Marshall Maserati Peterborough

[safrane]

I see on Auto Trader that they have 2 x3200s for sale.

Nice to see a MD stocking the older models.

 

[Lozzer]

Very good, although I wouldn't be surprised to see those 2 cars were one in the same. Still the era of the 3200 being recognised hasn't arrived yet, but they seem to be on the up, especially low miler's

 

[Andyk]

That is rare....Most dealers would run a mile. Good to see.

 

[Mancserati]

It’s the same car listed twice, I just traded it in.

They said normally they wouldn’t consider a car of that vintage but since it is such a good example and low mileage with full history from new they decided to offer it directly.

Any info required let me know.

 

[Mancserati]

I notice photos have now been uploaded.

They haven’t mentioned the Larini system in the ad!

 

[BuckRog64]

I think that's a pretty fair asking price for a late model manual car with those miles and certainly makes non franchised dealers stock look expensive.

 

[Nayf]

Looks gorgeous in the flesh

 

[BuckRog64]

This late manual 3200 at Marshall Maserati has been further reduced to under £16k and with only 37,000 miles is looking very tempting even though I don't like blue interiors.

Do you think Marshall will throw in a 2 year warranty? I know they wont! If it could manage 2 years on the road before end float one would only have lost the equivalent of 2 years depreciation on a 5 year old GTS!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...arly New&onesearchad=New&make=MASERATI&page=1

 

[Contigo]

Silly value! Someone buy it.

Modern Classics reviewed it IIRC.

 

[Andyk]

Such a greAt car for the money...But such a limited market these days.

 

[Nayf]

Silly value! Someone buy it.

Modern Classics reviewed it IIRC.

Nah, I did the auto at Giallo a few issues back.
I live in Peterborough so I occasionally do a wander of the Marshalls lot, mainly because I’m quite, quite sad.

I did have a wander around this one and it did seem to be in fantastic nick inside and out. The blue on blue interior is quite something.

 

[BuckRog64]

Nah, I did the auto at Giallo a few issues back.
I live in Peterborough so I occasionally do a wander of the Marshalls lot, mainly because I’m quite, quite sad.

I did have a wander around this one and it did seem to be in fantastic nick inside and out. The blue on blue interior is quite something.

Ok, that has prompted me to ping them a request to call me in the morning.

The MOT history suggests the car was off the road from 2014 to 2017. Noting the mileage with a bit of luck that was the dreaded end float prompting an engine rebuild! Bit of a no brainer if that's been addressed.

 

[Contigo]

Nah, I did the auto at Giallo a few issues back.
I live in Peterborough so I occasionally do a wander of the Marshalls lot, mainly because I’m quite, quite sad.

I did have a wander around this one and it did seem to be in fantastic nick inside and out. The blue on blue interior is quite something.

That's it, knew it was something like that! Of course Matthew had one in at Giallo (same colour wasn't it too).

Nayf I ended up with the Mx5 from Wayne at SCC.

 

[Lozzer]

Ok, that has prompted me to ping them a request to call me in the morning.

The MOT history suggests the car was off the road from 2014 to 2017. Noting the mileage with a bit of luck that was the dreaded end float prompting an engine rebuild! Bit of a no brainer if that's been addressed.

If that is the case, what is there to say the float won't go again? All a bit of paranoia

 

[BuckRog64]

If that is the case, what is there to say the float won't go again? All a bit of paranoia

My understanding, at least from speaking to Matthew at Giallo, is that a rebuild would/should include modified/upgraded part (thrust bearing or whatever it is).

 

[Lozzer]

My understanding, at least from speaking to Matthew at Giallo, is that a rebuild would/should include modified/upgraded part (thrust bearing or whatever it is).

That would be good then, although the reasons for failure seem to have been lost in the midst of time, i wasn't aware of an upgraded part, I'm probably wrong but I did read of an attempt to use phosphor bronze that didn't work out too well. Thing is, what changed between the QP and Shamal that makes this 3200 specific or do those models suffer aswell? Thread drift I know.
Ta
Loz

 

[Nayf]

That would be good then, although the reasons for failure seem to have been lost in the midst of time, i wasn't aware of an upgraded part, I'm probably wrong but I did read of an attempt to use phosphor bronze that didn't work out too well. Thing is, what changed between the QP and Shamal that makes this 3200 specific or do those models suffer aswell? Thread drift I know.
Ta
Loz

I believe the Shamal can have this problem too, from a half remembered conversation (I wrote a lot more for the Shamal piece than was actually published).

That's it, knew it was something like that! Of course Matthew had one in at Giallo (same colour wasn't it too).

Nayf I ended up with the Mx5 from Wayne at SCC.

Ah good, he’s a good chap is Wayne. The white one?

 

[Contigo]

I believe the Shamal can have this problem too, from a half remembered conversation (I wrote a lot more for the Shamal piece than was actually published).

Ah good, he’s a good chap is Wayne. The white one?

No the crystal blue Mk2.5 with 9k miles. It didn't make their site just FB.

 

[BuckRog64]

How frustrating. There appears to be service history pretty much annually until the car was taken off the road in 2013/14. In 2017 there is an invoice for engine removal and top end rebuild. So a good buy I would have thought. However, Marshall have told me that because of the cars age they cannot put a warranty on it so cannot sell it to me. I offered to buy it as a trade sale but they advise they can't because I still have statutory rights if the car had issues. Looks like it will be going to auction.

One for Richard or Dan perhaps.

 

[bigbob]

How frustrating. There appears to be service history pretty much annually until the car was taken off the road in 2013/14. In 2017 there is an invoice for engine removal and top end rebuild. So a good buy I would have thought. However, Marshall have told me that because of the cars age they cannot put a warranty on it so cannot sell it to me. I offered to buy it as a trade sale but they advise they can't because I still have statutory rights if the car had issues. Looks like it will be going to auction.

One for Richard or Dan perhaps.

Is that not strange that it took them that long to realise they could sell it warranted? Personally I like the look of it and, anyway, you now have to buy these on condition/miles etc rather than colour.