Intro from the Valleys

Harryhollic

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Hello folks,

Pondering a late life return to things Italian, Sunday car to polish and use for the odd tour or leisure ride.

Until about 15 years ago I normally kept a funday car, from a Fiat 3p at university, through 3 Alfa Sprints (plus a spares car) to a Bi-turbo 2.5 '87 Coupe, then an '89 2.8 Spyder, ferrous oxide kept the need for replacements at regular intervals.

Later "Japanese Toy" years taught me reliability, and with a brief foray into an American Import aside (GMC Syclone), I've not had to fettle or compromise so much; spent time using rather than just maintaining something sporty.
Day to day cars have been Swedish or German with a greater leaning to comfort and economy as I've got older. Living back at home after a decade and a half as a work nomad, have been coming close to getting a fairly recent SL or similar, but struggling to convince my self north of £50k is worth it for a once a week drive.

Garage still has some Biturbo spares on a shelf somewhere, pondering a return to something Alfa or Maserati. Was happy tinkering and rebuilding in my teens and 20's, north of 50 now, could I cope with never demisting glass, temperamental switch gear, and wobbly speedos, and the annual "something fell off on the way back" ?
Tosses coin, here for a sentimental look back, and nose at what the options might be.
 

safrane

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Welcome.

There is a bi-turbo spyder for sale on here if that still floats your boat!
 

Alan Surrey

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Well, I'm into my 5th year of Quattroporte V ownership. The glass always demists first time, switch gear always works, the speedo is rock solid, not wobbly and nothing has ever fallen off.
The driving experience beats anything I have driven (inc 911, Aston Martin Vantage.)
But it does need attentive maintenance and it does have an appetite for consumables. Suspension bushes come to mind.
If you're ok with that, may I encourage you back to Maserati ownership in the expectation that you will again experience the Italian automotive joy which is unknown to drivers of German things, highly regarded though they may be by folk who have no reason to know better.
 

Azzurrinick

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You are more than welcome to experience feeling special behind the wheel of a Maserati, something you will never get from a German car ( my wife owns an SLK). This is one of the reasons I am also selling my TVR, amazing driving car but always missing that feeling that you are in something special. I am only 2 years into Maserati ownership but have found it to be the most enjoyable experience, have made many new friends and planning to stay with the marque once the cars are gone.