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SPOTTED: MASERATI GRANTURISMO
Time to grab a bargain Maser?
Now that it's been around for a few years now, the Maserati GranTurismo seems to be deemed to be 'good news'. There are even those who reckon it's the best car Maserati has made for some time.
Fair enough, they wouldn't be many people's weapon of choice for a track day or a B-road hoonathon, but as a rapid and comfortable mile-munching tool, early 4.2-litre versions are beginning to represent good value.
The base price for these new was £77,755, but once options like Bose sound, dual-colour interior, and the clever Skyhook suspension had been added, that figure will have been way in excess of £80,000 and possibly closer to £90,000 (the current cost of the dual-colour interior option alone is £4141).
A quick look into the used market revealed that we're not far off seeing fit and healthy 2008 examples reach the £40,000 mark. This 2008 GranTurismo is at a dealer in Lancashire for £42,999 and reportedly comes with its original £87,000 sales invoice. Mileage is a little on the high side at 42,000, but it is a one-owner car with a full Maserati history and a bunch of options (Bose, Skyhook, Comfort Pack).
If the mileage puts you off then there's this alternative GranTurismo at a Volvo dealer in Chiswick, West London. At just under 20,000 it's a more palatable figure and, like the silver car, it features the extra Bose, Skyhook, and Comfort Pack kit.
The first owner was a lady who sold the car after 18 months to the dealer principal at the Volvo dealer, who has owned it since then. Servicing is bang up to date - the last one being in June at Maranello Maserati in Egham, although curiously it wasn't gazed-at by a technician between 4000 and 18500 miles.
Both cars still appear to be in very good order and in demand. The vendors of the blue car even went so far as to claim that at £45,995 theirs will be sold no later than...today (no, seriously!) So in terms of pricing and performance these things stack up fairly well with an Aston Martin V8 Vantage...but with the benefit of extra seating. Tempted?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=24040
SPOTTED: MASERATI GRANTURISMO
Time to grab a bargain Maser?
Now that it's been around for a few years now, the Maserati GranTurismo seems to be deemed to be 'good news'. There are even those who reckon it's the best car Maserati has made for some time.
Fair enough, they wouldn't be many people's weapon of choice for a track day or a B-road hoonathon, but as a rapid and comfortable mile-munching tool, early 4.2-litre versions are beginning to represent good value.
The base price for these new was £77,755, but once options like Bose sound, dual-colour interior, and the clever Skyhook suspension had been added, that figure will have been way in excess of £80,000 and possibly closer to £90,000 (the current cost of the dual-colour interior option alone is £4141).
A quick look into the used market revealed that we're not far off seeing fit and healthy 2008 examples reach the £40,000 mark. This 2008 GranTurismo is at a dealer in Lancashire for £42,999 and reportedly comes with its original £87,000 sales invoice. Mileage is a little on the high side at 42,000, but it is a one-owner car with a full Maserati history and a bunch of options (Bose, Skyhook, Comfort Pack).
If the mileage puts you off then there's this alternative GranTurismo at a Volvo dealer in Chiswick, West London. At just under 20,000 it's a more palatable figure and, like the silver car, it features the extra Bose, Skyhook, and Comfort Pack kit.
The first owner was a lady who sold the car after 18 months to the dealer principal at the Volvo dealer, who has owned it since then. Servicing is bang up to date - the last one being in June at Maranello Maserati in Egham, although curiously it wasn't gazed-at by a technician between 4000 and 18500 miles.
Both cars still appear to be in very good order and in demand. The vendors of the blue car even went so far as to claim that at £45,995 theirs will be sold no later than...today (no, seriously!) So in terms of pricing and performance these things stack up fairly well with an Aston Martin V8 Vantage...but with the benefit of extra seating. Tempted?