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20 posts without a single picture, in a Maserati thrad? Guys...
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I was thinking more this:-
A mate of mine had a 4200GT and it had the stupidest infotainment system I've ever seen. The DVD tray for the nav was also the tray for the CD player so you could either navigate OR listen to music but not both at the same time.
He said that when it was working it was a lovely car to drive on the right roads, but in towns it was horrible (automated manual gearbox was jerky as hell) and it frequently went wrong.
He got shot of it as soon as the warranty ran out because he was sure it was a financial time-bomb.
I think all Maseratis follow the old adage of:
They may seem like super-car performance for banger money, but they come with all the usual banger problem for super-car money to fix.
He said that when it was working it was a lovely car to drive on the right roads, but in towns it was horrible (automated manual gearbox was jerky as hell) and it frequently went wrong.
He got shot of it as soon as the warranty ran out because he was sure it was a financial time-bomb.
I think all Maseratis follow the old adage of:
They may seem like super-car performance for banger money, but they come with all the usual banger problem for super-car money to fix.
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That's exactly what I mean about modern designs - That just looks like a BMW Z3 or Z8 to me...
I'd love to own the Granturismo Sport one day. But the running costs would be eye watering no doubt. I work near the Lyndhurst dealership and last week took a stroll in during an early day to browse around.
The Granturismo is very nice inside, this was not the 2015 model, 2013 I believe, but the quality carries over. The boot space made me lol so much though. It may as well be half the size of my convertible's, and that was the coupe. I wanted to see the MC Stradale Convertible's boot space for comedy luls. You might squeeze a large brief case through the gap with the roof down. might.... With the roof up the area the roof goes into is fixed, so no hope of collapsing that away like on my car for coupe sized boot space.
Basically if I went away for a long weekend and took my camera gear with me, I would not fit everything in the boot.
... Dreams shattered
The Granturismo is very nice inside, this was not the 2015 model, 2013 I believe, but the quality carries over. The boot space made me lol so much though. It may as well be half the size of my convertible's, and that was the coupe. I wanted to see the MC Stradale Convertible's boot space for comedy luls. You might squeeze a large brief case through the gap with the roof down. might.... With the roof up the area the roof goes into is fixed, so no hope of collapsing that away like on my car for coupe sized boot space.
Basically if I went away for a long weekend and took my camera gear with me, I would not fit everything in the boot.
... Dreams shattered
Had a 4200
Fantastic car, very well connected to the road. Handling superb engines are Rev happy and very very torquey. Make lovely noise with a straight through on. Pure class, passion and Italian flair inside.
Cabin is very crampt though, windscreen very strange designed. Seat position built for weedy Italian rich men (and women) does aid to feeling of being connected to the road some what but that was enough for me to sell mine. I never did gel with it.
Engine absoloutely epic though no two ways about that.
Fantastic car, very well connected to the road. Handling superb engines are Rev happy and very very torquey. Make lovely noise with a straight through on. Pure class, passion and Italian flair inside.
Cabin is very crampt though, windscreen very strange designed. Seat position built for weedy Italian rich men (and women) does aid to feeling of being connected to the road some what but that was enough for me to sell mine. I never did gel with it.
Engine absoloutely epic though no two ways about that.
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Haha - Maserati's seem to be one of the most conflicted brands ever. Some people love them, some hate them as unreliable and expensive and bland.
I'm no better off in my understanding... lol
I'm no better off in my understanding... lol
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The wife is craving a 4200...
But then she is 5'1 or 5'3, I forget... so she wouldn't have the issues you did
But then she is 5'1 or 5'3, I forget... so she wouldn't have the issues you did
My understanding is that parts are expensive and not on 911 levels, we are talking bigger wallet busting for sure. Look at places like euro car parts, there are literally no discs available for any model. Ran a quick search and disks seem to be about 550 each up front for a 2008 GranTurismo and 500 each for a Quattroporte, the rest of the range parts don't seem to get any cheaper.
Replacing the brakes on one of these disks and pads is upwards of 2k? Or am i missing something?
To give some perspective you would have plenty of change out of 1k for the same job on a 996 or a 997 (unless its got ceramics).
Replacing the brakes on one of these disks and pads is upwards of 2k? Or am i missing something?
To give some perspective you would have plenty of change out of 1k for the same job on a 996 or a 997 (unless its got ceramics).
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£600 for OEM discs and pads for the Boxster (2x from Porsche direct)
Ouch. That seems a lot, still out of warranty there is loads of choice and the prices aren't mental. Doesn't seem to be a lot of alternatives with Maserati, it seems to be OEM or nothing.
I was very tempted by the Quattroporte simply because I could actually fit in it comfortably, but was put off by there not being a local dealership - the nearest is Edinburgh - and reports of them being expensive to maintain. I'd be very interested in people's experiences of the latter.
