Quattroporte V / Subframes

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IMG_8634.jpgQuattroporte V owners you all need to have a look at your front Subframe as this week we had a 2007 model car that the subframe was not rebearable .
 

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mjheathcote

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On top can be nicely polished with layers of wax giving a lovely reflective shine....
While underneath, and unseen....
 
zagatoes30

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Nasty was this hiding behind the plastic under tray? Saw one in Emblem a year or two back that looked similar
 
Ewan

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Had this, though not as bad, on one of my 2006 cars. Emblem spotted and fixed it. But it is something to check when buying an early QP V.
 
StuartW

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Indeed, that one does look awful - let's hope there aren't too many driving around like that
 
AndyG

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Sorted mine 18 months ago, due a check in the spring


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Hopefully mine's ok or Emblem would have said something already. Taking it down to Poole for its MOT at the beginning of Jan
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zagatoes30

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Emblem always check them, Myles advised it should be one of the first things to check when looking to buy a QP
 
Wack61

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I'd like to know a bit more of the history of that particular car , like if it belonged to a hotel owner on blackpool sea front, the only cars I've seen that bad have spent a number of years in coastal towns
 
drewf

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Mine was pretty grim but fixed three years ago. Looked like a rock had caused some initial damage which then kicked off the massive corrosion. It's not a good design or well made part though, and certainly needs checking on any QPV.
 
Wack61

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It looks like it was built to 1970s ford cortina standards not 80k luxury car standards , hard to imagine how it got that bad without being noticed unless it's been parked on grass for a long time
 
Mr K

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They vary a lot, as they're not galvanised and wax injected by the factory (which would be nice). To balance things up, Marios reported that my subrames were good in November when he put in a new clutch and serviced it. It's a December 2006 QPV and it's seen a few winters in the south of England, but it's also been pampered and garaged most of its life. When I was looking to buy I found at least one 2007 car which had failed an MoT due to subframe corrosion.

Mine had very light surface rust in places when I reverted the springs to standard in July, so I treated that with Dinitrol externally. Marios kindly wax injected it at the service - something I was thinking would be worthwhile, so I really appreciated him doing it. Wax injection is why my Alfasud is still rock solid, so I really understand the value of doing this.
 
Mr K

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bigbob said:
Any idea whether the GT/GC are similarly affected?
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Basically the same car; how any one car is affected will be down to how much salt it's exposed to. Cars driven daily through a number of winters will suffer most. We've had a couple of bad winters since 2007, which won't have helped.
 
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