Trudged to the supermarket the other day and saw a DB9 parked up. It looked beautiful with the length that a good coupe needs - and the GranTurismo has - to look perfect. I knew enough to recognise it was not a mk II or whatever the post Virage DB9s are called but was taken aback after a quick check to find out it was a 2004 with 98k miles at its last MOT.
This made me reassess what my GranTurismo can do and how long it can last. I've managed 55k miles in nine years which is nothing really. I've thought about selling it but whenever I drive it it feels, just, really special - noise, looks, power delivery, smell. I've had a lot of the remedial suspension work done and it will need new brakes sometime in 2021/22 but I guess it must be a keeper. I've got some other cars including two bang up to date daily drivers but modern cars are becoming a tad tedious so for me Maserati will become a historic brand that I will cherish. Best of luck to them with the modern stuff but the GranTurismo is old school and feels better for it.
This made me reassess what my GranTurismo can do and how long it can last. I've managed 55k miles in nine years which is nothing really. I've thought about selling it but whenever I drive it it feels, just, really special - noise, looks, power delivery, smell. I've had a lot of the remedial suspension work done and it will need new brakes sometime in 2021/22 but I guess it must be a keeper. I've got some other cars including two bang up to date daily drivers but modern cars are becoming a tad tedious so for me Maserati will become a historic brand that I will cherish. Best of luck to them with the modern stuff but the GranTurismo is old school and feels better for it.
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