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Anyone buying a 3200 should be aware of the potential for these electro/mechanical surprises that could turn you upside down in a field, or worse! As you say it’s not a ‘trivial’ engine. I fitted one of your contactless pots which was an excellent solution.

Shouldn’t? Couldn’t? The initial symptoms as I recall were revs not dropping down as per normal when I lifted off the pedal, which was met by CEL or CEL + Limp Mode. The max over revs occurred after a cold start, almost immediately after I touched the pedal to pull out. It’s possible the old...

Even if you've done all the mechanical maintenance (and many haven't) these cars have electronics - sensors, control units, modules and wiring - that are decaying from use and age. They're going to throw lights. Faults can be difficult to trace. And parts can be expensive and difficult to find...

I think you’re right for the Gransport, there’s probably a bigger market for that than for the 3200. It’s a more developed car with flappy paddle appeal, with a design aesthetic that pulls in other buyers. Very few dealers were interested in taking my 3200; I was told they’re nearly impossible...

Yes, although the risk in such a decision is that you’ll experience a shift in market size / sentiment; as we’ve seen in falling prices and slow sales over the last few years. The timing of that could hit you in the pocket when you want to sell (speaking from experience) …

Yes, at least it's OBD2 and not the earlier FIAT 3 pin system which means bearing the costs of finding and hooking up to an SD2 when you get a light. I'd want to check the condition of the subframes, particularly the front one and the chassis rails above this (mine needed welding when the front...

I had an S Type V8 Sport before I bought my 3200. That was quite a good car. Fantastic chassis and plenty of grunt, but it did make me feel like I was 80!

In which case - for half that amount of road tax -you can have a pre 2006 4200 or even an 3200 and have it on the road all year round … I know what I’d rather do.

Looks temptingly cheap … but we all know it won’t be! The road tax alone is now what … £730?

We’ll have to wait and see what Stellantis decide to do under their new CEO, but I thought I read something recently about them making a very heavy investment - several Bn$ - reopening a plant in Illinois; exactly the kind of success for the US economy that Trump was talking up last night. Maybe...

After listening to Trump’s announcement this evening I’m wondering if 25% tarrifs will be enough, on top of everything else, to kill the brand off for a while(?). If that happens then we’ll pray for a resurrection but, if that were to happen in the form of Maseratis being built in the USA, would...

Just over 10k miles over 3 years … Bought it for £12k and spent £6k on it. £5k back after auction costs; so what’s that then £1.30 a mile(?) … The next 10k miles on it ought to be a lot cheaper for the new owner, subject to the cost of whatever is going to need doing on a 25 year old car … and...

They’re increasingly hard to find like that. Most dealers won’t touch them. They’re generally regarded as trouble and sit on the shelf for far too long. Even that beautiful red AC that @dickygrace had a while ago took an age to sell. Be interesting to see how quickly that high mileage manual at...

It works out at about £1 per mile in maintenance and depreciation, in my experience …

Sold at £5300. Looks like I did quite well at Historics with a bid of £6000 + commission. So, that’s what they’re worth now, here in the UK! The market tested twice on the same car in the space of a month … Go and have lie down if you recently paid much more for one!

Coupe Prices … how low can they go?! I don’t think Autofficina have much interest in these as they didn’t want to retail it. I expect they’ll just be looking to get their px offer back which will probably be quite low … £4k?

It doesn’t look like any of the connectors for the HVAC unit but it does look like a Becker audio unit connector, as far as I can recall. I had 3 connectors that plugged into the LH side of the Becker and that looks like one of them. I don’t remember seeing any unused connectors when I pulled...

All the history that was with that car it's an absolute bargain in my book. Things can only get better they say. Well, I’m not so sure … the buyer at Historics traded it in at Autofficina almost immediately and they are now auctioning it off on Car&Classic. Bidding ends on April Fools Day! I...

Following Trump’s latest tariff announcement - which is apparently ‘permanent’ - the market values of European cars already imported to the US should be shooting up(?) … something which will no doubt inform the Grand Theft Auto business(?)!

My 3200 mostly got ignored here in the UK; people don't seem to know what a 3200 is! However, we did attract quite a lot of interest on trips into continental Europe where there seems to be a much greater appreciation for these cars, which is reflected in much higher asking prices. Here, there's...