Hello everyone,
I stumbled across this forum by chance earlier today and decided to enrol having read a few posts! I was certainly impressed by the advice, suggestions and friendliness willingly shown!
I'm a potential Maserati virgin and have been watching the classifieds for the 4200 CC on & off for a few years since seeing one at a local Alfa event. A couple of reasonably priced ones turned up on a recent Autotrader search based in the far south-east (I live in the North), so I started some research into both the car and the garage - hence how I found this wonderful forum!
My car background over the last 30 years unfortunately isn't littered with exotica! However, about 9 years ago I ventured into Alfa ownership starting with a diesel 156. That was a wonderful car and had that for just over two years. I then traded it in for a diesel (sorry!) GT which I only parted with last September. I really did love the GT and having had it for over 6 years (normally only keep cars for 2-3 years), I only parted with it because it was written off following a small collision (12 yrs old, 100k miles = little value). I struggled to find a comparable vehicle so ended up with a 9-year old Jaguar XF! Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely car - powerful, quiet, smooth, lots of gadgets - but it doesn't set the heart racing! As the price of used Massers is now very reasonable, it does make purchasing one a very realistic opportunity. I know I shouldn't go for the cheapest (heck - there's a 4200 CC on for £10k at dealership very close to me but I wouldn't entertain that!), rather ones with good history & clearly been looked after are worth paying the extra premium for.
Similar to the Alfa GT, the 4200 seems to be a relatively practical car with reasonable room in the back for two adults and a useable boot? I'm now trying to justify one to myself...
My passion is for classic cars and I have a 1970's Alfa Spider. I'm a member of the AROC, but one of my local members is also a Maserati fan! He clearly loves them and has recently swapped a modern coupe (may have been a Ghibli?) for a Levante.
So, perhaps in the next few months I will have taken the plunge and be the proud owner of a Maserati! Servicing wise, specialists are a bit thin on the ground up here. I know there's a dealership in Leeds and I believe there is a specialist in Sheffield (who also look after the other Italian sports brands), but if anyone can recommend another in the general Yorkshire area, I'd be much obliged.
Thanks for now.
I stumbled across this forum by chance earlier today and decided to enrol having read a few posts! I was certainly impressed by the advice, suggestions and friendliness willingly shown!
I'm a potential Maserati virgin and have been watching the classifieds for the 4200 CC on & off for a few years since seeing one at a local Alfa event. A couple of reasonably priced ones turned up on a recent Autotrader search based in the far south-east (I live in the North), so I started some research into both the car and the garage - hence how I found this wonderful forum!
My car background over the last 30 years unfortunately isn't littered with exotica! However, about 9 years ago I ventured into Alfa ownership starting with a diesel 156. That was a wonderful car and had that for just over two years. I then traded it in for a diesel (sorry!) GT which I only parted with last September. I really did love the GT and having had it for over 6 years (normally only keep cars for 2-3 years), I only parted with it because it was written off following a small collision (12 yrs old, 100k miles = little value). I struggled to find a comparable vehicle so ended up with a 9-year old Jaguar XF! Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely car - powerful, quiet, smooth, lots of gadgets - but it doesn't set the heart racing! As the price of used Massers is now very reasonable, it does make purchasing one a very realistic opportunity. I know I shouldn't go for the cheapest (heck - there's a 4200 CC on for £10k at dealership very close to me but I wouldn't entertain that!), rather ones with good history & clearly been looked after are worth paying the extra premium for.
Similar to the Alfa GT, the 4200 seems to be a relatively practical car with reasonable room in the back for two adults and a useable boot? I'm now trying to justify one to myself...
My passion is for classic cars and I have a 1970's Alfa Spider. I'm a member of the AROC, but one of my local members is also a Maserati fan! He clearly loves them and has recently swapped a modern coupe (may have been a Ghibli?) for a Levante.
So, perhaps in the next few months I will have taken the plunge and be the proud owner of a Maserati! Servicing wise, specialists are a bit thin on the ground up here. I know there's a dealership in Leeds and I believe there is a specialist in Sheffield (who also look after the other Italian sports brands), but if anyone can recommend another in the general Yorkshire area, I'd be much obliged.
Thanks for now.