My McLaren MP4-12C Is Finally Home -- and It's Everything I Hoped For
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Your next vehicle should be a flatbed / tow truck so you can tow your own cars.
It would be a solid investment for his neighbours, guaranteed work
That didn't work out very well for Mr. Spaghetti back in Jersey.
Well lets agree Rob overthinks too much on everything he does with that truck
That’s what my dad did and he used it so much he bought another one
With hoovie he would find a way to break that too and be stranded forever
MP4-12C = Money Pit for (every) one to see! 😁
Joakim Quensel pretty clever
that's really clever haha
*Scotty Kilmer has entered the chat*
If a McLaren is part of the Hoopty fleet, then it is definitely broken
Or else he would have to sell it.
Being broken is part of this chanel.
Well the other one "works"
0:50 "It was waiting on it's third transmission, in 2 years"
What do you want with the car name like a prototype car?
The best car you've owned was the $300 Lexus ES stick car... you screwed up selling that one.
That wasn't even a true Lexus. More like a fancy Camry.
basshead that’s what all Lexus’ are. Glorified Toyota’s for double the price.
Acura and Infinity cars too.
@@basshead. that is often not true
that one cleaned up real nice, the leather looked untouched. shouldve kept it
I remember when I started watching this guy, he was buying a botchy NSX, and owned an old Mercedes 560SL and an old Lincoln Coupe.
Now he has a mansion, an MP4/12C, a Phantom, and a collection of other cars.
Man, I need to get into this TH-cam game, hard.
Steve R. Neill i know right? And that was like 2 years ago
Hey his money is from the Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers selling overpriced hamburgers and frozen custard fatting up those Midwest folks
Loganbay yeah I know, and his TH-cam revenue is probably barely covering all his losses. I guess he spends like 150k a year in the Wizard s shop
Loganbay Where would you find that info that he owns those businesses? The Freddy’s where I lived was actually pretty good, although like you said a bit expensive but that’s the market they’re in so not their fault.
Agreed
Its probably just something small. Like the engine.
It has a pretty small engine, tho.
That warranty must cost McLaren an absolute fortune. Kudo's to them for sticking with the early buyers of these cool cars. Imagine buying one without the warranty. That would bankrupt anybody!
Not me
Hey burningmartyr, your massive douchebag is showing!!! Anyone I know with any money at all doesn’t feel the need to tell random people on TH-cam! Broke ass 😂😂
@@brendanedwards1416 Maybe he is just a criminal that is mechanically inclined? Steal the parts and fix it yourself.
The early models like this one had problems. The newer ones like the 720s are much better. Look at Misha's 720s - he was impressed with how it held up as a Taxi. Also the 720s in DragTimes gets some serious punishment, many launches, and has done fine.
I bought one without a warranty, hasn't cost me a thing. Something to be noted, there were only 3,500 MP4-12C's made from 2012-2014. They're making WAY more cars than that per year now. And, the repair costs mentioned include the McLaren tax, that isn't what it costs them. Example, if you pay McLaren to do an oil change they'll charge you $60ish per liter of oil. That same oil with a different label on it is $18/liter and can be purchased at Walmart. The annual service on that car is $1,800 and it includes things that don't really need to be replaced after a year, especially a year of low miles. Even if I did everything they say on the annual service myself, it's about $400 in parts. If you leave out the things that don't need replaced annually because they don't expire that gets cut down to about $130. They get their money back in service and not every car paying for a warranty uses the warranty.
A "marvel of engineering" would be a car that didn't need $150K worth of repairs over 7 years.
A marvel of marketing.
My exact opinion on all these ''super cars'' which can't go 20 000 miles without half the car breaking down, while a normal car that's worth 10% or even less than that goes on 10 times longer with just regular maintenance.
@@KafanskaTV Fair point. These cars aren't meant to daily drive in the first place though.
@@jfri92 exactly, these people should buy a honda jazz
@@jfri92 Except for the fact that this is what McLaren was going for with this unit... It WAS meant to be daily driven
At least the check engine light bulb works :)
surprised it hasn't burned out considering it has been on since day 2 of the car build.
