Beschreibung
This car belongs to my other half and I sourced it for her in February 2020. We saw a few others before this and none of them were great by comparison. At that point in time, when we bought it the car had 61k miles on the clock which had initially put us off from going to see it but in reality, when we did, it transpired it was in far better condition throughout than the 20-odd-thousand mile car we'd seen the day before. Clearly it had been well looked after and properly as it drove faultlessly too, unlike some of the others. Today, the car has covered 78, 381 miles and has been continually properly maintained and pampered by her (well, by me/ Duke, in reality!).
It was also the best spec on the market at that time, and from what I can see online today, will be again now too:
- 2010 (so ULEZ compliant!)
- 4. 7 V8 S Auto
- Engine number is 157851 so is one of the later engines with the variator upgrades from when it was built at the factory meaning no need to change the variators on this one
- Grigio Granito Metallic paint (such a dark metallic grey that it's practically black)
- Black Leather with Yellow Stitching
- With the factory optioned 20” Neptune Alloy Wheels in Gloss Black
- Bose Sound System
- ZF Automatic Gearbox. We chose this over the MC Shift as this car was bought to be her daily driver (and has been since) and in day-to-day conditions the MC Shift isn't great to drive around town. Plus, from my own bitter experience on another car, when driven in anger, the MC Shift can get through expensive clutches like nothing else. This is a conventional (and practically bomb-proof!) 6 speed ZF-automatic that doesn't require clutch replacements and can be overridden and manually shifted on either the shift knob itself of the steering wheel paddles. In standard "D" (Drive), it automatically shifts seamlessly. Thes best of bost worlds.
- Yellow brake callipers
- MC Sport Line Carbon Fibre Boot Spoiler
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Urutu Exhaust X-Pipe (which sounds incredible - original included and can be refitted if preferred)
Link to video of us installing the exhaust and sound clips: - details above
- Windows tinted by Duke of London (but removable if preferred)
- Ceramic Coated when purchased in Feb 2020 and washed/ cleaned since by Ceramic Pro UK (at Duke of London)
The car has a full service history. Highlights include:
- Last Serviced 400 miles ago in August 2023 by Duke of London
- MOT done September 2023
- New brake discs and pads fitted January 2021
- 4x matching Pirelli P Zero tyres fitted October 2022
Full service history breakdown:
- 17/ 02/ 11 - HR Owen Ferrari Maserati - 11, 627 miles
- 07/ 09/ 12 - HR Owen Ferrari Maserati - 24, 248 miles
- 19/ 02/ 16 - R&J Motorsport - 42, 851 miles
- 31/ 01/ 18 - HR Owen Maserati - 54, 304 miles
- 08/ 11/ 19 - Car Care Centre - 61, 908 miles
- 26/ 01/ 21 - Duke of London - 65, 104
- 25/ 02/ 22 - Duke of London - 69, 853
- 23/ 08/ 23 - Duke of London - 77, 128 miles
The Granturismo currently has 78, 381 miles on the clock. Everything works on the car. In 3 and a half years and in 16, 000 miles (much to our own amazement!) we have had practically nothing at all ever go wrong with it. Save for: the battery went flat once when we didn’t drive it for 2 months and we had to have one of the cam cover gaskets changed as it was starting to sweat oil. We changed the other one at the same time as a precaution too. The work was done here at Duke of London with parts from Maranello. Invoices for all work we have done over the years are included. The car has always been garaged at home overnight since buying it.
This Maserati has been an utterly faultless daily driver and my partner is still not sure if she actually does want to sell it, but she is forcing herself to try a G series Porsche on for size! Given what this cost new, and how fun, fast, usable and reliable it has proven to be over the past 3 and a half years/ 16, 000 miles, we cannot quite believe just how good value the car this Maserati is. Especially when compared to how unreliable/ unusable/ expensive to maintain the other makes/ models of cars it was pipped against when new now are. The car hit the bottom of its depreciation curve before we bought it and in reality, taking into consideration the mileage covered since buying it, it's not lost much monetary value at all since 2020. These cars have continued to hold their value year on year for 5-6 years now, and rightly so. She will be very sad to see it go and would like to have first refusal should the next owner ever decide to sell it.
As with all of our vehicles, we have a digital folder available on request containing more images, walkaround videos, pictures of the underside and scans of the service history. The car can be viewed by appointment at our West London showroom.
