05 Gransport For Sale

[dickygrace]

The guy who bought it is in Nantwich Adam, he's asked me not to reveal the cost but he took it as is, no service, no check, which is what I had offered to do for him. Personally I'd have had it checked and serviced but he wanted it as it was for cheaper. He got a good deal but I'm happy with what I got for it too, everyone's happy, I'm sure he'll love it.

This ridiculously long thread has been viewed over 1000 times but is very near it's end. Gutted to see it go but time to move on. Was talking about running my wife's 159 and she said, and I quote "If you're gutted, just by another Maserati !!!!!!!!!!" I've looked at 4 in the last half hour, it really is difficult to get rid of the bug when you've been bitten as I'm sure you're all aware, we'll see, keep me posted on anything interesting that's not gonna lose me any cash.

 

[Parisien]

DG.....its a tough one....I know the feeling, but you had to do what you thought you had to do.....what have you looked at....seriously interested again in another one?


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[Andyk]

Got there in the end then Rich...As Frank has said what have you been looking at.

 

[GransportFan1]

I will keep an eye out for the beast, there is a Blue Anniversary one that i sometimes see on my walk to college, fooking stunning, also DG you have a 159, you got style my friend.

 

[dickygrace]

I've sold it buy a Motorhome for my wife and our little boy but don't need that till early spring. Looked at the gransports for sale but would be thinking of really low offers as they're so tough to sell as I know from experience. I'd also have a 4200 if it was post '04 and mint but it'd mainly be a cash thing as I could do with adding a grand or two to the funds for spring so a wise purchase would be needed. Basically just preying on the usual seasonal price changes. On the other hand I could also do without the huge fuel costs( I do 15000 or more pa) so the dreaded d*****l could come into play. Happy with 25mpg plus though as anything's a luxury after putting £90 a week in it on my wage; it's most of my disposable income! All said and done I need what we all do, a none depreciating 40mpg gran turismo s, spotted one anywhere?

Adam, cheers for the style comment, made my night!

 

[GransportFan1]

No problem mate, what model is your 159, i know they do the Lusso and TI etc.
I dont know why yours took so bloody long to sell, for that price, it was a bargain, i think in the next 12 months, when you will be able to get an early GT for 45K ish, the GS' should take a tumble in price, so it would be a good idea to maybe look at one then, but we dont know if that will happen so got to play the waiting game i spose.

 

[dickygrace]

It's a 159 lusso 1.9 jtdm but I'd get it remapped to 200bhp if i was having it, black cream leather

 

[GransportFan1]

Nice, black with cream is a lovely combo, i would like a 159 TI. Red with Tan, lovely.

 

[Andyk]

Adam I do like that...I'm really suprised that the Alfa 159 hasn't done that well...Alfa are also suprised from what I have read...It's such a great looking car.

 

[dickygrace]

It's lovely but the brakes are awful, I've got new ones all round and they're not great, especially after getting out of a GS.

I too would love a ti but thought I'd just get ti wheels for mine, don't want to throw too much cash at it or I might as well get a 4200!

 

[Andyk]

And would imagine a good big brake kit would be around £1500

 

[dickygrace]

That much Andy? Thought about it but don't really know about that sort of stuff. Not gonna happen then.

 

[Andyk]

You can upgrade disc alot cheaper but if you want a full all round brake upgrade like AP's or the like then this isn't cheap...Was looking at an upgrade for GTV and that was about 1200....There are kits for about 900 plus I think.

 

[GransportFan1]

Adam I do like that...I'm really suprised that the Alfa 159 hasn't done that well...Alfa are also suprised from what I have read...It's such a great looking car.

every time i see a 159 i think, why would you buy a BMW or Merc, when you buy the german rivals you have not bought a car, you have just bought a piece of transport to get from A-B, basically you have bought something boring, whereas with the Alfa, it has some character.

 

[Andyk]

Adam, I must say I disagree with the BMW bit. Apart form the weedy engines every BMW I have driven has been more than just a bit of transport...And i'm not talking M cars.....I dod understand where you are coming from mind.

 

[GransportFan1]

Adam, I must say I disagree with the BMW bit. Apart form the weedy engines every BMW I have driven has been more than just a bit of transport...And i'm not talking M cars.....I dod understand where you are coming from mind.

O.K i will take it back about the Beemers, my mates dad has just bought a 335D coupe, used to have an E46 M3, really impressed by it, very smooth and is pretty darn quick, also it is finished in a really dark purple, part of the individual colour range with cream leather, sounds horrid but is quite nice when you see it.

 

[Andyk]

BMW deisels are a cut above......Mt wife had a 330d and it didn't sound are react like a deisel.

 

[GransportFan1]

it is an M sport as well, so looks half decent.

 

[dickygrace]

Also got to remember that an 06 BMW 330d would cost about double the alfa!

 

[Parisien]

Also got to remember that an 06 BMW 330d would cost about double the alfa!

.........and be half the fun!!!


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