Maseratis - Spotted

[Chrisbassett]

Maserati's - Spotted

Black GT parked up just off Fulham Road as I crawled back from a site visit in Mitcham.

Rapidly coming to the conclusion that the 4200 and central London traffic do not make for easy bedfellows.

I find it easiest to take it out of sport mode and just take it easy...but that spoils all the fun of having it...seems to make me behave like I'm 40-something instead of the 21 year-old I see behind the wheel...!

Reasons for non-sport mode: as long as you're light on the throttle, I think it's easier on the clutch; the roads aren't smooth, so the softer suspension helps; the gearbox program seems to cope better with the stop-start, helping you out more often.

 

[CatmanV2]

I find it easiest to take it out of sport mode and just take it easy...but that spoils all the fun of having it...seems to make me behave like I'm 40-something instead of the 21 year-old I see behind the wheel...!

Reasons for non-sport mode: as long as you're light on the throttle, I think it's easier on the clutch; the roads aren't smooth, so the softer suspension helps; the gearbox program seems to cope better with the stop-start, helping you out more often.

Not driven in central London traffic, yet, but I'd echo Chris's sentiments otherwise.

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

I find it easiest to take it out of sport mode and just take it easy...but that spoils all the fun of having it...seems to make me behave like I'm 40-something instead of the 21 year-old I see behind the wheel...!

Reasons for non-sport mode: as long as you're light on the throttle, I think it's easier on the clutch; the roads aren't smooth, so the softer suspension helps; the gearbox program seems to cope better with the stop-start, helping you out more often.

The closest I've got to central London is the north circular which has trapped me in its trafficy mess every time. There's no fun being stuck in traffic whatever car you're in, even less so in one with such an expensive clutch! I think the only time I'd do a central London run is if I need to be in and parked by 7am.

Non-sport mode, though... I must try that some time.

 

[jerkmoans]

There's a npn-sport mode...?!?!

 

[CatmanV2]

The closest I've got to central London is the north circular which has trapped me in its trafficy mess every time. There's no fun being stuck in traffic whatever car you're in, even less so in one with such an expensive clutch! I think the only time I'd do a central London run is if I need to be in and parked by 7am.

Non-sport mode, though... I must try that some time.

I shall be trying it on Sunday am....

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

Non-sport mode (whatever that is) or the north circ? I'd be minded to avoid both if you possible can, C.

 

[jerkmoans]

The North Circular is the innermost circle of ****. Only redeeming feature is that they haven't shifted the speed cameras in about 12+ years, so literally everybody slows at the same precise point, negotiates same, before tooling off.... only to be brought to a juddering halt by an inexplicable queue 30 yards further along.

Enjoy

 

[jerkmoans]

Wow: pretty savage language filter!

 

[CatmanV2]

Non-sport mode (whatever that is) or the north circ? I'd be minded to avoid both if you possible can, C.

Sadly I have a pair of front brake discs that I decided to order to the office to be sure I got delivery.
They are a tad heavier than I expected
Logical route to the office indicates East quadrant of the 406. Oh well

C

 

[jerkmoans]

If only you were an early riser...

 

[Felonious Crud]

Sadly I have a pair of front brake discs that I decided to order to the office to be sure I got delivery.
They are a tad heavier than I expected
Logical route to the office indicates East quadrant of the 406. Oh well

C

I once collected a Spitfire gearbox from Hownslow and took it home in a sports bag across London and back to deepest darkest Essex by train. Sensibly I decided to not put it in the luggage rack and left it on the floor. Which was fine until someone took exception to my bag being on the floor and decided to kick it out of the way. It didn't move much.

 

[jerkmoans]

Blaaaahahahaa!! Visions of said anti-social idiot being airlifted to hospital to have shattered foot seen to...

 

[Felonious Crud]

Blaaaahahahaa!! Visions of said anti-social idiot being airlifted to hospital to have shattered foot seen to...

Slighty p!ssed city-boy, if I remember rightly. Very funny. Well, I though so. "What have you bloody got in there?!" "A gearbox".

 

[2b1ask1]

I had a similar in an airport que in the days you could take any weight of hand luggage (had a bag that fitted the dimensions for overhead) filled with steel samples, I'd been nudging it along the shiny floor with my foot up to the desk, some clown in a hurry cutting through the line went base over apex screaming a curse as he went!!!

 

[CatmanV2]

If only you were an early riser...

Ask Mrs Catman....

C

 

[CatmanV2]

I once collected a Spitfire gearbox from Hownslow and took it home in a sports bag across London and back to deepest darkest Essex by train. Sensibly I decided to not put it in the luggage rack and left it on the floor. Which was fine until someone took exception to my bag being on the floor and decided to kick it out of the way. It didn't move much.

LOL. I bet the language was priceless!

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

LOL. I bet the language was priceless!

C

The language beforehand really laid the foundation for an excellent conclusion - something about what ****ing idiot left his bag here.

 

[CatmanV2]

The language beforehand really laid the foundation for an excellent conclusion - something about what ****ing idiot left his bag here.

A different ******* idiot to the one kicking it

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

That's what I thought. In fact, I felt much less idiotic and my foot didn't hurt, which by my standards was a result!

 

[CatmanV2]

That's what I thought. In fact, I felt much less idiotic and my foot didn't hurt, which by my standards was a result!

I think it would be by anyone's

C