4.2 or 4.7

dickygrace

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You do very well to find a Granturismo S MC Shift with variators done, decent clutch and brakes for £25k. If anyone knows of any, I’ll buy them.
 
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JonW

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I don’t have a budget as such, but because it’s not going to get used all that often I didn’t want to spend more than £25k

There seems to be mixed opinions on this matter haha,

Forget you’ve ever driven either, just pretend your in my position, will drive it not very often, I also have a new born son so he will be chilling in the back seats! In my head I want to spend £25k the 4.2 is slightly cheaper the 4.7 is slightly more
Which would you honestly go for?
:)

If I were in this position, with £25k as your desired spend, then I’d buy either the best 4.2 Granturismo you can find, or a Gransport.

If you try and buy a 4.7 the best you’ll do is get a cheap one. That’s dangerous...
 

Wattie

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Hand on heart, I wouldn’t have bought a GT if the 4.7 wasn’t available.
4.2 was ordinary at best.....I’d come from Boxter, ,911, , Atom, cayenne turbo background.
I’ve never owned a Gransport but having had the 4.7 Mc, to me it was a step backwards.
I still miss my 4.7.....it haunts me. Mr Grace helped me sell it in his early days. I’ve never had a car that made me feel so good....at 30mph.
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CatmanV2

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Much prefer my GT to the 911 they gave me as a loaner, but it's a totally different type of car. As is the Atom and the Cayenne. Apples <> Oranges ;)

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Matt82

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I was in a similar position to yourself in that 90% of my driving will have the kids in the back. I decided to buy one of the best 4.2s that was on the market at the time rather than one of the cheapest 4.7s. I don't regret that decision at all, the noise, looks and sense of occasion are all still there and there have been zero occasions when I've thought 'this needs to be faster'.

Also, not sure whether it's just me or my car in particular but I find the shifts on the paddles in manual mode to be both firm and quick enough for a more spirited drive
 

bigbob

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I do wonder what planet people are on when they say Maseratis aren’t fast..

I live in the countryside & get one gear change maybe two before I’m well into stupid speed, how fast do you need a road car really?
You are missing out the word ‘relative’. That’s all - anything under six seconds to 60 is plenty fast enough for our roads but it’s fair to point out to people that they are way off many newer cars acceleration wise.
 

Goodfella

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You are missing out the word ‘relative’. That’s all - anything under six seconds to 60 is plenty fast enough for our roads but it’s fair to point out to people that they are way off many newer cars acceleration wise.

No that’s fair enough.

When most of my non-car loving friends ask for “fast motor car advice” I always say looking for, or choosing the fastest car is a waste of time now.. Every half hot German mass produced car is an absolute rocket ship....

The days of owning a Ferrari or similar and being the fastest chap around are well and truly gone.. However the joyous days of driving in the countryside in this weather behind the glorious Fontana di Nettuno inspired Trident is and will always be ahead my friends.
 

Jake253

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I was in a similar position to yourself in that 90% of my driving will have the kids in the back. I decided to buy one of the best 4.2s that was on the market at the time rather than one of the cheapest 4.7s. I don't regret that decision at all, the noise, looks and sense of occasion are all still there and there have been zero occasions when I've thought 'this needs to be faster'.

Also, not sure whether it's just me or my car in particular but I find the shifts on the paddles in manual mode to be both firm and quick enough for a more spirited drive
This is a good to hear! You sound similar to me, I’m not bothered about racing the car around as fast as it can go, I love the noise and the looks