Buying a quattroporte

philw696

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I love the ZF 6 speed box had 3 now.
The only manual gearbox I have is a 30 year old Renault 4 and I'm 57.
 

Vampyrebat

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Can't argue with this in anyway. Although I've only had one F1 box. The number of vaginas I've experienced is something I will never reveal*

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*Because I don't want to make the rest of you feel inadequate, of course ;)
So shall we call you 'Pu55y Galore' from now on??!!
 

Andyk

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This looks nice.
I did point out to the seller it doesn't have a 360 motor but you know what some traders can be like.

That does look lovely Phil....Wheels are not to my taste...Was never a fan of those standard wheels. Very weak design but easily changed.
 

ms989

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Get to a forum meet before you decide "these cars are quite delicate". the opinions of people who are not owners might not be entirely valid.
Some men (and women) confidently state that a woman's vagina is a delicate body part. That may well be true, I do not have one so cannot confirm first hand. Once up to working temperature I can report with authority they can really take some hammer.
Haha thanks for giving me a good laugh
 

ms989

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brace yourself.

Sport GT was duo select only with new grille, quicker shifts and factory fit exhaust mode (X-pipe?). Mine has carbon interior unsure if standard. all Duoselect cars have the original dry sumped engine. The variator issue not reported here. You do get a clutch as standard, the worry about said clutch belongs to the driver rather than the car.

Sport GTS was replacement. came with ZF box, wet sump engine and non-skyhook suspension (dual rate springs). This car had best ride quality in back to back tests.

Lucky for me I found the Sport GT first. The ZF "makes sense" to prospective buyers. The DS rewards the driver.


Thank you for clarifying. Sport GT sounds like the one for me. Now I just need to find one
 

Nikko

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Thank you for clarifying. Sport GT sounds like the one for me. Now I just need to find one
No Sport GTS
Sport GTS ebay

Lifted from Wicki
The Quattroporte Sport GT variant offered several performance upgrades: a re-configured transmission providing faster gearshifts and a firmer Skyhook suspension system; courtesy of new software calibrations, seven-spoke 20 inch wheels with low-profile tyres, cross-drilled brake rotors and braided brake lines. Model-specific exterior trim included dark mesh front and side grilles and red accents to the Trident badges, as on vintage racing Maserati models. Inside, there were aluminium pedals, a sport steering wheel and carbon fibre in place of the standard wood inserts.
A new 6-speed ZF-supplied automatic transmission was presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January, 2007, with the first cars delivered right after the launch, marketed as Maserati Quattroporte Automatica. As all the three trim levels were offered in both DuoSelect and Automatica versions, the line-up grew to six models.

The Quattroporte Sport GT S was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2007. Taking further the Sport GT's focus on handling, this version employed Bilstein single-rate dampers in place of the Skyhook adaptive system. Other changes from the Sport GT were a lowered ride height and 10 mm wider 295/30 rear tyres, front Brembo iron/aluminium dual-cast brake rotors and red-painted six piston callipers. The cabin was upholstered in mixed alcantara and leather, with carbon fibre accents; on the exterior, the door handles were painted in body colour, while the exterior trim, the 20 inch wheels and the exhaust pipes were finished in a "dark chrome" shade.
 
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Blox

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Buy a QP, you wont regret it! and for the money your looking at, any number of places will lend you money at a much better rate than a dealer!

I dont want to step on Sommi's toes, but just for another choice - my QPV SportGT is also for sale - 20", Carbon Fibre, Alcantara, late early QPV so 2 year service interval - next service due 2021

https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/2006-bordeaux-pontevecchio-qp-sport-gt.29779/

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Why are you selling Mattp ?
I’d love to have her back !!
 

Ewan

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It would be my pick of the range at 13 to 15k....Sport GT.

I would have said that until earlier this week, when I just happened to have noticed that you can readily buy a QP V GTS for £15k. So it boils down to the gearbox. Auto fans will want the GTS, duo-select fans the GT Sport. The perfect QP V, as I’ve said before, is the GTS but with the GT Sport gearbox. If only they’d have made it.
 

Andyk

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I see one on AT for 15k in dark blue...Looks in lovely condition, 53k miles....but the LEd odometer needs attention as some days it's ok and others half the display dims. They say price reflects this as will need fixing at some point....Not sure how much that would cost but doesn't sound cheap. Looks lovely though.
 

philw696

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Looks Lovely that one Andy especially for the money as long as its got a good front subframe and suspension.