Hello from Italy
I own a 2.24V since January. My parents had one, and I knew it was a much better car than it was commonly believed to be. Besides, it's the car I used to go to see my girlfriend - now my wife since 1990 - therefore it's a model I'm quite attached to, emotionally.
I tend to agree with what Cironi says - however, being shorter than him, I don't have any issues with arms hitting my legs, at least.
I've done a lot of work on mine already. It was OK, now it's good, one day it will be great.
Even if I tend to keep everything 'as is', I'm not a taleban when it comes to originality, and I decided to fix one of the most obvious omissions from the Biturbo era, on my 224: how could have possibly a sway bar been omitted on such car? It's a known fact that Maserati's engineers required it, but Alejandro De Tomaso refused it - and that was the end of the story.
So, I took the plunge, bought a Sway bar from a Ghibli, and with the help of a friend, put it in place. The bar had to be slightly modified, and proper anchor points made.
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I guess you want to know how it runs now.
Very, very well. The car is totally transformed. Not only more stable but IMO also more comfortable.
I'm sure Davide Cironi would agree