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It probably speaks to how much confidence McLaren Qualified -the British supercar manufacturer's official pre-owned programme -inspires that when Pang pulled the trigger on his McLaren 12C, one of his dream cars growing up, he didn't even take it for a test drive. In addition to the multitude of checks carried out even before a pre-owned McLaren can, well, qualify to be called a McLaren Qualified car, it also provides up to a 24-month warranty post-purchase, along with the completion of any upcoming routine servicing or maintenance. Asked why he chose to get his 12C through McLaren Qualified instead of through any other dealer, he said, "For peace of mind. There are many horror stories of people buying supercars and spending huge sums of money almost immediately after on repairs." When buying a car through McLaren Qualified, "you have full-service records and, if anything happens, I know I can just send it back to McLaren and it'll be taken care of. "But perhaps the most ringing endorsement McLaren Qualified could get from Pang is if he would consider using the programme again or even purchase a new McLaren in the future. "I absolutely would," he quips.