Wanted - Maserati GranTurismo Mc shift

Drastignac

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Hi,
After a 4 month deep dive in the wonderful world of Maserati I have decided to buy a Maserati GT 4.7 MC Shift. My budget is around 30K (I can stretch a bit further if needed) for a vehicle under 50 000 miles
My search is made more complicated by the fact that the car cannot be black or white (personally I do like these colours but for reasons that would be too long to explain here that’s not an option).
In a perfect world I would buy the vehicle from Richard Grace or Nareman from Nuvola but unfortunately all the GTs they had available in the past 5 month were black.
Alternatively, I would love to find one that has been cared for by a sportsMaserati member so I thought I would ask here.
If you own a car that fit my requirement and are considering selling it (or know someone), please let me know.
With many thanks
David
 

Gazcw

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Hi,
After a 4 month deep dive in the wonderful world of Maserati I have decided to buy a Maserati GT 4.7 MC Shift. My budget is around 30K (I can stretch a bit further if needed) for a vehicle under 50 000 miles
My search is made more complicated by the fact that the car cannot be black or white (personally I do like these colours but for reasons that would be too long to explain here that’s not an option).
In a perfect world I would buy the vehicle from Richard Grace or Nareman from Nuvola but unfortunately all the GTs they had available in the past 5 month were black.
Alternatively, I would love to find one that has been cared for by a sportsMaserati member so I thought I would ask here.
If you own a car that fit my requirement and are considering selling it (or know someone), please let me know.
With many thanks
David
Welcome and good luck with the search.
 

bigbob

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Increasingly hard to find with the MC shift gearbox but your budget seems about right. Best of luck.
 

Drastignac

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Thank you all for you replies. I have eventually found the right car for me. I left a deposit and I'm now trying to arrange a PPI in London.
Dale who is well known on this website was supposed to do it but he is unwell at the moment and might not be able to do it anymore.
Could any of you recommend someone London based who know Maserati well and could do a PPI?
With many thanks
 

SE_123

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AV engineering, Autoautofficina are close(ish) to London. Maybe see if Nuvola could do or help arrange a PPI for you
 

Drastignac

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AV engineering, Autoautofficina are close(ish) to London. Maybe see if Nuvola could do or help arrange a PPI for you
Thanks a lot. I didn't know Nuvola did PPI. I have called Nareman (him and Dickie have been incredibly helpful through this whole process) and he hould be able to do the PPI some time next week.
Thanks again for your help.
 

Bebs

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Thanks a lot. I didn't know Nuvola did PPI. I have called Nareman (him and Dickie have been incredibly helpful through this whole process) and he hould be able to do the PPI some time next week.
Thanks again for your help.
Nareman did my PPI and I have to say it was spot on! AV engineering subsequently came to exactly the same conclusions and carried out the work. Hope it all works out for you and keep us posted.
 

Drastignac

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A quick update. Nareman did the the PPI and it went smoothly. The car has truly been cherished and beautifully looked after. As Nareman said, he really tried but couldn't find anything wrong with car! ;-)
I'm now the new lucky owner of a facelift 2013 Maserati GranTurismo Sport MC-Shift. It’s pretty rare since it’s one of the very few to have the MC Handling pack. Moreover it’s Blue Oceano, with matching blue stitching (including Trident stitched headrest) on black leather interior, has the blue alcantara roof lining, Neptune wheels, Bose speakers, headlight matt black, interior carbon pack & Red Anodised calipers...
I took it for a first spin on country roads this weekend and it was glorious! I'm very much looking forward to my first proper road trips next spring.
I haven’t had the chance to take photos yet but since it’s a forum car (Elan’s), you can check it out in the classified section (https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/granturismo-sport-mc-shift-2013.34525/)
 

Drastignac

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I also wanted to thank Richard Grace from Richard Grace cars and Nareman from Nuvola. They have both been absolutely brilliant and incredibly helpful through the whole process. Although Dickie and Nareman both knew they didn't have the right car for me at the time, they kept answering my questions and provided invaluable advice. I can't recommend them enough and, as it's been mentioned many time on this forum, do give these guy a call if you are in the market for a new Maserati. I know I will!
Thank you also to all Forum members who welcomed me on the forum!
 

Drastignac

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PS: Quick question regarding servicing. My car has been serviced religiously every year and it's now due for a minor service. I hear good things about both AV Engineering and SportsItalia. Any preference between these 2?
Also, my in laws live in Staffordshire and that would be quite easy and convenient for me to do the service up there. Are there any highly rated Maserati specialist around there (someone in par with AV Engineering and SportsItalia)?
Many thanks.
 

SE_123

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Congrats - I was also keen on the car!

Shiltech is in Loughborough, but would be a bit inconvenient.

Dale at PrestigeAutoworks can do mobile servicing - probably a good option for convenience. His pricing is on the website.
 

Zep

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PS: Quick question regarding servicing. My car has been serviced religiously every year and it's now due for a minor service. I hear good things about both AV Engineering and SportsItalia. Any preference between these 2?
Also, my in laws live in Staffordshire and that would be quite easy and convenient for me to do the service up there. Are there any highly rated Maserati specialist around there (someone in par with AV Engineering and SportsItalia)?
Many thanks.

I think AV will be reticent to take on a new Maserati at this point as they are trying to stick to Ferrari, however I throughly recommend SportsItalia, their services include all of the good stuff, stripping and cleaning the brakes, painting the discs (in the middle) and all the little details that make it a good experience.
 

montravia

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Mine goes nowhere other than SportsItalia. And happy to make a four and a half hour trip for the attention.
Just had her back following exemplary attention for items discovered while there