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rockits

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Garage Queen in Portugal or Spain etc has a much better chance of less rust. Garage Queen here might have great body and lots of rust
I'd agree if not stored in a decent environment. However even in the UK if stored well they stay mint. Mine has been in my dehumidified garage for nearly 7 years under a soft cover and I'd happily eat my dinner off the underside.
 

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Dicky has the perfect car I see…MC Victory ….Has your name written all over it….but rather a lot more than a standard GS due to the rarity.

If you haven’t seen this already…and I would imagine if you phoned Dicky you will have already spoken about this car but this sounds lovely and what you may be after.

 
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I'd agree if not stored in a decent environment. However even in the UK if stored well they stay mint. Mine has been in my dehumidified garage for nearly 7 years under a soft cover and I'd happily eat my dinner off the underside.

Each to their own rockits. I'd rather show the car off by driving it than have to explain I have a maserati at home.
 

rockits

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Each to their own rockits. I'd rather show the car off by driving it than have to explain I have a maserati at home.
My car isn't a show car per se and is not driven as much as others not on purpose or to protect or preserve it as such. I just don't get the time to drive it as much as I'd like. It still gets used often enough to keep it very healthy.

I'm not sure I need to show things off or explain I have a Maserati at home. I.didn't but the car for anyone else I bought it for me.

I'm not a showy person or really worry about what anyone else thinks so it doesn't really bother me. Some people need to say they have things or worry what others think. Some less so.

As you say......each to their own.
 

Mr Spoon

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I guess the point people are trying to make is low miles does not necessarily equal a good car, but that also the opposite can be true.

Maserati may be a fantastic high performance car, but the market is less supportive than other comparators; sadly as a result residuals are lower. In turn that results in people being less willing to service the car as per the schedule as the return is just not there.

My own car in point has had more spent on maintenance over its life than it is worth today and at higher 50s is seen by many as being high miles (3.5k pa).

Conversely there are lots of very low miles cars of the same age with just 4 or 5 services and 20k on the clocks... which is the better option? Eye of the beholden.

The final point is that a low miles car will only retain its value above a higher used one if it is not used... which kind of defeats the point as no modern one gains more in value than it costs to run and maintain.


Even I can be guilty of sniffing out the fewest owner, lowest mileage car.

The thing about cars with mileage, they often have had to have been repaired and if not, the parts have just coped well with regular usage. Service history isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Here is an example, I purchased Maserati Granturismo 2008 with "FSH". As it turns out, anyone can make receipts ;)

Also, my other motor, a Renault Megane RS Cup. If you arent sure what the CUP is, they are made in exceptionally small numbers, a homologation within a homologation of the RS racing series.

The car was advertised with no mention of service history. Upon investigation, the car was owned by a chap who works for Cooksport, a business which coincidentally races megane Cups. The car didn't want for anything, the book however had never been stamped and the paperwork was very limited. Everything that needed doing had been replaced and parts were a plenty. I bought the car for a snip of its market value had cooksport had stamped the book each time they dropped the oil and provided a bunch of paperwork...

Now compare this to a car that has had 14 "dealer stamps" for the same 80k miles... The car repaired to a budget (often), the services carried out based on a service indicator (assuming they have actually been done) but mr or mrs new owner can feel happy they have a book of stamps. Now i collect stamps, just not once made with smash and blot ink ;)


Whilst this might be a type of fraud, its very simple to buy a stamp off of an internet auction site, made out with any name you like. You can also easily make copy invoices using a PDF editor. I'm sure this happens much more than anyone would like to think.


Flash car dealers are just used car salespeople in flashy suits.

Main dealers are glorified used car dealers.

Used car sales are what they say on the tin, used cars!

Expect to be buying someone elses problem and then nothing will be too concerning.
 

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My car isn't a show car per se and is not driven as much as others not on purpose or to protect or preserve it as such. I just don't get the time to drive it as much as I'd like. It still gets used often enough to keep it very healthy.

I'm not sure I need to show things off or explain I have a Maserati at home. I.didn't but the car for anyone else I bought it for me.

I'm not a showy person or really worry about what anyone else thinks so it doesn't really bother me. Some people need to say they have things or worry what others think. Some less so.

As you say......each to their own.

Oh I bought my car for me, but if I didnt want any attention, I'd have bought a ford fiesta. Anyone who buys a "supercar" brand will be buying for the attention it provides as well as some other reasons. Attention, whether its admitted or not, is one of them. Its capitalist consumerism. Look what I have got and you haven't. It's the whole reason supercars exist. LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME brum brum.
 

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Oh I bought my car for me, but if I didnt want any attention, I'd have bought a ford fiesta. Anyone who buys a "supercar" brand will be buying for the attention it provides as well as some other reasons. Attention, whether its admitted or not, is one of them. Its capitalist consumerism. Look what I have got and you haven't. It's the whole reason supercars exist. LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME brum brum.

For the record I wasn't directing my comments towards you personally just in case you thought that might be the case. Just my general thoughts and what my car is to me. Of course I don't really need to justify myself or my car to anyone. Just thought I'd offer some insight as not all people think the same.

I bought a Maserati as I always wanted one and loved the brand, the history. Also felt it was a kind of the thinking man's Ferrari and a little bit more under the radar. I couldn't really see myself owning a Ferrari as wouldn't feel comfortable I don't think. I don't think a Fiesta would have cut the mustard in the same way for me. Although I do have a few very simple but very enjoyable cars.

I can honestly say that I didn't buy it to say hey....look at me. That is actually the very last thing I'm trying to achieve. I'm not really fussed about what I have or what anyone thinks of what I have. I'm not primarily motivated by money or 'things' as to me it is not so meaningful. The are lots of simple things I get satisfaction and meaning from that cost little or nothing.

I have never really bought into the whole consumerism or materialistic world. For me that is not the reason why Supercars exist. I also don't see my car as a Supercar really either. It is a very nice car but not one I'd call a Supercar.

For me it is the sound and feeling it gives me when I drive it, even look at it. I do get that feeling with plenty of other cars as well. I don't get the same feeling when I drive or see a Fiesta though. Although when I bought my XJL from Adam Weaver he showed me an amazing Fiesta he had built for rally cross that might have given that same often elusive feeling.

I hope you really enjoy your Maserati and it gives you all the things your are looking for. It has for me and continues to do so albeit very different reasons to yourself. That is the wonderful thing about the world.

People can be so different but hopefully can still find common grounds to get along just fine. Variety is the spice of life and it would be a dull old place if we all felt/thought the same. Imagine a world without a Maserati
 

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Oh I bought my car for me, but if I didnt want any attention, I'd have bought a ford fiesta. Anyone who buys a "supercar" brand will be buying for the attention it provides as well as some other reasons. Attention, whether its admitted or not, is one of them. Its capitalist consumerism. Look what I have got and you haven't. It's the whole reason supercars exist. LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME brum brum.

Balderdash. The majority of Maserati owners here buy them for their discrete style. The worst thing I can imagine is a bunch of Instagram wankers taking selfies with my car.
 

rockits

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Sorry OP....we seem to have digressed.

Did you have a year or rough budget in mind?

I too love a blue example and I don't mind the tech cloth so much but not a fan of the blue interiors. Or the greys really. A nice cream or tan works well.

Saying that I'm a big fan of Grigio Nuvolari too of course but think it suits a 4200 better than a GS.

Have you driven one yet?
 

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So back to the question then….. happy to talk with anyone considering selling, thanks
 

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Keep you eye on Maserati Club UK Market pages. Owners often put thier cars on there, but they are normally higher priced examples if low miles.