Moz1000
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Maserati-Gransport-V8-/152224836866?hash=item23714ead02:g:07sAAOSw3YNXZmPB
I was very interested in buying this car, but pulled out in the end. I paid a deposit after taking the car for a test drive and arranged for an inspection at Emblem. Of course, Emblem are very thorough, but the highlights were the need for a new a/c compressor (bearing shot with a risk of seizure - and this is a 5hrs labour charge on this model year), plus the need for a 31k mile service with 4th year items. You will see in the advert that the car has missed the annual services for the last 5 years, and yet has driven 6k miles. Plus there are no service records pre-2007.
The car is very nice and drives well. There are a few bits of paint that have been touched up and not very well, plus a couple of shallow depressions along the tops of the wings (not an issue for a dent man). The interior is nice and the colour would have suited my desire for 'something different'.
Oh - clutch wear is 71%..........
Anyway - the owner was unwilling to drop the asking price enough to contribute to the work Emblem quoted for, so I called it a day after an arduous 8-weeks since paying the deposit.
I won't publish the quoted costs here, but anyone wants to know send me a PM.
Dave
I was very interested in buying this car, but pulled out in the end. I paid a deposit after taking the car for a test drive and arranged for an inspection at Emblem. Of course, Emblem are very thorough, but the highlights were the need for a new a/c compressor (bearing shot with a risk of seizure - and this is a 5hrs labour charge on this model year), plus the need for a 31k mile service with 4th year items. You will see in the advert that the car has missed the annual services for the last 5 years, and yet has driven 6k miles. Plus there are no service records pre-2007.
The car is very nice and drives well. There are a few bits of paint that have been touched up and not very well, plus a couple of shallow depressions along the tops of the wings (not an issue for a dent man). The interior is nice and the colour would have suited my desire for 'something different'.
Oh - clutch wear is 71%..........
Anyway - the owner was unwilling to drop the asking price enough to contribute to the work Emblem quoted for, so I called it a day after an arduous 8-weeks since paying the deposit.
I won't publish the quoted costs here, but anyone wants to know send me a PM.
Dave
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