Recent content by Grays

Not a Maserati owner at the moment, but we do look after one of our customer's Spyder here in Kingussie. Feel free to call in if you're passing.

How far would folk travel for a good Maserati specialist? @conaero, we're desperate for qualified mechanics up here in the Highlands, so come up and join us. We have at least one Maserati here in the village of Kingussie that comes in to us, but room for more :cool:

By the way, it is possible for multiple people to combine pensions into one pot to do something like this but I don't know the detail as it wasn't necessary for me.

This may be a non-starter depending on what you have squirrelled away in pensions. I combined all of mine into a SIPP and used it to buy a commercial property through my pension fund. I then set up a separate legal entity called Gray's Auto Services Limited which leases the commercial property...

I've never been a fan of the rear tail lights on the 4200 etc models but this looks absolutely stunning, and I *love* the yellow despite being allergic to bananas. I'm trying to work out what I have to sell to buy it... :love1:

I've got my eye on three at the moment. Thankfully my brain can't work out which one is the best option...paralysis by analysis...

I wanted a 3200 in 2007 and bought a CLK55AMG instead....older and apparently wiser, I find myself looking at Maserati's again o_O

I guess the first thing is to be realistic. The pool of 3200 buyers is diminishingly small for a whole host of reasons; economy, ULEZ, running costs, perceived maintenance challenges etc. On the other hand, if you find someone in a position to be able to consider your vehicle, be open and...

Actually you may have a point...:think:

Ultimately with rare/unusual vehicles it's what it's worth to you vs what someone will offer you for it. I have a 1988 VW Transporter Single Cab Pickup with a 2.1i engine, 5 speed manual, 65k miles, mint interior and exterior, and I'm the third owner. To *me* it's worth at least £18k if not...

Like someone else said above, "Depreciation is back baby". I very nearly bought a '00 3200 in 2006 but got scared off by the (very honest) vendor warning me that if a part goes wrong it may take months to come from Italy. As it was my only car back then, I bought a CLK55AMG instead. I had a...

To be fair, the minimum age to rent a Maserati would be 30 but I take your point...

They can be but they are more of a "known quantity" and parts are pretty easy to get hold of. I've been warned off manual Maserati's due to clutch wear and the fact they are heavy. Maybe the answer is to buy a 3200 for myself and not rent it out :)

As a sideline, I'm about to offer "modern classic" rental here in the Highlands and have bought a 98 Alfa Spider, a 99 Porsche Boxster and a 05 Mini Cooper for this. Personally, I've always had a hankering for a 3200 and have been trying to justify buying one, but even owning a garage I am a...

So if I'd posted this on Thursday you might have called in at the garage to say hello. Darn. The green spider is lovely, drives very well too :)