2004 QP - 80k up

[GeoffCapes]

Great, makes sense. Driven a CC or DS before?

Not yet. But hopefully that will happen soon.

 

[bigbob]

Driven any car with an automated clutch? They are an acquired taste, obviously anyone who owns one is ok with it but Maserati lost loads of QP sales before it swallowed it's pride and re-engineered the car to take the ZF 6 speed auto.

 

[GeoffCapes]

Driven any car with an automated clutch? They are an acquired taste, obviously anyone who owns one is ok with it but Maserati lost loads of QP sales before it swallowed it's pride and re-engineered the car to take the ZF 6 speed auto.

Yeah, a few, a Ghibli, Jag, Merc are the recent ones off the top of my head.

 

[bigbob]

Sorry I meant a two pedal manual gearbox car not a two pedal auto.

 

[GeoffCapes]

Sorry I meant a two pedal manual gearbox car not a two pedal auto.

All three could be driven as a manual using the paddles.

 

[Andyk]

I know the miles are higher on this one but the more I look at the video it would seem its a very well looked after car....No mention of clutch and should be on or coming up to its third maybe......Would imagine they are looking for 12500.....Anyone recognise the exhaust...

 

[zagatoes30]

Driving an Auto with paddle shift is totally different to driving a manual with paddle shift (e.g. CC) the action is totally different but in my mind quite intuitive.

 

[bigbob]

All three could be driven as a manual using the paddles.

We are still at crossed purposes - the CC/DS/MC cars are automated manual gearbox cars, very very different to an auto irrespective of whether the latter has paddles. Drive and decide.

 

[Parisien]

If you do 20k a year this is the car to buy as no matter how many miles you rack up it won't depreciate much more.

True but running costs will likely begin to catch up, ie things fail and need renewed at 80-100K, so keep £2-3K handy in warchest


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[Parisien]

One went for 16.5k on these forums only a few months back, the cheap ones do come up.

Only recently we saw a 13k QP too.

They are cheap for a reason, plus can only be classed as truly cheap if an inspection says so!

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PS Be sure to check both sub frames!

 

[dem maser]

only cheap if inspection comes out alright.......

 

[GeoffCapes]

We are still at crossed purposes - the CC/DS/MC cars are automated manual gearbox cars, very very different to an auto irrespective of whether the latter has paddles. Drive and decide.

Will certainly do so!