1 00:00:00,867 --> 00:00:02,467 [Mike] This time, we're out to prove 2 00:00:02,467 --> 00:00:05,066 you can have the supercar experience... 3 00:00:05,066 --> 00:00:07,667 Oh, it just wants to go, go, go, go, go! 4 00:00:07,667 --> 00:00:10,000 ...without splashing supercar money. 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:11,300 Nice one. I love these. 6 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:13,300 They are a budget Ferrari, aren't they? 7 00:00:13,300 --> 00:00:16,166 This Maserati is packing some serious power... 8 00:00:16,166 --> 00:00:17,767 A-ha! What a monster. 9 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:19,867 ...but it could warp us in the wallet. 10 00:00:19,867 --> 00:00:23,166 The components themselves can come in at over £1,000. 11 00:00:23,166 --> 00:00:25,967 So we need to keep a tight hold of the purse strings. 12 00:00:25,967 --> 00:00:29,100 -That would be around about £2,000. -Two grand for the radio? 13 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:31,467 If we're to show this budget supercar, 14 00:00:31,467 --> 00:00:33,867 it's up there with the big boys. 15 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,533 -This car's got some beef to it. -Oh-ho, it really has. 16 00:00:37,467 --> 00:00:39,700 It's like holding on to a wild beast. 17 00:00:39,700 --> 00:00:41,767 -I'm Mike Brewer... -O-ho. 18 00:00:41,767 --> 00:00:44,867 ...and I've been buying and selling cars for nearly 40 years. 19 00:00:44,867 --> 00:00:49,000 It's rattly, smelly, and it's bloomin' brilliant. 20 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,767 Now I've set up shop in Britain's motoring heritage heartland... 21 00:00:53,367 --> 00:00:54,767 Oh, yes! 22 00:00:54,767 --> 00:00:56,767 ...along with ex-Formula One mechanic, 23 00:00:56,767 --> 00:00:58,767 -Marc 'Elvis' Priestly. -[laughs] 24 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:01,200 So that engine management light never put you off then? 25 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,400 Together, we're going to buy... 26 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,066 -Top man. -...and fix up... 27 00:01:05,066 --> 00:01:07,567 Look at the state of it. It's got Spirit of Ecstasy and everything. 28 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:11,000 ...the most iconic and exciting cars on the market. 29 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,333 Oh, yes! 30 00:01:12,333 --> 00:01:16,467 Bolt a supercharger to it and you end up with a car that does this! 31 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:18,967 -[engine revving] -With Elvis's engineering skill... 32 00:01:18,967 --> 00:01:22,200 -And there it is, the offending article. -...and my car-dealing clout. 33 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,700 He's gonna be over the moon. 34 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:25,200 Elvis better get the Porsche tools ready. 35 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,500 ...we should be able to make ourselves a tidy profit. 36 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:30,100 Don't break it because we've got to sell it, 37 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:31,934 so just drive it carefully now. 38 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,367 Guess what passed me on the way into work, 39 00:01:43,367 --> 00:01:45,300 I mean, like, flew past me this morning? 40 00:01:45,300 --> 00:01:47,467 -What? -A Ferrari 360. 41 00:01:47,467 --> 00:01:50,467 Yeah. Nice car. Not cheap, though. I mean, out of our league, surely. 42 00:01:50,467 --> 00:01:53,266 -Yeah. I've looked on the internet at 50-grand-plus. -Yeah. 43 00:01:53,266 --> 00:01:55,300 But it did get me thinking, how can you get 44 00:01:55,300 --> 00:01:58,100 that supercar experience without having to spend 45 00:01:58,100 --> 00:01:59,667 Ferrari money? 46 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:01,867 It's tricky, innit? 'Cause a Ferrari is a Ferrari, 47 00:02:01,867 --> 00:02:03,300 so you can't just do it on the cheap. 48 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:06,367 Back in the late 1990s, into the noughties, 49 00:02:06,367 --> 00:02:08,100 Ferrari was owned by Fiat 50 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:10,300 and they also owned Maserati at the same time. 51 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:14,166 -Yeah. -And there's a car in the range of 4200GT 52 00:02:14,166 --> 00:02:17,667 that is essentially a Ferrari, but with a Maserati wing on it. 53 00:02:17,667 --> 00:02:19,767 -What are they going for nowadays? -Well, I found one 54 00:02:19,767 --> 00:02:22,166 that's got a naturally aspirated V8 engine, 55 00:02:22,166 --> 00:02:24,000 looks really good in terms 56 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,600 of the color combination, and it's ten grand. 57 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,467 -Can you believe it? -Wow. No, that's decent, isn't it? 58 00:02:28,467 --> 00:02:30,934 'Cause it's a Ferrari engine, and that's Fiat money. 59 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,767 The word "supercar," it froze up all kinds of connotations 60 00:02:38,767 --> 00:02:42,867 about high performance, but also high price tags. 61 00:02:42,867 --> 00:02:45,200 The dream of owning a supercar 62 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,367 could be just that for most people out there, 63 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:49,300 couldn't it? Just a dream. 64 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:53,467 That's unless you're willing to think outside the box. 65 00:02:53,467 --> 00:02:57,667 In the late '90s, Ferrari took over a struggling Maserati 66 00:02:57,667 --> 00:03:00,200 teetering on the brink of extinction. 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,166 Their expertise led to the launch of the 4200GT, 68 00:03:04,166 --> 00:03:07,767 a top-quality yet affordable supercar. 69 00:03:07,767 --> 00:03:11,567 It had the Maserati badge, 18-inch alloy wheels, 70 00:03:11,567 --> 00:03:14,066 plenty of room to make it a daily driver, 71 00:03:14,066 --> 00:03:17,467 and under the bonnet, a naturally aspirated 72 00:03:17,467 --> 00:03:20,700 4.2-liter Ferrari V8. 73 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:25,066 And that's why I know the 2005 4200GT 74 00:03:25,066 --> 00:03:28,300 I'm going to see could be a bargain buy. 75 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:30,500 You know, I've been around a few Maseratis 76 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,867 and there are quite a few gremlins you need to look out for. 77 00:03:33,867 --> 00:03:35,700 They do suffer with electrical problems, 78 00:03:35,700 --> 00:03:37,367 and then sticky dash. 79 00:03:37,367 --> 00:03:40,066 The material on the knobs and buttons 80 00:03:40,066 --> 00:03:42,100 on the dashboard tends to melt. 81 00:03:42,100 --> 00:03:46,266 It can be cured, but unfortunately, it costs money. 82 00:03:46,266 --> 00:03:49,166 So, I'm not going to deny it. I'm... I'm pretty excited 83 00:03:49,166 --> 00:03:51,867 because I'm on my way to go and see an actual car dealer 84 00:03:51,867 --> 00:03:54,467 who's got this car for sale on his forecourt. 85 00:03:54,467 --> 00:03:55,700 He's had it there a while. 86 00:03:55,700 --> 00:03:58,600 He hasn't sold it yet. His name is Andrew. 87 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,166 And on the phone, he's already said that he'd let it go for ten grand. 88 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:05,166 If I can get it for anything, something grand, 89 00:04:05,166 --> 00:04:07,834 I just won't be able to contain my excitement. 90 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,467 -You must be Andy. I am. -I am. You must be Mike. 91 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:18,467 [both] Nice to see you. 92 00:04:18,467 --> 00:04:20,166 And then I get greeted by this, 93 00:04:20,166 --> 00:04:23,300 a Maserati marked up under ten grand. I like it. 94 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:26,867 -You had it in stock long? -We've had it a few months. 95 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:29,567 Bought it from a client, part of his collection. 96 00:04:29,567 --> 00:04:31,767 He had a 3200, which he wanted to keep. 97 00:04:31,767 --> 00:04:33,467 So we bought the 4200 off him. 98 00:04:33,467 --> 00:04:35,667 Oh, listen, I'm here to have a good look around it. 99 00:04:35,667 --> 00:04:38,133 -Can we start with the engine? Yeah, lovely. -Of course, we can. 100 00:04:38,700 --> 00:04:41,367 -[engine whirring] -Oh, nice. 101 00:04:41,367 --> 00:04:45,400 Mate, that sounds fantastic. This is the Ferrari engine, isn't it? 102 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,166 It is, it's the 4.2, 390 brake horsepower. 103 00:04:48,166 --> 00:04:49,967 Wow, it's a lot of engine, isn't it? 104 00:04:49,967 --> 00:04:52,700 -It's a great engine. -And in the time you've had it, no trouble? 105 00:04:52,700 --> 00:04:54,367 Nothing at all. 106 00:04:54,367 --> 00:04:57,867 Right, let's turn this off. Wow. Look at that interior. 107 00:04:57,867 --> 00:05:00,100 -That's something else, innit? -With the red carpets. 108 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:04,166 Yeah, it's got the electric multi-function heated seats, 109 00:05:04,166 --> 00:05:05,567 flappy paddle gearbox. 110 00:05:05,567 --> 00:05:08,100 No tears, no rips. Dashboard looks good. 111 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:11,467 -Everything looks good. -It has got the issue with the sticky black dials. 112 00:05:11,467 --> 00:05:13,200 Yeah, which is a bit of a shame, isn't it? 113 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,400 So that's a thing that will need doing on this. 114 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,066 Right, well, let's have a look down the back, shall we? 115 00:05:18,066 --> 00:05:20,066 Wheels are good, aren't they? Yeah, lovely. 116 00:05:20,066 --> 00:05:21,600 Look at that shape. 117 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,500 I love the four exhaust pipes that are sitting out the back there. 