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    Maseratis - Spotted

    Red GT with a massive bolt on rear spoiler. Passing Shrub Hill station in Worcester today about 6.30pm.
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    Scramble Bicester Heritage

    I just tried and it sold out so I have joined the waitlist. Went last year and it is an excellent venue.
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    Maseratis - Spotted

    Black QP looking good as it overtook me on the M5 south at Worcester on Thursday. Reg. was MLA....
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    E10 ethanol fuel is coming- watch out low usage cars

    If you want to avoid ethanol then Esso Synergy Supreme is the way to go. 99 RON and no ethanol in most of the country (except for Devon, Cornwall, Teeside, parts of the northwest and Scotland). https://www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/fuels/petrol
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    Newly refurbished set of 19" genuine Maserati Quattroporte BBS Alloys with Winter tyres. NOW SOLD.

    Newly refurbished set of 19" genuine Maserati Quattroporte BBS Alloys with Winter tyres. I am selling my winter wheels with good set of part-worn Pirelli Sottozzero tyres: fronts 245/40R19; rears 285/35R19 (4-5mm). They were professionally refurbished in November and look like new. These have...
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    Pic of the day

    This one just sold for £66k at Silverstone, which seemed reasonable in the current market. They are beautiful cars, but I am biased. https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/events/2020-auctions/the-may-live-online-auction-2020/the-may-live-auction-2020/classic-cars/1984-maserati-merak-ss
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    Pic of the day

    I’ve still got the scar on the back of my leg where the Alsatian bit me at a scrappers in Nottingham in about 1985. Big brute of a thing, covered in oil. Trip to A & E for teeth holes to be cleaned and a jab. And I didn’t even get the part I needed. Different approach health and safety back in...
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    Any idea what this part is? Merak SS

    .... but it's made of metal and there is no pipe out the other side to send fuel to, only the metal tube at the top and a hole in the side. There is a fuel filter on the other side of the car under the right fuel tank and that can be followed through to the carbs, but the pipe that I think...
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    Any idea what this part is? Merak SS

    My lockdown project has been to remove leaking left fuel tank, which luckily I got repaired just before the restrictions on travel. I have cleaned out all the rust and crud under the tanks (metal was sound) and I am putting in some heat shield. Under the fuel bin (accessible from underneath the...
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    SM Apple CarPlay / Android Auto

    That's a pity. There must be loads of us out there with pre-facelift cars fitted with the Blaupunkt screen who would have love to up-date to this excellent system. Maybe Naviplus will be able to devise one to fit the older screens.
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    Any thoughts on this 4.7S?

    Thanks for that. Apparently it is now sold. Anyone on here bought it?
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    Any thoughts on this 4.7S?

    https://www.quirkscarco.co.uk/maserati-quattroporte-s-v8-in-essex-6396173 A colleague may be looking for a 4.7 QP and came across this one. No details of service history in the ad (except that it has had a recent one) but low mileage and seems a good price for a facelift 4.7S. Anyone had any...
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    Heated seats on when the dial is set to zero

    My QP driver’s seat did this when I bought it 4 years ago. I sprayed some WD40 into the little plastic dial wheel and it has worked perfectly since.
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    Getting to know my QP

    That's where the Skyhook suspension control unit is located on my QP. As your car is a GTS model, I don't think it has Skyhook and so perhaps doesn't need the control unit.
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    Knocking ? possibly suspension

    I had similar knocking sounds in my 2007 QP, which were difficult to trace. After new front bushes and drop-links had been installed, the knocking continued. Main dealer (GP) during a service and health check diagnosed low engine mounts and rear subframe mounts - needles to say at vast cost to...