Whats the best way to sell a project?

[DevonPaul]

Having worked out that my wife and I have 5 vehicles and 4 buttocks between us, and I spent longer sat on the lawn tractor last year than in the Mas, something has to go.

Her Z4M would fly out of the garage, however for some reason she seems to like the hard riding hair trigger throttled expensive VED thing, so it looks like the GS is the one for the chop.

However, it has a few issues. Apart from a few paint blemishes and the wheels needing a refurb, the speedometer is best described as "for guidance" with the needle sticking around 78mph. It has always done this, but has gotten worse and it now 'jumps' between speeds. There's also the intermittent current drain, which I thought was avoided by not locking with the remote, but apparently not. The good news on this is it appears to be no longer intermittent, so at least should be able to be diagnosed a bit easier. Also when disarming there are 5 'bips' from the siren, which I gather means it isn't locking or alarming properly, probably related to the current draw.

The thing is, these jobs have been on my list for 2 years or so, and now having had 12 months at home and still not got around to doing anything and now got another house to renovate, I'm unlikely to do so.

The car was previously kept in a bubble behind a well known shop near Didsbury, and since I got it about 7 (or 8?) years ago has been cared for by Carrs main dealer or Ftech, getting serviced each year regardless of mileage and anything flagged up was repaired (except for the above, as I was going to have a fettle). The clutch is also reading 45% worn, but was in the car when I got it about 20,000 miles ago. Mileage is now 45k.

So should I throw money at it to sort the niggles (which means I'll then want to keep it), list it with the faults, or some other option?

Any suggestions?

thanks

Paul
[edited for spelling]

 

[safrane]

Selling with the faults will mean you take a big hit financially.

I would get it down to Sports Italia myself, who will be able to fix and probably sell it for you too.

 

[Zep]

Selling with the faults will mean you take a big hit financially.

I would get it down to Sports Italia myself, who will be able to fix and probably sell it for you too.

What he said. But if you insist I’ll give you £10k for it

 

[outrun]

What he said. But if you insist I’ll give you £10k for it

I'll bid £10,100.

 

[Ewan]

Is this the fuji Bianco car? If it is, I’m interested in buying it, either fixed or broken (depending on price). PM if you wish.

 

[Zep]

Is this the fuji Bianco car? If it is, I’m interested in buying it, either fixed or broken (depending on price). PM if you wish.

Ewan, with the greatest of respect, you should seek professional help for your maserati buying addiction

 

[Wack61]

I think Ewan has got it bob on

that's nice

checks bank account

sold

Too many people look back at their lives thinking
if only

 

[Zep]

I think Ewan has got it bob on

that's nice

checks bank account

sold

Too many people look back at their lives thinking
if only

Of course he has, I was joking. The only annoying part of this is the difference between his bank account and mine

 

[Corranga]

Current draw might well be a tracker with a stuffed battery, mine would drain a fresh battery in a couple of days

 

[Wack61]

Of course he has, I was joking. The only annoying part of this is the difference between his bank account and mine

I realised you were joking , the buyers of Ewan's old cars probably find more under the seats than there is in my bank account

 

[alfatwo]

Ewan, I heard a story a wile back from Mr Askew. said he was the one who got you into Masers in the first place many years ago!

Dave

 

[Wattie]

Is this the fuji Bianco car? If it is, I’m interested in buying it, either fixed or broken (depending on price). PM if you wish.

Think you’re out of luck Ewan.
But it is Blue ( although you’re now into green)

https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/good-bad-time-to-sell-a-gs.24975/post-597165

On the bright side it enables someone else to buy it before you corner the market

 

[Ewan]

Ewan, I heard a story a wile back from Mr Askew. said he was the one who got you into Masers in the first place many years ago!

Dave

That’s true. I bought my first Maser from David - a 1995 LHD 2.0 lt. Ghibli ABS that he bought in Italy and drove back. It was a lovely car and my first foray into Italian exotics after a string of Porsche 944’s. It was £15995, back in 1998. And here I sit, 23 years later, with a further 19 other Maseratis under my belt!

 

[Ewan]

Of course he has, I was joking. The only annoying part of this is the difference between his bank account and mine

I think Ewan has got it bob on

that's nice

checks bank account

sold

Too many people look back at their lives thinking
if only

Ha! I love the fact you think I check my bank account!

 

[Wack61]

One of my biggest r

Ha! I love the fact you think I check my bank account!

One of my biggest regrets is not buying your silver QP
If I had I'd probably still have it

 

[Phil H]

Ewan, with the greatest of respect, you should seek professional help for your maserati buying addiction

He did, he's just waiting for the consultancy refund.

 

[dgmx5]

To answer @DevonPaul's question, I think the best way to sell a project is on here, to be a known contributor on the forum and to be transparent as to condition which I think you have been.

People will know what is required and make sensible offers accordingly as opposed to the usual dross of eBay listings with scant information and eBay tyre kickers taking the p*ss. In fact, you may have already had some PMs to that effect.

A car known to the forum, even with faults, may be more attractive than an apparently clean car with no history to back that up.

Some examples of recent project cars would be the Morris Leslie Granturismo, the NI Granturismo on eBay, the Goodwood Verde 4200GT sold on The Market.com(?) and the QPV that @Kincath bought having been offered on the forum at a very attractive price given there was not too much work required so describing as a project is probably doing it a disservice.

I know which car I would have taken first (the QPV was just too good to pass up at that price and with it being known to the forum and @Kincath has got himself a great car for the money), and whilst I felt the Goodwood Verde went at a much higher price than I expected for its condition, it had rarity on its side given the fantastic colour scheme and it being a manual and the buyer undoubtedly has the skills set to bring it back up to a great condition which should be reflected in its future price.

 

[MarkMas]

2 posts with actual advice - totally contradicting each other
14 other posts - just banter
must be the sportsmaserati forum

 

[DevonPaul]

Thanks folks, I figured this would be the response

Taking them in no particular order...
I moved from Devon to Shrewsbury recently (which was about half the mileage I put on the GS this year) so would need someone more local to look at the car.

£10k won't cut it,.

The money is not really the issue. I've just fallen out of love with the car. Wattie obviously found my old post - didn't realise I'd procrasctinated for 4 years. And driven only 4k in that time, most of which was a trip to Aragon.

£10,100 won't do either

I have had a PM asking about buying a car, although it was for the wife's Z4M Coupe (although this was on Monday, which is what has prodded me into some sort of action)

I'll look at the other ones listed needing work.. pricewise I figure 23k in good fettle retail, so 20-21 private?
Knock off 1k for the paint and wheels, £750 for replacing the speedo with a used one and same again for finding the current drain, (and something towards the clutch?) and some for the trouble of sorting it, and we're looking in the higher end of the teens.

At least it was registered 22 March 2006, the last possible day before the VED gets high.

We're getting another garage built later this year and once that is done I won't need the room so will never get around to selling it.

Paul

 

[Ewan]

"We're getting another garage built later this year and once that is done I won't need the room so will never get around to selling it."

Problem solved! You get the new garage and to keep the car - it's a double win.