118 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:25,467 It's lovely, isn't it? 119 00:05:25,467 --> 00:05:27,100 You've got that grille at the back as well, 120 00:05:27,100 --> 00:05:30,200 little Venturi tunnel, big fat tires. 121 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,266 -Yeah, looks all right, doesn't it? -Lovely. 122 00:05:32,266 --> 00:05:34,634 Sharp as well. Let's have a look inside the boot. 123 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,700 Oh, that looks all right, the boot, doesn't it? 124 00:05:37,700 --> 00:05:39,600 Looks nice and tidy. And what's this, 125 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,967 -the service history? -That's your service history, Mike. 126 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:44,500 Last service to 88,000 miles. 127 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:47,367 it's now done 115, it's ready for a service. 128 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:52,000 Right, so between 88,000 miles and 115,000 miles, 129 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,867 it's kind of a, well, it'd be a big service missing there. 130 00:05:54,867 --> 00:05:55,867 Yes. 131 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:57,500 Okay, well that's nice of you to let me know, 132 00:05:57,500 --> 00:05:59,467 -so that will need doing, won't it? -Absolutely. 133 00:05:59,467 --> 00:06:02,500 Okay, that's fair enough. Listen, I really like the car, 134 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:04,000 I think it looks really smart. 135 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,700 Do you like it enough to buy it? 136 00:06:05,700 --> 00:06:07,867 [chuckles] Well, I like it enough to try it. 137 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:11,667 So if you don't mind, can I take it out for a quick spin? Love you to. 138 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,367 [ENGINE STARTING] 139 00:06:25,667 --> 00:06:27,767 Right, here we go. 140 00:06:30,300 --> 00:06:32,000 It just hauls this car, 141 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,867 it really does, that Ferrari V8 engine upfront, 142 00:06:35,867 --> 00:06:39,967 it just, oh, it just wants to go, go, go, go, go! 143 00:06:39,967 --> 00:06:41,667 It doesn't want to slow down. 144 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:45,000 [laughs] 145 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,166 Right. It seems that I've touched the paddles. 146 00:06:47,166 --> 00:06:48,867 Here we go into manual mode. 147 00:06:48,867 --> 00:06:51,300 I'm going to come down to almost a crawl. 148 00:06:51,300 --> 00:06:53,400 So I can just put it up through this 149 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,233 paddle shift. Make sure it's good. 150 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:00,600 -[rattling] -Ooh, that's not good. 151 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,500 That could be a little bit of a problem 152 00:07:02,500 --> 00:07:05,100 because it's just not changing up and down 153 00:07:05,100 --> 00:07:08,500 as quickly as I would like. It's kind of lazy, 154 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:10,166 the way it's doing it, 155 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:13,266 and that's not the end of it, listen to that. 156 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:16,300 That's the rear quarter 157 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:18,867 on my left-hand side on the passenger side. 158 00:07:18,867 --> 00:07:21,867 That is a little rattle coming off the suspension. 159 00:07:21,867 --> 00:07:23,567 Da-da-da-da-da-da-da. 160 00:07:23,567 --> 00:07:26,233 That's just rattling away. So that's another problem. 161 00:07:27,767 --> 00:07:30,066 The only thing that lets this interior down 162 00:07:30,066 --> 00:07:31,867 is that Ferrari problem. 163 00:07:31,867 --> 00:07:35,200 It's got the sticky buttons everywhere, in all the vents. 164 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,867 All the sticky stuff is just nasty. 165 00:07:37,867 --> 00:07:40,100 Every time you touch it, you actually get it, 166 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:42,367 look, on your fingers, this sticky stuff. 167 00:07:42,367 --> 00:07:44,100 So somebody is going to spend 168 00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:47,233 an awful lot of time trying to tidy it up. 169 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:51,266 Lots of these problems would send 170 00:07:51,266 --> 00:07:53,367 a noble customer running for the hills. 171 00:07:53,367 --> 00:07:57,266 But does all this distract from this car? 172 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:59,700 Do I still like this Maserati? 173 00:07:59,700 --> 00:08:04,867 Well, I think buying a car that does nought to 60 174 00:08:04,867 --> 00:08:09,166 -in sub five seconds, it sounds... -[engine revving] 175 00:08:10,700 --> 00:08:15,867 [chuckling] ...like that, and it does this to your face. 176 00:08:15,867 --> 00:08:17,700 [laughs] 177 00:08:17,700 --> 00:08:20,967 And it feels the way it does 178 00:08:20,967 --> 00:08:23,767 when you're holding on to the steering wheel, 179 00:08:23,767 --> 00:08:26,700 yeah, I can definitely see this one 180 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:29,634 coming back to the workshop with me and Elvis. 181 00:08:33,500 --> 00:08:36,867 I mean, the car, there's some real good positives about it. 182 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:39,767 The engine's lovely, but it is a bit slow, that gearbox. 183 00:08:39,767 --> 00:08:42,066 So, maybe that might need looking at. 184 00:08:42,066 --> 00:08:44,066 But, Mike, you've got to bear in mind, 185 00:08:44,066 --> 00:08:47,200 -it's a 17-year-old Italian supercar. -Yeah, it's true. 186 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,000 So, it will have an issue or two. 187 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,367 Of course, it will. There's just a few surprises. 188 00:08:51,367 --> 00:08:53,400 -But you do like it? -I like the car. 189 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:58,100 I just think that I'm gonna need a little bit help, price-wise, 190 00:08:58,100 --> 00:09:00,500 to cover all these little jobs. 191 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:04,700 -So you've got to advertise for ten grand on Fiverr? -Yeah. 192 00:09:04,700 --> 00:09:08,867 I was thinking, you know, what's fair for this car is £9,500. 193 00:09:08,867 --> 00:09:11,600 -£9,500 is a fair bit. -Lovely. 194 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,500 -Just bought myself a Maserati 4200GT -Good deal. 195 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:17,634 with a Ferrari engine. 196 00:09:21,166 --> 00:09:24,467 Yes! £9,500 197 00:09:24,467 --> 00:09:28,400 bags me a Maserati with a Ferrari engine. 198 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,166 Oh, getting it for that price 199 00:09:30,166 --> 00:09:32,600 really does give me and Elvis a head start 200 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,266 so we can start doing some of the important work 201 00:09:35,266 --> 00:09:36,867 we're going to need to do 202 00:09:36,867 --> 00:09:39,100 to be able to turn a profit on this car. 203 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:41,600 I just hope that boy's got a big smile on his face 204 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,567 when I get this back to the workshop. 205 00:09:46,667 --> 00:09:48,166 [honks] 206 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:51,600 Ha-ha. Yes. There it is. 207 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,300 -You bought it. Nice one. I love these. -Yes. 208 00:09:54,300 --> 00:09:56,266 I mean they're a budget Ferrari, aren't they? 209 00:09:56,266 --> 00:09:59,000 They certainly are a budget Ferrari. Yeah. A Maserati. 210 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,467 It's a good one as well. It's the 4200GT. 211 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:03,000 Do you want to have a look at what's under there? 212 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,467 Of course, I do. Yeah, let me at it. [chuckles] 213 00:10:07,767 --> 00:10:10,200 Let's have a look. What a monster! 214 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,000 But it's a Ferrari, so when it goes wrong, it's expensive. 215 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,700 Yes, it's got a lot of V8 Ferrari complicatedness 216 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:17,667 -in there. -Yes, that's what I'm worried about. 217 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:19,266 I mean, it's got no oil leaks. 218 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:22,100 -It's nice and bone dry underneath. -The rest of it drives well? 219 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:24,000 Well, it drives very well. It's got... Can be, 220 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,000 of course, the gearbox. 221 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,100 So it is, dare I say, a little bit sloppy. 222 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:31,066 It's got a sport mode, so it can be aggressive. 223 00:10:31,066 --> 00:10:33,600 But in normal mode, it's just a little bit lazy. 224 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,867 It's slow. You've got to keep your fingers crossed 225 00:10:35,867 --> 00:10:38,500 it's nothing big and mechanical inside the gearbox 226 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:41,467 -because that could become expensive. -It's not gonna be that. 227 00:10:41,467 --> 00:10:43,767 There's a rattle coming from this rear upright? 228 00:10:43,767 --> 00:10:47,066 So whether it's a lower wishbone, suspension bushes. 229 00:10:47,066 --> 00:10:49,500 So, it rattles down the road like a one-man band? 230 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:52,367 A little bit like that, yeah. The horn section being the exhaust. 231 00:10:52,367 --> 00:10:54,700 Good. On the interior, 232 00:10:54,700 --> 00:10:56,867 -you're going to like this. -Look at that. 233 00:10:56,867 --> 00:10:59,600 I mean, mate, that's amazing. It's so over the top, isn't it? 234 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,100 But yet so kind of supercar-esque. 