Frank Farago

Review of McLaren of Philadelphia

Wow, we felt we were being given a huge favor by t...

Wow, we felt we were being given a huge favor by them just letting us in the front door.

First of all, this has gotta be the tiniest new car showroom I had ever seen. It is that tiny. Well, we went there to look at a used luxury 4-door sedan automobile the other way. My lady and I, I guess we had forgotten to hang on us all the royal family jewels, 'cause we were invisible to everyone for a while. Then we went to see the car we had wanted outside.

Wow, it was hard to get into, 'cause it was parked in-between two other ones. I am tall, so I had wanted to see first of all if I can fit into the vehicle. No such luck. The salesman said that the car "shuts down all electronics in prtection mode" soon after the door opens, so there was no way for him to adjust the seat.

There we were, could not even squeeze into the car, let alone turn it over, let alone take it for a spin. You would think they would be a little happier to get rid of a 1999 vehicle that is going for $60K.

Yeah, they had a bunch of the rather cartoonish-looking 2-seater McLarens there as well -- personally, I had never heard of them until the other day, as we went there to see another, established British car brand. Well, maybe the salesman had an off-day, or perhaps all used car lots are operating in this devil-may-care attitude these days?