4 seat Stradale under 50k

[Andyk]

Miles over 50k but it’s a lot of Maserati for the money surely.

https://www.holwoodcarsales.co.uk/u...adale-mc-shift-2dr-eu5-keston-202009244154077

 

[Sam McGoo]

A one owner car with full history, used regularly. It does seem good vaue.
Must have had a clutch by now too. Depends if it needs a new one again soon and how much life is left in those carbon ceramics I suppose.

 

[Andyk]

A one owner car with full history, used regularly. It does seem good vaue.
Must have had a clutch by now too. Depends if it needs a new one again soon and how much life is left in those carbon ceramics I suppose.

Does look a good price and as you say it's been driven so all the better for it. I always thought carbon ceramics have double the life of a standard set up so if that's the case and depends how it's been driven surely they should be OK for many miles.

 

[dickygrace]

I don’t think it’s that good a value, not just a personal or business agenda. Surely my cars, or the ones at Prestige Cars Kent at 20% more, with 40k less miles are far better value?

 

[Oneball]

The interior looks a bit used, do they normally have exposed screws in the carpet on the centre console?

 

[Zep]

The interior looks a bit used, do they normally have exposed screws in the carpet on the centre console?

In its defence, the seat is miles back and the screw is usually black. But the missing red in the dash badge is unforgivable!

 

[Andyk]

I don’t think it’s that good a value, not just a personal or business agenda. Surely my cars, or the ones at Prestige Cars Kent at 20% more, with 40k less miles are far better value?

Depends in budget I suppose Dicky. If you are looking a GTS around 40 to 50k and this came up then it must be worth a look. 10 to 15k more may be over budget for some. No doubting yours are first class tip top examples mind as they are if you are selling them.

 

[dickygrace]

Depends in budget I suppose Dicky. If you are looking a GTS around 40 to 50k and this came up then it must be worth a look. 10 to 15k more may be over budget for some. No doubting yours are first class tip top examples mind as they are if you are selling them.

I’d suggest few people would buy it cash, the majority on finance, which would be way dearer for this car than others for sale. If buying cash, then as you say, £50k within reach, maybe not £58k; cost of ownership would be hugely greater on the cheaper car though, particularly when the highest percentage of ownership cost is factored in-depreciation.

 

[Sam McGoo]

I don’t think it’s that good a value, not just a personal or business agenda. Surely my cars, or the ones at Prestige Cars Kent at 20% more, with 40k less miles are far better value?

Yeah as Andy said, if you have a 50k budget for a Granturismo, would be worth a look. Maybe I shouldn't have said 'good value' but rather a low entry price for a Strad.

When there is a much larger price difference, I would find it hard to justify the price over a good GT-Sport MC-shift with MC handling pack.

 

[conaero]

At the end of the day it’s a Strad so will always be worth a premium over a GT, no disrespect to a GT owners.

You could argue the same over a GS and an MCV.

It is what it is.

 

[Sam McGoo]

At the end of the day it’s a Strad so will always be worth a premium over a GT, no disrespect to a GT owners.

You could argue the same over a GS and an MCV.

It is what it is.

Absolutely, it's the top of the Granturismo tree, and one I'd like to climb one day lol.

 

[3leftovercrest]

I had mine for nearly 5 years from new.

Loved the way it drove, the gearbox/gear change, the exhaust, especially the fixed rate dampers (my disdain of Skyhook well known) BUT hated the looks!

Much prefer the Granturismo Sport pre 2017,,,, just think it’s so much prettier...

As a child of the 70’s, I’m a sucker for side skirts and the Strad ones I hate compared to the Sport...

Find myself dreaming of a Gransport again just for the side skirts....

 

[Strad]

Stu - are you feeling ok? You can’t not like the look of a Stradale!! If I take off my biased hat, I would admit that when they first came out I had real issues with the rear diffuser / tailpipes set up but even those look great to me now. M.

 

[Strad]

Beauty

 

[CatmanV2]

I would so have a Strad if I could.

C

 

[conaero]

They are absolutely worth the extra money. You don't see many owners selling them, they get very, very attached to them.

 

[Sam McGoo]

Stu - are you feeling ok? You can’t not like the look of a Stradale!! If I take off my biased hat, I would admit that when they first came out I had real issues with the rear diffuser / tailpipes set up but even those look great to me now. M.

I think the rear is the best bit of a Strad!

 

[philw696]

Glad to say I have driven a few and probably the one car I should buy at some stage as they are special.

 

[3leftovercrest]

I suppose it’s down to what “sentiment” you want from a “drive”.....

To be honest (and this is my humble guv), the Granturismo is way to big and unwieldy to be able to have a proper “ drive”. So I was finding myself trying to extract that “sentiment” and performance which left me feeling like a t*t as I was driving at the wrong speed for the roads I live on...

With the GranCab Sport, I don’t feel compelled to drive in a spirited manner so I feel the car is all the better for it... for me I must add... I suppose I “waft” more..

If I want a “spirited” drive, I have other cars that I always turned to over the Strad as they gave me more “driving pleasure” and “feedback”...

I had no need for Carbon Ceramics (no matter how good they are)... I had no need for the gearbox to change at under 60 m/s at 6.5k revs (no matter how good it felt)

I got and get more pleasure from driving the 205 or R5 or even my old sh*tty Forester (ok it runs over 400 brake, 6-pots, motorsport suspension, short shift etc etc) so aligned to not actually liking the looks of the Strad, left me actually pushing myself to drive it..

That being said, it’s a great car, actually an awesome one and one I would highly recommend to anyone.

Stu

 

[rivarama]

Not sure I understand Dicky’s point.
I am sure that a £10k saving isn’t immaterial. Don’t we all agree that a driven car is not a bad thing and that it’s all about the condition of the car as opposed to mileage?
Why do we assume that a car with a mere extra 16k miles is necessarily in sub par condition and hence should command a bigger discount than the £10k offer? Beats me