[Mick Sheppard]

If only. You can probably tell by the clothes the era in which that was taken 😉

[Mick Sheppard]

It is quiet here. There don’t seem to be many people following the forums, or using them as a resource at all.

[Mick Sheppard]

Although the web page doesn’t allow you to select a date in 2017 (it only goes up to 2016) I managed to put a claim into Pirelli and received a nice cheque for £50 in the post at lunchtime.

I anticipate needing at least one more pair of tyres before the year is out, perhaps two, so at that rate my club membership has easily been paid by the offer from Pirelli.

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Following on from the above the local dealer that is listed on the Pirelli website as participating in the offer isn’t able to order the MGT tyres so unless I’m prepared to drive to find a dealer that can, potentially costing me more than I’ll get back, I’m just going to have to buy a set of tyres from BlackCircles or the like.

UPDATE: Had a call back from the local dealer. They can get the tyres after all, they had to make a phone call as they weren’t in the system. Overall they are £10 more expensive fitted than BlackCircles but with the cash back from Pirelli its a worthwhile deal. So that’s the first pair for the year. I’d anticipate having to buy another pair of rears and a pair of fronts before the end of the year.

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I was looking at this but when I select the tyres for my car I only get the standard Pirelli P-Zeros, not the MGS ones, listed. I fitted these when I replaced the rears the first time and have had nothing but issues with the TPMS since.

After a number of trips to JCT600 Brooklands it was determined that the standard P-Zeros have a thick sidewall, or some such, that causes the system to read a lower than expected signal strength from the sensors in the rear wheels. This causes the system to believe that there is a fault even though the sensors are working fine. Looking on Black Circles I see that the MGS tyres are a little more expensive.

I’ll give the local tyre place a call to see what price they can give me on the right tyres. I don’t want to fit the standard ones again as I’m fed up with running with the warning light constantly on the dash. There’s also the outside chance that there is a fault with the system but having the wrong tyres on is masking the fact and preventing correct diagnosis.

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Graham.

I have exchanged a number of letters with Maserati over the issue. Their response is that it was the arduous manner of driving the car on the track that caused the failure and that as such they believe that this means that it falls outside the warranty. I still dispute this and am considering my options.

It hasn’t coloured my feelings towards the Ghibli S. It still puts a smile on my face when I sit behind the wheel and start the engine. In fact when I look out of the office window and see it I still have to pinch myself that I own and drive a Maserati. Even if its not one of those that I hankered after in my youth.

I would like to say that my local dealership has been very supportive through this and I can’t place any fault on them.

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I only have the one, and the space for one, at the moment. I do have a list of cars I’d like to have, it includes 3-4 more Maseratis. Its just a question of time.

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Here is clause 3c:

c – Faults not due to material or construction defects but due to incorrect use, negligence, accidents, incorrect or inadequate maintenance, use in racing competitions or any use not complying with the instructions provided by MASERATI.

I’m posting a letter to Maserati GB on Monday to start the official complaint process. I’ll keep people posted.

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I tried adding a new car, which requires the chassis number. When I try and submit it I’m told that it isn’t a valid chassis number. This is interesting because its the one that the Maserati Service iOS app used to determine my car type.

I’ll try again in a couple of weeks.

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