RE: Maserati Quattroporte (M139) | The Brave Pill
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Interesting point Turbo B
I always dress super scruffy when buying a car. In my experience you will find a good sales person, as they are able to look past the 'look' or in my case sawdust, soil and oil covered overalls. Which car did I buy looking like that? BMW M235I, M4 CP and Aston Martin V8. I had a few funny looks to be fair, but I'm used to that lol
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I always dress super scruffy when buying a car. In my experience you will find a good sales person, as they are able to look past the 'look' or in my case sawdust, soil and oil covered overalls. Which car did I buy looking like that? BMW M235I, M4 CP and Aston Martin V8. I had a few funny looks to be fair, but I'm used to that lol
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Dave77vx said:
Interesting point Turbo B
I always dress super scruffy when buying a car. In my experience you will find a good sales person, as they are able to look past the 'look' or in my case sawdust, soil and oil covered overalls. Which car did I buy looking like that? BMW M235I, M4 CP and Aston Martin V8. I had a few funny looks to be fair, but I'm used to that lol
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That's fair enough but did they baulk ref getting all the cr5p from the overalls on the seats during the test drive? I always dress super scruffy when buying a car. In my experience you will find a good sales person, as they are able to look past the 'look' or in my case sawdust, soil and oil covered overalls. Which car did I buy looking like that? BMW M235I, M4 CP and Aston Martin V8. I had a few funny looks to be fair, but I'm used to that lol
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I bought a 2012 GTS one year ago after my firstborn arrived.
Prior to this I had raced caterhams, dozens of track days in an Exige, ran renaultsport Cups etc so its my first big car.
They're ruddy good cars. Fast, luxurious, and get a very positive reaction.
I enjoy the slightly unconventional nature of them.
I found an excellent independent through word of mouth and was lucky to have found a mint one - in fact hes asked to buy it off me when I finish. Halved my service costs with a full write up and plan of future works required.
Harrys vid is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8YonhQ-1Q
Prior to this I had raced caterhams, dozens of track days in an Exige, ran renaultsport Cups etc so its my first big car.
They're ruddy good cars. Fast, luxurious, and get a very positive reaction.
I enjoy the slightly unconventional nature of them.
I found an excellent independent through word of mouth and was lucky to have found a mint one - in fact hes asked to buy it off me when I finish. Halved my service costs with a full write up and plan of future works required.
Harrys vid is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8YonhQ-1Q
I do think these are stunning looking cars. Proper style, and sporty elegance.
They sound the nuts as well. I was very close to buying one at this price back in 2017 as a part ex in a general car dealership, but the lack of service history and a few electrical faults eventually put me off.
I don't think there is a colour that they don't look good in, but black with tan hide would be my choice.
They sound the nuts as well. I was very close to buying one at this price back in 2017 as a part ex in a general car dealership, but the lack of service history and a few electrical faults eventually put me off.
I don't think there is a colour that they don't look good in, but black with tan hide would be my choice.
PAUL500 said:
...Maserati also no longer want to work on these older cars, so its a catch 22. Once out of warranty then later owners either simply ignore the pre warning signs, or when these then turn into a failure they hope an independent can guess the issue, resulting in hefty bills when such play the game of swapping out parts in the hope of stumbling on the cause.,,
Lancaster Maserati in Colchester are always happy to work on my 2003 Maserati. They will also match the price of the independents. Most of the independents I've used are more than capable of fixing faults on these cars, especially if they have SD2/SD3 diagnostics which the better ones do.
I’m a master Maser/Ferrari mechanic. Been at this a long time. These are absolutely fine automobiles, although the ZF auto is by far and away the better choice if you don’t want a potentially costly ownership experience. I like the F1 in the Spyder and GranSport models and the 2009 GranTurismo S F1 is pretty awesome (we only got that car with the F1 one year here in the US). My personal DD is a 2007 QP Automatica which is fast closing in on 150,000 miles and is as reliable as the sunrise. I don’t hesitate for a second to hop in and go wherever. Funny that when I go to training, they all know the car and are always excited to hear how many more miles I’ve racked up since last time they saw it.
