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ORIGINAL: DSLiverpool

Well im back - heres how it went and a few more questions (sorry)

Train to Euston, collected in an Arnage and taken to dealers premises, Jason is a low volume specialist who worked at lambo for a number of years.

Car was in a unit nice and shiny, i took out my pre authored list of things to ask and check and all was present, all MOT`s, service book stamped up with 3 or 4 majors and 3 or 4 annuals (cant remember) I have a headset in a maser bag, a tool kit and a tyre pumper also

Car is in good condition for 7 years, it has a few chips on the trailing edge of the drivers door and the leading edge of the rear quarter where it meets the bottom of the drivers door as if someone has kicked it getting in. What success rate are smart repairs on maser paint colours ? Common problem due to stone chips and the car not having mud-guards. You can get them smart repaired but don't expect a great job...take it to a good bodyshop then have some plastic film fitted...Enzo has a good contact for the latter

Interior looks lived in but ashtray cover aside is very good, the leather will clean up and will be done this weekend.

Car has sat nav, blaupunkt cd changer and a sim card phone - how do i know if I have the better hifi as its pretty low fi but has a graphic equaliser and tone controls and speakers behind your head - it sounds poor though considering the door speakers are so big. The hi-fi is poor and the speakers even worse...post on here on how to swap them

The cubby between the seats has a locking lid but the trim has warped in the sun and you can pull it open sadly, is this common / fixable ?
 
Ok time to go and Jason starts it up sadly he puts his foot on the throttle not the brake and it roars to life and probably knocked 10k miles off it :o) he backs it out for me in little gobs of movement as I think the clutch was biting / dropping / biting but only for 10 yards. I hop in, attempt to get get comfy and once I am I cant reach the stereo controls on the passenger side or the heater controls so I compromise a little but its still a stretch.

Auto pressed I pull away quite well i thought as it lulls you into a false confidence, pull out of the first turn and all ok, backing off, feeling the car but then motorway rbout to get onto M25, gap - squirt - warp speed - brown trousers - back off again treat throttle with caution.

1st stop at services and i try and stop the sat nav telling me to go to London, fail but I mute it!, I squint at the dull screen and I already have a forum comment mentally prepared about "how the hell do you read this screen" I autotune the radio - it loves radio 3

Anyway I am home - brightened the sceen - stopped the nav - love the car. Permit me the following (i havent read all the manual yet)

I have a cruise warning light - do i have cruise ? Was it on in Yellow? if so yes...check the LH stalk 
In the glovebox the boot switch, flap switch has a push button right next to them - whats that ? Not sure but the car does have extra roof emergency re-set switch but I don't know where...happy reading
Cant fathom the voice control - is it JUST for the phone ? Yes, but the phone is an option...do you have the phone icon on the screen [antena and strength]?
The tyre gunk thing is Sept 09 - does it need to swapped now ? Yes but you can buy cheeper then Maserati own brand
The fuel cap in alloy lost its middle bit - dealer has ordered a new one - easy swap ?
Big front speakers look easy to swap - any recommendations ? As above

Thats it for now - off to read the manual some more :o)

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ORIGINAL: noor

Not much i can add to what Safrane has said.

I would say avoid reversing uphill if possible and also not to crawl in traffic.  Both these things will not jepordise the box it self but will just make the clutch wear out quicker.