235 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:04,266 No rips, no tears, no, nothing wrong with it. 236 00:11:04,266 --> 00:11:07,467 Just the same problem that you get with every Ferrari, 237 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:09,767 Fiat, and Maserati of this generation. 238 00:11:09,767 --> 00:11:12,867 -Sticky dash? -Sticky dash. Why didn't they ever get on top of that? 239 00:11:12,867 --> 00:11:15,166 Ah, it drives you mad, doesn't it? Because they've all got it. 240 00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:16,867 Then this one's particularly bad. Look at the vents. 241 00:11:16,867 --> 00:11:19,700 Look, they're horrible. It actually rubs off in your hands. 242 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:22,967 Sticks your fingers together. It's nasty, but it's fixable. 243 00:11:22,967 --> 00:11:24,600 Other than that, mate, you happy? 244 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,300 I absolutely love it, mate. I mean, it's a beauty, isn't it? 245 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:30,100 I actually got this car for £9,500. 246 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:32,500 -[chuckling] No, you didn't. Oh, my word. -Yes. 247 00:11:32,500 --> 00:11:36,166 That is an absolute bargain. Mate, you've done so well. 248 00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:37,567 I mean, we got to keep our fingers crossed, 249 00:11:37,567 --> 00:11:39,700 'cause we still don't know the extent of the repair bills. 250 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:42,000 -But, hey, I love it. -Okay, well, I'll get the door. 251 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,834 -You can have a play with that gearbox. -[chuckles] 252 00:11:47,166 --> 00:11:49,800 When it comes to finding a car with all the attributes 253 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,367 of a supercar but without the price tag, 254 00:11:52,367 --> 00:11:56,100 you'd struggle to do better than the 4200GT. 255 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,634 Albeit this one is far from perfect. 256 00:12:00,367 --> 00:12:02,900 But that does not take away the excitement 257 00:12:02,900 --> 00:12:06,467 of now having an Italian supercar right here in our workshop. 258 00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:08,467 And it's all about what's underneath there. 259 00:12:08,467 --> 00:12:12,467 A 4.2-liter beast producing almost 400 horsepower 260 00:12:12,467 --> 00:12:16,200 and taking this car from nought to 60 in 4.7 seconds 261 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,100 with a top speed of 177 miles an hour. 262 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:21,266 For a budget price, we've got a Maserati here 263 00:12:21,266 --> 00:12:23,467 capable of holding its own against supercars 264 00:12:23,467 --> 00:12:25,867 of many times its value. 265 00:12:25,867 --> 00:12:29,166 Traditionally, brands like Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini 266 00:12:29,166 --> 00:12:32,700 all created barriers to entry because of a high purchase price, 267 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:35,367 but also because repair and servicing bills 268 00:12:35,367 --> 00:12:37,266 were so astronomically high 269 00:12:37,266 --> 00:12:40,700 that it put a lot of people off experiencing the joys of ownership. 270 00:12:40,700 --> 00:12:43,667 In recent years, though, one or two companies have popped up 271 00:12:43,667 --> 00:12:46,000 making aftermarket parts for these cars. 272 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,000 And that means that spares have become more readily available. 273 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,700 With a little bit of know-how, you can find parts 274 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:55,066 to keep these things on the road, and get many of these jobs done yourself. 275 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:58,867 On Mike's test drive, he noticed 276 00:12:58,867 --> 00:13:01,467 our Maserati's gear shifts were a little lazy. 277 00:13:01,467 --> 00:13:04,066 So I need to see if I can get to the root of the problem. 278 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:07,100 Now, to give me a much clearer picture 279 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:09,700 of exactly what state our Maserati is in, 280 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:12,867 I've borrowed this, it's called a Leonardo diagnostics machine, 281 00:13:12,867 --> 00:13:15,900 and it can flag up any errors that might need my attention. 282 00:13:15,900 --> 00:13:18,166 I've already been through the engine parameters, 283 00:13:18,166 --> 00:13:19,867 the ECU, and they all look good. 284 00:13:19,867 --> 00:13:23,100 As Mike said, that Ferrari power unit in there, looking sweet. 285 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:25,000 But one thing that's worried me 286 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,000 right from the moment Mike turned up with this car was the clutch. 287 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,767 The components themselves can come in at over £1,000. 288 00:13:31,767 --> 00:13:34,367 I can run a diagnostics and it'll tell me how much 289 00:13:34,367 --> 00:13:36,567 of the existing clutch is worn already. 290 00:13:36,567 --> 00:13:37,767 Now, if I get a number 291 00:13:37,767 --> 00:13:40,767 that's anywhere close to 75% worn, 292 00:13:40,767 --> 00:13:43,800 well, I absolutely need to pull that clutch out and replace it. 293 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,567 So if we run the diagnostics... 294 00:13:46,567 --> 00:13:50,000 Okay, there we go. Clutch wear, 29%. 295 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,600 That is a massive, massive relief. [chuckling] 296 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,767 I can't tell you how relieved I am with that. 297 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:57,667 29% might sound like a significant number, 298 00:13:57,667 --> 00:14:00,266 but actually, in one of these, it's absolutely fine, 299 00:14:00,266 --> 00:14:02,533 and has already saved us a huge amount of money. 300 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,667 Okay, the clutch is in good nick, 301 00:14:07,667 --> 00:14:09,900 but that still leaves me with a question mark 302 00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:12,767 over what's causing the lazy gear-change issue. 303 00:14:12,767 --> 00:14:16,200 To investigate further, I need to take a look underneath the car. 304 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:17,634 Right, let's have a look. 305 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,467 Okay. Well, at first glance, actually, it doesn't look too bad. 306 00:14:24,467 --> 00:14:26,100 Oh, okay. 307 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:30,266 All right, that's the actuator for the gearbox that's got a leak. 308 00:14:30,266 --> 00:14:32,367 And it's quite a bad leak, I've gotta say. 309 00:14:32,367 --> 00:14:34,567 What happens is, when you pull a gear 310 00:14:34,567 --> 00:14:36,567 on the paddles behind the steering wheel, 311 00:14:36,567 --> 00:14:39,900 it uses hydraulic pressure down those lines there 312 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:43,567 that cues that actuator to then select a gear inside the gearbox. 313 00:14:43,567 --> 00:14:46,100 Because it's got such a bad leak, 314 00:14:46,100 --> 00:14:48,367 yeah, that's going to cause a loss of pressure. 315 00:14:48,367 --> 00:14:50,667 I wonder, that could actually be one of the reasons 316 00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:54,266 that Mike found that gear change to be sloppy or a little bit slow. 317 00:14:54,266 --> 00:14:56,567 Either way, that's gonna have to come off the car 318 00:14:56,567 --> 00:14:59,367 and be serviced to find out exactly where it's leaking from. 319 00:14:59,367 --> 00:15:02,066 But hopefully, it's not too bad a fix. 320 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:06,000 Okay, first job to do then. 321 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,100 [Mike] While Elvis cracks on in the garage, 322 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:11,667 I found someone who can solve our sticky button problem 323 00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:14,533 and for a fraction of the price of buying new ones. 324 00:15:15,467 --> 00:15:17,100 His name is Roland, 325 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:20,734 and he's based out of this unit in Peterlee near Middlesbrough. 326 00:15:21,767 --> 00:15:24,367 -Roland. -Hi, Mike. Mate, how are you? 327 00:15:24,367 --> 00:15:27,700 -All good. -You can shake my hand. I don't mind. Nice to see you. 328 00:15:27,700 --> 00:15:29,867 -You all right? I recognize this. -Nice to see you too. 329 00:15:29,867 --> 00:15:32,367 -This is my Maserati interior. -Yep. 330 00:15:32,367 --> 00:15:34,467 -Wow. -Just in the process of giving them a quick 331 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:35,700 clean-down, ready to paint. 332 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:37,667 Lovely, but I don't want to disturb you while you're working. 333 00:15:37,667 --> 00:15:40,667 -Shall I grab a chair? Nice. -Yeah, yeah. 334 00:15:40,667 --> 00:15:43,367 Right, then, Roland. So this is a problem, isn't it? 335 00:15:43,367 --> 00:15:45,667 And it's a problem I've faced before actually. 336 00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:48,367 Anything from the Fiat group, like a Maserati, 337 00:15:48,367 --> 00:15:50,266 Ferrari, Fiat, 338 00:15:50,266 --> 00:15:52,900 they tend to just get these sticky button problems. 339 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:55,100 -Why is it? -I believe 340 00:15:55,100 --> 00:15:58,000 it breaks down due to fluids that detailers use. 341 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,100 'Cause the coating's a really weird texture, isn't it? 342 00:16:00,100 --> 00:16:03,700 I mean, if I take this, for instance, it's got a soft texture. 343 00:16:03,700 --> 00:16:06,200 So it's that soft texture that's getting broken down 344 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,000 -by the chemicals and turning sticky? -Correct. 