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Ok, its here.

[url=http://www.richardgracecars.co.uk/listing/maserati-granturismo-4-7s-mc-shift/]http://www.richardgracecars.co.uk/listing/maserati-granturismo-4-7s-mc-shift/[/url]

[b]BY FAR[/b], the Best car I've ever owned.........I really, really, really , miss it...god that noise. :drool:
I simply don't know how it can be bettered...as a package.

Here's my comparable list...don't laugh as some are a little ancient....in most recent order.

Ariel Atom 3 245...what's to say, mental. ridiculously fast..head turner...fun
Alfa GT Blackline...still love its's looks, reliability and economy,,,Mwahhh,  :tu: for alfa.
Renault Meganne Convertible....Slow, slow, very very slow....and tinny....but the roof comes down.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo....best Porsche I owned...mental quick..in comfort.
Porsche Carrera 4 Convertible.....blew my hair off!
Porsche Carrera...my boyhood dream
Bmw 330 convertible....Kels pressie...she saw how I looked!
Porsche Boxter S... 2nd big paycheck...
Ford Thunderbird....3....2...1...I was go in Saudi...
BMW 523i....despite magazine reviews..it proved TOTALLY unreliable..... :td:
Mercedes ML320...brand new first big paycheck....in silver. Broke down after 15 miles!! :doh:
Chevrolet.....something...total rubbish...in Bahrain
Volvo 440 diesel, Equitable Life Comp car......what was i thinking, could've had a Golf GTI  ???
Merc C180...Save and Prosper comp car....we're Sh**, but we'll give you a nice car if you join us.
Rover Convertible...ideal for Scotland....lovely cream seats with grey piping...
Ford Granada Scorpio....even bigger than below with rear headphones- for the passengers that didn't sit in it ???
Ford Orion Ghia....like below but with a bigger boot..and rear headrests ???
Ford Escort XR3i.....  had that injection thing..that was groundbreaking at the time :wize:
Vauxhall  Astra 1.2 LS crap Scottish widows comp car....
VW Scirroco......in black.....fast as the wind...at least my wind
Triumph Dolomite 1500 HL.....ooh yeah real wood and over drive.

[b]Take all the best of those and the way they made me feel, package them up and they equal =

Granturismo S [/b]
Totally Brilliant.

Memories [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTUNh12PlY#ws]Maserati Music From the Granturismo S[/url]
Cheers Wattie

Ok, so I'm slightly biased....once bitten forever smitten etc etc

But I've been limping round the house all morning at the thought of this.....  :H:
Cheaper than a 911 Turbo......what would you rather be seen in........ and they say it will drive at least as well....

and then there's the noise......  :drool:

Cheers Wattie

Going back to a specialist Mazza dealer John....in a big box.

Will post details when it's there.......

Cheers Wattie

What's the story around the sale Wattie - Where's it going, how it's getting here ... ?

;D all fries removed Stew!

Nothing wrong with the car fellas.

Unfortunately the Euro hasn't collapsed quite as quickly as I thought it would and as a result the Cypriot Government wants me to pay circa Euro31,000 tax and registration fees [b]NOW[/b]

Just my luck.... to pay now and then it all crashes and falls apart....and I'm left holding over a 110k Euro's worth of car, post revaluation valued at circa a bag of fries.

Cheers Wattie

Did you clean out all the fries in the air filter before it went wattie ;-D

Does this mean a Spyder may be on the way eventually?

[quote="wattie"]
It's gone, just put it in a crate and it's on it's way back to blighty.

Without question the best car I have ever owned.

Totally utterly completely gutted, :doh:,

Cheers Wattie[/quote]
Why?  What's wrong with the car?

Jacob

You'll be back in the fold before you know it.

It's gone, just put it in a crate and it's on it's way back to blighty.

Without question the best car I have ever owned.

Totally utterly completely gutted, :doh:,

Cheers Wattie

Here's an example of piped engine audio ..

Check out Chris Harris' video of the M5 versus GTR

[url=http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=25199]http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=25199[/url]

[quote="John Scherrer"]
They've not banned you using that bit of road yet then Wattie !  >:D

[/quote]
Not yet John...it's a great little stretch of tarmac....with some good roads bearing off it too.

Didn't realise the audio bit about other cars...shame.

Cheers Wattie

[quote="John Scherrer"]
They've not banned you using that bit of road yet then Wattie !  >:D



I can't believe that some of the supercars are now playing audio in the cabin to get that sound - How chav is that?
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Im glad someone else thinks this, the new M5 does it. Shocking! I know it shouldn't matter (and it probably can be argued manufacturers engineer engine/exhaust noise, so piping in audio isn't that far removed), but as a petrolhead it just doesn't sit well.

As for the Masser, it sounds awesome naturally! It's surely worth the fuel bills alone!

They've not banned you using that bit of road yet then Wattie !  >:D

Looks great fun ..

If you could get a remote mic and stick it at the back like the first video, it'd be superb.

I can't believe that some of the supercars are now playing audio in the cabin to get that sound - How chav is that?

Recent Drive
Cheers Wattie

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XlxAeu1Lak#ws]Maserati Granturismo S Mountain Road[/url]