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With some reluctance I've decided to sell my 2001 (Y reg) Maserati 3200GT. I have owned it for a year and a half and in that time it has never let me down. I would love to keep it but I just don't get the time to drive it as much as it deserves (I've only 3000 miles in the 18 months I've owned...

One of the jobs I plan on doing whilst waiting for the better weather to return is to improve the smoothness of the gear change between 1st and 2nd on my manual transmission. From what I've read the gear linkage needs to adjusted regularly - every 6 months if the car is a daily driver. If...

With my MOT due in a couple of weeks I thought I'd better take a look at my less than effective handbrake. When I removed the first rear brake disc I found that that the friction material on one of the handbrake shoes was completely detached from the metal backing. On the other side one of...

Earlier today I was browsing through a copy of Autocar magazine from October and right at the back I came across a short article about the Maserati 3200GT. It's part of the series that focuses on cars that either saved or shamed their company - obviously in this case it's about how the...

When my engine gets warm I get a squeak coming from the belt drive system on the front. It's related to engine speed so I suspect that it's one of the idler pulleys or belt tensioner. I have tried to identify which component is the cause by squirting each pulley with a little WD40 whilst the...

Inspired by Matt's previous post about cleaning his engine bay I decided to give it a go on my 3200GT. As you can see from my 'Before' photos my engine was reasonably dirty with a good layer of grease especially on the rocker covers and inlet manifold. To clean these areas I used Autoglym...

In my 3200GT I have a Becker Traffic Pro High Speed head unit and CD multi changer fitted. It also has the auditorium 200 equipment fitted so the sound quality is quite good. At some point before I bought the car the sat nav CD has gone missing. Does anyone know if it is possible to copy this...

Hi All, Thought I'd take the opportunity to say hello and to introduce my Italian mistress. She's a 2001 3200GT in Sebring Blue with light tan interior. I bought my Maserati about six months ago and have loved every second of it. So far I've had no major issues; over the winter I thought I...