Captain Boogaloo
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Hello Everyone,
As a new member of the Forum, it's been deemed a Good Thing if I started my own thread to 1) introduce myself and 2) stop clagging up the subframe thread with my ( frankly overexcited) waffle.
Ohh, I've been looking at Maserati various for years; I was originally after a Quattroporte but the front end made me hesitate a bit, but when I saw the Granturismo I was smitten. It's just a Pininfarina masterpiece .
Finally in a position to get one ( just as fuel prices hit a high- yaay!! My timing is still good, then...) Found a 2009 car in , oh I've forgotten the Italian name; it's a very dark metallic Grey and I think it really suits it well. I commissioned Dale to do a report on it and a few faults showed up; namely front suspension bushes, leak from a cam cover, expansion tank crack beginning, some areas of sagging headlining and the wrong battery fitted. So I had a little chat with the private seller and we arrived at a mutually agreeable number that covered most of the issues ( he was a bit surprised since it only had a major service 500 miles ago and some suspension work, but he was very cool about it).
So until she actually falls into my hands, I've been ordering some "Gucci" bits for her: Stigdin's nice Alloy dead pedal, stainless brake hoses, urutu's silicone air intake and carbon sound pipes and an exterior spec carcoon to protect her until I get the garage built.
Next on the hit list is an x pipe and sports cats, but I can't decide how to update the infotainment system - both the Aucar and Naviplus look good, but I'm leaning towards the Naviplus since it keeps the CD player - if anyone has fitted either type I'd appreciate your opinon/experience of them.
Cheerio
Captain Boogaloo
As a new member of the Forum, it's been deemed a Good Thing if I started my own thread to 1) introduce myself and 2) stop clagging up the subframe thread with my ( frankly overexcited) waffle.
Ohh, I've been looking at Maserati various for years; I was originally after a Quattroporte but the front end made me hesitate a bit, but when I saw the Granturismo I was smitten. It's just a Pininfarina masterpiece .
Finally in a position to get one ( just as fuel prices hit a high- yaay!! My timing is still good, then...) Found a 2009 car in , oh I've forgotten the Italian name; it's a very dark metallic Grey and I think it really suits it well. I commissioned Dale to do a report on it and a few faults showed up; namely front suspension bushes, leak from a cam cover, expansion tank crack beginning, some areas of sagging headlining and the wrong battery fitted. So I had a little chat with the private seller and we arrived at a mutually agreeable number that covered most of the issues ( he was a bit surprised since it only had a major service 500 miles ago and some suspension work, but he was very cool about it).
So until she actually falls into my hands, I've been ordering some "Gucci" bits for her: Stigdin's nice Alloy dead pedal, stainless brake hoses, urutu's silicone air intake and carbon sound pipes and an exterior spec carcoon to protect her until I get the garage built.
Next on the hit list is an x pipe and sports cats, but I can't decide how to update the infotainment system - both the Aucar and Naviplus look good, but I'm leaning towards the Naviplus since it keeps the CD player - if anyone has fitted either type I'd appreciate your opinon/experience of them.
Cheerio
Captain Boogaloo