I tell my customers that since I fix cars for a living, I don’t want to own something that’s always needing fettling (my TVR and Triumphs aside). So if that’s not a good enough plug, I don’t know what is.
Best to stick with a 2011-13 model since it’ll have had the updated variators from the factory. If your budget only allows for an older car, you can have any Maserati dealer run the serial # on Modis, which is the factory internal site and they can check to see if any earlier car has had the fix done. We charge approx $9K USD for variator replacement. It’s about 30 hours labor, so wise to make sure it has been done. My car had them at 45K miles and 100K later, still quiet as a pin, so once fixed, they’re good for life.
Keep a budget for tires and front wishbone bushes.
Oh, and regarding the rust thread on the other forum, I live in the “rust belt” and my car has been through plenty of heavily salted winters and my undercarriage still looks great. Those cars pictured on the forum must’ve been pulled from the bottom of the Atlantic!
I tell my customers that since I fix cars for a living, I don’t want to own something that’s always needing fettling (my TVR and Triumphs aside). So if that’s not a good enough plug, I don’t know what is.
Best to stick with a 2011-13 model since it’ll have had the updated variators from the factory. If your budget only allows for an older car, you can have any Maserati dealer run the serial # on Modis, which is the factory internal site and they can check to see if any earlier car has had the fix done. We charge approx $9K USD for variator replacement. It’s about 30 hours labor, so wise to make sure it has been done. My car had them at 45K miles and 100K later, still quiet as a pin, so once fixed, they’re good for life.
Keep a budget for tires and front wishbone bushes.
Oh, and regarding the rust thread on the other forum, I live in the “rust belt” and my car has been through plenty of heavily salted winters and my undercarriage still looks great. Those cars pictured on the forum must’ve been pulled from the bottom of the Atlantic!
I've had my 05 QPV for over 2 years now. As a second car works great. If you have a family works great for a Sunday blast in the countryside or for a trip in the continent. My car has 44k miles, is still on the original clutch with plenty of life left.
For the money you can't get a better cruiser imo. There are plenty of cars around with 100k+ miles which is evident of the durability of the thing. But obviously it's not the best car to use in London traffic.
For the money you can't get a better cruiser imo. There are plenty of cars around with 100k+ miles which is evident of the durability of the thing. But obviously it's not the best car to use in London traffic.
Motorsport3 said:
I've had my 05 QPV for over 2 years now. As a second car works great. If you have a family works great for a Sunday blast in the countryside or for a trip in the continent. My car has 44k miles, is still on the original clutch with plenty of life left.
For the money you can't get a better cruiser imo. There are plenty of cars around with 100k+ miles which is evident of the durability of the thing. But obviously it's not the best car to use in London traffic.
Lovely in metallic blue For the money you can't get a better cruiser imo. There are plenty of cars around with 100k+ miles which is evident of the durability of the thing. But obviously it's not the best car to use in London traffic.
tompontin said:
I bought a 2012 GTS one year ago after my firstborn arrived.
Prior to this I had raced caterhams, dozens of track days in an Exige, ran renaultsport Cups etc so its my first big car.
They're ruddy good cars. Fast, luxurious, and get a very positive reaction.
I enjoy the slightly unconventional nature of them.
I found an excellent independent through word of mouth and was lucky to have found a mint one - in fact hes asked to buy it off me when I finish. Halved my service costs with a full write up and plan of future works required.
Harrys vid is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8YonhQ-1Q
Hi can you share the name of the Indy? I dropped you a PM but your set not to accept them.Prior to this I had raced caterhams, dozens of track days in an Exige, ran renaultsport Cups etc so its my first big car.
They're ruddy good cars. Fast, luxurious, and get a very positive reaction.
I enjoy the slightly unconventional nature of them.
I found an excellent independent through word of mouth and was lucky to have found a mint one - in fact hes asked to buy it off me when I finish. Halved my service costs with a full write up and plan of future works required.
Harrys vid is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8YonhQ-1Q
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