Ebay 4200 Coupe needing love !

Nibby

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Well the relisted auction ended last night with no reserve and the car sold for £6400 with 38 bids, will be interesting what happens to this car, will it end up on the track or will it be put back on the road ?

My guess is that it will be broken for parts :(
Hopefully it's sold and out the way and either gets put back to it's former glory or broke for parts, don't think in it's current state and keep doing the rounds on ebay does the Maserati 4200 prices much good.
Also as I keep an eye on Maserati Spyders in Biturbo or 4200 form I noticed a Biturbo Spyder I went to look at in Meridan at a garage earlier this year was advertised with no mention of it being a category write off in the past but when it went to auction it was mentioned, it didn't sell but reappeared on Car and Classic but once again no mention of being a write off at some point in it's life. Also a cheap yellow 4200 Spyder that's been on the market a while I seem to remember on one of it's listings it said it had been a category write off but no mention of it now.
Just found out if being sold private no need to declare but if through a trader it must be disclosed.
 
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tidus72

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"Just found out if being sold private no need to declare but if through a trader it must be disclosed. "

If this is true that`s shocking :eek:

So buyer beware and always look at the V5 (log Book) as it will state on there if its an insurance total loss.
 

2b1ask1

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I did not know it showed on V5

I always use MyCarCheck (other apps are available)...
 

Zep

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The thing with this car is - it has GS rear boxes. If some bought it to break it for £6.5k they are probably going to do quite well with it as they will probably get a third of their investment back right there.
 

Navcorr

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I doubt it - not for 2K. Soprano Stu has had two sets of GS rears for some time now. At £500 a side before any discussions and they haven't sold. They look to be in good condition too.
 

Zep

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I doubt it - not for 2K. Soprano Stu has had two sets of GS rears for some time now. At £500 a side before any discussions and they haven't sold. They look to be in good condition too.

Perhaps, it is supply and demand. I know people have imported these when there are none in the U.K. for more than that. ES sell used ones for more than £500 a side that’s for sure. Either way, they are worth more than the ones it should have.
 

Navcorr

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Obviously demand determines cost. At present though you'd have to be daft to pay more than SS's asking price. As for buying to break there's better value in the US. Looked at a couple of Spyders in the past that were sub $4K - landed sub £5K. The roof, etc. is almost worth that alone. Just don't declare it's for breaking.