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hodroyd

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Morning / Afternoon Tess,
Back to work again, then it's the weekend, you got the weekend off..??
Cheers
R
 
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hodroyd said:
Morning All,
It's a balmy 9 degC here today, but a cold wind and drizzle make it feel a lot colder..!! Was going to work in new garage on wiring it, but might just work inside today..!!
Matt,
Re your earlier question in the thread. Having owned and driven all 3, I find the following:
The 3200 I can only judge on the performance of the AC we own, which I still find a brilliant drive, not much to touch it in the twisty high speed road chase, it just sticks and goes like stink. It's comfortable and everything works as it should.
The 4200CC Facelift again was excellent and very quick but a little more stable, this could be down to a variety of factors, chassi I assume. Very comfortable car with creature comforts everywhere. The 42 always feels great to drive and well planted, not as good as the AC on really fast twisty roads, but almost, other roads I think it is better than the 3200, but only slightly.
The GranSport is a step up from both the above, although I have not really caned it yet due to damp roads. It feels to sit very well on the road and in these damp conditions I have had the tail out, but I think that was due to the tyres being a bit underpressure, which is now sorted. The car is comfortable, but I miss the full screen SatNav I had in the 42, this SatNav is on a standard radio display (Becker). I am still getting used to loads of stuff on the car, including the Larini's, but I have to admit I like it so far, very much. The acceleration is terrific, could be due to the extra 40hp this car has, but can get lots of wheel spin without proper care. Everything about this car is good, but I don't want to praise it too much (you understand that), until I have been able to drive it a bit more under normal conditions.

So my summary would be: All very good in their own way, but the GS is just that bit better overall..!!

Cheers
R
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Thanks Rob, its nice to hear it was not just me who thought that.

GTS MC Shift next for you then, then we can have a full chin wag about them :)
 
tess

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hodroyd said:
Morning / Afternoon Tess,
Back to work again, then it's the weekend, you got the weekend off..??
Cheers
R
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Wats a weekend off rob? Lol

Work for 4 more days then 6 off..might do a money grabber tho sd two ladies quite poorly
 
hodroyd

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Matt,
I would think, without driving one yet, that the GTS MC Shift might impress me, but to be truthfull I am not sure. They are a big car and with a 4.2 lump it would not be fast enough as far as I can see, 4.7 might do the trick..!! I would need to drive one to see what it is like..!!
Tess,
6 days off is something to look forward to, hang on in there..!!
Cheers
R
 
hodroyd

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Dem,
I could have gone on and in to finer detail, but I think I have summed it up realistically. If I did not have a Maserati, I would definitely not mind starting with a 3200AC, they are brilliant, had all the bugs sorted out and drive great..!!
Cheers
R
 
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Evening, all. Glad to see we all seem in good form (I tried to catch up, don't think I missed anything). Ben, your new woman is gorgeous. Love huskies. Beautiful dogs.

Mrs. N's out with the girls and I'm slobbing with a glass of wine and youngest son in front of shite telly. Was a heckuva busy week and I took off from Dubai at 3am local time today, landed 7ish this morning and had conference calls all the way to the end of the afternoon.

Right, let's see what else has been going on in SM-land...
 
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