2005 Quattroporte - 94,000 Miles - FSH - £8,500 - Price reduced for quick sale

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ChrisNico said:
Try it with any car. It values everything I’ve tried at about 50% of the trade value!! Under £4K! Other makes too!!! Crazy!!
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They bought my previous QPV for only about £1,000 less than what I wanted to get, with zero effort or hassle.

It then turned up at auction about £2,000 more than I got, and didn't even get the reserve. So I felt comfortable with that.
 
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ChrisNico said:
It certainly has! They clearly need to make more money, so their prices are ridiculously low now. Try it with any car, and you’ll see.
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Ah, yes, I see now; my 2009 QPV 4.7 S with 80,000 miles gets a WBAC offer of £7,500! But I'm pretty sure I could get about £12,000.
 
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MarkMas said:
Ah, yes, I see now; my 2009 QPV 4.7 S with 80,000 miles gets a WBAC offer of £7,500! But I'm pretty sure I could get about £12,000.
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Yes. A 2009 QP 4.2 I like is priced at £4K. A 2011 BMW 640i cabrio £5K!! That’s less than half the retail. I tried a £35K 2011 Aston Rapide and they quoted £19K
 
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ChrisNico said:
2005 Maserati Quattroporte £9,995
94,000 Miles
Full Service History
New MOT until 6 December 2024
Beautiful colour combination of Grigio Alfieri and light tan leather. Fitted with 20” wheels and almost new Michelin Pilot Alpin tyres.

I have owned this car for almost 7 years and have spent over £20K on servicing and repairs. £13K spent in the last 3 years rectifying the major issues that all these cars will require, £11K with SportsItalia (invoices in photos) who refurbished the subframe and replaced all necessary suspension bushes at the same time.

The clutch was replaced 10K miles ago, along with all associated parts, and the torque tube. The gearbox pipes, actuator etc were also repaired. Additionally, a new A/C compressor was recently fitted, along with a new handbrake cable, pads and shoes. The car is only ever driven in manual/sports mode to minimise clutch wear. Most of those 10K miles since the replacement were done on the motorway so the clutch will be good for many years to come.

Why am I selling this after doing so much work on the car? ULEZ. This car is not ULEZ compliant, and therefore not suitable for someone living within the M25, but is perfect for someone outside the zone. The road tax is £395 as opposed to the £695 of the ULEZ compliant cars.

I’m looking for a ULEZ compliant Quattroporte, preferably a 4.7. Happy to do a part exchange for a later car.

While you can find a cheaper Quattroporte, it could easily cost you £10K in repairs in the first year. All likely issues have been recently rectified in my car, and can be verified by Matt at Sportsitalia. Additionally, the car has had a new ABS pump, brake servo and master cylinder.

The V8HBO number plate can be negotiated in the price. Please use this link to download the complete photos. https://app.sugarsync.com/iris/wf/D6102102_09252020_354524
All invoices for repairs can be provided on request.
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If A) I wasn’t moving home and dumped with unforeseen stamp duty and B) had actually been paid by any of my clients I would possibly be in for this
 
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Nayf said:
If A) I wasn’t moving home and dumped with unforeseen stamp duty and B) had actually been paid by any of my clients I would possibly be in for this
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Feel for you there my last Toyota job finished at the beginning of August and 3 months to get paid.
 
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philw696 said:
Feel for you there my last Toyota job finished at the beginning of August and 3 months to get paid.
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Sometimes it’s not even their fault. For some reason, for one client, my bank’s invoicing/accounting programme failed to send the email, even though it was marked as ‘sent’.
So when I got a bit terse after a month and a half overdue, cue embarrassing climbdown when I checked the sent folder. Oh, and no money for an extra month from that client as I had to resend it…
 
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If A) I wasn’t moving home and dumped with unforeseen stamp duty and B) had actually been paid by any of my clients I would possibly be in for this
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Even my wife loves it and says if it wasn’t for the stamp duty…
****.
 
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Yia sou Mr Nicolaides

That is one nice car and I’m confident it’ll sell soon

I too am in ULEZ Enfield area (feel free to pop in for a souvlaki and a Keo) otherwise that is tempting
 
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