RE: You Know You Want To: Maserati Merak

[markCSC]

I think De Tomaso Mangustas go for around $100,000

Edit

just found one that sold at Goodwood this year for £129,000!!

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3500.asp?...

1969 De Tomaso Mangusta Coupé £129,180

Edited by markCSC on Wednesday 31st October 11:08

[iSore]

kbee540 said:

or anything made by Porsche. All immensely talented, well screwed together, and nigh on perfect for their intended role as rapid cars. And all just a litle bit soulless. Maybe it's the imperfections in old supercars that make them so interesting.

Sorry, but for 25 grand you have the pick of exceptionally nice 911SC and 3.2 Carreras. Still usefully nippy, look great, sound great, drive nicely and they are undoubtedly a classic brimming with character. They were not perfect, but a good well maintained example is capable of being used on a regular basis without stting itself.
The Merak looks quite nice in a semi forgotten £8995 sort of way, but it's nothing like as pretty as a 308GTB. And there's nothing remotely interesting in a £5000 bill to rebuild the hydraulics or whatever such a hateful pice of scrap costs to repair. A-g-a-i-n.

Edited by iSore on Wednesday 31st October 11:14

[dbdb]

365daytonafan said:

Merak is nice but if you are going to go bankrupt buying a Maserati this is the way to do it IMO - Khamsin (yes I know it's a lot more than the Merak but it's a quarter of the price of a Ferrari Daytona!).

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C330141

The Khamsin is my favourite 'seventies supercar and one of my favourite cars overall. They're beautiful.

Taste in cars is individual; I find the Merak far more interesting than a 911SC, though I'm not sure I would actually buy either.

[billzeebub]

to me this beautiful car only makes sense as a piece of automotive artwork. If I could afford to indulge myself purely at an aesthetic level then it is a great way to spend £25k. If I had that as a budget for an up front investment on a car to actually drive to places then an older 911 would be my only realistic choice. Whether a car of the Merak era or my favourite 993 variety..