cheburator
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Hi,
I have lusted after a Maserati ever since my parents gave me a Matchbox Bora back in the 1980s. For various reasons that ship sailed and anyhow I was too busy playing with Porsches when ropey, but driveable Boras were in the mid 30s. I am still playing with Porsches and BMWs, but the Maserati itch won't go away. I think the Granturismo is probably the best looking and one of the best sounding cars made in the last 25yrs. Having four useable seats is a massive bonus too. The Mrs, who likes them too, wants a degree of practicality, especially since she has allowed me to add a car, rather than swap...
I want a MC shift car. Have had long experience of the ZF6 in a previous X5 4.8iS and while a brilliant box, especially with downshift blips, which Maserati somehow added, I prefer the automated manual.
Going back to adding a car rather than swapping. This has somewhat limited my budget to earlier cars - so £30k tops. Before you scare me - I am not afraid to work on cars well beyond changing wiper blades and bulbs. Quite comfortable rebuilding Porsche and BMW engines and racing them in the CSCC. I have a pretty well equipped double garage with tools well beyond the average enthusiast and last but not least, AV Engineering is about 40mins down the M20...
I would be really grateful to get advice on a couple of things - how bad of an issue are variators on early cars and what is the real life expectancy of a clutch?
Last but not least - how should I go about getting a test drive? I will admit - I have never driven a GTS nor have I even passengered in one. I think I believe Davide Cironi's video, but before I part with my cash, I would actually love to experience the car. Any ideas would be more than welcome.
Alex
I have lusted after a Maserati ever since my parents gave me a Matchbox Bora back in the 1980s. For various reasons that ship sailed and anyhow I was too busy playing with Porsches when ropey, but driveable Boras were in the mid 30s. I am still playing with Porsches and BMWs, but the Maserati itch won't go away. I think the Granturismo is probably the best looking and one of the best sounding cars made in the last 25yrs. Having four useable seats is a massive bonus too. The Mrs, who likes them too, wants a degree of practicality, especially since she has allowed me to add a car, rather than swap...
I want a MC shift car. Have had long experience of the ZF6 in a previous X5 4.8iS and while a brilliant box, especially with downshift blips, which Maserati somehow added, I prefer the automated manual.
Going back to adding a car rather than swapping. This has somewhat limited my budget to earlier cars - so £30k tops. Before you scare me - I am not afraid to work on cars well beyond changing wiper blades and bulbs. Quite comfortable rebuilding Porsche and BMW engines and racing them in the CSCC. I have a pretty well equipped double garage with tools well beyond the average enthusiast and last but not least, AV Engineering is about 40mins down the M20...
I would be really grateful to get advice on a couple of things - how bad of an issue are variators on early cars and what is the real life expectancy of a clutch?
Last but not least - how should I go about getting a test drive? I will admit - I have never driven a GTS nor have I even passengered in one. I think I believe Davide Cironi's video, but before I part with my cash, I would actually love to experience the car. Any ideas would be more than welcome.
Alex