Yet another red GS...common as muck now

[safrane]

This the third red GS in the last two months...and I thought they were rare...obviosly not.

Sadly no HID or I would be tempted.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...coupe-v8-gransport---------------2004/2060530

 

[conaero]

It does say in the advert that it has xenons.

 

[mjheathcote]

It has xenons, you can see the washers.
Looks a very nice GS, red suits it very well.

 

[dem maser]

Its worth viewing Peter....

 

[MAF260]

Lovely looking car. Definitely has xenons, rear parking sensors and full leather. Also looks like the sat nav aerial on the roof, so appears to be a well-specced car.
Go on, Peter - view it!

 

[safrane]

Yes you are right it does (small phone screen and that they misspell xenon, more pronounced cover to the right)

Will need to get some advice re price as its high for the year.

 

[mjheathcote]

10 years old or 7 years old, does it really matter now?
It has cheaper car taxation in its favour!

 

[Phil H]

Come on Peter, we all know that's your house in your avatar.

The GS is Rosso Mondiale with Avorio; how can you possibly refuse?

PH

 

[safrane]

Its priced as high as others that are two/three years newer...thats the rub...and very close to GT money which I prefer after having two coupes already...and in the back if my mind is that a 04 4200 would be half the price.

 

[safrane]

My house?...well only in the summer.

 

[alfatwo]

For me to buy one of those things for a start you'd have to get rid of that 80's Richard Grant style body kit!

The classic lines of the 3200/4200 are so much more refined

Dave

 

[Andyk]

Love the colour combo but is it me ... doesn't it seem a little over priced for a 2004 car....?.....Rare colour though I suppose and 31k on the clock.....Can not help but think that the Grey 2008 one at Nuvola would be a better buy...OK it has 48k on the clock but does look stunning...Is newer and will have great history coming from Nuvola and it has a Tubi on it....2k cheaper and thats before you start talking money to them...

http://www.nuvolalondon.com/for-sale.php


Is it me or does it look like it may have spacers on..?

 

[mjheathcote]

and in the back if my mind is that a 04 4200 would be half the price.

So true

For me to buy one of those things for a start you'd have to get rid of that 80's Richard Grant style body kit!

Dave

LOL!

 

[Phil H]

Love the colour combo but is it me ... doesn't it seem a little over priced for a 2004 car....?.....Rare colour though I suppose and 31k on the clock.....Can not help but think that the Grey 2008 one at Nuvola would be a better buy...OK it has 48k on the clock but does look stunning...Is newer and will have great history coming from Nuvola and it has a Tubi on it....2k cheaper and thats before you start talking money to them...

http://www.nuvolalondon.com/for-sale.php


Is it me or does it look like it may have spacers on..?

Presumably selling before it hits 50k, but what a lovely car.

PH

 

[outrun]

Red is a marmite colour too. It could be just about the only way to lose a handful of cash on a GS these days. Caution.

I like it but fashions change and it wasn't long ago that you couldn't give a red one away.

The Nuvola car looks sweet however the one that was purchased on here just before the red spyder looks great too. The Grigio Nuvolari car. I wonder if that might be available given that the spyder threw him a curveball and appeared seconds after the coupe purchase. Sorry, I can't remember his login name!

 

[Andyk]

Presumably selling before it hits 50k, but what a lovely car.

PH

Probably right Phil.......I do like the black one with black leather and yellow piping for the same mone and the same miles on her thats on Autotrader as well....Thats a 2007 car £27995.....

 

[Team GCR]

Red is a marmite colour too. It could be just about the only way to lose a handful of cash on a GS these days. Caution.

I like it but fashions change and it wasn't long ago that you couldn't give a red one away.

The Nuvola car looks sweet however the one that was purchased on here just before the red spyder looks great too. The Grigio Nuvolari car. I wonder if that might be available given that the spyder threw him a curveball and appeared seconds after the coupe purchase. Sorry, I can't remember his login name!

Hi outrun,

That will be me then.

I am in two minds and in any case will wait until I collect the Spyder before actively advertising the car although if anyone is interested I am happy to have a conversation about it.

I have been tempted to keep both but I can't really justify it, especially as I am in the market for a 550 Maranello and that and the GS Coupé and Spyder would probably be too much.

 

[hodroyd]

It was not that long ago that an 05 GS with only 5K miles on the clock sold for £32K, I think this red GS is priced a little on the high side for the year and mileage, but the GS is currently commanding high figures and selling..!!
The Richard Grant bodykit does actually do a great job at keeping the car very stable at high speed, so it get's my vote..!!

 

[outrun]

Hi outrun,

That will be me then.

I am in two minds and in any case will wait until I collect the Spyder before actively advertising the car although if anyone is interested I am happy to have a conversation about it.

I have been tempted to keep both but I can't really justify it, especially as I am in the market for a 550 Maranello and that and the GS Coupé and Spyder would probably be too much.

Hey Team GCR, apologies for not remembering your forum name! I'd keep both, if I was you and set about upgrading the coupe with a nice exhaust, brakes, Formula Dynamics bits etc while keeping the Spyder original!
I nearly bought a 550M with Fiorano pack a few years ago but stuck with the 993 turbo that I had at the time. It's a lovely machine for sure. The Nuvolari grey car is a fantastic and rare colour too.

 

[Ewan]

Could they have made a mistake about the year of the this red car? I thought all the early GS cars had the techno-cloth inserts, and that full leather only became an option a year or so later. I could easily be wrong about this, but that is my recollection from when I thought of changing my spyder for a GS back at that time.

Either way, it's lovely. And I can't imagine they'd turn down an offer of, say, £28k. I'm tempted myself, but can't do anything at the moment while there's a Shamal shaped hole in my garage.