I called up ford to make a service appointment for my F150 and the service adviser asked "is the check engine light on"? I said
It's an F150 of course it's on, it's been on since the day I bought it.
She wasn't impressed. lol
Low coolant in radiator ♒
...and that opening shot safety feature works as well - dead people can't drive the car. No other company does that.
He's probably going to wear that bulb out
@@bradford_shaun_murray his car is protected from the zombie carjackers if ever there is a zombie apocalypse
Next video: 10 things NOT covered by the warranty
3 transmissions, engine works and many other things totaling more than 150,000$ in (McLaren) repairs and the check engine light is now flashing, this is ridiculous.
The only thing super about this supercar is its unreliability.
All British cars are unreliable tbh. You think this is bad then you need to check out Aston Martin's reliability 😂
@@hereb4theend I don't have the guts to try any of these, even if I really like cars, I try to get the most reliable for the money I can spend. Recently after he published the Hyundai Equus video, I started to look for one but quickly realized that they are cheap for a reason, half of the dealership cannot / won't work on them because they need special trainings and the parts are made of ground unicorns horns or something, probably cheaper than anything exotic but in the Mercedes / BMW territory.
@@uceid if you want a British mid engine sports car with Japanese reliability without breaking the bank then may I suggest the Lotus Evora instead 😂
@Aitch watch and weep pal
th-cam.com/video/3WqoVtYk2j8/w-d-xo.html
This is the first year of mclarens first car after their 15-20 year hiatus. Of course it’s going to have lots of kinks. They don’t have endless pits of money for r&d and testing so they can’t work out issues quite as easily as a large manufacturer
So to be clear... this is an NSX that became a F355, then became a TESTAROSSA, and it’s now a MP4-12C?
Glad someone's keeping track - I bet Hoovie forgot the timeline by now
I miss the NSX..by far the best car of them all..how dumb to get rid of it...stupid hoovie.
Testarossa was the best... modern supercars are boring
boer harms i kind of agree... but then a testarossa would be kind of a garage queen for me. I would love to gaze at it, preferably with a countach next to it, not sure i would enjoy that much the maintenance
Low key if all those cars had a baby it would probably look like a 12c
You could save a ton of money and get 90% of the McLaren ownership experience by buying a Fiat or Alfa, which also tend to be broken most of the time.
@@VideoAmateurLuxembourg LOL I highly doubt that's true
fiat is alot better now.
they are more reliable than the "new" beetle was, if that means anything.
It not a Mclaren. Do Fiat or alfa door open like that?
@@campkira Let me finish my beer, and I'll solve that problem with a trip to Home Depot and 10 bucks.
Ditch my 200k super car on the side of the road to take an Uber back home and come back with a flat bed.
McLaren sees video on terrible customer experience of the previous owner, proceeds to make the experience a week worse to "make sure everything was on the up and up"... what a way to treat your customers...
@@Nitrogang Which makes no sense because the warranty transferred. THey'd have still been on the line for the repair. They were just butthurt that somebody provided proof of just how badly designed these are (the earlier ones at least). Queue a video of the former owner doing a happy dance that he was able to pawn this expensive garge ornament off on somebody else. I hope Hoovie likes making 300 mile drives pulling a car on a trailer because guaranteed that warranty doesn't cover the tow. Get it fixed and sell it.
Yep. Garbage company.
Completely agree. Car is a LEMON for certain. Company should be ashamed. LOVE THE HOOVIE CHANNEL :)
I can't afford to watch these videos anymore
As crazy as we think you are, your neighbors must think youre clinically insane. Or just really really rich
Or a drug dealer
I bet his neighbors have SWATTED him a couple times
That bumper to bumper warranty is sure going to get us a lot of McLaren contenty Dou... ehm... Tyler :P Glad this car won't bankrupt you!
The passenger floorboard of a McLaren is the perfect Pooch Bed. And the leather seat as a chin rest is a nice touch.
Great vid!
I love the extensive 'foreplay' involved in opening the McLaren door!
Speaking of, do owners have to swab the whole thing, or is it a sweet spot you'll touch?
It didn’t open as readily because he didn’t say, “oh baby” when he rubbed the G spot on the door.
