MASERATI 3200 What do i need to know
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I'm thinking of buying a Maserati 3200, though i know nothing about these cars at all. Apart from owning a wedge 420se i know the 3200 will be thirsty!
Can anyone help on servicing costs. How much, when due and any local garages near to Leeds?
Also anything i should look out for when buying this car?
Cheers for the advice
Can anyone help on servicing costs. How much, when due and any local garages near to Leeds?
Also anything i should look out for when buying this car?
Cheers for the advice
Anything you could possibly want to know should be on the following:
www.maseratiforum.co.uk
www.sportsmaserati.co.uk
www.maseratiforum.co.uk
www.sportsmaserati.co.uk
I had one for 3 years (2004-2007), and as will all of these kind of cars the more you use them the less likely they are to break. With the 3200 I have only one real recomendation, DO NOT change the exhaust to an aftermarket one. The boom you get at 30-35mph is incredibly irritating.
Other than that my car never broke down or gave me any kind of trouble apart from a sticking solenoid which I changed myself for a few quid.
Other than that my car never broke down or gave me any kind of trouble apart from a sticking solenoid which I changed myself for a few quid.
Dude
Not sure if this info is too late. I bought my Maserati 3200 GT just before the new year. Within 10 minutes of driving away and paying up the cash, the engine warning light came on. Took it to a main dealer and they said the knock sensor had failed, a common problem on these cars, a cost of £1100 to replace....??? Then whilst they had it they did a thorough check of the car, a new turbocharger pipe was needed, as was some wiper clips, the brakes all needed redrilled, new pads and discs on the back( will be doing them myself), a complete refurb of all the wheels, (lots of kerbage), a new bonnet vent, new badges on the C pillars and a complete machine detailng, with the underside of the car being undersealed. Admittedly some of the work is being done as I want the car looking in showroom condition when I pick it up, however the cost of everything, not the rear discs and pads, is just over £3K, so yes an expensive outlay seeing as how I have just bought the car but seriously, what a machine, I smile everytime I get in it, the performance, the comfort, the looks, worth every penny. I just hope I don't have to shell out so much too soon....lmao. Good Luck with your choice, you hopefully won't regret it if you get a good one.
Regards
Skid
Not sure if this info is too late. I bought my Maserati 3200 GT just before the new year. Within 10 minutes of driving away and paying up the cash, the engine warning light came on. Took it to a main dealer and they said the knock sensor had failed, a common problem on these cars, a cost of £1100 to replace....??? Then whilst they had it they did a thorough check of the car, a new turbocharger pipe was needed, as was some wiper clips, the brakes all needed redrilled, new pads and discs on the back( will be doing them myself), a complete refurb of all the wheels, (lots of kerbage), a new bonnet vent, new badges on the C pillars and a complete machine detailng, with the underside of the car being undersealed. Admittedly some of the work is being done as I want the car looking in showroom condition when I pick it up, however the cost of everything, not the rear discs and pads, is just over £3K, so yes an expensive outlay seeing as how I have just bought the car but seriously, what a machine, I smile everytime I get in it, the performance, the comfort, the looks, worth every penny. I just hope I don't have to shell out so much too soon....lmao. Good Luck with your choice, you hopefully won't regret it if you get a good one.
Regards
Skid
Propman said:
Dude
Not sure if this info is too late. I bought my Maserati 3200 GT just before the new year. Within 10 minutes of driving away and paying up the cash, the engine warning light came on. Took it to a main dealer and they said the knock sensor had failed, a common problem on these cars, a cost of £1100 to replace....??? Then whilst they had it they did a thorough check of the car, a new turbocharger pipe was needed, as was some wiper clips, the brakes all needed redrilled, new pads and discs on the back( will be doing them myself), a complete refurb of all the wheels, (lots of kerbage), a new bonnet vent, new badges on the C pillars and a complete machine detailng, with the underside of the car being undersealed. Admittedly some of the work is being done as I want the car looking in showroom condition when I pick it up, however the cost of everything, not the rear discs and pads, is just over £3K, so yes an expensive outlay seeing as how I have just bought the car but seriously, what a machine, I smile everytime I get in it, the performance, the comfort, the looks, worth every penny. I just hope I don't have to shell out so much too soon....lmao. Good Luck with your choice, you hopefully won't regret it if you get a good one.
Regards
Skid
Out of curiousity, did you get a PPI and if you did, did any of the above show up and consequently get negotiated off the price?Not sure if this info is too late. I bought my Maserati 3200 GT just before the new year. Within 10 minutes of driving away and paying up the cash, the engine warning light came on. Took it to a main dealer and they said the knock sensor had failed, a common problem on these cars, a cost of £1100 to replace....??? Then whilst they had it they did a thorough check of the car, a new turbocharger pipe was needed, as was some wiper clips, the brakes all needed redrilled, new pads and discs on the back( will be doing them myself), a complete refurb of all the wheels, (lots of kerbage), a new bonnet vent, new badges on the C pillars and a complete machine detailng, with the underside of the car being undersealed. Admittedly some of the work is being done as I want the car looking in showroom condition when I pick it up, however the cost of everything, not the rear discs and pads, is just over £3K, so yes an expensive outlay seeing as how I have just bought the car but seriously, what a machine, I smile everytime I get in it, the performance, the comfort, the looks, worth every penny. I just hope I don't have to shell out so much too soon....lmao. Good Luck with your choice, you hopefully won't regret it if you get a good one.
Regards
Skid
Mustardo said:
I'm finding servicing the most expensive i've experienced - but then i'm used to Audi/BMW/Mercedes service costs, and those are hardly marques you can get emotional about... Budget enough and you'll be fine.
Whatever you do, do NOT go to a main dealer...with both Maseratis I have owned for the last 7 odd years (and my wife a Spyder for 4 months) I have found all of them to be spectacularly dishonest. I used Bill McGrath and they were a breath of fresh air compared to the others, also they run the Club which is well worth joining.
As with all these cars I would recomend buying one where the milage is reasonable for its age, for example a 8yr old car with 8000 miles is going to be extraordinarily expensive as years of problems will surface the moment you actually start driving it. I would suggest about 5000 miles per year minimum.
mod edit, no name and shaming please
Edited by Matt172 on Sunday 27th February 19:11
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