345 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,767 What's the method, then, to get rid of it? 346 00:16:11,767 --> 00:16:14,367 So basically, the process I use is all by hand, 347 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:17,000 just isopropanol, a rag, 348 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,767 and just hours and hours of scrubbing. 349 00:16:19,767 --> 00:16:21,900 -All right. -Basically, till you get back down 350 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:24,467 to bare plastic, clean, and then use a laser. 351 00:16:24,467 --> 00:16:26,767 -Sorry. You do what? -So, we use a laser 352 00:16:26,767 --> 00:16:30,000 -to etch the symbols back in. -Right. So, what's the first job, then? 353 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,767 Just take some of this stuff and we just keep cleaning? 354 00:16:32,767 --> 00:16:34,800 -Yeah? -You just give it a clean. 355 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,200 The isopropanol completely strips 356 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,767 all the paints off the buttons, taking them back to bare plastic. 357 00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:43,900 What if I was to get in touch with Maserati 358 00:16:43,900 --> 00:16:46,567 and say, "I need new buttons," what would they charge me? 359 00:16:46,567 --> 00:16:50,367 Well, for instance, these six buttons, 360 00:16:50,367 --> 00:16:53,367 -they would be around about £1,000. -Oh, you're kidding me. 361 00:16:53,367 --> 00:16:54,433 Seriously? 362 00:16:54,433 --> 00:16:58,266 No, no. The radio, that would be around about £2,000. 363 00:16:58,266 --> 00:17:01,000 -I beg your pardon? -Yeah, about £2,000. 364 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,867 -So, it makes sense to... -To redo this. 365 00:17:03,867 --> 00:17:07,533 Yeah. Well, I'm happy to clean away and save the money. 366 00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:10,367 Once the buttons have been stripped back, 367 00:17:10,367 --> 00:17:12,200 the next step is to repaint them. 368 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,066 So what's the process here? What are you gonna do first? 369 00:17:15,066 --> 00:17:17,367 So, we basically put a couple of coats 370 00:17:17,367 --> 00:17:20,700 of base coat on, white, and then black. 371 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:24,100 Obviously, let it dry, and then we'll do some lasering on them. 372 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:26,967 Right. Gotcha. So the white base coat, 373 00:17:26,967 --> 00:17:29,166 once you laser etch the black off, 374 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:31,567 -that reveals the icons? I gotcha. -Yeah. 375 00:17:31,567 --> 00:17:34,000 Okay, well, listen, I'll leave you to get on with this bit 376 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,700 'cause of safety and all the rest of it. 377 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:37,867 I'm up here through the window 378 00:17:37,867 --> 00:17:39,834 -if that's all right with you? -Yeah, no problem. 379 00:17:41,066 --> 00:17:44,667 Roland uses standard automotive paint for the buttons, 380 00:17:44,667 --> 00:17:49,066 but crucially, adds his own top-secret coating to seal them, 381 00:17:49,066 --> 00:17:52,867 preventing the stickiness from returning in the future. 382 00:17:52,867 --> 00:17:56,000 There's an amazing level of detail you have to go through 383 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,767 to get that sort of supercar finish. 384 00:17:58,767 --> 00:18:02,400 The final step of the process is to take the plain black buttons 385 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,934 and reinstate the individual markings. 386 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,367 Whilst those are drying, 387 00:18:07,367 --> 00:18:10,300 Roland has the console prepped and ready to go. 388 00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:12,100 So this one was prepped earlier on. 389 00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:15,066 So we've put some white on, put some black on. 390 00:18:15,066 --> 00:18:18,300 -Now, it's a case of giving this a quick laser. -How do you operate it? 391 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:20,266 Yeah, so basically, we use a computer 392 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:23,867 which has all the pre-determined symbols on, 393 00:18:23,867 --> 00:18:26,700 and then we basically just line the laser 394 00:18:26,700 --> 00:18:29,567 -and let it fire away. -Super. All right. Show me in action. 395 00:18:29,567 --> 00:18:31,767 Do I have to put any safety equipment on? 396 00:18:31,767 --> 00:18:34,500 -Yeah, there's glasses. -Right. 397 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:36,767 I wondered why these 40 glasses were up there. 398 00:18:36,767 --> 00:18:39,867 These are gonna look nice. Oh, yeah, look at that. 399 00:18:39,867 --> 00:18:43,266 Nice one. Right, laser away. 400 00:18:43,266 --> 00:18:46,500 The laser Roland is using is specially calibrated 401 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:50,066 to emit just enough heat to evaporate the black paint 402 00:18:50,066 --> 00:18:52,433 without melting the plastic underneath. 403 00:18:55,367 --> 00:18:59,667 In less than 60 seconds, the whole console will be complete. 404 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:04,000 [laughs] 405 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,266 Ah, it's just brilliant. I just love it. 406 00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:08,867 Look at that. 407 00:19:08,867 --> 00:19:12,567 I've never seen anything like it before in my life. 408 00:19:12,567 --> 00:19:15,166 That is so class, isn't it? What a job! 409 00:19:15,166 --> 00:19:17,500 All that stripping down and repairing. 410 00:19:17,500 --> 00:19:21,100 Our budget supercar is no longer a budget supercar. 411 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:22,767 It looks factory-fresh, doesn't it? 412 00:19:22,767 --> 00:19:24,767 Well done, mate. Absolutely, love it. 413 00:19:24,767 --> 00:19:27,600 -No problem at all. -Isn't that amazing? 414 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,300 Roland's refurbished all that sticky dash, 415 00:19:30,300 --> 00:19:32,967 and for just £550, 416 00:19:32,967 --> 00:19:36,066 a fraction of what Maserati would have charged. 417 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:43,200 [Elvis] I'm also out on the road, 418 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,600 having sent our NACA gear actuator to my mate Simon's shed. 419 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,567 But it's not just any old shed. 420 00:19:48,567 --> 00:19:51,266 This is where Simon's company, SS AutoTech, 421 00:19:51,266 --> 00:19:53,667 work their magic on refurbing parts. 422 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:57,100 I've got all the specialist care and knowledge to get it working again. 423 00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,600 What are the main things that go wrong? 424 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,000 [Simon] Leakage is the most common problem. 425 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,200 Obviously, you've got dynamic moving parts in here. 426 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,100 So, you've got Teflon-based seal material 427 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:10,600 moving on steel pistons. They do wear out. 428 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,467 Eventually, you lose more and more pressure 429 00:20:12,467 --> 00:20:13,867 and you get sluggish gear changes. 430 00:20:13,867 --> 00:20:15,967 -Which is exactly the fault that Mike found on -Yes, 431 00:20:15,967 --> 00:20:16,734 -the test drive. -yes. 432 00:20:16,734 --> 00:20:18,300 Okay, so we're gonna strip this down, 433 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:19,367 have a closer look inside 434 00:20:19,367 --> 00:20:21,200 -and hopefully rectify those problems. -Yep. 435 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,166 -We'll do that. -Right, where do we start? 436 00:20:23,166 --> 00:20:27,166 Okay. So, let's put her in the jig and we'll get our tools on it 437 00:20:27,166 --> 00:20:29,533 and start stripping the whole thing down. 438 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,400 As we strip the actuator down, it's not long before we spot 439 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,166 one of the potential culprits for the gearshift issue. 440 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,367 Well, look at that. That is the seal. 441 00:20:42,367 --> 00:20:44,467 -That's what we're talking about. -You can see the wear here 442 00:20:44,467 --> 00:20:47,867 on the end 'cause you've got another seal that houses this chamber 443 00:20:47,867 --> 00:20:50,400 -and that's polished. Polished that out. -Yeah. 444 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,767 So, yeah, she's worn. 445 00:20:52,767 --> 00:20:55,000 So, the good news is, it's quite a common thing. 446 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,867 We can replace those seals and that should then hold that pressure 447 00:20:57,867 --> 00:20:59,600 and give us that positive gear shift back. 448 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,834 -Absolutely, it'd be... It would work as good as new. -Perfect. 449 00:21:03,867 --> 00:21:05,867 Before we replace the worn-out seals, 450 00:21:05,867 --> 00:21:09,300 every part of our actuator needs to be cleaned by hand, 451 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:11,266 then placed in an ultrasonic bath. 452 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:16,867 The machine creates bubbles which burst in the water 453 00:21:16,867 --> 00:21:19,233 due to sound waves emitted within the bath. 454 00:21:21,567 --> 00:21:23,867 These bursting bubbles remove all the remaining 455 00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:25,767 fine dirt particles and grease, 456 00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:28,467 leaving us with parts which look brand-new. 457 00:21:28,467 --> 00:21:30,467 Right, Simon, everything's now clean. 