Recent content by Cossington

Good to see my old car, again. I enjoyed owning it for 2 years. It looks like it has been exercised plenty over the past few years - good on yer. I currently have a DB9 and keep comparing the two cars - I hanker after the internal space and the torque the 4200 had (and no doubt still does) - it...

Matt, I wish Emily a speedy recovery. My thoughts are with you and Lexi, too. David

I don't know this car, but a few initial thoughts before others arrive... It has heated seats and CD multi changer, I'm not sure I'd call it 'high spec'. Service history looks good - no mention of a clutch replacement - I wonder how much wear there is on it? The mileage woudl;n;t put me...

Black 4200 on an 07 plate - heading into Rothley, Leicestershire this morning, circa 11am. The second black facelift 4200 I've seen in 4 days, within 10 miles of home - getting rather common?! Put a smile on my face. David

Black Facelift 4200 - reg FT05 ..., Leicester Forest East heading West on the A47 around 4.50 this evening. I thought it was a reflection! What a handsome car - they look better from a lower angle (ie seated in another car, than standing up). David

Some firms advertise their fixed price servicing. Forum sponsor, Shiltech do, for example - this gives an additional comparison. http://www.shiltechperformancecars.com/maserati-servicing.html Has anyone here taken up a price-matching offer from a main dealer? How did you get on? I'm...

My avatar gives another, less clear, view. Are you replacing or adding some new ones on? All the best, David

I haven't tried the cheaper discs, so can't comment on those. I agree it is a huge price difference. Given how slow my Sat Nav is I couldn't justify spending the £100+ on a Navtech disc. ('Cheaper to get a better perfoming Tom tom', I argued to myself). Every now and then a second hand...

Matt did a paint correction on my black 4200 a few weeks ago - I can thoroughly recommend his work. In fact, Matt went beyond the agreed spec to do some good work neatening up the inside, too - above and beyond the call of duty! David

Thanks for the replies, chaps. It is a topic seem to come across quite a bit elsewhere, but I hadn't spotted it in relation to Maseratis. Miles - that 53 page thread will keep me busy for a while, thankyou! Loz, I knew economy was a dangerous topic to even mention! David

Has anyone had their ECU re-programmed to optimise either performance or (dare I say it..) fuel consumption, or both? I notice on some other car forums performance and economy seem to be enhanced. Is this feasible with 4200's? Has anyone tried it? What results have you obtained and would you...

From my viewpoint - if that was available for £20k I'd be very seriously interested. There are so few Meraks around (for sale), the prices do tend to fall across a very broad range. By comparison, a competitor from Ferrari - a 308, has a number available at any one time, so prices (on the up...

Distracted at work, I found this stunning Blue Merak for sale - low miles and sounds very well looked after. The colour looks great. I've measured up and it would fit in my garage.... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C311523 I thought it might be of interest. Now I'd better get back to...

Bal, Sounds a good trip. A long run will help her to bed in and allow you to be 'at one' with her. Looking forward to the picutres. Enjoy the ride! David

Price drop to £16,950. Tricky things to price, given the low number of sales, as per recent posts. David