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    My 2009 GTS MC Shift (black on black) is up for sale!

    I came very close to buying that car, it appeared to be expertly done, but really struggled with insurance, and gave up in the end.
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    My 2009 GTS MC Shift (black on black) is up for sale!

    The link was one example that appeared as a pop up advert on the top of this page,while I was writing, as it's 6 years old won't matter if it's been serviced at an indi as long as it was done by a well reputed one, some may even favour it ! I'll give you another example. In 2013 I bought a 2...
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    My 2009 GTS MC Shift (black on black) is up for sale!

    Unfortunately, as lovely as it is,it 's way over priced for a private sale in the real world. An example from a dealer, same mileage http://www.sportsmaserati.co.uk/classifieds.php?class_act=post_details&id=290 The spread on these at certain mileages is very big from trade to retail. Your best...
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    My GTS Is Home

    I was the previous but one owner of the car and I had the chrome surrounds done by my paint gut in piano black. I didn't like the all black pack option , nor did I like the chrome window surround which seemed to increase it's bulk. This was a happy compromise .
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    In the market for a Granturismo MC-Shift

    That's my old car! Sold it via SOR to Nareman around April last year with around 42K miles, and it went within two weeks to the next owner such was it's condition. There's no horror story with the car before or during my ownership, in fact the reason I bought it originally (private in 2013)...
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    Not starting - check suspensions?

    Still won't start or started but still got warning lights?
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    Not starting - check suspensions?

    You'll need a full charge, 2 hours won't do it.The isolator in under the boot floor, if you do a reset make sure you leave one of the doors opened so the glass is dropped. If you just do a re-charge and re-start, you may find the car starts but the warning message doesn't go out, likewise the...
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    Granturismo aircon hot?

    Had it on mine, eventually it cools down, but it wasn't even as good as the system on my Astravan, Noble or 15 year old Rover 75!
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    Cheap MC Shift ?

    I seriously don't know why anyone is shocked at the price. Pretty much bang on trade-in money I'd suggest at 37-39. If I'd seen it quicker I would have snapped it and done the same as I did with my last one.
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    Granturismo S depreciation and dealer profit margin.

    The trade price to Main Dealer spread on these is massive. (That's not to say their margins end up massive of course because of prep costs etc.) But.. when I bought mine privately in 2013 at £500 over his best trade bid ( 2008/58 Mc-shift perfect spec) it was nigh on 9-10 grand less than the MD...
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    Meridien Modena Lyndhurst - My experience

    Nice to hear of good service. So come one, how many of us thought " battery related" when we read the first paragraph! Can I call myself a technician now?
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    Newbie saying hi and with a few questions

    If you can be patient, I'd put every feeler out that you're looking to buy, and wait for a private car where the owner has been bid in the balls ( preferably a car that still has a bit of OEM or Extended OEM warranty left).The spread on these cars from trade to retail is astronomic. For example...
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    Ghibli test drive 24 hours

    Well gave it back 3 hours early,says it all. Not since the DB7 I drove 20 years ago have I been so disappointed in a car.God knows how it got signed off to go into production,I'm truly shocked.
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    Ghibli test drive 24 hours

    In the guise I'm testing, it doesn't know whether it should be a sports saloon or luxury car,and is stuck doing neither very well.
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    Ghibli test drive 24 hours

    Well first impressions aren't good at all. The ride comfort (non Skyhook on 19" wheels) is simply appalling. On anything other than fresh tarmac billiard table type roads, it fidgets, jiggles and takes ages to settle. I'm shocked how bad it is.The driving position is uncomfortably offset, all...
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    Ghibli test drive 24 hours

    Got the diesel via Colchester for 24 hours from Tuesday afternoon,perfect timing as I'm driving down to Milbrook to drive the Mac 650S on Wednesday morning!
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    GTS overheating

    Jon, mine did this, was the sender. What was actually happening was that when you turned the ignition off, instead of the gauge returning to nil, it sometimes stayed where it was.Consequently, when you restarted the car later ( even a few days later), it was showing as 85/90 degrees, and as it...
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    Granturismo whhel alignment- A warning!

    As above I'd avoid anywhere that hasn't got direct regular experience of these cars. I had mine done on a Hunter machine to apparently factory spec twice ( after a pothole tyre blowout), and the results were appalling. Took it to Colchester Maserati and let them do it how they recommend, rather...
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    Thinking of a change...

    BigR, Keep what you've got and put the 30-35K towards the best Noble you can find...you won't ever be disappointed.
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    GranTurismo GTS road test

    Harry Metcalfe summed it up very well with this review of his own car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4K5cgzjY6o