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I tell you what has put me right off. I can't believe I've only just noticed the moss green Ghibli has got a wonky eye...
It sits a bit on the “huh” too...look at the rear view pics..!I tell you what has put me right off. I can't believe I've only just noticed the moss green Ghibli has got a wonky eye...
It sits a bit on the “huh” too...look at the rear view pics..!
Oh, and the front lower grill looks to be damaged...?
Well not quite - £16K but it still didn’t sell.....Good spot. And wowsers, just 14k! All the chopping around the past 2 years can’t be confidence inspiring…
£16k, I wasn’t too far off. I wonder if this one will also change status to sold in the next hour, accepting the final offer? Time will tell….
Probably...but why buy a car and flog it twelve months later after just 2K miles anyway...? You gotta take the hit imo. Unless you don’t want to sell. It’s a Maserati- normal rules don’t apply.Still showing as ‘unsold’. Don’t think it met the reserve. If it was mine and I’d paid 19k for it a year ago there’s no way I’d let it go for 16k now. The owner should just keep it and enjoy it for a few years. See how/if the market changes.
Probably...but why buy a car and flog it twelve months later after just 2K miles anyway...? You gotta take the hit imo. Unless you don’t want to sell. It’s a Maserati- normal rules don’t apply.
This guy says he’s bought a holiday home and needs the dough...doh!
Maybe it’s due a cam chain service. That’s a wallop in the guts if you bought the car on a whim.Yes, strange. At the risk of sounding like Hyacinth Bucket I did wonder if there’s something intrinsically wrong with it. Bills for 18k from McGrath, sold in 2019, then again in 2021, minimal miles during that period and up for sale again now. She’s not getting much love.
How often do they need the chain “serviced”..because McGrath rebuilt the engine in 2017 ( amoungst other things at a cost of £18K) and it hasn’t done much since by all accounts...?Maybe it’s due a cam chain service. That’s a wallop in the guts if you bought the car on a whim.
It was mentioned in post No.41I tell you what has put me right off. I can't believe I've only just noticed the moss green Ghibli has got a wonky eye...
This car is also doing the rounds again.
1992 Maserati Bi-Turbo Coupé For Sale by Auction
Imported and first registered in the UK in 2010, t...themarket.bonhams.com
@dickyb we've discussed this one before haven't we – is it 'just' a 222 in 4v/Racing warpaint?
Maserati recommend the timing chains are changed every 48000 miles. This is usually an engine out job and is quite expensive. In the old days a main dealer would charge around £4000 for the job and the book time was around 30 hours. These days a specialist would charge around £2000-2500, but often you will find all kinds of other jobs that will need doing whilst the engine is out and the bill can be higher. It is possible to change the timing chains with the engine in situ so as long as there isn’t anything else that needs doing, the cost can be reasonable. With diligent oil changes and the use of top quality oil you can make the timing chains last much longer, the general view is that they only need changing if they become noisy and I know of a few cars that have reached 80000 miles plus before the chains have needed changing.How often do they need the chain “serviced”..because McGrath rebuilt the engine in 2017 ( amoungst other things at a cost of £18K) and it hasn’t done much since by all accounts...?
Talking of Collecting Cars, this is coming up soon.
If anyone is interested there is a very interesting restoration thread of a 4.24v by a guy in France,
http://www.maseratitude.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=167
The end result looked awesome!
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Did you know that Maserati experimented with 6 valves per cylinder on the Biturbo engine? This was on the 2 litre version and was achieved with some very clever valve control, it was known as the 6.36 (6 cylinder, 36 valves).When you consider where the modern engine format has arrived, these small displacement biturbos were ahead of their time. And punching above their weight...!
Not my cup of char in white, but looks nice enough if optimistically priced:
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