| years ago I decided that I was going to buy myself a | | | | reflected the fact that it hadn’t mean very well |
| Maserati, as I have loved these sportscars with their | | | | loved, but this car does still run brilliantly, so I could put |
| wonderful Italian bloody for as long as I have been | | | | up with a little bit of cosmetic damage, most of which I |
| interested in cars. When I was little I used to aspire to | | | | have had fixed since buying it anyway. |
| own one of these cars, and I actually wasn’t | | | | The car itself has such a huge personality, you can tell |
| picky about what model I have. I think it was something | | | | that it was bought aged and used rather than boring |
| to do with the logo, which I loved, and that distinctive | | | | and new! I particularly enjoy showing off the twin-turbo |
| long nose that all Maseratis had. | | | | 3.2 litre V8, which never fails to get appreciative noises |
| Of course, deciding that I am one day going to own a | | | | and comments whenever I rev up the engine. In fact, I |
| Maserati is a totally different place to actually buying | | | | think the sound when the engine was turned on was |
| one. After all, these are expensive cars and I am not in | | | | one of the first things to sell the car too me – it |
| the highest earning job, so there was a high possibility | | | | was so much rawer and more aggressive than the |
| that it would be a dream that never got the chance to | | | | quieter modern engines of today! Although powerful |
| become a reality. Thankfully I kept my eyes on the | | | | (and painfully inefficient, this is the price we have to |
| prize, and a few years ago I reached the point where I | | | | pay for such a huge engine!), it probably doesn’t |
| could actually afford a used Maserati. I started my | | | | manage to achieve the textbook acceleration speeds |
| research online with my feasible yet still minimal budget, | | | | – but for a car that is now over 10 years old it |
| and eventually I decided that a model like the 3200 | | | | does pretty well – and doesn’t break |
| would be just what I needed, looking sporty yet at the | | | | down that often! |
| same time suitable for everyday driving. | | | | All in all this car has come to represent me to all my |
| It wasn’t just a matter of buying the first one I | | | | friends, and I doubt that they would recognise me if I |
| came across, of course, but eventually I found a 99 | | | | turned up in a demure hatchback or god forbid a 4x4. I |
| Maserati 3200 that was the right price and the right | | | | am and probably always will be a Maserati girl, and |
| spec. Once I had taken it for a test drive I just know | | | | hopefully the 3200 will be my car for a good while |
| that it was perfect for me, and so I drove it and all its | | | | longer! |
| little imperfections hope with me. I think the price | | | | |