Cat D 2008 QP Sport GTS - would you buy and impact on value?

[djmhall]

If it is a genuine 2008 GTS, it will say so above the glove box

 

[Harvey_Tim]

So it would say Quattroporte Sport GTS on the dash?

Very confusing as I think (have not yet viewed it) that it just says Quattroporte on dash however :
V5 says Quattroporte Sport GTS a
Car has Bilstein yellow shocks not skyhooks
Car has Red brembo brake callipers and larger disks
Car has 20” wheels with larger 295/30 rear tyres
Car has all black chrome and removed silencers have black tips
Car has door handles in body colour
Interior is all carbon inserts with leather and alacantra upholstery

All above seems to imply it is a sport gts, what am I missing?

please remember this is a pre facelift sport gts

 

[gb-gta]

Sounds genuine, I think maybe it only said sport gt s above the glovebox on the later 4.7 cars?

 

[jebroni]

I’m sure it is a Gts same as mine except for the alcantara interior which is standard as bilstiens & black quad pipes.
It will state on the V5 anyway so ask the seller to send you a photo if still not convinced.
Ps. only Quattroporte on glovebox but if you’re a bit sad like me you can buy the Gts bit from the usual suspects

 

[alastairb]

It's this one isn't it

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[jebroni]

I’m sure it is a Gts same as mine except for the alcantara interior which is standard as bilstiens & black quad pipes.
It will state on the V5 anyway so ask the seller to send you a photo if still not convinced.
Ps. only Quattroporte on glovebox but if you’re a bit sad like me you can buy the Gts bit from the usual suspects

Sorry few sherbets earlier so late posting without checking previous posts

 

[Ewan]

If it is a genuine 2008 GTS, it will say so above the glove box

Wrong.
Only the face-lift 4.7 cars had the the GTS label on the glove box.
But of course, when that badge appeared, many owners of the earlier 4.2 GTS cars put it on their gloveboxes. Me included!

The car in this thread is definitely an original 4.2 GTS.

 

[Wack61]

Having viewed the advert and confirmation from ewan it's a GTS i think you need to go and have a look at it with the caveat you'll struggle to sell it if it proved to be too costly to run

The owner seems genuine , if it was a cat d at 6 years old it could've been something minor , insurance companies look at parts availability and the cost of putting the owner in a similar car while it's being repaired

If maserati said 6 weeks for parts and a similar car was £300 a day that could be enough even if it was just a dented wing and bumper

If it's local and your happy with it , intend to keep it and the big one, can afford to fix it when it breaks throw a daft number at him, if he says no walk away , sometimes the first offer is the best offer

Take a friend as the voice of reason because you'll test drive it and be pulling cash out of your pocket and throwing it at him before you get back

Get it inspected , especially the subframe

 

[djmhall]

Wrong.
Only the face-lift 4.7 cars had the the GTS label on the glove box.
But of course, when that badge appeared, many owners of the earlier 4.2 GTS cars put it on their gloveboxes. Me included!

The car in this thread is definitely an original 4.2 GTS.

I stand corrected and sorry for the bad steer. So, somebody must have changed my car at some point. I had no Idea

 

[Harvey_Tim]

Having viewed the advert and confirmation from ewan it's a GTS i think you need to go and have a look at it with the caveat you'll struggle to sell it if it proved to be too costly to run

The owner seems genuine , if it was a cat d at 6 years old it could've been something minor , insurance companies look at parts availability and the cost of putting the owner in a similar car while it's being repaired

If maserati said 6 weeks for parts and a similar car was £300 a day that could be enough even if it was just a dented wing and bumper

If it's local and your happy with it , intend to keep it and the big one, can afford to fix it when it breaks throw a daft number at him, if he says no walk away , sometimes the first offer is the best offer

Take a friend as the voice of reason because you'll test drive it and be pulling cash out of your pocket and throwing it at him before you get back

Get it inspected , especially the subframe

Thanks Wack61 - this seems like sound advice. Sadly its not local, so I can’t easily view it.

 

[3hcp]

I saw an episode of salvage hunters classic cars and they had the same problem discovered it was cat car previously due to door locks being forced and no replacement available at the time. They took it to be inspected and the classification was removed. just a thought.

 

[Harvey_Tim]

I saw an episode of salvage hunters classic cars and they had the same problem discovered it was cat car previously due to door locks being forced and no replacement available at the time. They took it to be inspected and the classification was removed. just a thought.

Really ? - I did not know that was possible!

 

[Ewan]

After a few wines last night I bid £7350 for it. Not sure exactly why. Anyway, luckily, he's turned that down so I've dodged that bullet.
However, in his reply, he said he'd take £10k. It's not worth that to me, but others may think differently.
It's booked in to Shiltech for a service, so if anyone is seriously interested, maybe they can arrange for an inspection at the same time (with the owners permission, obviously).
Just putting it out there in case this is useful info for anyone.

 

[Wack61]

It's a lot of car for 10k
Just the fact it's still being serviced at a specialist even though he's found out it's a cat D says he's a decent guy

 

[philw696]

It's a lot of car for 10k
Just the fact it's still being serviced at a specialist even though he's found out it's a cat D says he's a decent guy

Totally agree and if you keep it as long as he has and service it appropriately it will most likely be a safe bet.
When my 4200 was damaged going into the shipping container bound for New Zealand that would have been written off with the estimate from Maserati in Auckland who I worked for but between me and the panel beater you would never know it was damaged.

 

[3hcp]

Really ? - I did not know that was possible!

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[CatmanV2]

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'VCAR – Vehicle Condition Alert Register Category S or N to Condition Inspected.'

Which strikes me as not being *quite* the same thing as removing the classification. However, this seems like a reasonable plan, though!

C

 

[Wack61]

'VCAR – Vehicle Condition Alert Register Category S or N to Condition Inspected.'

Which strikes me as not being *quite* the same thing as removing the classification. However, this seems like a reasonable plan, though!

C

While not on the register as a cat car your old 4200 had a whole rear quarter at some point in its life.

It must've been when it was fairly new so they repaired it rather than write it off

These days they seem to write them off with really minor damage , followed a car transporter with a 20 plate renault suv on the back , plate taped up so you couldn't read it so bought at a salvage auction , all I could see was a split rear bumper cover , rest of the car looked fine

 

[CatmanV2]

While not on the register as a cat car your old 4200 had a whole rear quarter at some point in its life.

It must've been when it was fairly new so they repaired it rather than write it off

These days they seem to write them off with really minor damage , followed a car transporter with a 20 plate renault suv on the back , plate taped up so you couldn't read it so bought at a salvage auction , all I could see was a split rear bumper cover , rest of the car looked fine

Did it? Well that's news to me!

C