McLaren didn’t sell their limited edition cars to this man because of no purchase history so he found a way around it
- This YouTuber was denied access to buy any McLaren supercar
- With the ‘worst McLaren’ ever and a Temu order, he built his own
- Now, this custom McLaren 688 HS is looking the part
Published on Feb 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM (UTC+4)
by Jack Marsh
Last updated on Feb 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
McLaren has a number of limited edition supercars in it’s esteemed portfolio, but this man was refused purchase for a lack of history with the brand.
And the fact that they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over his budget.
But that wasn’t going to stop YouTube mechanic Chris Slix from making his own supercar.
Instead, he found a loophole to go around the dealerships and land himself a limited edition McLaren 688 HS – kind of.
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YouTuber orders a McLaren from Temu after being refused purchase
With McLaren supercars becoming increasingly impressive, the popular brand has become rather exclusive.
So much so that the dealership has refused to allow one YouTuber to order one of their limited edition supercars, given that he had no prior purchase history with them – and he couldn’t afford one from new.
That left Chris Slix wanting to build his own.
Thankfully, he already had the blueprints.
Having previously bought ‘the worst McLaren that money can buy’ for just $23,800 (a four-times crashed 650S Spider), he was determined to build a limited edition supercar using the chassis and a Temu upgrade.
So, the Youtuber had a 650S Spyder frame and found a custom ‘Dry Carbon Conversion Kit’ for the McLaren 688 HS – a rare track-ready shift from the 675LT worth over $650,000.
The bodykit cost £31,000 ($38,000), with a refundable 20 percent VAT rate, taking the total spend with the crashed Spyder frame up to around $60,000. That’s a 90 percent saving if the project works.
Can he build a limited edition supercar from Temu?
After ordering the $30k conversion kit from Temu, Chris had the nervous wait of seeing whether the parts would truly be up to McLaren standard, or whether they would be obviously B-Tec.
However, the kit arrived and appeared to fit together quite well.
The project is still ongoing, as the engine of the crashed Spyder still leaves a lot to be desired, but given that the build has cost just one-tenth of a real 688 HS limited edition supercar, the savings look incredible.
Other McLaren supercar builds have been equally as fruitful, such as this Senna bought for 75 percent off after being in a crash.
While the rebuild was typically gargantuan, there’s lots of promise.
