'll provide some facts.

The 12c is actually a very reliable car. There are a couple small things which were however addressed in the early cars through warranty. If shopping for one Id just check they had been done. e.g. LCD temperature screen dim - replaced w an updated part, IRIS replaced w IRIS 2 which improved the radio etc. Nothing critical. If searching used the advantage is a lot of the used cars have the updated parts already via warranty.

Also McLaren allows you to extend the warranty to 12 years. They won't do that if they were unreliable cars. The video of Rob;s post I've been on the forums for a while now and never seen a steering rack go. You need to realize Rob's cars are exotic rentals. Think about how those cars are treated. I would not base conclusions based on his video.

Now 570 vs. 12c. For me the choice was 12c because its the more advanced car at a cheaper price that has already taken its largest depreciation hit. the 12c/650s are in a series above (super series vs. sport series). So what is the main difference - two big items the very advanced suspension in the 12c/650s and active aero / airbrake which is cool as hell and very functional.

Both great cars, but both can be had w warranty. Just depends what you are looking for. Oh McLaren also updated the Mp4-12c in 2014 with a free factory tune that takes the car to 625hp and updated many of the driving characteristics to allow it to drift etc. which early reviewers wanted.

Im very happy w mine. good luck. You'll be very happy with either the 570 or 12c.