Yeah, that's pretty retarded. Other than the guaranteed unreliability of the car, the door opening method would cause me to give this car a hard pass. It's flat out dumb.
McLaren owners must have dirty hands.
Congratulations on tying the knot, Tyler! Hope you two live happily ever after!
Man, a check engine light again like 2 days after back from the shop! Brutal
@11:25
Just audibly sighed with you and said "Ohh, Hoovie..." out loud while sitting by myself at my computer. Ohhh, Hoovie. This is why we can't have nice things.
So long story short is that these are unreliable money pits.
Boats, supercars, anything that "rich and famous" love, yes....money pits.
Rev up your wallets!!
Pretty much and if you make a video about it being a pos, McLaren will try to screw you out of the warranty repair.
and he said that mclaren will only offer the warranty for up to ten year old cars. after that the prices will just come crashing down I imagine. who would want this?
It is British.....
Buying this car will provide you with a lot of content especially fi you make a video every time it breaks Good Luck Hoovie!
Hoovie the type of guy to have some cool grocery store music in his intros. 👍🏻
Anyone have the link to it?
@@Nderak th-cam.com/video/-n-zduNJ0t8/w-d-xo.html
I don’t know man, I was grocery shopping to gangsta’s paradise last week. Now that’s some cool grocery store music lol
I alway thought it a 80's tv soundtrack.
My first car a Beautiful 1978 Camaro 305 had a custom white paint job that was amazing looking...especially to a 17 yr old kid who suddenly had the second nicest car at high school.
(The first being a mint evergreen 1970 Chevelle SS. don't know how he scored THAT car....daddy probably)
Anyways i would never buy another white car again. I suppose due to availability Tyler had no choice really....
WELCOME BACK Hoovie!!!!
Hope you had a GREAT time these past few weeks!
Hey Tyler. This content will probably not pass by you but I've been following you since you first started off. Congrats on the new house, the wife and your lovely daughter. Loads of love 💕💕
There's a guy with one of these near me. He always absolutely tears past my house, sounds great.
So, does that extended warranty include towing? Just saying.
You mean towing to Chicago or Denver or Dallas as that's the closest McLaren dealer
Yes if the car is undriveable. No if you have an AC or window issue.
Oh man.. I feel bad for you. There's nothing worse than having that exciting moment you've been waiting for ever for aaaand a warning light comes on. I feel you. I've been there. It totally sucks.
I'm addicted to this channel but learned all exotic cars suck for reliability
Mr. Mr. I noticed the same growing up I always assumed those cars would last way longer than a normal car but they seem to be quite unreliable and require tons of expensive upkeep
@@gcforreal I say ls swap them all. Lol
Maybe the exception being Lexus LFA
Except Porsche lol
Yeah, I don't get exotics. No doubt they are a blast to drive, in short bursts (wouldn't want to use one on a long trip), but the downsides far outweigh the upsides to me. Expensive to purchase, expensive to insure, expensive to maintain, easy to get tickets, often loud, harsh and generally uncomfortable, always worried about taking it somewhere and leaving it unattended, and the worst, the attention they receive. I don't want people staring at me, taking photos of my ride or asking me a shit ton of stupid questions or making the same inane comments over and over.
You are one of the greatest content creators in the entire automotive TH-cam space.
I still prefer your Pontiac McLaren. Wish we could see more of it
According to WatchJRGo, it was sold.
yeah it was super cool too bad he sold it :(
I've seen it at cars and coffee here inWichita. Its dope .
The dog at the end is the best part.
That Australian Shepherd in the car was awesome. I almost missed it.
If it makes you feel any better, my brand new 2014 Viper threw a Check Engine Light after 25 miles. It was broken in some way or another for 14,500 miles of the 15,000 miles I put on it. Just enjoy it while you can.
2019 is shaping up to be a pretty good year for you Hoovie! Congrats on finally getting the McLaren
As far as the oh-so-gentle foreplay door mechanism goes, 20 percent of the time, it works EVERY time.
Legend has it 21 Savage is going to start working with McLaren 🤧
HAHA I see what you did there
Lame
Savage
and his British troops
It is good to see this guy enjoy his success.
