New Member on the hunt for a 3200
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tonym3
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You know, Frank, there *is* a middle ground. Where every fix is a triumph and every drive is a joy, increased by the relationship you have with the car.
I'll let you know if I find it
C
Your right, its the newer cars that really scare me the ones that use black magic to make things work !!
I am by no means a mechanic but on older cars I can work out whats wrong and fix it, I had a Ferrari 308 (1982) with a problem with the throttle but once the body was striped down you could see the problem re-set everything and it was fixed. The Elise is the same a bit of time working out the problem and its all fixable.
The slight worry I have with the Maserati is its new enough that alot of the simple tasks ie: Throttle etc will probably be controled by a computer and sensors which do not work with logic!
Also a slight side issue I have one single garage at home and a slightly larger single garage round the corner, do the 3200's fit in a single garage?
CatmanV2
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Tony, there's plenty ju-ju in the 4200 
Having said that, there's also plenty of stuff that can be fixed without anything serious apart form proper investigation and some general tools.
My 4200 has been a bit unloved, but so far I've fixed:
Horns
A/C (those two were only fuses, granted)
Xenon self leveling system
Pollen filter
Wiper motor
Isolated three leaks in the boot.
Determined the fault on the reversing sensors
Fixed the mirrors inability to extend (another fuse)
It's all good, and a lot of thanks to those who have gone before. This is a fantastic resource, to which I try to contribute in my own small way
C
Having said that, there's also plenty of stuff that can be fixed without anything serious apart form proper investigation and some general tools. My 4200 has been a bit unloved, but so far I've fixed:
Horns
A/C (those two were only fuses, granted)
Xenon self leveling system
Pollen filter
Wiper motor
Isolated three leaks in the boot.
Determined the fault on the reversing sensors
Fixed the mirrors inability to extend (another fuse)
It's all good, and a lot of thanks to those who have gone before. This is a fantastic resource, to which I try to contribute in my own small way
C
NickP
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Yes they fit in a single garage, I have 2 single garages like you, one is round the corner. If looking for a 3200 the key electrical gremlins are the throttle (for which there is a contactless fix), and lamda sensors which need changing every few years. For diagnosis your local indie will charge about £50 on an SD2, then you can do the work yourself. Clutches go at roughly 40k intervals £1.5k , disks can be done for about £500 all round using alternative Ferrari parts. I'm sure all this has been written up in other threads. I bought mine without an inspection, no red key, I have since had everything done that needed doing and its been very reliable.
Marti
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Marti, it'll fit in easily if you take it apart first
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That's what my kids said when I tried to get it in before Christmas. I did clear it out last weekend and found 2 exhausts that's forgot we had!!
tonym3
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Thats the attitude I like!! Someone mentioned in another thread that the Red key is not essential, also the brakes I had been told by someone recently that the 550 Ferrari ones are a third of the price of the Maserati ones!!