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That’s the spirit, Dave. Use it! Maybe not for going to the supermarket, but don’t just keep it locked away. It’s a car, drive it like one!
Well done Dave. About time too!
Not really. It's absolutely immaculate, with very low mileage. You can't beat it for condition (matching it as good as you could get), and I doubt there's one with lower mileage. Of course, it's possible that there might be an even better one, but I seriously doubt it. Either way, it's a stunning example.
The one worry is that it's £10k more than another excellent example, and the difference is largely down to the low mileage. So as soon as start using it, you erode its uniqueness and the £10k premium disappears.
On the flip side, if you squirrel it away, and let everyone else use theirs, its uniqueness grows so consequently does it's value. Therefore the quandary is, do you use it or polish it? Or maybe limit it to, say 500 or 1000 miles a year?
My 4200 only had 11.5K on her when I bought her 6 years ago, and 16K now.
Still hardly high mileage and I have used her as much as I have been able too as a third car for fun.
I'm sure Dave will be the same.
I'm in the same boat Mike. I'd love to drive more miles & more in the 4200 or QP but I just don't get the opportunity. I bought mine with 11k miles circa 3 years ago & it's on 14k miles now. It gets used & moved enough to keep it well but it is unlikely it will get used more over the next goodness knows how many years.My 4200 only had 11.5K on her when I bought her 6 years ago, and 16K now.
Still hardly high mileage and I have used her as much as I have been able too as a third car for fun.
I'm sure Dave will be the same.
Maybe the kids will inherit it with 40k miles on in a few years
Why have we got this big hang up in this country regarding low mileage, to me it's on face value and how the cars been looked after. To me it's all relevant, everything ages regardless on how hard it's worked. My GS has 103k miles on it and I'd put that car up against any 30k mile car, my Maserati MD up here, Dick Lovett always say to me it's one of the best they've seen and regularly have sub 30k mile cars that are hanging, admittedly I've spent a few quid to bring her up to where she is now but not much more than your average owner. If she had 10k miles I'd be at £40k, as it is I'm at £20k +. Never let me down in 5 years and runs and drives spot on, full history from day one and overly looked after, she done close to 70k miles in first 3 years, I only do summer miles now 2k a year so is not used much. At the end of the day the way l see it is pay top price for low mileage car. Rack up the miles and it becomes run of the mill car at reasonable money and your into a loss so you end up not using it, buy a higher mileage car, look after, have fun and at the end of the day make a few quid or come away calling it quits. FYI I paid £16k 5 years ago, best 16 grand I've ever spent.
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Plan is to keep for 2/3 years, maybe more and then if Maserati haven’t produced anything new, then maybe scratch the V12 Vantage itch (Adam......hint hint..lol)
Well done Dave!! But wow that's a premium for miles! You could have got a MC Shift for that money....
Yeah yeah yeah. Snow stopped play, especially in the frozen far north where the car is. All being well I’ll collect next week or early the week after.
Yeah yeah yeah. Snow stopped play, especially in the frozen far north where the car is. All being well I'll collect next week or early the week after.