Thinking of getting a Maserati 3200 GT... opinions?

[VWindahouse]

Rhys mate. Do not do it unless you are now on absolutely crazy money.

Don't know if you came to the dyno day a year or so ago but there was a guy who had just picked up a brand new R8 literally 20 minutes before he showed up.
He traded in his 3200GT for it. He told me that in the last year of ownership he'd spent nearly 50k on the damn thing to keep it running.

They're from an era before the Italians picked up their game and even now they'll still hardly the most reputable up there.

That's why I always laugh at the ads where people win $1 million on power ball and then go and buy a big boat and/or a Ferrari. The initial outlay is relatively cheap actually! It's the running the car and keeping it in good condition that WILL cripple you if you don't have the means to keep the maintenance and servicing up.

Cheers,
Trent

Absolute words of wisdom Trent. I worked for Mercedes for only a year however this was enough time to get hundreds of high end cars valued as trade ins. When you upgrade to the finer end of the car market warranty is your one and only friend All the rest is financial pain. Sorry Ryhs if you have crazy income like a majority of my clients who rarely even asked about the price of the new car then please disregard my concerns.

[h100vw]

I am going to re-write the making a small fortune in aviation joke here.

To make a small fortune in exotic cars, you need to start with a large one.

Bearing in mind I am 41 and married with kids etc etc.

Even running "semi exotic" VWs like G60s is much more money than the run of the mill vehicles. Petrol was just a starting point with those.

I just couldn't imagine the sleepless nights if there was a new tapping from under the bonnet.

If I had spare money for a car, I'd be looking for a 964 Carrera 4 or a 968CS.

Sometimes you have to go with your heart?????

Best of luck whichever way you go.

Gavin

[AusScare]

[WABIT]

why dont you get a new GTR?

an everything killer!

[team_v]

why dont you get a new GTR?

an everything killer!

On carsales they are 160k second hand lol.
Bit of a pricing difference.

[Treza360]

why dont you get a new GTR?
an everything killer!

Including Gearbox and Engine...

[Kiel_GTI]

just do it.

worry about other things later like which woman to chose, the leggy blonde or the busty brunette, these are the hardest decisions in a maserati owners life im thinking.

[gregozedobe]

A lot of guys posting here seem to believe that it is the flash car itself that attracts the "hot" women.

IMHO (and I must qualify this opinion by admitting I've only ever known one women that liked one of my cars enough to make the first move, and that was before I went bald anyway), what is really happening is that expensive cars are a way of signifying that you are wealthy, and it is the money that is really attracting certain women (and even then there are limits - unless you are really stinking filthy rich )

[Golf Houso]

A lot of guys posting here seem to believe that it is the flash car itself that attracts the "hot" women.

IMHO (and I must qualify this opinion by admitting I've only ever known one women that liked one of my cars enough to make the first move, and that was before I went bald anyway), what is really happening is that expensive cars are a way of signifying that you are wealthy, and it is the money that is really attracting certain women (and even then there are limits - unless you are really stinking filthy rich )

That's true, and do you seriously want to get attention from blondes whose temperaments are on par with their vicious cocaine habits?

[Treza360]

That's true, and do you seriously want to get attention from blondes whose temperaments are on par with their vicious cocaine habits?

You only need each one for one night. There's more than enough said blondes at Surfers to keep you going until either you get sick of it and settle down properly or your penis shrivels up and falls off from all the venereal diseases that you've caught from said blondes or your Maserati has broken down for the 50 millionth time and had to be towed back to the mechanics because you can't afford the upkeep.
Cheers,
Trent

[Golf Houso]

You only need each one for one night. There's more than enough said blondes at Surfers to keep you going until either you get sick of it and settle down properly or your penis shrivels up and falls off from all the venereal diseases that you've caught from said blondes or your Maserati has broken down for the 50 millionth time and had to be towed back to the mechanics because you can't afford the upkeep.
Cheers,
Trent

Can we make that into a movie script? It seriously has potential,

"Rhys and the Maser"

Now all we need is a tagline

[evorobin]

Buy the Maserati before your money gets swallowed up with a massive mortgage etc

[SoVeReIgN]

On second thought, buy a house now and buy a masarati when you're 60, your investment has paid off and you actually need the masterati's help to pull 20yr old blondes.

[Greg Roles]

Take a VERY valuable lesson from Kryten, who is in a position to spend up big as he's paid off his major debts, and now has plenty of play money. I noticed the lesson.