I watched him because he's relatable.
Now I have to look for someone else to watch.
Regardless of how unreliable they are long term. A McLaren always looks good!
And that sound I wasn't expecting I'm in love now
I like the looks of this model, although it looks too much like a Ferrari 360, but the new models look ugly to me. Too many wings, scoops, harsh angles, etc. A dog's breakfast of design. Just my opinion.
You're brave. This freezing rain is sketchy!
My like was mainly for the doggo
Congratulations on the Puppy!
I used to drive these cars brand new in Southampton Docks in the UK for export, and I can confirm that they ride utterly beautifully with that trick suspension. There's something like a 1/25 chance that I drove your very car hoovie! We were briefed extensively and only certain members of staff were considered responsible enough to drive them at all for loading.
They were my favourite super car that came through the docks, as the astons were always very underwhelming in the interior (volvo parts were obvious) and too harsh and crashy.
Stick with the MP4-12C and you'll either fall hopelessly in love or hate it with a burning passion. After all my time with them I can say that I really loved these cars and I'm glad that you're mostly happy with it ;)
That black smoke when you revved it the first time didn't look like a good thing...
BlackBeetle thought I was the only one who saw that! I guess it’s still under warranty so he should have his fun and if it blows they can just fix it lol
Its perfectly fine
@@MediPhorm so is the check engine light.
BlackBeetle /I've herd the jingle" see black smoke walk away, see blue smoke run and hide see white smoke burst out laughing"
reactions when you shop for a car.
Perfectly normal, especially for a performance car. The black is just a bit of extra fuel being burned
Aw is that a Spaniel pup? Gorgeous! Car's ok too.
I'm starting to wonder, is the McLaren MP4-12C the most unreliable car ever made?
Ask Doug about his Range Rover, he may disagree...
Bmw m5 e60 v10 lovely car but so unreliable
@John C the first model year of the mp4-12c is definitely more prone to issues than the newer mp4-12c's
There's unreliability and then there's catastrophic unreliability aka e60 m5 main bearings, exotic drivetrains and such. Id rather have a door handle or adjustable headrest break often than blowing transmission every now and then.
The 2002 Ford Explorer. Even worse and unreliable than the Yugo.
I knew something would go wrong with it in the span of this video
The Aussie Gamer hahaa their is always this gut feeling something is gonna go wrong every time I watch his videos 😩😂😂
*Doug Demuro has joined the chat*
I love how instead of Mclaren saying "Oh no we better make sure this is done right" they go straight to "Let's make sure the TH-camr isn't scamming us for free warranty work". Great way to treat your customers there guys and even better PR.
This and the Rolls makes you and absolute baller and not just a junk collector lol
The check engine light may just be an O2 sensor not reading correctly becuase of the POLAR VORTEX. Remember, just like my MINI, it's from Britain where snow is rare.
Due to poorly refined fuel in America the horse power is less than what it would be in the UK.
Same goes with the new FK9 civic typeR.
Hoovie should get rid asap!!!!
As for the cold weather affecting the electonics that's a damn good point lol.
make a video of taking it to autozone for the check engine light, lol
This would actually work. All cars have standardized OBDII communications. They wouldn't be able to tell anything diagnostically helpful, but they absolutely could plug in and read evap codes or in Hoovies case a P0700, lol
Hoovie, Hoovie, Hoovie, WHYYYYYY! I did a quick search for the new Acura NSX in white and found one in Florida with 5,000 mile for $128,000. The profile even looks similar to your McLaren. Now I know that it's not a McLaren....And is every so slightly slower...But it would be reliable and give you YEARS of FUN. WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
ROAD TRIP!!!!!
To the Mc Laren dealership for repairs........😐
Thanks for letting me meet you today, was pretty sweet the mclaren looks knarly in person
Also, if you don't have one, get an OBD-II scanner for cheap so you can tell why the light is on. Then you don't have to drive it to the Wizard's or North Jersey.
Pretty sure the car wizard has one, a pro version..
Wouldn't be surprised if doing so voids the warranty.
@@DiscoFang Accessing the OBD2 port cannot void your warranty. The plug is mandated by the federal government.
