Maser 3200???

[cirvy]

My mate is thinking of one of these for around £10k.

I'm telling him he's crazy, am I being fair as I'm only really going on heresay??

Any thoughts?

[3200gt]

No, your not being fair, but I'd get a £10k one thoroughly checked out, especially if it's a manual.
Do a search on here, they have been discussed many, many times. A lot of posts will be from people who's brother once knew a postman who's cat with three legs got fleas from a dog who's owner tripped on a pavement and sued the council who's accounts clerk, brothers best mates mother in law heard from ................. etc, etc.
I've had mine for 10 years without any horror stories. Buy on condition and expect Italian car service and parts prices. You can't run them on Mondeo money.

[EC2]

I've had one a fair while back and it was great. That said as with any car from a prestige brand, the maintenance costs can be very high. You could spend £500 in a year or £4000, all depends where the car is in it's parts replacement cycle.

[rs48635]

Tell your mate to do some research himself - start here www.fingeroutofarse.com

Or visit busiest Trident forum

Edited by rs48635 on Tuesday 20th September 19:31

[cirvy]

Cheers guys

[Skid1769]

Definitely do some research. I bought a Maserati 3200 Asseto Corsa last December, it was supposedly in good condition, however I spent over £4k trying to get it back up to the condition I would expect, complete machine detailing, engine knock sensor and a few other things. Since then I have had a few problems, an engine management system, £500, this kept the car in manual gear mode, very expensive on fuel. The latest cost, just gone in for a 30k service and I am looking at a bill of over £2k, the service is about £700, cam belt change, about £700, a paint repair after some careless git, scraped the bumper. Oh and a MAP sensor (2 off ) have failed, hence why the car has been feeling a bit slower than normal.
Anyway, despite all the costs, she is a lovely machine and the grin factor is awesome, even better as it is bright red. So, in a nutshell, yes, invest in some time to thoroughly check out any car your mate is considering buying, even pay some money to get the car checked out by an official dealer because at the end of the day, it will all be worth it.