Recent content by Jonathan4200

I've never found an insurance company that likes parting with its money!

I went through all the usual channels and got fully comp from 1st Central for just over £300 on my 4200. Premium is low but you get stung in high admin charges if you want to make policy changes, so best not to move house too often!

Hunting for new wheels I came across Greg Smith, an Englishman in Ireland. He runs Premier Performance Car Parts, selling mainly in eBay I think, and he was a pleasure to deal with both by email and over the phone. He got the wheels to me fast, having sent warts and all photos beforehand. I'm...

Thanks - fingers crossed for the middle of next week. It's saving me a fortune in petrol!

Many thanks to all for the welcome, the commiserations and the suggestions. The good news is that I've found a full set of wheels and they're on their way now from Greg Smith in Ireland, so with a bit of luck I'll be back on the road by Wednesday. More good news is that the bodywork seems to...

Thanks for the suggestion - I think I'm closing in on some wheels now which would be a good end to the week!

They're 7 spoke grey - and I've emailed David. Thanks for the suggestion though. Also onto Eurospares, and looking at a full set in Ireland on eBay!

Hello all I finally realised my ambition to own a Maserati (had to get the divorce out of the way first!) by getting hold of a beautiful, low mileage 4200. What complete and utter fun - trips up and down from Sussex to Devon just to get the feel and it's all good. But then the other night...