Stradale - Cost assumptions

rs48635

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stikey said:
cheers rs48635 its my taste one against the other the alfas faster and more planted but technology 10 years on
the mas is the rawer car and thats more me i love it
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My neighbour has the Alfa as his daily driver, with bunch of other stuff too. I like and admire it but would have any Stradale over the quadrofoglio.
Nothing quite matches the delicious experience every time the key is turned and Maserati V8 orchestra tune up. (Even in my leggy 4.2 QP). The Strad is An *outstanding opera singer, the Alfa is a chart hit dance song.
(* maybe even an older, fatter singer but still got it)
 
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Enjoy the wait, be liquid and ready to move, as rare cars in a good spec get snapped up even in lockdown. I’ve found this out, twice!
 
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sionie1

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There's a white 2 seater at SSC in Huddersfield up on Autotrader. Perhaps a nice wrap will achieve the colour you're after.
 
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Clickbait do you think? I've seen dealers leave a sold vehicle on the web for a while to encourage calls etc, but certainly not that length of time!
 
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stikey said:
HI to all as probably most here i love cars iv had a fair few over the years i was not looking to buy another car i have a ac 3200 gt with 33k spent
sat in the garage for 4 years that i get out now and then but after driving my mates bulk 13reg 2 seat straddle on a trip to ancona in Italy to visit friends and watch the Mille Miglia 6 years ago i found it to be more fun to dive than a 430spider i had in 2006
i was hooked on this car long distance its still in my mates garage with just 14000 miles on it
if i had the choice i would have a graphite one but yes i saw the white one at autoficcina so what do you get at this level of car for 50k in choice
so i was sat in the park 2 Saturdays ago with my grandson and it just keeps banging around in my head its a 2 seater and cheep up on the miles at 29k but given the black one on the web at the same money with 59000 miles if it was clean it would be a good buy then i look across the park and i saw a cockerel on a spring nodding in the wind so i took that as a yes
announced to the wife sat on the swing I'm going to buy a straddle ? got the f k o f look i said what ! she replied do what you want you do any way

So Hi is the mas still for sale reply was someones is coming Wednesday to look at it so i said take 1 k deposit if it drives ok i will have it Saturday
me and my mate went up in his got them both on there diagnostic for 30 mins it was spot on asked for them to do a full 30000 mile service new battery new speed sensor gasket on the diff that was leaking when i was under it on the ramp
week gone by
so drove it home yesterday which was fun with my mate driving home his other car a alfa quadrifoglio
I have to say thats the first time iv dealt with autoficcina and i can tell you all they are straight honest down to earth people did all they agreed
Sundays don't get any better good luck with your search Mas 3rat hope its not to long
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Congrats on the purchase. I actually enquired about that very car and only hesitated putting down a deposit based on a couple of factors they explained on the background of the car (number of owners, service history), so felt it may be worth viewing first before committing. But as they say 'you snooze you lose!' and I missed out as a result.

Enjoy in good health
 
stikey

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Ewan said:
Out of interest, who is your mate and what colour is his Strad? The only other one I know with the roof decal is Tom, with his white car.
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Black not a tom
he brought it when it was a few months old main dealer its mint 2 seater 14k on the clock came out last week to go and look at the one i brought rare is comes out his garage
 
stikey

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conaero said:
Congrats on the purchase you got that cheap so well done.

As for mileage, don’t worry about it.

4 years ago when I bought mine they seem to average around the 15k Mike’s mark. At 10 years old they seem to be averaging mid late 20’s with many mid 30’s.

Thats still 3500 miles a year.

Look at a similar model, the GranSport a few years back at 10 years older and they were averaging 50k miles.

So, yours is on par mileage wise.
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thanks conearo iv not thought of it like that just because all the 4 seaters are low milage i tend to thing this one should have been
 
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