Wanted: Facelift 4.7 Gran Turismo ZF Auto

[philw696]

Very nice indeed and look forward to reading the adventures that she gives you too.

 

[Brendan]

Very nice. I'm jealous of those seats!

 

[Brendan]

It will be worth every warning light, and panicked moment.

I recall when I picked up my 4200: Drove out of the dealer's onto the South circular I think it was. Literally 200yds up the road, PELICAN crossing. So feeling *jolly* smug, I saved my clutch by pulling both paddles to select neutral.
Lights go green. Pull on UP to select 1st. Nothing. Nada. Repeat with increasing urgency. Still nada. Hazards on. Huge queue behind me.
I mean, how stereo typical do you want. <1 minute into ownership and I'm stranded at the side of the road with hazards on in an Italian supercar. Engine off, back on. No difference.

Ponder options and then, as it so slowly does in my life, light dawns. It won't select gear unless your foot is on the brake......

Since then, never looked back (what is behind me is no longer important), well apart from the immediate transmission warnings on my GT of course...

Have a blast, and remember, you need to try pretty hard to look as stupid as I did

C

Reminds me of my first Maser, my 4200 some years ago. I'd bought it and drove it back from Chippenham without incident.

On arrival, I had a peek at the engine bay in it's red painted glory! My wife popped out along with the family(have a bit of a tradition of going for a first drive with the whole family). Driving along, it was sublime with the roar of the Larini's, Italian interior...

Come to a halt at a busy junction, I engaged gear, and it wouldn't go into first. Imagine the beeping and 'what a wan*ker in a Maserati', I thought I heard.

Turned out I hadn't shut the bonnet properly!