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I'd take that...with a bit more cash for servicing. :D

Always had a soft spot for Maseratis.
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Count Steer wrote: Wed May 06, 2026 1:13 pm
I'd take that...with a bit more cash for servicing. :D

Always had a soft spot for Maseratis.
A 2012 Maserati is going to throw up a few maintenance bills.
I’d run a mile even if they gave it me for free.
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IccyV2 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 4:17 am
Count Steer wrote: Wed May 06, 2026 1:13 pm
I'd take that...with a bit more cash for servicing. :D

Always had a soft spot for Maseratis.
A 2012 Maserati is going to throw up a few maintenance bills.
I’d run a mile even if they gave it me for free.
Oh, absolutely. Hence the comment about the servicing.

As I say, I always had a soft spot for Maseratis (although they had :shock: periods and made horrors like the Biturbo) but you'd have to be soft in the head to spend your own money on anything pre-Stellantis and the new ones don't float my boat at all.

I wouldn't cry in my pint if I won that one ^^^ though. Probably keep it for 6 months. :D
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Sounds like the best (read only) way to own a Maserati is to win one! I'm reminded of the saying if you want a Maserati, buy two. One to drive and one for spares! :D
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Taipan wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:36 am Sounds like the best (read only) way to own a Maserati is to win one! I'm reminded of the saying if you want a Maserati, buy two. One to drive and one for spares! :D
I would have had one (egged on by my Mrs!) as a company car...but it wasn't an option on the list. :lol:

There was nothing very compelling on the list at all but one colleague bought a s/h 911 and took the car allowance cash as a servicing fund (he had the car serviced by a Porsche main dealer so he probably had to top up the fund :D ). He eventually quit due to stress and trained to be a professional French polisher...and was very happy...but I suspect the Porker mutated into a Transit :( ).
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Count Steer wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 6:39 am
As I say, I always had a soft spot for Maseratis
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Count Steer wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:55 am
Taipan wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:36 am Sounds like the best (read only) way to own a Maserati is to win one! I'm reminded of the saying if you want a Maserati, buy two. One to drive and one for spares! :D
I would have had one (egged on by my Mrs!) as a company car...but it wasn't an option on the list. :lol:

There was nothing very compelling on the list at all but one colleague bought a s/h 911 and took the car allowance cash as a servicing fund (he had the car serviced by a Porsche main dealer so he probably had to top up the fund :D ). He eventually quit due to stress and trained to be a professional French polisher...and was very happy...but I suspect the Porker mutated into a Transit :( ).
My mate has a company Maserati, it was his dream car and he’s the CEO for a royal family members private businesses so he’s had Maseratis for a few years now. When I meet him for coffee he’s usually not in it because it’s being repaired.
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IccyV2 wrote: Sat May 09, 2026 4:01 am
Count Steer wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:55 am
Taipan wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:36 am Sounds like the best (read only) way to own a Maserati is to win one! I'm reminded of the saying if you want a Maserati, buy two. One to drive and one for spares! :D
I would have had one (egged on by my Mrs!) as a company car...but it wasn't an option on the list. :lol:

There was nothing very compelling on the list at all but one colleague bought a s/h 911 and took the car allowance cash as a servicing fund (he had the car serviced by a Porsche main dealer so he probably had to top up the fund :D ). He eventually quit due to stress and trained to be a professional French polisher...and was very happy...but I suspect the Porker mutated into a Transit :( ).
My mate has a company Maserati, it was his dream car and he’s the CEO for a royal family members private businesses so he’s had Maseratis for a few years now. When I meet him for coffee he’s usually not in it because it’s being repaired.
I thought the current Stellantis cars were supposed to have got some of the reliability issues sorted (but also made the offerings a tad unexeceptional at the same time).

They've had periods where their output has been downright ugly too. I guess the magic is in the name and it lingers on from the days of Fangio but there have been a few v desirable ones on the, rather rocky, journey.

I guess it may be a bit like 'never meet your heroes' - owning a Maserati would kill the desire. :lol: Winning one would be the cheapest way of finding out!
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just brought one of those, its being delivered wednesday.
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Count Steer wrote: Sat May 09, 2026 7:20 am
IccyV2 wrote: Sat May 09, 2026 4:01 am
Count Steer wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 8:55 am

I would have had one (egged on by my Mrs!) as a company car...but it wasn't an option on the list. :lol:

There was nothing very compelling on the list at all but one colleague bought a s/h 911 and took the car allowance cash as a servicing fund (he had the car serviced by a Porsche main dealer so he probably had to top up the fund :D ). He eventually quit due to stress and trained to be a professional French polisher...and was very happy...but I suspect the Porker mutated into a Transit :( ).
My mate has a company Maserati, it was his dream car and he’s the CEO for a royal family members private businesses so he’s had Maseratis for a few years now. When I meet him for coffee he’s usually not in it because it’s being repaired.
I thought the current Stellantis cars were supposed to have got some of the reliability issues sorted (but also made the offerings a tad unexeceptional at the same time).

They've had periods where their output has been downright ugly too. I guess the magic is in the name and it lingers on from the days of Fangio but there have been a few v desirable ones on the, rather rocky, journey.

I guess it may be a bit like 'never meet your heroes' - owning a Maserati would kill the desire. :lol: Winning one would be the cheapest way of finding out!
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Eclipse wrote: Sat May 09, 2026 9:15 am
just brought one of those, its being delivered wednesday.
Good man.
I was considering it as a family pool scooter, but only my daughter currently uses the one we have (an electric Yamaha) so it would sit there unused probably.

Nice looking things.
I had an SR50 years ago for the same thing, just zipping about on and it was great.
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I love scoots and `I'd love that one, but probably not the best thing to leave parked up in London all day, so i'll have to pass.
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One of those all in deals! :thumbup:

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Surely you enter competitions for mind blowing stuff that you wouldn’t normally be able to own?

And then you can win a Volvo…
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IccyV2 wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 8:06 am Surely you enter competitions for mind blowing stuff that you wouldn’t normally be able to own?

And then you can win a Volvo…
Exactly that.
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