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Since: 13/3/2009
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I absolutely agree to both posts above. I have a 3200 because for me they are the best looking car I've ever seen. They do have a reputation for troubles (some deserved, some not), but to be honest they are 8-10 years old now and a lot has to do with how well they were looked after.
I read somewhere that Maseratis on average do over twice the mileage compared to Ferraris of the same age. Certainly there are plenty of 3200s that are around 90000 miles and a few over 100000, so they can't be all taht bad...you certainly don't expect that sort of mileage on Astons or Ferraris. So logic suggests that if they go twice as far, expect twice as many troubles in comparison.
I guess the trouble is that they are now quite cheap to buy (so I've got one), so people with not enough money buy them for a few months then don't service them or pay for parts (see how many are for sale at around 60000 miles...when the 'big' service is due, or overdue).
Mine was good when I bought it and is even better now, as it is my most cherished possession and suffers form 'obsessive owner syndrome'. I pamper it to death, but I absolutely expect it to work as it should.
The up side of all this love is that in the summer I did 3100 miles in 10 days...absolutely faultless all the way. In the end it did 4500 miles in my 5 week summer holiday and never missed a beat. I was planning to keep it one year and then get over my mid life crisis....not on your nelly now. I'll only sell it to get another one, pref an ac..not because they are much better, just that instead of there being about 800 imported, there were only 75 of them. For some silly reason I like that idea.
Get a good one and you will be very very pleased, get a dog and open your wallet and a big bottle of scotch.
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