RE: Maserati Quattroporte: PH Buying Guide
Discussion
iloveboost said:
I don't understand the looks on this car I think we are all being influenced by the Maserati badge. I think the interior looks a bit like the German competitors and quite nice but the outside looks a bit weird from the front and boring from any other angle.
I think the Granturismo and 4200/3200 are much nicer looking cars these old Quattroportes just aren't to my eyes. If I had the cash I'd rather have a German competitor because rarity wouldn't make me want one.
Have you seen one in the flesh?I think the Granturismo and 4200/3200 are much nicer looking cars these old Quattroportes just aren't to my eyes. If I had the cash I'd rather have a German competitor because rarity wouldn't make me want one.
In pictures I agree that they look nothing special. In the flesh there is something so much more imposing, shiny and special about them that a picture cannot capture.
If you have seen them in the flesh and you think they are boring then it just boil down to taste. And your taste is completely incorrect.
blindswelledrat said:
iloveboost said:
I don't understand the looks on this car I think we are all being influenced by the Maserati badge. I think the interior looks a bit like the German competitors and quite nice but the outside looks a bit weird from the front and boring from any other angle.
I think the Granturismo and 4200/3200 are much nicer looking cars these old Quattroportes just aren't to my eyes. If I had the cash I'd rather have a German competitor because rarity wouldn't make me want one.
Have you seen one in the flesh?I think the Granturismo and 4200/3200 are much nicer looking cars these old Quattroportes just aren't to my eyes. If I had the cash I'd rather have a German competitor because rarity wouldn't make me want one.
In pictures I agree that they look nothing special. In the flesh there is something so much more imposing, shiny and special about them that a picture cannot capture.
If you have seen them in the flesh and you think they are boring then it just boil down to taste. And your taste is completely incorrect.
they are quite special in the metal MogulBoy said:
Always had a soft spot for these and the fact that they can seat 5 makes for a unique proposition and as much as I would like a 456, this *must be* a more practical and dare I say cheaper to run (?) alternative. Longer term though, I would imagine that a well cared for 456 would hold its value better.
These aren't really a comparisson for a 456, which is a 2+2 not a 4 door.A better comparisson for the 456 is a Gransport, only seats 4, but looks superb and, like a 456, seem to hold their value.
When I bought mine I mentioned looking at 456 as an alternative, but being put off by the runnings costs. I was surprised to hear the vendor say they were very similar, as I thought a Ferrari V12 would be expensive to run.
It turns out we were both right
blindswelledrat said:
Blib I thought you had a 4200. Am I imagining that or did I miss you changing it for a QP?
No, you are correct, BSR. I did have a 4200CC I sold it at the end of 2012 and bought my QP. I'm now selling the QP and looking to buy either a Maserati GS or a Porsche 964 or 993. 
Bacchus said:
Was the duoselect gearbox the one the first cars were equipped? How do you recognise
what gearbox the car has?
The duo-select cars have a "t" bar to engage reverse in the centre binnacle. They were fitted until late 2006. The later, ZF fully auto cars have a standard auto shift in its place.what gearbox the car has?
I came this close >< to buying one of these about 6 months ago as a family wagon but horror stories eventually put me off. I know no Mazer is going to be cheap to run but the possibility of wallet bork factor just seems to be a bit too high on these. I went to see one at a dealers which according to the history file had about £12k's worth of work done on it in 18 months! Even the salesmen couldn't lie and say it would be easy to maintain.
Oh and the buying guide seems to have missed out a few things, from my reading these cars have a problem with their cam caps which become rattly over time and which can cost £3k+ to repair as they have to be sent off to be machined. This is a matter of when not if too and just one of the potential problem areas.
All this meant I went and bought an Audi S5 instead, yes it's not nearly as exciting a choice, the S5 I'd describe as competent rather than exciting and I still breath a sigh on the rare occasion I see one of these beautiful QV's coming the other way but I think in the end, my wallet and my sanity will thank me for it.
Oh and the buying guide seems to have missed out a few things, from my reading these cars have a problem with their cam caps which become rattly over time and which can cost £3k+ to repair as they have to be sent off to be machined. This is a matter of when not if too and just one of the potential problem areas.
All this meant I went and bought an Audi S5 instead, yes it's not nearly as exciting a choice, the S5 I'd describe as competent rather than exciting and I still breath a sigh on the rare occasion I see one of these beautiful QV's coming the other way but I think in the end, my wallet and my sanity will thank me for it.
On the way home from my old work is a rather steep and quite long derestricted hill with two lanes. I have only been overtaken up that hill by one car and that was a QP. I was rather surprised at the time with the fact that something would be coming past me at that pace, but what a lovely sound as it went past.
How does the running costs/reliability compare for £20ks worth of V10 M6 and QP that would be used as a weekend/sunny day car?
How does the running costs/reliability compare for £20ks worth of V10 M6 and QP that would be used as a weekend/sunny day car?
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