Ghibli diesel..... should I

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Westonpark

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Morning all newbie here, just found the forum.

Looking at buying a second hand Ghibli, Maserati approved.

Currently drive a 320d, have had BMW for a number of years.

Ghibli would be my daily driver, 15,000 miles a year, large portion of those miles are long motorway journeys.

The reviews are luke warm so after real life views and opinions.

Cheers guys

Mike
 
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Welcome. I bought a Ghibli S last Easter and will probably end up driving around 18k miles in my first year of owning it.

I'd say 50% of those are motorway trips including a drive to Italy and back. I'm averaging around 25 mpg and get 30 on a motorway run. Others here can give you real life figures for the diesel.

I'd say buy the petrol, but I'm biased and hate diesels with a passion. Don't believe the reviews. The reviewers seem to think that if it's different to the German cars then that is bad. Get a test drive yourself, preferably in both the diesel and petrol and see what you think.

I've had my share of issues over the course of the year but every time I get behind the wheel it puts a grin on my face.



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Test driven the diesel already, it doesn't accelerate as quick as the 3 litre bimmers but it doesn't hang around. I took it down my local roads that I know ever bump and bend on and it handled them better than my 320 (which has the adaptive suspension).

After the initial shock of "this isn't what I'm used to" I enjoyed it.



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It is a big heavy car, 5 series sized rather than 3 series. I find that I need to be in the engine power band to hustle it along. Did you test drive one with paddles? It does make a difference.


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Westonpark said:
How does the MTC work with Bluetooth music streaming, iPhone.


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No issues with the paddle shifters. It's just expensive to get them fitted if they aren't present and they do make a difference.

iPhone as a Bluetooth source for the MTC works well. I don't use it often though. I have an SD card in there, though it's a bit fiddly to get in and out, but I mostly use the DAB radio.


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Hi I've got a diesel.. had it 2 years and coming up to 50k miles. Issues wise once it flattened it's battery when I left it and the sat nav has frozen a few times. Apart from that.. diddly squat. I get around 38 to 42mpg in general use and up to nearly 50 on a long motorway run. In sport mode much less but then it sounds great and goes like a stabbed rat. OK on tyres too. I put winters on in the winter so don't know exactly how many miles per set but it's around 15 to 18k on the rears. Front pads lasted 45k too
 
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Hi I've got a diesel.. had it 2 years and coming up to 50k miles. Issues wise once it flattened it's battery when I left it and the sat nav has frozen a few times. Apart from that.. diddly squat. I get around 38 to 42mpg in general use and up to nearly 50 on a long motorway run. In sport mode much less but then it sounds great and goes like a stabbed rat. OK on tyres too. I put winters on in the winter so don't know exactly how many miles per set but it's around 15 to 18k on the rears. Front pads lasted 45k too
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Thank you, that's really helped. Especially the real world mpg.


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It's also practical.. can get my bike in the back with the seats folded down. Plenty of space in the rear.. decent infotainment system.. hasn't used any oil.. I had the paddles retro fitted and love them.. auto box is excellent.. same as the BMWs
 
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Is MAF's a diesel and still available? If so - surely that would be a good one to go for
 
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P R said:
Hi I've got a diesel.. had it 2 years and coming up to 50k miles. Issues wise once it flattened it's battery when I left it and the sat nav has frozen a few times. Apart from that.. diddly squat. I get around 38 to 42mpg in general use and up to nearly 50 on a long motorway run. In sport mode much less but then it sounds great and goes like a stabbed rat. OK on tyres too. I put winters on in the winter so don't know exactly how many miles per set but it's around 15 to 18k on the rears. Front pads lasted 45k too
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Wish you hadn't said that. Off to look at Ghibli Diesels on Auto Trader for later in the year now!
 
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I had a petrol Ghibli and really liked it. I personally wouldn't buy the diesel, I test drove one and thought it was average, the petrol is much much better IMHO. Easy to get 30mpg from the petrol and mid 30s on a motorway run. Plus petrol is cheaper.

If I was going to buy a diesel daily again, I'd have a 5 series touring with many toys.

Just being honest.
 
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I've had two petrol Ss and two Ds since they came out. I prefer the Ds if I'm honest. I think the engine better suits the character of the car. You have to really ring the neck of the petrols to get them going IMO, whereas the Ds have much more low down urge. I might feel different though if I didn't have a weekend toy or two to give me the v8 petrol buzz.

I can confirm PR's consumption numbers for the Ds. In the petrol Ss I never managed an average of more than 20 in similar use.

I had a few issues with suspension on my first D, which was a very early car, but the second one was absolutely faultless and a joy to own and drive.

Go for it, they feel special next to the German alternatives, and can be hustled down a road just as quickly as anything else in its class. And they're still a comparatively rare site on our roads. Also fantastic looking in my view.


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