Ghibli Cup vs Deltagrale vs SZ

[Cyclone1]

How have you managed to take a £40k car and add £10k worth of repairs to it, what are you basing the £10k on ?

I doubt you could buy many 24 year old cars that were actually perfect, and perfect would mean it never gets used, or it would quickly become imperfect. The moment you drive it there is the risk of a stone chip to the front end, would you then deem that as imperfect ?
You could have the best in Italy rebuild the car, and somebody would still produce a list of recommendations, that is their job.

Absolutely. It’s just my opinion based on what I’d want out of an ageing car. I 100% agree that not many cars of an age can be found in perfect condition, but if I’m going to buy one then I want it to eventually end up in a place where I want it to be. This can be totally different to what another person may want. The car in question is for sure a lovely example and my comments were hypothetical and based only on my needs. It may need hardly anything doing. But I’d say any Ghibli of this age may need attention to keep nice, such as paint, parts, mechanicals, corrosion prevention, etc, even perishable items like seals are hard to come by and very expensive.

I’ve just done a lengthy restoration on another Italian car, that whilst originally was in very decent condition still racked up a high spen. But this was only to get it to a standard I am happy with, others may be happy with how it was. It will get driven so will need constant attention, but at least it’s now at a great starting point.

 

[Nayf]

Thanks. If I were to lend out my prized car, I'd expect it to be pretty much fully insured but.....

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To play devils advocate, the way it’s done with the A and B is to stop unscrupulous owners lending dangerous or ‘due to fail’ cars to magazines and then chomping the insurance as a way of scamming money. This has happened quite often, I’m told. I’ve seen owners try to break cars mechanically on the magazine’s watch - ie, spanking it much harder than a journalist ever would, prior to us using it, and then after it. Redlining it, burnouts etc.

Edit: the most memorable was a chap whispering such intentions to me in the pre-photoshoot safety warning huddle at Longcross. I’d turned in a borrowed dealer car and said chap hadn’t twigged I was with the magazine…

 

[Motorsport3]

I'm working today at canary wharf and at lunch break went out to find a copy of AutoItalia but couldn't found one in a couple of newsagents or waitrose I looked. I thought it would be out on the 3rd of Feb.

 

[CatmanV2]

To play devils advocate, the way it’s done with the A and B is to stop unscrupulous owners lending dangerous or ‘due to fail’ cars to magazines and then chomping the insurance as a way of scamming money. This has happened quite often, I’m told. I’ve seen owners try to break cars mechanically on the magazine’s watch - ie, spanking it much harder than a journalist ever would, prior to us using it, and then after it. Redlining it, burnouts etc.

Edit: the most memorable was a chap whispering such intentions to me in the pre-photoshoot safety warning huddle at Longcross. I’d turned in a borrowed dealer car and said chap hadn’t twigged I was with the magazine…

Ahh, that's cheeky. Not at all good

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