Test driving tomorrow...Gransport
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Hello,
I am test driving this tomorrow and going from a 964 tip so I am imagining a decent performance difference for the extra 150 bhp....? Also more of an 'experience' car perhaps?
I was out in a friends 430 a couple of days ago, and whilst I'm not quite there a Gransport is within range and should be something pretty exciting I imagine....The Porsche is great fun but I ned to get into he modern age...
So , has anyone bought one recently and have any tips? Also, does it blip he throttle on the downshifts....?
Expensive servicing? 'Gremlins'? Or a sorted machine that will provide much joy? I will know tomorrow obviously but does it sound good? i was also thinking about an M3 CSL which sounds the nuts but I have yet to go Italian and I think it is time.....
Ok, the colour is not for everyone but I can drive a few and chose if I like it...Also I drive a Viper Green 964 so can get over that aspect possibly....
Any advice welcome, thank you!
Hello,
I am test driving this tomorrow and going from a 964 tip so I am imagining a decent performance difference for the extra 150 bhp....? Also more of an 'experience' car perhaps?
I was out in a friends 430 a couple of days ago, and whilst I'm not quite there a Gransport is within range and should be something pretty exciting I imagine....The Porsche is great fun but I ned to get into he modern age...
So , has anyone bought one recently and have any tips? Also, does it blip he throttle on the downshifts....?
Expensive servicing? 'Gremlins'? Or a sorted machine that will provide much joy? I will know tomorrow obviously but does it sound good? i was also thinking about an M3 CSL which sounds the nuts but I have yet to go Italian and I think it is time.....
Ok, the colour is not for everyone but I can drive a few and chose if I like it...Also I drive a Viper Green 964 so can get over that aspect possibly....
Any advice welcome, thank you!
I got my gransport just before xmas after a LOT of looking. Fab cars, real easy to live with (considering it's a performance coupe) - I'm missing a bit of the practicality of my Audi S4 & the 4wd in this weather but all things being equal it's so much more car.
The gransport is a much more exciting drive than the porsche but you'll either like it or loath it I think. Gremlins? Umm nope.. not really. There are plenty of scare stories & the running costs over a year aren't 'cheap' but about 2-3k should cover it. the F1 pump is possibly a bit fragile, they can eat clutches if driven badly\traffic\reversing up hills. CD changes can fail (have a hard time over the rear wheels) no sure if they are replaced or just reconnected & 'paired' up again.. warranty fix though.
Blip on down shift.. stick it in sport mode & hell yeah
The sport button will remap the throttle, modify the sky hook settings, also changes the traction control\msp settings to allow more slip before the lights come on. Oh & the party trick.. opens the butter flys in the exhaust.
Any questions just shout.. have a look at http://maseratiforum.co.uk & say hi.
The gransport is a much more exciting drive than the porsche but you'll either like it or loath it I think. Gremlins? Umm nope.. not really. There are plenty of scare stories & the running costs over a year aren't 'cheap' but about 2-3k should cover it. the F1 pump is possibly a bit fragile, they can eat clutches if driven badly\traffic\reversing up hills. CD changes can fail (have a hard time over the rear wheels) no sure if they are replaced or just reconnected & 'paired' up again.. warranty fix though.
Blip on down shift.. stick it in sport mode & hell yeah
The sport button will remap the throttle, modify the sky hook settings, also changes the traction control\msp settings to allow more slip before the lights come on. Oh & the party trick.. opens the butter flys in the exhaust. Any questions just shout.. have a look at http://maseratiforum.co.uk & say hi.
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