Buy this instead of a new Granturismo.....
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....and keep the change for servicing and a sports exhaust 
http://www.rardleymotors.com/docs_08/news/EkZVAAup...
That'll be off the forecourt quicker than that absurdly cheap 550 that came up a few months ago!
http://www.rardleymotors.com/docs_08/news/EkZVAAup...
That'll be off the forecourt quicker than that absurdly cheap 550 that came up a few months ago!
As much as i think the 456 rocks substantially (took my family on holiday in one across Europe in 06).
If i was in the market to buy a used 60-80k Maserati Granturismo, a used 20-30K F456 would not get a look in. Looks wise and sound wise there is no comparison IMO.
If i was in the market to buy a used 60-80k Maserati Granturismo, a used 20-30K F456 would not get a look in. Looks wise and sound wise there is no comparison IMO.
Edited by ferrari spider on Thursday 10th June 15:52
Mario149 said:
Interesting 
Presumably that was Independent servicing rather than main dealer?!
Absolutely. Wouldn't touch a main dealer. I did once, for a new battery, that was enough. Some 17 year workshop geek spent 1 hour running back and forth to ask work shop manager questions on how to fit Presumably that was Independent servicing rather than main dealer?!
ferrari spider said:
If i was in the market to buy a used 60-80k Maserati Granturismo, a used 20-30K F456 would not get a look in. Looks wise and sound wise there is no comparison IMO.
Horses for courses! Providing it was a basically sound car, I'd be unable to resist the 456 in your comparison. Stick a sports exhaust on it and job's a good'un Edited by ferrari spider on Thursday 10th June 15:52
It may not look quite as sharp as the Maser, but I'd get over it by being smug in the knowledge I'd saved £30k even after buying the exhaust and doing a little work on it, and was still driving a Fezza I do like my money saving deals where possible 
Mario149 said:
ferrari spider said:
If i was in the market to buy a used 60-80k Maserati Granturismo, a used 20-30K F456 would not get a look in. Looks wise and sound wise there is no comparison IMO.
[footnote] Stick a sports exhaust on it and job's a good'un
I see you have not had much experience with after market systems on a F456. The one i used had a pair of Tubis on it. The car only sounded good at low revs, anything above 4,000rpm sounded very very disappointing indeed. For days i drove through the Swiss and Italian tunnels and it was not at all inspiring [footnote] Stick a sports exhaust on it and job's a good'un
A solicitor near me has just passed the 200K in mileage, was at my mum pub a few months back. Used daily for past 10 years, (the length I see the the car about town). Main work done new suspension dampers (worn out), power steering racks (worn out), radiators (worn out and some damage due to them sitting low). Although these models are known for these items in terms of wear and tear.
He had have some welding down on the passenger seal as it corroded and failed a MOT last year. Hands up to him, as he uses it all the time. Its a 1994, he has kept it as its worth nothing to the trade.
Regular serviced at a non ferrari dealer or specialist and keeps going, going and going - Never had a engine problem The garage mainly service BM, Mercs, Audis, Porsches etc.
He had have some welding down on the passenger seal as it corroded and failed a MOT last year. Hands up to him, as he uses it all the time. Its a 1994, he has kept it as its worth nothing to the trade.
Regular serviced at a non ferrari dealer or specialist and keeps going, going and going - Never had a engine problem The garage mainly service BM, Mercs, Audis, Porsches etc.
ferrari spider said:
I see you have not had much experience with after market systems on a F456. The one i used had a pair of Tubis on it. The car only sounded good at low revs, anything above 4,000rpm sounded very very disappointing indeed. For days i drove through the Swiss and Italian tunnels and it was not at all inspiring
I guess the type of people who buy 456s tend not to be the ones interested in a sports exhaust thus they don't make particularly good ones for it! Maybe an outfit could make a custom one....might be worth more than the car though 
kenyon said:
A solicitor near me has just passed the 200K in mileage, was at my mum pub a few months back. Used daily for past 10 years, (the length I see the the car about town). Main work done new suspension dampers (worn out), power steering racks (worn out), radiators (worn out and some damage due to them sitting low). Although these models are known for these items in terms of wear and tear.
He had have some welding down on the passenger seal as it corroded and failed a MOT last year. Hands up to him, as he uses it all the time. Its a 1994, he has kept it as its worth nothing to the trade.
Regular serviced at a non ferrari dealer or specialist and keeps going, going and going - Never had a engine problem The garage mainly service BM, Mercs, Audis, Porsches etc.
Did he buy it new?He had have some welding down on the passenger seal as it corroded and failed a MOT last year. Hands up to him, as he uses it all the time. Its a 1994, he has kept it as its worth nothing to the trade.
Regular serviced at a non ferrari dealer or specialist and keeps going, going and going - Never had a engine problem The garage mainly service BM, Mercs, Audis, Porsches etc.
Mario149 said:
Shmee150 said:
I'm interested in a GT, I wouldn't even consider a 456, and I'm not about to start I'm afraid.
How come out of interest?Also if one was considering an £80k+ car, although the idea of a very cheap (comparative) 456 might be entertained, it's unlikely to be thought much of. Also a 456 would be older than half of my lifetime, so I guess it just feels like that's what I admired when I was a child, not so much now.
You know what though, a Gran Cabrio, that's nice
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