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Since: 23/4/2010
Region: Witney, Oxfordshire
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The trade dictate the prices, as it is what they can achieve in the current market. The facelift model, a few years ago was an unknown quantity compared with the Gransport which everyone thought was the one, however not all like the lack of leather and the added fins and the facelift being the same software setup, suspension, and rarer, a lot of prospective buyers are after them. The total UK imports of the facelift are approx 123 4200CC coupes, 52 4200GT coupes, 20 4200CC spyder (including the limited edition of about 2 or 3), and only 4 4200GT spyders. Gransports about 300. Obviously private sales are about £2K to £2500 less than trade due to the lack of warranty, convenience, finance and part exchange. However, the very low mileage examples seem to stick within the trade because they have not been USED and might have some problems. In short the model to go for unless you love the Gransport is the facelift, which is the ultimate of the 4200 on progression and hence the desireabilty and lack of availability. Nareman MD of Novula has said for ages that he can sell hoards of facelift as opposed to the prefacelift or Gransport if he can find them! GT manuals are about £1500 less than a CC, apart from the Spyders, of which there are only 4 and if about 10K miles are making £35K. Now that these cars are now within the affordability of a wide section of non Maserati followers, the colour combination and fittings are all the more important, and consequently the 'not right combination' can be hit by about £2k, let alone the perfect history, luckily put forward by this within the Maseratiforum and other sites for what to look for and what to do before buying one of these lovely marques, without buying a gremlin and bank drain! All I want is the Granturisimo MC Stradale to get a hit on the values- Dream on Bromley!
< Message edited by trident -- 25/11/2010 2:39:11 >
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Stephen Bromley
05my 4200CC Grigio nuvolari/beige, Grigio mercuri wheels, Alluminio calipers and Nero Incrociata grille. Larini back boxes.
53 MG ZT 190+, 52 BMW 330ci Clubsport, 58 Smart 4-2 passion MHD
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