4 Seat Stradale Magazine Features

[StuartW]

I am keen to try to gather up the articles where my incoming Stradale has been featured and wondered if you guys might be able to help me?
I have a copy of the Evo Magazine from March 2014 where it is featured on the cover in battle with the Jag XKR-S GT. It was also featured in Auto Italia # 221 on an extensive road test.

The car is in Grigio Granito and is registration # RV63 NGZ plus it carried the Maserati GB private registration V8 MTY from around February to October 2016.

If any of you guys have spotted it featured in the press elsewhere, can you please let me know as I'd like to put a press pack together to stay with the car?

Thanks all

 

[Ewan]

Surely the marketing dept of Maserati GB could help with this. Worth asking.

 

[azapa]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TdcRcbjhfc

 

[StuartW]

Surely the marketing dept of Maserati GB could help with this. Worth asking.

I'm waiting to hear back, hopefully they will be able to get something together but I just thought I would try the resourceful collective on here too

 

[StuartW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TdcRcbjhfc

That is a cool video, cheers

 

[Bourekoue]

carfection review on youtube

 

[StuartW]

carfection review on youtube

Yes, it's a cool review that one

 

[spkennyuk]

I know these cars are meant to be driven but doesnt it concern you a little that the worlds press have been wheel spinning your car off the line at every given opportunity. Even in the video linked Azapa. Plus if its been on the track will the warranty not be void on light of recent the Maserati stance on track days.

 

[StuartW]

I know these cars are meant to be driven but doesnt it concern you a little that the worlds press have been wheel spinning your car off the line at every given opportunity. Even in the video linked Azapa. Plus if its been on the track will the warranty not be void on light of recent the Maserati stance on track days.

To be honest, no it doesn't. It did cross my mind at first but the car has only been reviewed by around 10 print/online magazines and it has been fastidiously maintained by the in-house master technician at Maserati GB. Most of the miles that the car was notched up is taking it to events and dealership openings where it was driven by staff and not the press. They are very careful with who they allow to drive their press fleet with many conditions attached so I don't believe the world's press have been wheel spinning it every opportunity. When it is returned, it gets a thorough going over and anything that needs to be done, is done.
The car is over 3 years old so is out of manufacturer warranty but is being given a full 12 month warranty by the dealership when I collect it.
Thanks for your concern though, it's just that the history of this car is more visible than the history of another car would be so it's there for all to see but I am fine with that, it's not like I'm buying a former track day car.
Cheers

 

[Ewan]

Not your car Stu, but I've driven plenty of other Maserati GB fleet cars on their invited track days. So while yours may well not have been repeatedly blasted around tracks and wheel-spin started, many others have been.

But as you rightly point out, when you buy another one (second hand) from a dealer, you have no way on knowing what's happened to it before.

 

[StuartW]

Not your car Stu, but I've driven plenty of other Maserati GB fleet cars on their invited track days. So while yours may well not have been repeatedly blasted around tracks and wheel-spin started, many others have been.

But as you rightly point out, when you buy another one (second hand) from a dealer, you have no way on knowing what's happened to it before.

Indeed Ewan, I hope not! When I have spoken to Maserati previously about their invited track days, they say that they have not had a Stradale available to try for some years now so hopefully that rules mine out!

 

[JonW]

I was thinking about this.

I have a friend who is good friends with a motoring journalist, and from what I hear the journalists are often **** scared of trashing the expensive cars, or at least incurring a major charge, so they take it slightly easier than you might think...

Does the Maserati engine management system do the same thing as some of the Porsches and enable you to interrogate and identify how many high revs / red- lines gear changes there have been?

 

[BennyD]

Why? A performance car is a performance car, it was designed and built to be thrashed. Knowing how many times it's been thrashed, proves nothing and will cost you sleepless nights. If it's running well, who gives a f*ck?

 

[Contigo]

Exactly, rather buy a car which has been redlined on each journey than one only taken to 3-4K max in its life!

 

[spkennyuk]

I wasnt suggesting there is anything wrong with buying a car like this Stuart. Far from it. I was just interested in your thoughts on it and if it had raised any concerns.

Im more intrigued by the 12 month warranty, when they know they allowed at least some of the fleet cars on the track as by their own recent actions that would void the warranty.

 

[spkennyuk]

Exactly, rather buy a car which has been redlined on each journey than one only taken to 3-4K max in its life!

Don't buy a car from Hoyin then. The only red line he goes anywhere near is the central line on the underground.

 

[Classico]

On a slightly different note, Huge congrats Stuart on your new ride.

A Stradale! What a beast.

 

[Contigo]

Don't buy a car from Hoyin then. The only red line he goes anywhere near is the central line on the underground.

Really? Why? Does he need lessons in how to grab one by the scruff of the neck and give it a good thrashing?

 

[StuartW]

On a slightly different note, Huge congrats Stuart on your new ride.

A Stradale! What a beast.

Thanks pal

I don't know when it will be ready to collect, everyone is winding down for Christmas so it maybe in the New Year but no doubt it'll be worth the wait

 

[w5pwr]

Thanks pal

I don't know when it will be ready to collect, everyone is winding down for Christmas so it maybe in the New Year but no doubt it'll be worth the wait

Might be worth trying to a deal on some winter tyres before you collect it, from my experience makes a big difference it you are going to use the car regularly in the winter. Corsa tyres may provide extra grip in mild conditions, but are not great in cold damp conditions........