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  1. Mattp

    Buying a GT and anyone know this car?

    Hey ho, it's been a while, but does anyone know this car? I've still got the QP, but a friend of a friend is interested in this... RX08 BFJ Nero Carbonio GT I know if I search there will be plenty of things to look out for, but is there a greatest hits of moody things to keep an eye out for...
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    Saw lovely car at the dealers... Ferrari content!

    Dropped off my QP at Jardines Colchester the other week and in the workshop was an SP2 for its annual service, Green with gold stripe and wheels... Only done 11 miles in its lifetime! Utterly gorgeous, totally impractical, yet 100% want! They opened it up and let me peer at the thing... Looks...
  3. Mattp

    Car won't start!!!

    MY07 QP Sport GT duoselect. A while ago it started miss-shifting, dropping into neutral between 4+5th/5th&6th or failing to drop down in to something useful when approaching a roundabout for example. Clutch never slipped though... Then it stopped going into gear when turned on... So it's now at...
  4. Mattp

    Clutch position sensor alignment

    Ignore this!!!
  5. Mattp

    Clutch Position Sensor access...

    in the following thread someone has managed to swap the sensor by removing the starter... https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/quattroporte-clutch-position-sensor.4369/ is this actually possible?? has anyone managed it??
  6. Mattp

    My Alfa GT Q2 JDTM - no reserve auction

    If anyone is interested in a cheap project.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203563261245 Ive got my old Alfa for sale on ebay
  7. Mattp

    How much and how long to change QPV rear springs...

    Hi chaps, I've a niggling feeling that I'm going to have to have 'one of those conversations' with my local Mot station... Car failed on broken spring, so had some ordered, the car should have been ready yesterday, but tstill no contact from them... How long should it take and how much should...
  8. Mattp

    F1 Gearbox fun and games - and some error codes

    Hi, its been a while, but now Covid is 'over' Im thinking of using the QP again... summer before last I had an issue where the car would select N instead of a gear, or refuse to change down, an example being - approach a roundabout, shift down, but the car stays in 5th - the car has been SORNed...
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    Damnint why did I buy a Maserati?!

    Been busy trying to find something to replace my QPV with... there is literally nothing I would rather have! Every time I step out of the house, walk up to the car in a car park or turn up anywhere, I just love it! The shape, it's presence, exclusivity, even it's build quality! (and to be...
  10. Mattp

    Ghibli audio

    Whats this like compared to the Bose in a QPV? Im hoping its atleast as good, sound wise... Can you stream audio over Bluetooth?
  11. Mattp

    50,000 mile Ghibli??

    Just seen a diesel ghibli it's covered 48,000 miles and was serviced by a main dealer at 46,000... is it sceduled anything scary any time soon??!! It's full main dealer history at 12, 24, 34, 46k
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    Audi advice!

    Is there anyone on here with any knowledge of the 2015-17 Audi A8?? Sadly the QP has to make way for something a little les rediculous... A new Diesel QP/Ghibli were on the cards, but while I love the looks, the drive is pretty dead compared to my QP (no surprise really!) and the technology...
  13. Mattp

    Reduced & Readvertised 2006 Bordeaux Pontevecchio QP Sport GT

    July 2021 Upadate!! With great sadness I will have to suspend my Maserati ownership - what was originally going to be a 6 month itch scratching exercise has turned into 2 years of happy motoring! Some will recognise this car! I am the 4th owner, driven the car 16,000 miles and have had it...
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    Heart in mouth moment!!!

    Took the wifey to London to see Florence and the Machine in the QP over the weekend - parked up Saturday morning, had a great day in Hyde park and a nice evening trying to find food at midnight - for a city, this was an almost impossible task, could we find anywhere to buy a filthy kebab at...
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    Paint Thickness gauge

    I was surprised to see how cheap these were - less than a tenner on the bay! are these any good - for a curious amateur, does it really pay to spend a little more and what do you get for a lot more? https://www.ffx.co.uk/Search/ElasticRefine/K=paint thickness/1/7 one for £17 another for £220!
  16. Mattp

    Showing off...

    So, I'm now the chauffeur for my daughter and 2 friends for prom, the car is all shiny and clean. They would like to make an entrance and want me to make some noise when we pull up - I've a Duo select, so what's the best? Stop, neutral and a general prod to 5k? Or just nail the pedal and bounce...
  17. Mattp

    2007 Alfa GT Q2 JTD Spare/Repairs

    To make way for my new car I have to sell my little Alfa, Its seen me through since 2010 and been really good fun, but its now broken! Its a Q2 model, so sits above the BlackLine in the model hierarchy, bested only by the Q2 Cloverleaf Id like to think that I could claw back £800 for it...
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    How bad are Diesel Massers?

    I sadly need to change my lovely QP for something a little more efficient... The shortlist is looking like a 2016 A8/A6 or a 2015 Ghibli... I know the answer here will be biased to the Italian entry, but what are costs like for a modern maserati? To me, originating from the FCA parts store...
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    Urgent Duoselect help please!!

    I know this is the wrong section, but I need some quick advice... I've sprung a leak in my transmission... there is a transmission fluid low warning on the display inside the car and fluid under the gearbox... its booked in at Grimaldis and recovery is on its way, but what's the best way for...
  20. Mattp

    Corbeau seats Rally today

    Is anyone going to spectate today? It's wet and cold, but I'll be up catching the Mistley stage in a few hours