458 00:21:30,467 --> 00:21:33,000 We've got new seals and everything. New gaskets as well. 459 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,266 There are a couple of new components here, aren't there? 460 00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:37,100 There are. So, when we rebuild 461 00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:40,166 and we don't want to build it as standard because they do fail, 462 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:44,100 so what we've done, the first thing is a selector shaft... 463 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:47,266 the original one here, where the selector, the finger bobs to, 464 00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:49,500 has been wasted and that can bend around there. 465 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:52,367 That becomes a weak point that you've seen bend over time? 466 00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:54,000 That is a weak point, exactly. 467 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,367 So what we've done to overcome that, we've made it out of a solid 468 00:21:57,367 --> 00:22:00,400 and we've clocked the position of the bolt holes here, 469 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,767 and that is made out of very strong tool steel. 470 00:22:02,767 --> 00:22:05,000 -Not gonna bend. -So you can see it's stronger. 471 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,000 That's one of your little modifications. 472 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,867 That's one of our little modifications. 473 00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:10,867 And then one of the other mods we've made, 474 00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:13,667 now this is a very important one on these hydraulic rams. 475 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:16,200 See this black shiny coating, 476 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,066 -that's the DLC coating. -What's DLC stand for? 477 00:22:19,066 --> 00:22:20,500 Diamond-like carbon. 478 00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:24,266 -So it's a very, very hard, like diamond, coating... -Yeah. 479 00:22:24,266 --> 00:22:27,367 and the base of this is a graphite. 480 00:22:27,367 --> 00:22:29,400 So it's a lubricity as well. 481 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,000 That will give you 20% to 30% less friction. 482 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Oh, okay. So that's a huge amount. 483 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,700 It should last a lot longer with that. That's the idea. 484 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:39,767 That's what we want to do, is to make it a much stronger, 485 00:22:39,767 --> 00:22:41,333 improved actuator. 486 00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:45,834 All that's left to do is reassemble the actuator. 487 00:22:51,967 --> 00:22:53,700 Then we can put it through its paces 488 00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:57,100 on this hydraulic rig, which will recreate the gear-changing motions 489 00:22:57,100 --> 00:23:00,367 it'll experience when it's back on the car. 490 00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:03,667 -Okay, so you can see the actuation happening. -Yeah. 491 00:23:06,567 --> 00:23:08,400 All the gear cycles here. 492 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,600 So you've got that radial movement as well as 493 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,467 -the sort of forward... -That's right. 494 00:23:12,467 --> 00:23:15,166 -That's right. -And it's holding pressure. 495 00:23:15,166 --> 00:23:18,266 And it's holding pressure very well, so I'm happy with that. 496 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:21,066 Your potentiometers are reading correctly as well. 497 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:24,266 -So that's good to go. I'm happy with that. -That's great. 498 00:23:24,266 --> 00:23:26,600 Yeah. Well, I'm very happy with that. Nice one. 499 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,867 Right, well, listen, I'm so pleased that it's now working, 500 00:23:28,867 --> 00:23:31,100 but now that it is, whilst I got the car apart, 501 00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:33,300 and up in the air, is there anything else I should think about? 502 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:34,767 Are there any other weak points in this system 503 00:23:34,767 --> 00:23:37,000 I should think about replenishing or replacing? 504 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,166 Yeah, I would definitely look at the F1 pump. 505 00:23:39,166 --> 00:23:42,066 -Okay. -The brush motors. And they do wear out. 506 00:23:42,066 --> 00:23:45,166 They sound expensive, though. Everything's expensive in these systems. 507 00:23:45,166 --> 00:23:47,767 If you go to a main dealer, Maserati or Ferrari, 508 00:23:47,767 --> 00:23:49,967 it's going to be extremely expensive. 509 00:23:49,967 --> 00:23:52,266 But there are Alfa pumps, 510 00:23:52,266 --> 00:23:54,600 which is the same thing. It's a Selespeed pump 511 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,300 at a fraction of the cost, and it will do the same job. 512 00:23:57,300 --> 00:24:00,066 So it's the same part, but it's a cut-price option? 513 00:24:00,066 --> 00:24:02,867 -That's right. That's right. They're out there. -Gotta get Mike onto that. 514 00:24:02,867 --> 00:24:04,066 That's brilliant, thanks, mate. 515 00:24:04,066 --> 00:24:06,166 No problem at all. You're welcome. 516 00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:12,100 -How are ya, fella? I'm a man bearing gifts. -I'm all right, mate. 517 00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:15,100 -What you got? -Right, remember that Maserati dashboard you gave me? 518 00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,467 -Look at it now. -That's not the same one. 519 00:24:17,467 --> 00:24:19,900 -That is the same one there. -What? That is amazing! 520 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:22,367 It looks brand-new. That's gonna make the interior 521 00:24:22,367 --> 00:24:24,266 -absolutely phenomenal. -It's gonna be great. 522 00:24:24,266 --> 00:24:26,767 Also, I picked up that Selespeed pump for you. 523 00:24:26,767 --> 00:24:29,467 -Well done. Nice. -Crazy that they can charge 524 00:24:29,467 --> 00:24:32,700 £1,383 for a Ferrari or Maserati, 525 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:35,767 and yet the same Alfa part is £169. 526 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:37,767 Yeah, exactly, yeah, and it does exactly the same thing. 527 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:39,900 With the actuator and the Selespeed pump, 528 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:41,900 we're gonna have a nice snappy gear change. 529 00:24:41,900 --> 00:24:44,767 -Yeah. Yeah. -And we've done all of this, remember, on a budget. 530 00:24:44,767 --> 00:24:48,000 We should put this car up against a proper supercar, shouldn't we? 531 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,467 I was thinking something along those lines because I really would like 532 00:24:50,467 --> 00:24:53,367 to test this and I mean, properly test it, put it through its paces 533 00:24:53,367 --> 00:24:54,867 'cause I can't wait to get behind the wheel. 534 00:24:54,867 --> 00:24:57,467 Well, let me give you that and I'll find out somewhere we can take it. 535 00:24:57,467 --> 00:24:59,100 Nice one. And after I've fitted this, 536 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:00,934 I've got the suspension to sort out as well. 537 00:25:03,567 --> 00:25:07,166 Mike did a great job finding this Alfa Romeo Selespeed pump, 538 00:25:07,166 --> 00:25:09,700 which has saved us a huge chunk of change. 539 00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:11,467 It's a like-for-like replacement, 540 00:25:11,467 --> 00:25:13,934 so I can just bolt it in place where the old one used to sit. 541 00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:21,667 Right. Now before we fit our newly refurbished actuator, 542 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:25,467 it's a really good tip to install these high-pressure hydraulic lines 543 00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:28,000 that go from the valve block into the actuator itself 544 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,367 before we install the unit. Because once it's up in the car, 545 00:25:31,367 --> 00:25:33,266 they become very difficult to access. 546 00:25:33,266 --> 00:25:35,100 But it's also really, really important 547 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:38,100 we get these in the right order, they all look very similar. 548 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:39,767 But they have to go in a very specific position. 549 00:25:39,767 --> 00:25:42,367 On the valve block itself, the manufacturer has stamped 550 00:25:42,367 --> 00:25:45,767 numbers from one to five to designate the order. 551 00:25:45,767 --> 00:25:47,767 But as I took the lines off, 552 00:25:47,767 --> 00:25:50,900 I took the time to put the corresponding number of tie wraps 553 00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:54,467 onto the end of those lines, so there's no way I can get them mixed up. 554 00:25:54,467 --> 00:25:58,266 Now, basically, the way it works is, as hydraulic fluid under pressure, 555 00:25:58,266 --> 00:26:00,667 around 50 bar, comes through the hydraulic lines 556 00:26:00,667 --> 00:26:02,266 and into these five ports, 557 00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:04,000 it comes in in different combinations, 558 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 depending on which gear you select, 559 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,000 and those different combinations translate into either lateral 560 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,100 or vertical movement here at the actuator, 561 00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:13,867 and it's that that selects the right gear in the gearbox. 562 00:26:13,867 --> 00:26:16,066 All I need to do now is to get it fitted. 