@@ToolkiT73UK He definitely does, was just looking for some instant gratification for us and for Hoovie =)
Okay, hearing that music over a panning shot of the interior and engine actually cracked me up
"Wait you have a youtube channel? Let's try to not honor our warranty"
Lol I know right?
Sounds very suable..
My neighbor has one of these in the volcano red and with peanut butter seats. I love the sound of it
Why would it matter who was the one the car broke down on ?
“You’ve just got to laugh, or cry”
-A proud McLaren owner
You said the McLaren was way mor comfortable than Italian cars, and that’s because they, as a English brand, have different thinking style.
Simply beautiful e not overly design. ❤️
The Wizard has to be closer than 300 miles.... 😉
Love your vids mate. I'm from England and drove a 12C around a track a few years back. I went back a year later and drove an Aventador and asked them about the 12C. They said they had to get rid of it as was in the garage being repaired more times than it was on the track. I think the newer McLarens are more reliable.
why would they have to approve the warranty repair depending on if it happened to the previous owner, since you had the warranty transferred to you?
You look cold Tyler but if you were to come to Minnesota you would realize just how wonderful the weather is there in Kansas.
Call Tavarish he's the warranty!!
@ 300 miles away that is far, but good thing they will come get your vehicle. They do for Troy & Mike!
Finally, we got some great content! Thanks!
That's a super car for ya. You get to enjoy it for a week the rest of the year you drive to the garage.
11:42 Puppy
The “add money” light may go away if you run a few tanks of Techron through it. Also make sure to use the BP Ultimate high octane fuel. It runs very well on that fuel. I had the same problem with my Mclaren 650s, which is very similar to yours. After two unsuccessful trips (Kansas City to Dallas) to the dealer to diagnose the check engine light, I just tried the Techron and the light went away. It seems that the fuel injectors either stick or leak when the car sits for a long time.
Did anyone notice the McLaren does not have an auto dimming rear view mirror?
I have the 570s. No warranty on my second year!
Its unfortunate not to have the kick ass suspension and active aero like the MP4
BUT the simplicity "So far" has saved me many headaches for reliability.
To be continued LOL
Hopefully the warranty covers fires .. oh and don't let Parker near it if it doesn't 😂
I'm trying not to be jealous of that gorgeous car. I'm always apprehensive of these cards that have way more technology than necessary, but I really love that car. It's just beautiful. The check engine light could very well be water and ice related. Every Dodge I've ever owned. When you start getting water and ice in around the inner workings it sets off various monkey lights. Call my little charger a piece of rusty junk all you like but one of the things I like about that car despite it being beaten the crap is. It's as comfortable drive as the 87 luxury car that I used to have with just as much cargo room, if not more. And it's still technically a sports car. Don't have to worry about scratching it in a parking lot and the damn thing is fun to drive. I can't imagine spending $100,000 on a vehicle. I get apprehensive spending 1000. Then again, I'm the kind a guy that's been trying to get my hands on a really cheap vehicle. The same model as the one I'm driving something that I can take a majority of the vehicle apart and put it back together so that I know more of what I'm dealing with with out screwing up what I'm normally driving . Admittedly, I'm not capable of working on the engine and drivetrain anymore between it being highly complicated and my physical problems, but at least I can still do things like learn how to change the interior perks interior equipment. And things like the front header panel and headlights. Just haven't had any luck yet getting my hands on something for a couple hundred bucks that somebody clipped a rabbit or something. That's how I and part learn how to work on the minivans. Combination of helping other people out and then I bought a couple of scrap ones and completely tore the damn things down using the parts on one. I was driving. Learn how to do stuff like change the struts hatchback pistons steering column airbags and pretty much the entire interior as well as some of the goodies under the would like the computer battery box and other things. . I'd be scared to change a bloody fuse on a McLaren. One thing that made my skin crawl was seeing a dog sitting in the interior of $100,000 car. I don't know how I'd feel about going any distance with a dog in my thousand dollar car let alone $$100,000 dollar vehicle.
Hoovie is the type of guy to boil the rice and pay the price.
Don’t care that the CEL came on at the end! McLaren makes a bad motor scooter! Keep the MP-4 videos coming brother!
