Coupe prices - what's happening?

HTAFC4200

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lozcb said:
It is possible to get around the Ulez thing by writing and communicating with Maserati Spa for them to send you the correct engine spec , then upload it to TFL I have heard a couple of people have been successful
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I was under the impression the Gransport was OK, but not the 4200?
 
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philw696 said:
Just shows me what exceptional value they are in the UK even top end retailers prices are low compared to over here.
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They are incredible value here, I don't quite understand why. Maserati is a prestigious brand, they're beautiful cars, offer a fantastic driving experience and if looked after are reliable.

Apart from the F1 pump (that I sorted) mine hasn't skipped a beat. Starts first time every time.
 
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HTAFC4200 said:
I was under the impression the Gransport was OK, but not the 4200?
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My present Gransport is an 05 car , exactly the same engine as my previous 55 plate Gransport which is Ulez compliant , its just the registration cut off point was bang in the middle when they set the criteria for Ulez ............make sense of that if you can

But by contacting Maserati Spa they will supply you with the original criteria of the engine spec which in turn you send to TFL who will amend it on their data base ( apparently )
 
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lozcb said:
My present Gransport is an 05 car , exactly the same engine as my previous 55 plate Gransport which is Ulez compliant , its just the registration cut off point was bang in the middle when they set the criteria for Ulez ............make sense of that if you can

But by contacting Maserati Spa they will supply you with the original criteria of the engine spec which in turn you send to TFL who will amend it on their data base ( apparently )
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Jayemm on YouTube went through this with his former Gransport, certainly he did it with Edinburgh Council at least.

I definitely got the impression that my 03 wouldn't be compliant, something to do with not having secondary cats or something similar.

If mine doesn't sell, I'll look into it further.

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My late 2006 4200 is ULEZ compliant.
Plenty of Gransports were produced with earlier EU3 exhaust systems…Its a a bit of a fiasco. My road tax is nearly£750 p.a on the flip side…!
 
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My 2005 GS is Euro 3 with the older style exhaust (No cats in the headers, both pairs of the cats in the sections after)
at least cheaper road tax :cool:
 
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HTAFC4200 said:
Yes just under.

It's costing me a considerable sum to get out of my EV contract.

I'm sat freezing my manly bits off as it doesn't have heated seats or steering wheel and to put the heating on, kills the range. £67k car and I'm sat with ice cubes for feet .... grrrr

It's too compromised for what I'm paying for it and quite frankly, I resent paying the money.

Regulars will know I've put my heart and soul into this 4200 and I do love it, but ULEZ etc means a trip to work would cost me circa £105 if I used it to commute in.

Head has to rule heart sometimes.

Mechanically she's all but perfect.
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i might be wrong but can you not register your car as a mini cab for a fraction of the cost of driving in ULEZ or does it have to be a 4 door for that?
 
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highlander said:
i might be wrong but can you not register your car as a mini cab for a fraction of the cost of driving in ULEZ or does it have to be a 4 door for that?
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No idea lol
Fortunately I bought my daughter a 2019 civic which I'm commuting in, cheap motoring.
 
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HTAFC4200 said:
Slightly different figures but the new C43 amg... they are having to heavily discount new cars as people don't want the 4 cylinder hybrid.

My new daily could well be the V8 bi turbo, went to see one today.
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Try the S63 coupe from 2015 on about £45k best car i driven in the real world.
 
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3hcp said:
Try the S63 coupe from 2015 on about £45k best car i driven in the real world.
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Cracking car no doubt, total executive express.

I miss my 05 CLK320, the pillarless design just fantastic.

Went to see a C63 today, very low miles and a decent price. Running costs make sense, but I need my Italian baby to make way before I can make a move.

I've been wanting a Porsche forever.I can get a Cayenne or panamera through work with salary sacrifice, but at significant cost.

A used Macan would be ideal, but awful fuel consumption no matter which engine.

I'm delighted to potentially have choices, just want to sort something given my daily disappears on Tuesday.
 
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HTAFC4200 said:
Cracking car no doubt, total executive express.

I miss my 05 CLK320, the pillarless design just fantastic.

Went to see a C63 today, very low miles and a decent price. Running costs make sense, but I need my Italian baby to make way before I can make a move.

I've been wanting a Porsche forever.I can get a Cayenne or panamera through work with salary sacrifice, but at significant cost.

A used Macan would be ideal, but awful fuel consumption no matter which engine.

I'm delighted to potentially have choices, just want to sort something given my daily disappears on Tuesday.
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Apparently the 3.0 diesel is the one to go for in the Macan range but obviously 2nd hand
 
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