563 00:26:17,867 --> 00:26:19,367 Using my tie wraps as a guide, 564 00:26:19,367 --> 00:26:22,834 I can fit the hydraulic lines in the correct positions on the pump. 565 00:26:35,667 --> 00:26:37,634 Then apply sealant around the edges... 566 00:26:45,367 --> 00:26:47,433 and get it bolted back onto the gearbox. 567 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,100 This is where that little tip really pays you back, 568 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,166 knowing that I can't get these wrong. 569 00:27:13,467 --> 00:27:15,266 I just need to match the numbered lines 570 00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:18,533 from the pump with the valve block, and Bob's your uncle. 571 00:27:20,767 --> 00:27:23,467 Well, there we go. That's it. Pretty much all back together. 572 00:27:23,467 --> 00:27:25,667 All I need to do now is put the reservoir back on, 573 00:27:25,667 --> 00:27:27,367 fill it up with fluid and bleed it. 574 00:27:27,367 --> 00:27:30,767 Then we should have a fully functioning Cambio Corsa gear box, 575 00:27:30,767 --> 00:27:32,567 like this car should have always had. 576 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,900 And the best bit is we haven't had to pay a supercar premium 577 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:35,967 to get it done. 578 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:41,900 Elvis, fella, come over here. 579 00:27:41,900 --> 00:27:45,000 I think I've found us the perfect place to take the Maserati. 580 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,800 -Where? -Well, I know how much you like a racetrack, 581 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,567 there's a supercar meet at Castle Combe. 582 00:27:50,567 --> 00:27:53,800 Amazing. I mean, look, I would love to get that on a racetrack. 583 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,467 I've entered us into the event, 584 00:27:55,467 --> 00:27:57,367 but there's some really good company there. 585 00:27:57,367 --> 00:27:59,000 Ferrari 550, 586 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000 Porsche 911 Turbo S, 587 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,467 Aston Martin Vantage 007 Edition. 588 00:28:05,467 --> 00:28:07,900 They've even got a Vanquish Zagato. 589 00:28:07,900 --> 00:28:10,367 -Wow. -And then there's this turning up as well. 590 00:28:10,367 --> 00:28:12,467 -An Aventador. -[laughs] Wow! 591 00:28:12,467 --> 00:28:13,867 That's some proper list of cars. 592 00:28:13,867 --> 00:28:16,667 That has got a 6.2-liter V12 engine. 593 00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:19,767 I'm not sure we'll keep up with it, but we can definitely have a lot of fun. 594 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,100 Definitely have some fun. We'll prove to these people 595 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:25,266 that you don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds, 596 00:28:25,266 --> 00:28:27,100 like they did, to go and have fun. 597 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:30,000 Mate, that's a great idea. I love it. Nice one. 598 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,700 I've got one last mechanical job to do on our Maserati, 599 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:35,900 and that's trying to solve the handling issue 600 00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:37,934 Mike noticed on the test drive. 601 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,266 Now Mike told me there were some problems with the handling of this car. 602 00:28:43,266 --> 00:28:45,667 He said it was loose and sloppy at the rear end. 603 00:28:45,667 --> 00:28:47,467 Not like a Maserati should be. 604 00:28:47,467 --> 00:28:49,767 And so I've been through all of the components, 605 00:28:49,767 --> 00:28:52,266 checking bushes, dampers, linkages, 606 00:28:52,266 --> 00:28:54,767 trying to find a source of that problem. 607 00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:56,567 I have also spoken to a specialist, 608 00:28:56,567 --> 00:29:00,266 and both of those things have led me to this point here. 609 00:29:00,266 --> 00:29:02,567 This little bush on the end of this linkage 610 00:29:02,567 --> 00:29:05,266 that controls the rear track of the car has play in it. 611 00:29:05,266 --> 00:29:08,367 You can see it moving like that, and that shouldn't be the case. 612 00:29:08,367 --> 00:29:10,667 Now, if you take that to a Maserati main dealer, 613 00:29:10,667 --> 00:29:14,000 they are most likely gonna want to change this entire lower arm 614 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,100 at a cost of close to £2,000. 615 00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:20,000 That's no good for us. So I've done a bit of digging online, 616 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,700 and I have found myself this 617 00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:24,000 which is just that little replacement bush 618 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,367 on its own at a cost of just £55, 619 00:29:26,367 --> 00:29:29,634 which is much more like it. So I should be to replace it myself. 620 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,367 Now because the bush that I need to change 621 00:29:37,367 --> 00:29:41,467 is inside the end of this adjustable track control arm, 622 00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:44,400 I need to measure it now to make sure that when I put it back, 623 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,400 it goes back at exactly the same length, 624 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,934 so I don't adversely affect the tracking of the car. 625 00:29:50,066 --> 00:29:53,400 The adjustable arm length is 240mm. 626 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,567 So I need to make sure it's exactly the same 627 00:29:55,567 --> 00:29:57,266 when I put it back together. 628 00:29:57,266 --> 00:30:00,567 With that checked, I can set about getting to that worn-out bush. 629 00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,867 Now this stud here runs through the linkage 630 00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:06,066 and through the bottom of the upright and into 631 00:30:06,066 --> 00:30:07,500 the lower arm on the other side. 632 00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:09,367 But I need to get it out to be able to remove 633 00:30:09,367 --> 00:30:11,266 this linkage and change the bush. 634 00:30:11,266 --> 00:30:14,100 I could use a stud extractor to get that stud out of there, 635 00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:16,500 but you do risk damaging threads when you do that. 636 00:30:16,500 --> 00:30:18,300 So I'm going to use this old-school method 637 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,300 of winding two nuts onto that thread, 638 00:30:20,300 --> 00:30:24,066 locking them against each other, and use those to wind the stud out. 639 00:30:27,967 --> 00:30:31,000 The second nut locks the first one in place. 640 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,834 So when I get my spanner on the first one... 641 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,133 with a bit of brute force, I can get the stud moving. 642 00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:45,934 Then I can get the linkage off and over to the bench. 643 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,066 Right, with the two rubber dust covers out of the way, 644 00:31:04,066 --> 00:31:06,166 now it gives me access to the bush itself. 645 00:31:06,166 --> 00:31:08,867 This is the bit that has all the play in it that I need to replace. 646 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:12,166 Because of its unique design, I need to get a special tool 647 00:31:12,166 --> 00:31:14,667 with a very thin wall that will slot over the top 648 00:31:14,667 --> 00:31:16,400 of this top hat insert 649 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,400 and then be able to press on the part of the bush 650 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,600 that has the interference fit inside the link itself. 651 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:24,667 Sometimes you can use the socket to do that, 652 00:31:24,667 --> 00:31:27,200 but in this case, I needed this. Cost me about £40, 653 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,133 which can make the job a whole lot easier. 654 00:31:30,367 --> 00:31:32,400 I'm using the hydraulic press to remove the bush, 655 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,300 as it's purpose-built for the job. 656 00:31:34,300 --> 00:31:37,533 But you could do this at home carefully using a mallet. 657 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:43,500 Once the old bush is out, 658 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:46,667 I just need to use the press again to push the new one in. 659 00:31:53,066 --> 00:31:56,233 Then after applying a bit of grease, I can get it back on the car. 660 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,400 Right. There we go. That's the last 661 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,867 of all the major jobs on this car now done. 662 00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:07,567 I've still got to give it a service and check 663 00:32:07,567 --> 00:32:09,467 the tracking, but it all looks good. 664 00:32:09,467 --> 00:32:12,200 And I'm really pleased that all of the jobs we've done 665 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,166 have somehow improved this car, either through its performance 666 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:18,000 or handling, like this, without spending a fortune. 667 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,066 And I hope that that gets us just a little bit closer 668 00:32:21,066 --> 00:32:23,767 to proving that you can have the supercar experience 669 00:32:23,767 --> 00:32:25,567 without having to spend supercar money. 670 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:29,667 [grunts softly] Perfect. 671 00:32:33,066 --> 00:32:35,500 When Mike bought it, there were a number of reasons 672 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:37,967 why our Maserati was going cheap. 