Man blown away by McLaren's response to fixing his McLaren bought from Temu

This man was blown away by McLaren’s response to fixing the McLaren supercar he bought from Temu.

Chris Slix said his Temu car had one ‘fatal flaw’ – the gearbox.

It was looking like it would need a total rebuild.

And a phone call to McLaren didn’t provide much reassurance.

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A lot of cool supercars have come into the world thanks to Temu.

One YouTuber used Temu parts to rebuild the ‘world’s cheapest McLaren’, while another built a whole car engine out of parts from the site.

YouTuber Chris Slix has made use of the site on his McLaren project.

Using body kit parts sourced from Temu, he has transformed a McLaren 650S into a $518,000 675LT.

It certainly looked the part, but a test drive ended in disaster.

The car broke down, the ‘Low Oil Pressure’ light kept flashing, and there was a lot of leaking.

So all in all, not a perfect first drive.

But Slix was determined to set things right.

He consulted a pal who told him that a ‘gearbox build’ was needed, which would take between 10 and 15 hours to do.

Wanting to keep his options open, he gave McLaren a call to see if the price of a new gearbox might surprise him.

The customer service rep informed him that McLaren didn’t sell the parts needed for a repair.

But a full replacement was offered up for $24,298, plus tax.

Fitting the gearbox would cost between $6,750 and $9,451.

So not cheap.

“The news ain’t good,” Slix concluded.

“If we want to get this done as soon as possible, our two options are either a brand new gearbox or second-hand box.”

The issue with second-hand boxes, Slix explained, is that you can’t be too sure of what you’re getting.

But ultimately, it was the cheaper route to take, as the gearbox ended up costing $5,740.

By the end of the video, things were well on their way.

There was still work left to be done, but it looked a lot more promising.

To see the McLaren for yourself, head over to Chris Slix’s YouTube channel.

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