Beginning my journey

[Gazcw]

What sort of car would you consider suitable for this distinguished gentleman?

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Rolls Royce

 

[Tallman]

What sort of car would you consider suitable for this distinguished gentleman?

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Looks like the US guy from 6th Jan so something like this

 

[Felonious Crud]

Rolls Royce

... is the correct answer!

 

[Felonious Crud]

Looks like the US guy from 6th Jan so something like this

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Would you expect him to be seated in the front, rear or mid-section?

 

[Tallman]

Would you expect him to be seated in the front, rear or mid-section?

They could stick him in the back and accidentally lose him in a corner with a ravine

 

[Felonious Crud]

They could stick him in the back and accidentally lose him in a corner with a ravine

Wouldn't work. He's fantastically indestructible. He'd reappear 6 days later having been to many superb parties and with a bottle of chilled Champagne under each arm.

 

[Gazcw]

Would you expect him to be seated in the front, rear or mid-section?

Hanging out the Sunroof or comatose in the back or underneath with a precision hammer

 

[MarkMas]

What @Ebenezer said.

Both QPV. The lights on a QPVI are very different.

The slammed one could also have had the logos on the pillars repainted. Gold is not unusual (FFS).

The nice one (!) is my S. But it has a GT S grille, which is a fairly common modification, as the silver S grille looks worse that any of the others. IMHO.

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QPV (facelift) rear lights

 

[Tallman]

Wouldn't work. He's fantastically indestructible. He'd reappear 6 days later having been to many superb parties and with a bottle of chilled Champagne under each arm.

They could stick him in the front and have an unexpected brake failure

 

[Felonious Crud]

They could stick him in the front and have an unexpected brake failure

He'd drive straight to the nearest party.

 

[midlifecrisis]

They could stick him in the front and have an unexpected brake failure

He'd drive straight to the nearest party.

And this was the result...

 

[mr_igor]

Resurfacing this thread with one more question. I've been following a few topics here and members talk about some spare parts not being readily available with very long backorder times or worse, which is a scary prospect. However, I don't understand this well enough to put the information into the right perspective.

Assuming in a few months time I'm getting a reasonably-well-looked-after 2014-2015 model year GT Sport Auto with low-ish mileage (say, 30-40k), and I am likely to be driving 3-4k miles a year, should I be concerned with Maserati spare parts situation?

 

[ScottH]

Resurfacing this thread with one more question. I've been following a few topics here and members talk about some spare parts not being readily available with very long backorder times or worse, which is a scary prospect. However, I don't understand this well enough to put the information into the right perspective.

Assuming in a few months time I'm getting a reasonably-well-looked-after 2014-2015 model year GT Sport Auto with low-ish mileage (say, 30-40k), and I am likely to be driving 3-4k miles a year, should I be concerned with Maserati spare parts situation?

I wouldn't let it put you off, as long as it's not your only mode of transport should you be very unlucky! The wheel bearing is the only one I can think of where you're buggered, and whilst basically a consumable it still seems to be pot luck if/when it goes. Most of the other parts mentioned were for older models.

It doesn't take away from the joy these cars bring... although I might be saying different if it was stuck on a ramp at Sportsitalia with no end in sight...

 

[Gazcw]

Don't wheel bearings always get difficult to get hold of this time of year? The whole of Europe goes on holiday from June to September taking 3 or 4 weeks off at a time!

 

[conaero]

There has been another issue at the factory think it’s the computer mainframe this time

 

[zagatoes30]

There has been another issue at the factory think it’s the computer mainframe this time

Maserati have a Mainframe now that is a shock

 

[CatmanV2]

Maserati have a Mainframe now that is a shock

Experian has a mainframe....


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[Felonious Crud]

Maserati have a Mainframe now that is a shock

Maserati hard at work on the bill of materials for its various product ranges.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Maserati have a Mainframe now that is a shock

Mainframe or birdcage?

 

[Felonious Crud]

Mainframe or birdcage?

Is it true that if you say 'Birdcage' three times..?