673 00:32:37,967 --> 00:32:41,000 That is a little rattle coming off the suspension. 674 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,934 Da-da-da-da-da-da-da. That's just rattling away. 675 00:32:45,066 --> 00:32:47,166 I set about fixing the mechanical gremlins. 676 00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:50,300 We can replace those seals, and that should then hold that pressure 677 00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:52,066 and give us that positive gear shift back. 678 00:32:52,066 --> 00:32:54,867 Absolutely. It'd be... It would work as good as new. 679 00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:57,867 While Mike restored its supercar luxury. 680 00:32:57,867 --> 00:33:01,100 Ah. It's just brilliant. I just love it. 681 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:03,400 [chuckling] Look at that. 682 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,667 And now we're hoping we've unleashed its full potential 683 00:33:06,667 --> 00:33:10,333 and got bags of supercar power on a shoestring budget. 684 00:33:11,166 --> 00:33:15,000 Mike bought the car for £9,500. 685 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:19,166 Refurbing the sticky buttons and vents was £550. 686 00:33:19,166 --> 00:33:21,600 I saved us a few quid by helping to rebuild 687 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,100 the gear selector, which cost £800. 688 00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:28,133 The new suspension bushes were £136... 689 00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:32,467 and the Selespeed pump £170. 690 00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:36,533 Finally, the service kit and fresh oil was 217 quid. 691 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:41,767 Giving us a grand total of £11,373, 692 00:33:41,767 --> 00:33:43,000 a fraction of the cost 693 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,934 of most supercars on the market. 694 00:33:49,667 --> 00:33:51,967 [engines revving] 695 00:33:51,967 --> 00:33:54,367 And what better place to put it through its paces 696 00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:55,767 than a supercar track day 697 00:33:55,767 --> 00:33:58,867 at the historic Castle Combe Circuit? 698 00:33:58,867 --> 00:34:02,634 I used to come here all the time. I am so at home at a racetrack. 699 00:34:03,867 --> 00:34:06,200 But before we hit the track, I need to find Mike, 700 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,300 who I'm sure is going to be in his element amongst this lot. 701 00:34:09,300 --> 00:34:11,934 Wow, what a lineup of cars. 702 00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:16,367 Wow. Look at this. 703 00:34:16,367 --> 00:34:20,133 And here he is. He is gonna be so excited. 704 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,667 That looks incredible. How are you, fella? 705 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:30,400 -Yeah, amazing. -It's finished. 706 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,400 -Any problems with it, finishing it off? -No problem, as always. 707 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,400 -It's absolutely brilliant. It drives amazingly well. -And don't it look good? 708 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:40,500 It looks amazing, doesn't it? I mean, we are amongst, like, royalty here. 709 00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:43,166 We've got Lamborghinis. We've got Porsches, 710 00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:45,400 Ferraris, Aston Martins, Maserati. 711 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:47,967 Yeah, what a lineup. And it does feel at home, doesn't it? 712 00:34:47,967 --> 00:34:49,867 Well, listen, mate, before we get out there on the track, 713 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:51,367 do you wanna go and meet a few of the owners? 714 00:34:51,367 --> 00:34:55,000 -Yes. That's the one you showed me a picture of. -Yes, let's go meet the owner. 715 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,767 -Hello, fellas, how are ya? -Hi. Nice to meet you. 716 00:34:57,767 --> 00:35:00,200 -Nice to meet ya. Nice to meet ya. -So, we were drawn by these 717 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,400 two lovely-looking cars. Who owns that McClaren? 718 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,300 -That's mine. -Yeah, that's absolutely lovely, 719 00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:06,266 that, isn't it? What a wicked-looking car. 720 00:35:06,266 --> 00:35:08,767 But this one is, like, a superstar, isn't it? 721 00:35:08,767 --> 00:35:10,400 -Is this yours? -Yes, it is, yeah. 722 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:11,967 Can you tell us a bit about the car? 723 00:35:11,967 --> 00:35:14,500 Yeah, it's a Lamborghini Aventador Miura edition. 724 00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:18,000 They made 50 of them to celebrate 50 years of Lamborghini Miura. 725 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,066 Erm, that came out in 2016. 726 00:35:20,066 --> 00:35:22,100 I think they were released at Goodwood. 727 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:24,066 So I got this car three years ago. 728 00:35:24,066 --> 00:35:27,200 I think they did them in black, yellow, green, 729 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:28,600 and the orange. 730 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:32,400 Now the Lamborghini Miura was penned as the world's first-ever supercar. 731 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,600 The word "supercar" was invented once that car was on the road. 732 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,300 -Can I ask how much are they? -Yeah. 733 00:35:38,300 --> 00:35:40,867 They're about £250,000 to £300,000, 734 00:35:40,867 --> 00:35:42,500 they kind of fluctuate a little bit. 735 00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:44,767 You know, I got it a little bit cheaper when I bought it. 736 00:35:44,767 --> 00:35:46,867 Hopefully, it's gone up a bit since then, 737 00:35:46,867 --> 00:35:49,066 and hopefully keep going up and we'll see what happens. 738 00:35:49,066 --> 00:35:51,867 We were hoping that we could have the same experience 739 00:35:51,867 --> 00:35:55,300 as what you're getting out of this, but in our budget supercar. 740 00:35:55,300 --> 00:35:57,500 -Yeah. Love it. -A Maserati, what do you think of that? 741 00:35:57,500 --> 00:36:00,667 Because it's the best car you could buy for that kind of money. 742 00:36:00,667 --> 00:36:03,500 Ferrari-based engine, the sound's incredible. 743 00:36:03,500 --> 00:36:06,066 You know, if you shut your eyes, you wouldn't, 744 00:36:06,066 --> 00:36:08,667 you'd think you're in a, you know, 150 grand supercar. 745 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:12,367 -That's fantastic. -Well, we can't wait to see this out on the track. 746 00:36:12,367 --> 00:36:15,266 No doubt we're just gonna be in your rear view mirror. 747 00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,000 I think our slot is rapidly approaching, 748 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,266 so we better get... Helmet it up and get out there. 749 00:36:20,266 --> 00:36:22,467 -We'll see you on the tracks. Thanks, chaps. -Take care. Cheers. 750 00:36:24,900 --> 00:36:29,367 The Castle Combe Circuit is just a shade under three kilometers long. 751 00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:31,000 And it's renowned for being 752 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,900 one of the fastest racetracks in the country. 753 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:37,233 It's the perfect test for our Maserati. 754 00:36:51,166 --> 00:36:53,166 [engine revving] 755 00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:58,266 Wow, this car goes, wow! 756 00:36:58,266 --> 00:37:00,800 Wow, look at that! This car's got some beef to it. 757 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,166 Oh-ho, it really has. 758 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:04,367 It's so at home right here on a racetrack. 759 00:37:04,367 --> 00:37:07,767 I love this place as well. It's a proper fast circuit, this one. 760 00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:17,467 Right, now when I'd got the car, 761 00:37:17,467 --> 00:37:19,900 obviously it had a few little issues. 762 00:37:19,900 --> 00:37:22,800 One of the issues being was that gear change. 763 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:25,667 -Talk me through it. What's it feel like? -It feels amazing. 764 00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:29,166 It feels so sweet. I mean, it's literally smooth. 765 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:30,967 It's crisp, it's brilliant. 766 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,734 Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi! 767 00:37:34,867 --> 00:37:36,433 [laughs] 768 00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:40,333 Come on, Elvis! Oh, yes! 769 00:37:41,867 --> 00:37:46,100 -Here we go. Turns in beautifully. -Yeah, it really does. 770 00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:48,700 That is sharp, isn't it, the way it turns in? 771 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:51,367 -That's lovely. -And how about the sounds? 772 00:37:51,367 --> 00:37:53,900 Sound is glorious. Now when I'd got the car, again, 773 00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:56,767 I noticed, on the rear felt really, really loose. 774 00:37:56,767 --> 00:37:58,800 But now, whoa, I mean, 775 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,000 from this seat, from the passenger seat, 776 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,266 it hurts when you push it to the corner. 777 00:38:03,266 --> 00:38:05,667 It's so grippy on the rear. 778 00:38:05,667 --> 00:38:08,800 Oh, yes, it's just hanging on and hanging on. 779 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,066 Go on, Elvis. Go on, attack that corner. 