Recent content by b14desman

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    If only I'd won the Euromillions.....

    Oh yes.....and I remember back in '77 thinking that one day I will have that Beetle Cabriolet. How times have changed :)
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    If only I'd won the Euromillions.....

    On sale Nov 25th in Milan... http://rmsothebys.com/lots/?category=Cars&sort=make&collection=Maserati
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    Unfortunately not, so I'm having to park it on the drive. Not ideal but it begats covetous looks from the neighbours and it probably adds £10K to the value of the house :)
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    Query re trickle charging using the Lidl charger.

    Going to get myself a chair, flask of tea and some sandwiches so I can watch it all day tomorrow :wink:
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    Query re trickle charging using the Lidl charger.

    Is that how the charger operates, switching between the two modes? I'm just checking on it every so often so I suppose it could go to trickle at some point.
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    Query re trickle charging using the Lidl charger.

    Thanks for your reply...the battery is about 12 months old (I guess as the car is Jan 16). It has a tracker but I've not activated it.....that's not to say it doesn't run in the background.
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    Query re trickle charging using the Lidl charger.

    Hi, I've got myself a Lidl battery charger to keep the Gran Turismo topped up when I'm away. I've set it up and had it charging the battery for the last three days. The user manual says the charger will highlight battery full once fully charged and automatically switch to trickle mode. I've been...
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    Maranello, Egham.....great service from Roberto. I'm well pleased with the car. Had a nice Sunday touring the Peak District. Stopped at Baslow and had a little gathering of people wanting to view the car........what a fantastic reaction, and long may it last :)
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    Service schedule clarification.

    Ah, that's how it was described to me at the dealership but reading the Handbook it states ICE is the low grip mode button ?
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    Service schedule clarification.

    Hi, I'm somewhat confused by the the service schedule in the official handbook. The dealer has told me that service intervals are every 2yrs or 12000 miles. Is this the case from new or does it need a 'minor' service at 12 months? I ask because my car is 10 months old and it would need to be...
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    What a car!! I'm having a real blast with it.....it's more like two cars rolled into one. There's the auto version that cruises along nice and smooth ( I can picture us touring the continent in this). Then there's the monster mode that growls and snarls along like a proper supercar should. I'm...
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    God, it looks so good.........Maserati must have the best looking line up of cars in the motoring world by far.
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    Lol, true, very true....that's why we're hoping to move to the south coast permanently in a couple of years :)
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    LOL, brilliant. I'll get some pics posted when it stops raining up here.
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    and I quote the great Alexeii Sayle....'allo John got a new motor'

    Hi, finally collected my Gran Turismo earlier today. Drove it back home....about a 200 mile trip mostly motorway. Fantastic motor, I can't stop smiling. Only one complaint......will I keep getting a stiff neck from driving with the windows down so I can listen to that glorious sound or does it...