Recent content by WLJayne

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    A huge thank you to CatmanV2 in helping to make our Maserati engagement road trip a reality!

    Thanks all! The ring was made by Neil Rayment in Cardiff. I designed it in CAD with my fiancee's input, and then Neil made a few tweaks, 3D printed the wax master, cast it and set the stones. Fantastic service throughout and magnificent craftsmanship! She knew it was coming but had no idea when...
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    A huge thank you to CatmanV2 in helping to make our Maserati engagement road trip a reality!

    Truly, I've met many fantastic users here in person and they are all absolute champions to a man. This really is a forum frequented by an outstanding crowd!
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    A huge thank you to CatmanV2 in helping to make our Maserati engagement road trip a reality!

    Hey guys, A couple of months ago I posted about looking into hiring a Ghibli to do a road trip in Scotland with, where it was my intention to propose to my lovely girlfriend. CatmanV2 - to my astonishment and delight - offered to lend me his Granturismo for the trip. After some headaches with...
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    Exquisite taste indeed! That's actually a bit of an in joke of ours hehe :D, she always jokes that people in Alfas or Maseratis etc have exquisite taste because of that old clip. But she really does adore the GT, she knows I'll have to start with a 4200 but she's keen as mustard to trade up...
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    Thanks for all the links chaps! It looks like I'll be taking Catman up on his extremely generous offer, as long as I can find temp insurance that isn't cost prohibitive. I can't wait to see the look on her face when I say "I'll bring the car around" bur it's not the Discovery...
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    PM sent, the best thing about Maseratis is the folks who drive them ^_^!
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    Great advice, thanks! That's exactly the sort of thing I need to know about :).
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    I mean....if you're serious that would something of a dream come true! She absolutely loves the Granturismo, I think she'd be genuinely overjoyed! Thanks! Haha I wouldn't mind if we got proper rain, all the more reason to sit by a fire with a cocoa eh! I'm just waiting for the jeweller in...
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    Thinking of hiring a Mas for a road trip (and proposal!) in Scotland - advice?

    Hello chaps, The time has come to make an honest woman of my wonderful girlfriend, the time is right and I want to make it something special. Maybe it's a bit cliched but my head keeps going to road trips around Scotland, scenery, castles and probably a good bit of drizzle. My parents...
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    Mmm why?? :(

    My thoughts too. My background is art and design, and I would probably not touch a thing on these cars unless it was a very subtle change like an exhaust or newer model alloys etc. Everything is the way it is for a reason, and I certainly don't have the skill to do better than Pininfarina or...
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    Nice looking watches in Kickstarter, inspired by the Maserati 250F

    I have a Traser, fab watch but need to send it off to get the battery replaced! I'm looking for something smarter though and the more I look at these the more I like them. Hmmmmmm.
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    Nice looking watches in Kickstarter, inspired by the Maserati 250F

    Hey guys, I came across these watches on KS. They look really nice, the face takes inspiration from the 250F. A friend of the guy running the KS told me about it, they're Swiss made and look like solid quality. I don't know a whole lot about watches, but these look pretty nice and the price is...
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    Thinking of buying a GranTurismo 2007-2008

    Crikey! The early cars have plummeted since I last looked a year or so ago! I've been so caught up window shopping QP's and coupes that I haven't even noticed the GTS's coming down! I quite like idea of a quick but not hair raising grand tourer. The missus and I saw a black 2007/8 4.2 GTS in a...
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    QP D/S Review

    Yep, It was an 09 Sport GT S. So admittedly, quite a lot nicer than the one Doug was driving, but only marginal improvements on the things he was actually griping about.
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    QP D/S Review

    His whole thing is that he sh1ts on exotic cars, and people love it. His videos on his own Aston, Defender and Range Rover are pretty much just as vicious. He's like the games reviewer Ben Crosshaw who does Zero Puntuation, he take really huge dumps on the games but in an entertaining way. DDM...