780 00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:15,367 Brake, brake, brake, turn! 781 00:38:15,367 --> 00:38:17,166 [both laughing] 782 00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:24,467 We've got all these guys turning up here today, 783 00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:27,000 and the potential customer for this car... 784 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,767 -Yes. -...is turning up here today. 785 00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:32,266 And these guys would have spent £60,000, £70,000, 786 00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:38,166 £80,000, £100,000, £200,000 to get the same experience, 787 00:38:38,166 --> 00:38:41,767 the same thrills we're getting in this car at a fraction of the cost. 788 00:38:41,767 --> 00:38:44,166 It's so true, mate. Yeah, and I can tell you what, 789 00:38:44,166 --> 00:38:46,800 from this seat, it feels every bit a supercar. 790 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:48,600 [engine revving] 791 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,367 Oh, that's good. Oh, it's tight, isn't it? 792 00:38:51,367 --> 00:38:55,233 -Oh, and it picks up so fast. -Yeah, it really does. 793 00:38:56,900 --> 00:38:59,667 Right, talking of supercars, Elvis, 794 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:01,667 we're not going to be charging 795 00:39:01,667 --> 00:39:03,800 supercar money when we come to sell this car. 796 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,567 -No, that's the point. Yes. -Remember, I bought it for under ten grand... 797 00:39:07,567 --> 00:39:10,000 and what, with the savings we've made, 798 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,900 we can put this car into the market for 12 grand today. 799 00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:16,000 And I don't want to take any less than 12 grand 800 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,567 for it, it's such a good car. 801 00:39:17,567 --> 00:39:19,567 And a locker for 12 grand, innit? 802 00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:21,166 Yeah, it's very true, mate. 803 00:39:21,166 --> 00:39:23,800 It feels like a car worth way more than that right now. 804 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:28,700 Right, well, I can see the fella with his nose pressed to the fence. 805 00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:32,800 Let's hope that when he sees how this car performs today, 806 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:35,066 he is willing to put a deal together. 807 00:39:37,266 --> 00:39:41,266 John was quick off the mark when I listed our Maserati online. 808 00:39:41,266 --> 00:39:43,100 From chatting to him on the phone, 809 00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:45,166 I know he's a supercar aficionado. 810 00:39:45,166 --> 00:39:47,834 So I hope he likes what he's seen so far. 811 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:51,567 That was fantastic. 812 00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:55,166 -You must be John. How you doing, mate? -Hi, Mike. Nice to see you. 813 00:39:55,166 --> 00:39:56,367 -It's a pleasure. -You've been standing out 814 00:39:56,367 --> 00:39:57,800 on that pit wall watching us go by? 815 00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,166 Yeah, and hearing it. And what an amazing car. 816 00:40:00,166 --> 00:40:03,500 This Maserati is a special car. But why a Maserati? 817 00:40:03,500 --> 00:40:05,266 I love Italian design, 818 00:40:05,266 --> 00:40:07,166 and the shape is just timeless. 819 00:40:07,166 --> 00:40:10,367 The color is amazing, and also, it's got a Ferrari engine in it. 820 00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:12,800 -Have you ever owned a Ferrari? -I have, actually. 821 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:17,100 I owned a 360, and I had the Ferrari bills as well. 822 00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:19,166 And it put me off, I can tell you. 823 00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:21,100 Yeah. They come with "Ferrari tax". 824 00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:22,800 -Oh, yes. -They certainly do. 825 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,667 Well, listen, Elvis has been driving this car pretty hard. 826 00:40:25,667 --> 00:40:28,467 In fact, he feels more like an ex-Formula One driver 827 00:40:28,467 --> 00:40:30,100 rather than a Formula One mechanic. 828 00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:33,367 Well, that's what he thinks he is. But I'm thinking we're here, 829 00:40:33,367 --> 00:40:35,767 we've got a circuit, I've got a helmet in the car. 830 00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:38,000 -Why don't you have a drive? -I'd love that. That's really kind of you. 831 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,834 -Thank you. Brilliant. -Yeah, go and enjoy yourself. 832 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:43,800 With Elvis alongside him, John can really 833 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,867 put the car through its paces out on the track. 834 00:40:46,867 --> 00:40:48,767 And if he loves it as much as we do, 835 00:40:48,767 --> 00:40:51,233 hopefully, we'll secure a sale. 836 00:40:55,166 --> 00:40:58,066 Right. Okay, then, John. 837 00:40:59,767 --> 00:41:02,767 All right, here we go. Perfect place to test it out. 838 00:41:02,767 --> 00:41:05,600 -Yeah. -Total freedom. No other cars on the road at the moment. 839 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:07,800 What's your first impression behind the wheel? 840 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,467 The steering's really nice, 841 00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,000 and actually, it's really relaxing to drive it, 842 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,900 but you know you've got the power underneath when you want it. 843 00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:19,166 It sounds amazing. You can hear the Ferrari engine in it for sure. 844 00:41:19,166 --> 00:41:22,000 It's got that incredible sound, and because it's the V8, 845 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:23,900 you do get that proper rumble and you feel it 846 00:41:23,900 --> 00:41:26,000 -through the car as well, don't you? -Yeah. 847 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,166 -The brakes are really good as well. -Yeah. 848 00:41:28,166 --> 00:41:29,867 Which is important. [chuckles] 849 00:41:29,867 --> 00:41:33,233 Go on. There we go. [laughs] 850 00:41:33,367 --> 00:41:34,700 Wow. 851 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:38,867 I mean, there's not many cars where you can get that experience 852 00:41:38,867 --> 00:41:41,000 -for the price of a Ford Fiesta. -I know. 853 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,567 I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I was just absolutely gobsmacked. 854 00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:48,667 The value for money, really, what you get. 855 00:41:48,667 --> 00:41:51,800 Well, speaking of money, I mean, you know what we're asking for it. 856 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:54,000 -Yeah. -You've seen the advert. You've spoken to Mike. 857 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,700 We need £12,000 for it. 858 00:41:55,700 --> 00:41:58,166 Having now sat behind the wheel, I'm pretty sure I can see 859 00:41:58,166 --> 00:42:00,867 a great, big grin underneath that crash helmet. 860 00:42:00,867 --> 00:42:04,166 What do you say, twelve grand for this unbelievable car? 861 00:42:04,166 --> 00:42:08,000 Do you know what? I'm not even going to haggle. Absolutely. 862 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:10,000 -Deal. Absolutely. -Yeah? 863 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,667 -Done? -Not a penny less. 864 00:42:11,667 --> 00:42:13,467 We didn't even need Mike Brewer? 865 00:42:13,467 --> 00:42:15,500 -No, no. -[laughs] Amazing. 866 00:42:15,500 --> 00:42:18,367 Wait till I tell him. Well, John, congratulations, mate. 867 00:42:18,367 --> 00:42:21,433 I'm so happy for you. Go on, give it another blast. 868 00:42:25,367 --> 00:42:28,767 Oh, he's driven it hard. I can feel the heat coming off the car. 869 00:42:28,767 --> 00:42:30,900 You've got a big smile on your face over here. 870 00:42:30,900 --> 00:42:33,600 -Look at that. Was it good? -That was amazing. Loved it. 871 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,467 -Absolutely loved it. -Ah, fantastic. 872 00:42:35,467 --> 00:42:38,166 Well, listen, I feel that with the work we've done to it, 873 00:42:38,166 --> 00:42:40,900 me and Elvis are going to sell this quite, quite easily. 874 00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:44,000 -I've actually done the deal already, Mike. Yep. -Have you? 875 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,100 -Really? -Deal. 876 00:42:45,100 --> 00:42:46,567 What, you've done the deal with the car? 877 00:42:46,567 --> 00:42:48,467 -Yeah. -Well, congratulations. 878 00:42:48,467 --> 00:42:50,667 -Thanks. -You did buy yourself a cracking motor, 879 00:42:50,667 --> 00:42:51,867 and well done, Elvis. 880 00:42:51,867 --> 00:42:54,634 Suppose I better have a turn on the spanners there, don't I? 881 00:42:57,667 --> 00:43:00,767 We set out to prove that you can have all the fun 882 00:43:00,767 --> 00:43:04,266 of a supercar without having to spend supercar money. 883 00:43:04,266 --> 00:43:07,367 And through some canny Wheeler Dealer-ing, me and Elvis 884 00:43:07,367 --> 00:43:10,266 pulled it off with this one because we've turned out 885 00:43:10,266 --> 00:43:13,467 an amazing car that sits amongst its peers 886 00:43:13,467 --> 00:43:15,000 really proudly. 887 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,467 Plus, we found the perfect buyer 888 00:43:17,467 --> 00:43:19,900 who returned us a tidy profit for it. 889 00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:22,367 And I know that he's going to enjoy this car 890 00:43:22,367 --> 00:43:23,700 for many years to come. 891 00:43:23,700 --> 00:43:26,700 If you want to see more iconic cars like this 892 00:43:26,700 --> 00:43:29,767 being turned around by me and Elvis, then join us again 893 00:43:29,767 --> 00:43:32,100 soon on Wheeler Dealers. Ta-la.