I bought this car very cheaply recently and it's very usable, but certainly not perfect. First some overview pictures:
Now, I'd like to show more clearly some of the immediately obvious issues:
I'm not someone who is interested in restoring a car to new condition, but I do know that rust only gets worse. With that in mind, this is on my list of work for the car. Unfortunately, I am not good with bodywork. I plan to get the rust corrected, but I'm not going to worry about making it look perfect. I don't think this car is the best candidate for that.
A few jobs to do (this is in no particular order as it's off the top of my head - I have a better list at home):
1: Rear brakes
2: Alignment - it has a slight pull to the left and steering wheel isn't quite straight
3: Wheel refurb. They're all in bad condition, one is an odd colour and one loses tyre pressure
4: Add some kind of way to stream audio. This looks ideal: https://www.sportsmaserati.co.uk/in...ment-the-yatour-yt-mt-06-my-experience.26700/
5: Oil and filter and other service items
6: Investigate engine light on dash. Seller (trusted guy) thinks it's a lambda sensor and has included one. We will see. Engine seems healthy so it's probably ok.
7: Ask lots of questions
Any thoughts and recommendations (and criticisms!) are appreciated. I don't have any experience with these cars yet. I've only been driving this one since the weekend.
I'm not sure if 'project' is quite the right word as I won't be doing some kind of restoration, but I am aiming to make it a bit nicer, keep it maintained (mostly myself) and keep using it as much as possible.
Anyway, that was my introduction!
Now, I'd like to show more clearly some of the immediately obvious issues:
I'm not someone who is interested in restoring a car to new condition, but I do know that rust only gets worse. With that in mind, this is on my list of work for the car. Unfortunately, I am not good with bodywork. I plan to get the rust corrected, but I'm not going to worry about making it look perfect. I don't think this car is the best candidate for that.
A few jobs to do (this is in no particular order as it's off the top of my head - I have a better list at home):
1: Rear brakes
2: Alignment - it has a slight pull to the left and steering wheel isn't quite straight
3: Wheel refurb. They're all in bad condition, one is an odd colour and one loses tyre pressure
4: Add some kind of way to stream audio. This looks ideal: https://www.sportsmaserati.co.uk/in...ment-the-yatour-yt-mt-06-my-experience.26700/
5: Oil and filter and other service items
6: Investigate engine light on dash. Seller (trusted guy) thinks it's a lambda sensor and has included one. We will see. Engine seems healthy so it's probably ok.
7: Ask lots of questions
Any thoughts and recommendations (and criticisms!) are appreciated. I don't have any experience with these cars yet. I've only been driving this one since the weekend.
I'm not sure if 'project' is quite the right word as I won't be doing some kind of restoration, but I am aiming to make it a bit nicer, keep it maintained (mostly myself) and keep using it as much as possible.
Anyway, that was my introduction!
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