Seen this? 4200GT for £49,999

[456mgt]

In the back of the 2 July Autocar (p107) there is a full page ad from Trade Sales, advertising the new 4200GT at £49,999, and the Spyder at £53,999. These prices are >10K below list.

I rang them up and was told these are effectively RHD imports. They are apparently full UK spec., have a 2 yr warranty and was quoted a wait of 3-9 months. The advertised prices are basic and the cost is £52,999 for the cambriocorsa version of the coupe. The car would be brand new and not pre-registered. This sounds pretty good to me, though there is no info on their website www.trade-sales.co.uk

Anyone else know anything about this?

Kevin

[456mgt]

Thanks Bennno. What you say squares with my impression from the phone- cheap 'n cheerful. I figure since these cars are brand new with the 2 year mfr warranty you could weave it into the dealer network at the first service. Never thought about making a profit though. More focussed on the fact that this is similar price to late plate 993 (or 996 cab!).

[456mgt]

Not sure I agree with you about the looks Bennno- still looks horny as hell to me. As to the engine note, I heard a Spyder going through Cambridge the other day and I thought it sounded just great! And I know a man- 'M' who can make it sound even better; test pipes,competition exhaust etc . Good point on the dealers though. Mind you if they want my Ferrari business they'll look after the sucker.

Still not sold on the idea though......

[456mgt]

Don't know if anyone will make use of this info, but it's quite interesting nonetheless.

Spoke to a Maserati salesperson @ Maranello Sales yesterday. Apparently, these cars come from Malaysia (RHD) and the process is much the same as the parallel import process for other marques. Maserati UK are not happy bunnies and are 'looking into it'. Suspect they will try to make the manufacturer warranty difficult to exercise in some way though I understand that they are legally bound to honour it. If anyone is seriously considering it, the best thing to do would be to have the car delivered to a Maser dealership for them to do all the installation checks before driving it.