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Much thoughts on this? It's first service was 11,000 - seems like its missing an interval before this, however not sure?

Keen to hear your thoughts.
 
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It states full service history so you should see a service EVERY year ... or it is not FSH.

And so unless 11,000 miles were racked up in the 1st year it is not FSH. And a fair amount of value is arguably in FSH for any car, especially a Maserati.
 
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safrane said:
I believe that that's an ex forum car with a significant mark up after being bought from the seller a few months back.

It is an import from HK and there is a great write up on what the private buyer did over their short ownership. If I recall correctly the HK service history is not the best.

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The car in advert doesn't have the black alcantara dash, i think its a different car?
 
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Hawk13 said:
It states full service history so you should see a service EVERY year ... or it is not FSH.

And so unless 11,000 miles were racked up in the 1st year it is not FSH. And a fair amount of value is arguably in FSH for any car, especially a Maserati.
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The car is missing loads of services then, its had 5 in its life time - how many have actually been serviced annually? Is this a rare thing?
 
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There st not many FB cars in the UK... the other one I know off is the ex Dick Lovet supplied Wiltshire car.

That too had a dreadful history with a late first and then nothing for an age... also some poor paint.

Do a search on here and you will find that one too.
 
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dickygrace said:
Definitely not the forum car, I viewed that one.
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safrane said:
There st not many FB cars in the UK... the other one I know off is the ex Dick Lovet supplied Wiltshire car.

That too had a dreadful history with a late first and then nothing for an age... also some poor paint.

Do a search on here and you will find that one too.
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ok thanks for your help, i'm in two minds on if you move on this or not at the moment - the service history is concerning me for resale.
 
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Hawk13 said:
It states full service history so you should see a service EVERY year ... or it is not FSH.

And so unless 11,000 miles were racked up in the 1st year it is not FSH. And a fair amount of value is arguably in FSH for any car, especially a Maserati.
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FSH means serviced according to the manufacturers service schedule with proof, it doesn’t have to be serviced every year.
 
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toole26 said:
Ok thanks - can you see the service history of this car being an issue?
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That depends. I would certainly be wary of a lack of SH in the early years (not keeping up a strict regime for a 20 year old car is a different matter) BUT if the car has made it this far without blowing up, you could argue it is not an issue.

I have paid a premium for FSH cars in the past (and still had issues) and taken a punt on limited SH cars and had no problems. For me it is all about a proper pre purchase inspection and making sure the price is right.
 
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Not withstanding the need for inspection 5 service over 40,000 miles is not really a concern for me, but I would want tj consider that schedule against its MOT and mileage history, some of these cars get put away and do just a few hundred miles in a given year. But I wouldn’t pay a premium for FSH if it’s not got it.
I do like that colour though :cool:
 
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toole26 said:
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Much thoughts on this? It's first service was 11,000 - seems like its missing an interval before this, however not sure?

Keen to hear your thoughts.
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If it missed an oil change service back in 2006, so what?! But if it has only been serviced 5 times in its 17 year life, that’s another 11 services missed, which is a bigger deal come re-sale time.

The green GS I just sold had been serviced every year since new, so proper full service history cars do exist.
 
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I think there is a reason this is still hanging about, i think i'll pass on a GS with that little a service history.
 
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Hawk13 said:
That depends. I would certainly be wary of a lack of SH in the early years (not keeping up a strict regime for a 20 year old car is a different matter) BUT if the car has made it this far without blowing up, you could argue it is not an issue.

I have paid a premium for FSH cars in the past (and still had issues) and taken a punt on limited SH cars and had no problems. For me it is all about a proper pre purchase inspection and making sure the price is right.
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Fully agreed and same experiences.

When it comes to even older classics, FSH becomes more irrelevant but always helps having some history and records. Condition of the car and a thorough PPI such as compression tests and if needed an engine oil analysis carries more weight. I’m talking about 30+ and 60+ year old cars…
 
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