Thinking about this GT

CatmanV2

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Contigo said:
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You not had it today then?
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Sadly not. Looks good

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outrun

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iainw said:
What year does the clear front light clusters come in Athol? I think it looks so much better without the orange.
Still think black Strads are the best looking cars on the road.
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All Stradales have clear lights, the 2 seaters have fully clear where the 4 seaters have the same cluster but with some trendy looking Maserati script inside too. I think it was the 2012 facelift to the Sport cars that gained clear lights on the "normal" GT. I know that some, Adam for example, have had a small piece of tinting material applied to the orange sections to soften the impact, this is a much more cost effective solution than new cluster which are crazy expensive. I do know of a company that can fully customise lights though and I suspect they could do a nice job on the orange sections for far less than new lights.

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outrun said:
Thought about it quite seriously but decided on an F11 BMW 530d M Sport Touring which I have to say is epic. I have 2 young kids and a puppy and require the ability to carry bikes, child seats and the like. I went for a 2011 car from Sytner as it seemed to have reached the bottom of it's depreciation curve. It's very different from my Mini!
I tried to justify a QP daily but even my man maths calculator couldn't compute it. I couldn't find a 530d for less than £14k (and that was north of 100k miles) and paid £16.5 for a one owner, main dealer car with warranty etc and 45k miles. I'm really very pleased with it indeed. If you know my name, you should get the plate.

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You got a great deal there - I cant fond anything close really....looking at these and 535 - how is the mpg?
 
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Upper 30s depending on whether I drive it or the wife does!

I'm fine with that given the power.

Couldn't find a 535d for less than £20k ish and it wasn't worth the extra, they're both quick etc etc. If there was 1k in it, I'd have bought a 535 but for 4k.
 
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Hi Guys,

Deposit all out down on a GT, found it half an hour away from me via a private seller, 27600 miles on the clock,
Mayelloc blaxk with red leather, £27500, the interior looks in great condition, and the paint. The last service was by Migliore, I game them a bell and went through what the car had done which all checked out. Collection on Wednesday hopefully :)

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Thanks Keano :) First private sale I've done, and form eBay.. All seems to check out though.

Thanks again for help with the Maroon Gt as well.
 
safrane

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Really pleased for you.

Those early 4.2s offer so much value for money and far better than a leggy 4.7 (and its ££££ clutch).

Wishing you plenty of smiles per miles.
 
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Many thanks, can't wait for the pick up day!

Really impressed with the quality of the car, lovely heavy doors, and the interior was beautifully finished, I would say better than the Porsche.

A new exhaust system may be on the shopping list at some point!
 
Contigo

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May? It's a necessity on any Maser! :D

Enjoy it mate and one day you might want to experience the more hardcore GTS MC-S.....
 
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Already started looking at various exhausts! :)

I probably will be changing to the 4.7 at some point as well knowing me!
 
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Hi all,

Just got back from collecting the car, Thrilled with it! the chap even put a tank of fuel in too which was nice!







Looking forward to getting to know the car.
 
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Really pleased, just need to sort one of the sticky heater control buttons, seems t one the soft touch material causing it.. The material also seems to attract dust!
 
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Nice one, welcome to the madness. You'll quickly discover that these cars are excellent and much loved.
 
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jamesbilluk

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Been out today in it, Cant believe how good it sounds, a bit more attention than I'm used to as well compared with the Boxster, people seem to like it though.
 
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