Planning? Planning??
There was negligible planning involved...
Top man.
Drew,
That is harsh and untrue. There was absolutely no planning!
Just stopped for fuel for me and the car. I love the 100 RON fuel out here. The car runs quite well on it too!
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Drew,
That is harsh and untrue. There was absolutely no planning!
Just stopped for fuel for me and the car. I love the 100 RON fuel out here. The car runs quite well on it too!
drewf
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Well... Bad news chaps.
It seems the Maserati factory PR company either reads or is given the information from this forum.
They have complained to the city councils in both Modena and Carpi, 'requesting' that they withdraw permission for us to mount a 'non-approved' display in the Piazzas. Obviously the mayors have complied with this, as a few Brits/French/Germans with Maseratis older than 3 months aren't as welcome as the people who have paid the factory for the official tour. Two emails arrived within 15 minutes of each other...
In essence, this means we can't park in the Piazza in Modena, or in Carpi. Or rather, if we do there will be an almighty fine. It's not a huge problem, just a slight change to what we had planned next weekend, but I can't say I'm happy about it.
Maserati and the town of Modena in particular need to have a good long think... It's astonishingly short sighted and leaves a very nasty taste in the mouth.
It seems the Maserati factory PR company either reads or is given the information from this forum.
They have complained to the city councils in both Modena and Carpi, 'requesting' that they withdraw permission for us to mount a 'non-approved' display in the Piazzas. Obviously the mayors have complied with this, as a few Brits/French/Germans with Maseratis older than 3 months aren't as welcome as the people who have paid the factory for the official tour. Two emails arrived within 15 minutes of each other...
In essence, this means we can't park in the Piazza in Modena, or in Carpi. Or rather, if we do there will be an almighty fine. It's not a huge problem, just a slight change to what we had planned next weekend, but I can't say I'm happy about it.
Maserati and the town of Modena in particular need to have a good long think... It's astonishingly short sighted and leaves a very nasty taste in the mouth.
Chrisbassett
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That stinks. Pathetic is all I can say.
Time to kick up a stink - people with such a small confidence in themselves that they feel threatened by their own customers and fans (their own word) would surely react to a local newspaper making a fuss...
Time to kick up a stink - people with such a small confidence in themselves that they feel threatened by their own customers and fans (their own word) would surely react to a local newspaper making a fuss...
Parisien
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We can start a hardship fund for you Drewf, become a cause celeb, chain yourself to the Maseratis front tow hook!!
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drewf
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We WERE meeting outside the official event times - not even on the same days...
The problem is that the Piazzas are not roads, they are in restricted traffic zones, and special permission is required to even drive to them. Obviously we could just drive there, but the fines are eye-watering
The problem is that the Piazzas are not roads, they are in restricted traffic zones, and special permission is required to even drive to them. Obviously we could just drive there, but the fines are eye-watering
Parisien
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PM us Newton, or let the Italian naval authorities find a body wearing a Sportsmaserati T-shirt floating in the water off Livorno with a man bag containing your "secret" plans......
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PS Your secret could be safe with us.......