McLaren can't build a $27k gearbox (the price of a decent new sedan) that last more than a few thousand miles... 👎
They could but why bother? All their customers are rich and they barely ever drive it. Besides its a supercar. It can break every speed limit in the world in first gear alone. If you want a super reliable mid engine supercar get the new Honda NSX. By far the most underrated car ever
The gearbox is made by graziano in Italy, don’t even cost McLaren 8k.
Not many parts on that car that was made in the uk, just assembled there.
Joakim Quensel in Australia that gearbox would be probably $600000
+Pawelmps At least Home and Away is free.
McLaren probably uses Chrysler's 4 speed overdrive transmission that was horrible in the 90's
Check engine light was probably reset off by seller at dealer in NJ and never cycled before it was delivered.
48 hrs later it cycled under the right combo of conditions (gas tank certain level, etc), and errored.
It was probably never fixed to resolve that light, it was just sent to you with the light reset recently and hadn't had time to cycle and self-test.
The check engine light is because you're idling. Stop idling and drive! 👍
hoovie is a type of guy to get distracted by cat videos while reviewing a car!
How to best Demuro's CarMax bumper to bumper warranty.
The thing is that Doug thinks that he EARNS money for every warranty repair they do! 😁
McLaren: Range Rover but more expensive
What an adorable little dog in the outro. I mean, nice car and all, but awwww puppy.
Hey Hoovie.
Buy a wagon.
Doug’s Merc
An old woody wagon
What about his resolution
Haider Abid it’s a surprise that he hasn’t broken it yet
E63 amg
The new one
The car is TOTALLY worth it...right up until it needs another transmission unless, of course, the warranty remains active. As for myself, I'll just keep driving my 60mpg stage 4 Jetta TDI. Hardly ever breaks and goes 750-800 miles on a tank. Anyway, fingers, toes and testicles crossed for ya'!
Why would McLaren even try to make a fuss? The car has a warranty.....
The company still has to pay for all the parts and labor genius....
My guess is this. McLaren is not shy about social media. They know and understand the benefits and disadvantages of having their cars in the hands of youtubers. They most likely just wanted to make sure it wasnt damaged by driving like an asshat for views
danger450 Ugh no kidding? It’s a transferable warranty. So again, why does it matter who is the owner?
@@sarahdell4042 Are you this dumb in public?
Kyle White good point, so many cars being abused for likes, I sure will do my checking before I buy my next performance car.
I don’t know why his pain brings me so much joy!
There is a reason why the 458 and the Huracean are more expensive , because they are simply more reliable and better in day to day use .. the Mclaren is similar to a BMW 7 series , full of gadgets , specs and technology that could fail any time ..
Hahahahahahahahahahahahgahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha good one! I’d much rather have a transmission that could have a fluke than a wear part in a clutch cost the same as my transmission and NEED to be replaced every 3k for the car to work. Not for it to be top condition. For it to work.
Of course the check engine light came on..... this is Hoovies Garage!!
You definitely should be selling Hoovies Check Engine Light t-shirts
The best part of this vid is the cute puppy at the end.
A good car finally lol
I dont know that I would define this or any car that is in the shop 6 months out of the year good...
Sarcasm?
OMG WHAT WAS THAT CREATURE AT THE END?! SO CUUUUTE!!
anyone notice the smoke/steam coming from the mclaren when looking at the tree above the passenger tail light at 11:15 ?
One of the most beatiful cars have seen on YT. Keeper for sure.
How can you slam a door like that?!
Jesus Christ, I dont do it on my 2010 VW Tiguan
The puppy, melt my heart.
Bought the warranty for a repair shop that is 300 miles away? Didn't think that one through.
@Steven Enno 300 miles? Gonna guess that runs well north of $1000. Shipping a car any distance is at least $2000 and takes weeks.
@Steven Enno And I didn't say hire a shipper either. I was simply pointing out how expensive it is to move a car-sized door brick 300 miles. I also made no comment on Tyler's ability to afford it. But for someone so excited about an extended warranty on his new ride, it's apparent he didn't factor in the fact that it's going to be expensive to get any value out of that warranty.