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Be interesting to see how this limited edition Alpine A100 Tour de Corse does on Collecting Cars. Apparently there are only 5 RHD cars in the country so it's quite a rare thing. Not sure if the roof and bonnet are just painted black or in carbon like the R ... If I bought it I'd have to call it...

New front tyres fitted to my 3200 this morning to match the rears, so I have Goodyear Eagles all round now! They were recommended on here by @conaero and they've made a welcome difference. The Continental Contacts that they've replaced - which were recommended by McGrath - seemed to have much...

Is that the Renault 14? My Dad had 2 of those, one in white and then another in Metallica gold. A good car, certainly one up on his previous Austin 1300. My first driving lesson was in a Renault 14!

Sounds like a problem with the immobiliser aerial to me going intermittent and then failing. I'd have a look at that first; check the connector on it etc. It fits around the ignition switch and picks up the transponder in the key. My friend had a similar problem on his Alfa Spyder which was...

Ordered parts for the 3200 to do an oil change (Shell Helix) + all filters and booked in for new front tyres (Goodyear Eagles) next week … getting her ready for some summer touring in Europe.

Returning to the original question: some ‘serious shite’ does lay ahead mainly because the political class in the EU & NATO thought they could ultimately park themselves on Putin’s border by having Ukraine join their club … They’ve let everyone down by clearly learning jack **** from the Cuban...

I have a tailored cover from Covercraft in the US for my 3200. It’s waterproof and breathable and does the job! You do have to be careful to clean the car before you put it on, and to make sure the cover is clean on the inside so it doesn’t have any debris or bits of grit off the ground trapped...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404259043298 Looks like Alpine have extended the 0% APR deal beyond their March 31st deadline … At least it’s still available through Martins in Winchester.

Yep … it’s why I go for an Aqua Wax polish because it’s very easy to apply with the rinse, spread and dry with a damp cloth and then buff to a shine with another cloth when dry.

First bucket does the wheels as well but only after the paintwork is done to avoid any coarse brake dust / other contaminants from getting in the sponge and scratching the paintwork…

Gave the 3200 a much needed clean - as I’ve always cleaned my cars - with a sponge and 2 buckets of water. I use Auto Glym Aqua Wax sprayed into the rinse to get a good shine with very little effort.

20 year old QP on TradeClassics with quite a clean MOT history looking like it could use some TLC but getting a bit worrying underneath. Ought to be a low priced entry point for someone feeling brave: https://www.tradeclassics.com/auctions/maserati/2004-maserati-quattroporte-2/

Pull the stereo and check the connectors on the back. The last time this happened to me the fuse was good but I had a poor connection on the back of the unit.

We’ll see … I reckon it’ll still be on the market in 6 - 9 months time after a 10% discount on the initial asking price (regrettably, as a 3200 owner).

Quite an optimistic asking price in the current climate … https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16596597

So, those diagnostic testers don’t give a specific code for say n/s front wheel? If not, what do you do? Buy a new one and connect it at each wheel and see where the fault clears?

So most repair shops ought to have some suitable ABS diagnostics to hand for a 4200?

Asking for a friend: Using a basic OBD2 fault code reader is it possible to tell which wheel has a faulty ABS sensor? Or can this level of diagnostic only be achieved with a Maserati system? A friend of mine has IMHO been ripped off by his local garage who seem to have guessed where the problem...

Yeah … if you’re feeling lucky it could be one to go for(?)!