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..and the aqueduct? So apart from that, and viniculture, peace, and public order - what has Sports Maserati ever done for us?
Well, there is the x-pipe. And the social events.
..and the aqueduct? So apart from that, and viniculture, peace, and public order - what has Sports Maserati ever done for us?
Why oh why was that not specced with cream piped leather???
A nice QP GTS in the 30’s is a option too.case in point! Some haggling would get a cracking car for a cracking price!
Just had a quick scour of Autotrader and QP6s look amazing value, never been in one but the interior looks lovely.
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How can that QP5 DS be in 6th gear with no driver?I think the QP6 interiors (the ones I have seen) look depressingly drab and Audi-like, even with their great slabs of 'wood'. Whereas the QPV has a classical, curvy, look. But that's just me.
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I also really don't need a car 6 inches longer and 2 inches wider than my QPV. I'm having enough trouble finding places to put my length and girth as it is.
...and with the handbrake on and no revs.How can that QP5 DS be in 6th gear with no driver?
Agree by the way, replace Audi-like with Chrysler-like tho...
Nope!Can't you cycle the gears with the ignition on?
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Different styles for different times and markets, Mark. The V is old school gentleman's club whereas the VI is more office-like, but both offer a nice place to sit, with plenty of performance on tap when the mood takes.I think the QP6 interiors (the ones I have seen) look depressingly drab and Audi-like, even with their great slabs of 'wood'. Whereas the QPV has a classical, curvy, look. But that's just me.
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I also really don't need a car 6 inches longer and 2 inches wider than my QPV. I'm having enough trouble finding places to put my length and girth as it is.
QP6 nice enough, but QP5 is the daddy...Different styles for different times and markets, Mark. The V is old school gentleman's club whereas the VI is more office-like, but both offer a nice place to sit, with plenty of performance on tap when the mood takes.
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Different styles for different times and markets, Mark. The V is old school gentleman's club whereas the VI is more office-like .....
I also really don't need a car 6 inches longer and 2 inches wider than my QPV. I'm having enough trouble finding places to put my length and girth as it is.
I use my GC almost exclusively for trips between my English and French homes in the summer months. Despite one of my French places being opposite the famous Hotel de France near Le Mans where there are always multiple classics and exotica parked up, the GC never fails to draw the right sort of attention and comments. Only had it just over a year, but other than servicing, usual consumables and having the subframes professionally derusted and coated in dinitrol (£600), it has been trouble free.Put it this way if you want to drive to the south of France for a date with Monica Bellucci (or David Gandy, we’re equal opportunity leches here) get the Maser, if you want to pop to Swindon to walk round a field in a pink jumper get the Jag.
Hi there Mark,In my 3 years of ownership, my car has had:
complete brakes rebuild
2 wheel bearings replaced
new lambda sensors (perhaps unnecessary)
1 window mechanism replaced
droplinks replaced (once mythically by FTech and once actually by Migliore)
wishbone bushes replaced
water leak in boot fixed
3 parking sensors replaced
1 shock absorber replaced (used from David Askew)
1 aircon motor replaced (sheared spindle)
window finger trap sensor replaced (required 3 garage visits to diagnose and fix)
2 new batteries (one replaced free by RAC)
So you never know. Although that has been during 35,000 miles of daily use....
Hi there Mark,
I’m a newbie to the forum and hadn’t had a clue how to start my own thread etc. But I was wondering if you or anyone else for that matter has anything to say on the reliability of a 2012 (onwards) Granturismo Sport with the updated front grill etc... Been tempted for a while but not sure on reliability and price of parts etc.
Budget between 30-40k if that helps anyone’s judgement
Thanks
Thanks a lotHi Jamie
Welcome! I'm afraid I have no clue about Granturismos, but somebody on here will.
I suggest you start a new thread in Newbies, with a sensible title, just introducing yourself and saying what you are interested in and you will get welcomed and helped (plus there will be jokes, thread drift, etc)
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Big heavy car. Is the cure some Poly bushes at renewal time?
- Every other GT/QP that comes into us requires front bushes and that's about a grand indy, twice that in the dealership
The 2 bolts on the bottom of each wishbone are £95 each.
- Every one in 4 GT/QP that comes into us requires rust repair to the front subsume, usually done at the same time as the bushes
Saw your post on this, and added to the list of what to look out for and correct 25% have under body corrosion after 10/11 years of UK winter weather. Buy a car from Way Down south, and have a good look underneath.
- Clutches will cost you £3k (every 35-40k miles)
- AC pumps last 20k miles, that's about a grand.
Wonder what is causing that, compressor design, system design, too close to the engine, poor oil feed in gas lines to compressor. Yes does come up a lot.
- Front discs are expensive, pads not so.
A Big heavy car, requires stopping.
- Every other GT/QP that comes in has leaking cam cover gaskets which is another £500 job
- Most pre 2009 GT/QP that comes in had variator issues and that's £2-3k.
A banker, and curable. Still looking at the root cause, Rubbish Oil solenoids??
So my advise is, buy a known, inspected forum car or from Richard Grace and pay a little more so you don't get a nasty surprise.
So they are rubbish cars?....no, not at all, they are very, very good but poor maintenance will kill them off.
Like any other high end sporty Toy, wagon, they would all seem to have their own little, expensive idiosyncrasies. The more I read the more it is the same as all other manufactures. Only the costs and fun factors changing.
£30k will buy you a very nice 4.7GTS (MC Shift)
If in doubt, get it inspected, its the best £250 you will every spend.