What's going on here? (Cheap 12C advert)

[Chrisatronic]

A somewhat suspiciously cheap 12C has appeared on AT. Story reads fair enough, could be worth a punt....

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107124...

But then a quick Google and we find the same car on CollectingCars just a couple months ago, apparently sold for 73.5k? Anyone know the story here? I guess there's a scam in the middle of it somewhere, just the AT ad doesn't read too suspicious to me?
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2012-mclaren-m...

Curious!

[supersport]

Very odd, the details don't really match up though do they.

AT add says 2013 car, full dealer service just serviced. The CC car says 2012 car and has indy servicing, latest done this year.

As an add the AT add is a bit poor with a lack of details.

Unless the sale didn't actually happen and so it is the same owner selling it. Still doesn't explain the inaccuracies.

I would guess it's a poor scam.

[Streetbeat]

Soon as i see anything with, currently abroad or such rings alarm bells with me. I would bet you will get the old, i have loads of interest and you will need to leave a holding deposit in some dodgy escrow account type nonsense.

However, an email or phone call to arrange a viewing for when they are back would take 1 min, you never know till you ask.

[C2Red]

Thats odd, I know the car and it sold on CC, those photos are of the original auction.

[drcarrera]

C2Red said:

Thats odd, I know the car and it sold on CC, those photos are of the original auction.

So someone's copied the photos and created a scam advert with them. OPs original question answered ...!

[Abacus21]

Tried call the number. Went to answerphone

[CoolHands]

Fake ad. Forget it

It’s gone

[Sarnie]

100% scam.

Priced about £20k under market value........stolen pics...........number doesn't answer.........

[Abacus21]

Another cheap 12c

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154530832757?hash=item2...

needs full respray so that wont be cheap.

Any guesses on cost?

10k ?

[davek_964]

Abacus21 said:

Another cheap 12c

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154530832757?hash=item2...

needs full respray so that wont be cheap.

Any guesses on cost?

10k ?

Could well persuade McLaren to paint it for free, which (if it's a genuine ad) would make it a bargain. Might be less likely if you buy from a random generic dealer than McLaren Approved though.

[r o n n i e]

Abacus21 said:

Another cheap 12c

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154530832757?hash=item2...

needs full respray so that wont be cheap.

Any guesses on cost?

10k ?

Wow what could make the paintwork go like that?

The seat leather looks really grotty as well.

Overall comes across as a very neglected and badly maintained car, i.e. not just in need of a respray.

[davek_964]

r o n n i e said:

Wow what could make the paintwork go like that?

The sun.

r o n n i e said:

The seat leather looks really grotty as well.

The seat leather looks fine to me. You realise the centre is alcantara, not leather?

[R8Reece]

Mmmm I wonder if this has fallen outside the McLaren paint warranty period?

[davek_964]

R8Reece said:

Mmmm I wonder if this has fallen outside the McLaren paint warranty period?

That doesn't necessarily matter. The paint warranty period is 5 years - corrosion is 10 - and I don't think the description of what the paint warranty "is" covers fading anyway. Which makes sense, since that's just life - albeit volcano colours can / do suffer it a tad more extremely than normal.

It doesn't necessarily mean that McLaren wouldn't sort it though.