Paul - H
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So after months of searching, test drives, research mostly on SM, I have bought a new toy.
The search started with a 2002 Spyder, looked nice, service book entries were all hand written, hood wouldn't work, independent dealer was desperate to shift it, dropped £5k within half an hour of looking at it. Found a GS that I was really keen on. But decided to widen the spread to include 3200's, brain said no, heart said yes.
Conclusion, there are a lot of cars out there with iffy service history, or to infrequent services, not that that's exclusive to Maserati's.
So finally bought a 3200 GT based on condition, how it drove, the overall feel of it, didn't go for a pre purchase inspection, (put it down to trust in the dealer and the history), mileage was not such an issue, currently 54K, it's a Manual 2001 car in Grigio Touring with Bordeaux Leather.
Collected it yesterday, weather was not great, slipped the rear wheels a couple of times, (not planned), drove the long way home 225 miles, and just laughed having tucked it away in the garage.
Looking forward to whatever ownership throws up.
The search started with a 2002 Spyder, looked nice, service book entries were all hand written, hood wouldn't work, independent dealer was desperate to shift it, dropped £5k within half an hour of looking at it. Found a GS that I was really keen on. But decided to widen the spread to include 3200's, brain said no, heart said yes.
Conclusion, there are a lot of cars out there with iffy service history, or to infrequent services, not that that's exclusive to Maserati's.
So finally bought a 3200 GT based on condition, how it drove, the overall feel of it, didn't go for a pre purchase inspection, (put it down to trust in the dealer and the history), mileage was not such an issue, currently 54K, it's a Manual 2001 car in Grigio Touring with Bordeaux Leather.
Collected it yesterday, weather was not great, slipped the rear wheels a couple of times, (not planned), drove the long way home 225 miles, and just laughed having tucked it away in the garage.
Looking forward to whatever ownership throws up.
