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shinds71

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hi guys new too the maserati scene......i am looking for a GTS or something rare that is good value for money.....just sold my nissan gtr so looking for something a bit more refined and not all about power!!!!point me in the right direction guys thanks

steve
 

Ewan

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There are a couple of nice GTS's for sale privately on the forum at the moment, one black, one dark blue. Both are cracking value. Or if you'd rather go through a dealer, try Richard Grace Cars as he has sourced Maserati's for many members on here.
 

D Walker

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Rare - GVFM - Sirloin I guess..... you may have to be a bit more specific, age of car, budget, intended mileage, auto, semi auto, there are a couple of guys on here selling GTS MC Shift at the moment, circa £30-32k.
Plenty of information available on here regarding common fixes/problems/running costs & upgrades.
 

zagatoes30

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Welcome as above a couple of good forum cars here or Richard grace if you want dealer facilities.
 

shinds71

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Rare - GVFM - Sirloin I guess..... you may have to be a bit more specific, age of car, budget, intended mileage, auto, semi auto, there are a couple of guys on here selling GTS MC Shift at the moment, circa £30-32k.
Plenty of information available on here regarding common fixes/problems/running costs & upgrades.
budget up too 30k mileage wise only do 2k a year as have other cars ,age not an issue thanks
 

Ewan

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Contact Phil ("Contigo") as his black car may just be within your budget. And it's a lovely one.
 

shinds71

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think i will be looking for a gransport,lowish miles(60korless) and no more than 4 owners,if you have anything please pm thanks
 

Ewan

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By Maserati standards you are currently spoilt for choice when it comes to GranSports. At least 10 on Autotrader/Pistonheads, plus Zep's black one on here. And prices have eased back a little recently. GS shoppers have never had it so good.
 
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shinds71

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By Maserati standards you are currently spoilt for choice when it comes to GranSports. At least 10 on Autotrader/Pistonheads, plus Zep's black one on here. And prices have eased back a little recently. GS shoppers have never had it so good.
zeps is nice just what i am looking for but has too may owners.Think its 7 previous:(
 

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zeps is nice just what i am looking for but has too may owners.Think its 7 previous:(

It had a few over the first few years, but that’s not that unusual for this sort of car from what I have seen. I’ve owned it for pretty much a third of its life so not exactly chopping and changing these days. But it is horses for courses :)
 

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zeps is nice just what i am looking for but has too may owners.Think its 7 previous:(
Sometimes the "real" number can be lower. It's not unusual (sorry Tom) for a dealer to register a car prior to sale. Don't know for sure but think it depends how long they have the car available.
 

Andyk

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hi guys new too the maserati scene......i am looking for a GTS or something rare that is good value for money.....just sold my nissan gtr so looking for something a bit more refined and not all about power!!!!point me in the right direction guys thanks

steve

Welcome Steve.....it you want value for money you've come to the right place with the GTS. It's so much exotic for 30k. Couple of good ones for sale at the moment as well on here that are well known. Running cost aren't cheap but great cars.
 

D Walker

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zeps is nice just what i am looking for but has too may owners.Think its 7 previous:(
At this price point and age you will do well to find one with few owners, think I'm 4 or 5th on mine and it's on 13k miles, I was 8th on my 4200(32k miles), high owners doesn't mean bad car, condition , servicing and receipts should be more important, Zep's car represents great vfm in the current market. At the end of the day you need to compare like for like on condition, ppi is £250/300!
 

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I don't know this specific car, but don't like the lack of service history - it's had just one minor service in the last 5 years (as opposed to a service every year). That hardly inspires confidence that the previous owner lavished it with love and attention. Far better to buy one with more owners that gave the car more car. I'd rather buy a car with a high number of owners and a high number of services, than a low number of both. I'd take Zeps car over this, or the one RG has.
 

hashluck

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I don't know this specific car, but don't like the lack of service history - it's had just one minor service in the last 5 years (as opposed to a service every year). That hardly inspires confidence that the previous owner lavished it with love and attention. Far better to buy one with more owners that gave the car more car. I'd rather buy a car with a high number of owners and a high number of services, than a low number of both. I'd take Zeps car over this, or the one RG has.

Agreed. The Supercar Rooms car has been for sale for a long time. Not seen it personally but would assume a few have and have rejected it for some reason. This (RG) one linked below or Zep's would be the two to view first (or last if you want to see and compared them all). Both of these are well known cars with all the right money spent in all the right places. Learn from the forum, don't get hung up on owners or mileage but look at condition and history :)

https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...e-gransport-le-inpsected-and-serviced/9004891
 

conaero

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Number of owners...who cares, its all about condition and service.

I much prefer buy a car with a high number of owners over a poor example that has not been loved.
 

BuckRog64

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Low ownership only really matters for collector cars. I'd only be concerned if a car has changed hands annually and last owner has only had it 5 minutes, which could mean it was built after a heavy vino fuelled lunch. In this case Zep has been a long term owner so not an issue.

Given what everyone has said about Zep's car I'm at a loss to understand why the thread hasn't ended with a "sold" comment. That Supercar Rooms car has been with them for at least a year, I think, and clearly doesn't compare to Zep's in terms of maintenance or asking price.