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

[/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

Here's an example of piped engine audio ..

Check out Chris Harris' video of the M5 versus GTR

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

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, ,

Cheers Wattie

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

[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, ,

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

Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..... 
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...... 

Cheers Wattie

Ok, its here.

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

BY FAR, the Best car I've ever owned.........I really, really, really , miss it...god that noise.
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,  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.....
Mercedes ML320...brand new first big paycheck....in silver. Broke down after 15 miles!!
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
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.

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

Granturismo S
Totally Brilliant.

Memories Maserati Music From the Granturismo S
Cheers Wattie