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Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 12:03 pm: | |
Hey Tom, I had the 82 break down at the top of my driveway once!  Really! I broke the ignition switch. That was the only time either car broke down. The 86 was more reliable than my moms Mustang at the time. Absolutely terrific cars. Just buy them like you buy Ferraris, check on service records, who did work on the car, where is it coming from and how much? I drove the snot out of those cars, and they loved to be shifted manually via the shifter on the Chrysler Torqueflight. It could get out of its own way! I want another one. They look like and sound like $100,000 cars, and you can get em for a song! Cool stuff. Let me know if you need any guidance on them! I'd be happy to help!! |
BretM (Bretm)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2001 - 2:42 pm: | |
That brings out a good point that many people don't see between Ferraris and Maseratis. For the most part Maseratis are much better open highway cars for just cruising, where Ferraris are much better at quick acceleration and hard breaking. Almost like the difference between an Indy car and an F1 car, of course toned down a lot. |
Low Kai Chin (Speeddemon)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2001 - 12:52 pm: | |
I had a very similarly modified 1989 Biturbo Spyder. FAST! To be frank, the car was extremely reliable. Parts were a problem in Singapore, but I had my shipped from the Maserati Club in Seattle. Supply and prices were never a problem.I recall that the club had lots of spares for older Maserati cars as well. In fact they bought over the entire inventory of the NA agent when they closed. Properly maintained, they are lovely GT cars. A drive in a Ferrari at similar speed leaves you drained (not necessarily a bad thing), but you arrive fresh in the Maserati! |
Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 9:27 pm: | |
I've always liked the Quattroportes too. I just have been afraid of them. Did you have any significant problems or were they basically reliable cars? I would probably buy a good one if I found it. |
Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 8:32 am: | |
Hey Ken, I have been through 4 Maseratis. The oldest was a 1982 Quattroporte, then a 1986 Quattroporte, then a 84 Biturbo, then a 87 Biturbo Si. The Quattroportes were big beautiful cars, very powerful, very luxurious. Maseratis have the nicest interiors of any car. I wanted to push the 84 Biturbo off a cliff, but eventually sold it to some guy in Virginia. The Quattroportes were wonderful cars and I sold the 86 with 105,000 miles on it. The 87 Biturbo Si was one of the fastest cars I have owned. It had hot cams, headers, 2 intercoolers, no cats and a stainless exhaust, K&N filters and high flow fuel injectors THAT CAR FLEW!! I could never believe the acceleration of that car. It would keep up with Corvettes and waste Mustangs. I miss that Si Biturbo...Fun stuff. I have always had a place in my heart for Maseratis. As a matter of fact, I will buy another Quattroporte soon. Both my Q-portes were black and are the most sinister looking sedan on earth! |
Kenneth Butler (Mondialman)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 7:41 pm: | |
There's a beauty on EBay now. I'm not a buyer but I've loved Ghiblis since I was a kid. They sell relativly cheap but I hear parts are all but impossible to find and maintainence makes a Ferrari seem like a Ford. Does anyone have experience with late 60's/early 70's Maseratis? |
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