Maserati world....

[Charlysparrow]

Hi guys

Thanks to all of you who replied to my posts with best wishes, much appreciated.

I'm now a fully engrossed in the world that is Maserati ownership and from brief observations via the drive home what a spectacular car I have just purchased.

Can anyone please help me as I have noticed the following:

1. The car has no wheel locking nuts, is this normal?
2. No spare tyre either
3. No puncture repair kit, therefore no compressor
4. Limited tools in the pack

I'm guessing the car has run flat tyres as it's specced with a tyre monitoring system however can anyone confirm this? I have never owned a car without security for the wheels and tyres, anyone know a company that supplies such items?


Many thanks

Charles

Ps....and the noise in sport mode is to die for!

 

[Contigo]

Congrats Charles! They are very special these tridents

 

[Andyk]

Loving the look of the QP.....I can only go on the 3200 but a spare wheel was an option. Not sure if it was the same for the QP..

 

[BLUMASER]

Loving the look of the QP.....I can only go on the 3200 but a spare wheel was an option. Not sure if it was the same for the QP..

Regarding your questions:

Locking wheel nuts can be specced - although normal not to have any fitted as standard.
Spare tyre is an option, car should come with a compressor and can of gunk. Can be bought on EBay - one for a fiat van is exactly the same - I remember paying £27 for the fiat kit rather than £100+ from dealer.
Limited tools in pack is also normal - not sure roadside repairs would be possible even with more tools!!
Lovely looking car have fun. 3 years in - Couldn't have been a better experience with my QP.

Blu

 

[drewf]

Hi Charles,

Great news on you finally getting your QP

Spare tyres are a very expensive option. I found a Mitsubishi alternative which works very well - search on here for QP spare thread.
No locking nuts on mine either.
No chance tyres will be runflats as far as I know. I'm pretty certain none of the QP rims are designed for them.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Hi Charles. Very pleased that you're very pleased. Is that a red interior you have? The car looks tremendous, regardless.

As per the other posts: no lockable nuts, no run-flats, just a can of squirty gunk and a compressor, not much in the way of tools. I don't have tyre-pressure monitoring on mine. Well, I do but it's me a pressure gauge every couple of weeks.

 

[TridentTested]

I'm now a fully engrossed in the world that is Maserati ownership and from brief observations via the drive home what a spectacular car I have just purchased.

Congratulations from another North London QP owner.

Yup, no spare, no locking nuts thankfully - one less thing to go wrong. Mine has the compressor with its original bottle of juice which is years out of date. It sounds like it's still liquid when I shake it but just in case I also have a (big) can of foam I got from Halfords. I also have good breakdown cover!

Compressor kits, with foam bottle, are around ±£100 from dealers.

 

[BLUMASER]

Compressor kits - TEK Fix and GO appears to be the OEM £30+ on EBAY including foam!

That's what I did - compressor unit exactly the same - fits into orginal Maserati bag.

Blu

 

[safrane]

Richard Grace cars has/had a QP spare wheel for sale.

 

[dickygrace]

Afraid I've sold the spare wheel last week, like hen's teeth. There's a company named McGard who do locking wheel bolts for about £40 a set.

 

[Charlysparrow]

Hi guys
Thanks for the replies.

I am thinking locking bolts and a spare if I can source one, and of course breakdown cover. I'd take any recommendations on that one?

I had cause to use a foam can on my work car and to be honest they ony work in limited situations. I have another conundrum that I will post a photo later, there appears to be a missing piece of carpet in the drivers footwell, right of the accelerator. Any ideas as to why and where to source the replacement appreciated.

Only the Italians......no offence to our Italian cousins intended!

 

[philw696]

After driving BMW's for years and drinking Becks beer I now have 3 Italian's and drink Peronni.
It becomes away of life.
It's a good life so enjoy.
Phil.

 

[EnzoMC]

congrats Charles and welcome

wheels look very nice, take it not standard

 

[Charlysparrow]

Wheels are standard 20's

 

[mowlas]

Many congratulations on buying the best QP model they made!

I love those wheels - they give the face lifted QP V even more of a contemporary style. Love to see pics when you get a chance to load up!

 

[TridentTested]

and drink Peronni.

Food's better too

 

[philw696]

Agree with you Michael you find that your becoming Italian my wife finds it strange.
I love Indian food too but as yet they don't build a decent car or motorbike.
Phil.

 

[TridentTested]

Totally off topic. Did you ever see the harmless '70s film Breaking Away about a kid who is so obsessed with cycling and the Italian cycling team that he speaks tries to speak Italian at home at the dinner table. It turns out when he finally races with them he discovers they play dirty by sticking a bicycle pump through his spokes for fun. He went off Italians after that.

Our Italian cars and bikes often try to throw a spanner in the spokes but we still love 'em.