GeoffCapes
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Today marks my first anniversary of Maserati ownership.
I can still remember the first moments of driving off in my 4200, and giving it a bit of welly whilst going down the slip road onto the M6 and promptly learning that these cars need to be treated with a bit of respect. Especially on cold damp roads with cold tyres!
I fulfilled a lifelong ambition of owning a Maserati, and have loved seeing it every time I went into the garage, and always look back when I've parked up.
Obviously there have been some downsides, along with it's current spell at Giallo, I needed a new radiator, I've had the collapsed cats, and then having the bodge job on them re-done.
My insurance company going bust 8 months into ownership (still waiting for the refund of the outstanding premium).
However, the minus points are far outweighed by the positives. Which I'll list in no particular order:
People complimenting me on how beautiful the car is.
People complimenting me on the sound of the car (not my neighbours though).
People complimenting me on the colour (I don't think they were all Jewish).
How the car makes you feel.
The grin you have when driving her.
Driving to my wedding in her and her being part of the day (the car not Alex).
Driving round the GP Circuit at Brands Hatch.
Having a Maserati at a Maserati meet rather than an Alfa.
Meeting new friends because I own a Maserati.
Getting drunk with you lot at the Christmas bash.
I could go on. But one year in I can safely say buying a Maserati is one of the best things I've ever done.
Here's the first pic I ever took of her.
I can still remember the first moments of driving off in my 4200, and giving it a bit of welly whilst going down the slip road onto the M6 and promptly learning that these cars need to be treated with a bit of respect. Especially on cold damp roads with cold tyres!
I fulfilled a lifelong ambition of owning a Maserati, and have loved seeing it every time I went into the garage, and always look back when I've parked up.
Obviously there have been some downsides, along with it's current spell at Giallo, I needed a new radiator, I've had the collapsed cats, and then having the bodge job on them re-done.
My insurance company going bust 8 months into ownership (still waiting for the refund of the outstanding premium).
However, the minus points are far outweighed by the positives. Which I'll list in no particular order:
People complimenting me on how beautiful the car is.
People complimenting me on the sound of the car (not my neighbours though).
People complimenting me on the colour (I don't think they were all Jewish).
How the car makes you feel.
The grin you have when driving her.
Driving to my wedding in her and her being part of the day (the car not Alex).
Driving round the GP Circuit at Brands Hatch.
Having a Maserati at a Maserati meet rather than an Alfa.
Meeting new friends because I own a Maserati.
Getting drunk with you lot at the Christmas bash.
I could go on. But one year in I can safely say buying a Maserati is one of the best things I've ever done.
Here's the first pic I ever took of her.