Evening lady’s & gents, I’m new to the forum and it’s a pleasure to be on here! I’m in need of some advice, I’m looking to purchase my first Maserati.
Today I went and test drove an 09 Qpv facelift 4.2. She drove ok but she really only started to talk to me when I opened her up circa 3k rmp (My 640i sounded more beefy driving around Lower rpms in sport) however she does sound better driven in sport, it’s a lovely colour combo blue/sand interior..now I have some questions.
1. I assume this has been discussed a trillion times but is it worth me waiting and paying an additional £10k+ for the 4.7s version, is there a major difference in sound and performance?
2. do I remap which will sound similar to 4.7?
3. is 09 a good year for the face lift 4.2? I’m aware early facelifts were more prone to variator and suspension issues (this model I viewed needs new front bushes)
4. The whole subframe has been under sealed from the previous owner (the pre work pictures looked horrific with the rust) is this common and any prevention to stop the rust?
Cheers and I look forward to hearing responses
Forza Maserati
Dom
Today I went and test drove an 09 Qpv facelift 4.2. She drove ok but she really only started to talk to me when I opened her up circa 3k rmp (My 640i sounded more beefy driving around Lower rpms in sport) however she does sound better driven in sport, it’s a lovely colour combo blue/sand interior..now I have some questions.
1. I assume this has been discussed a trillion times but is it worth me waiting and paying an additional £10k+ for the 4.7s version, is there a major difference in sound and performance?
2. do I remap which will sound similar to 4.7?
3. is 09 a good year for the face lift 4.2? I’m aware early facelifts were more prone to variator and suspension issues (this model I viewed needs new front bushes)
4. The whole subframe has been under sealed from the previous owner (the pre work pictures looked horrific with the rust) is this common and any prevention to stop the rust?
Cheers and I look forward to hearing responses
Forza Maserati
Dom
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