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Why you do dat? This isn't almost as depressing? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Maserati-Ghibli-Restoration-Project-/170900931472?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27ca7d4390#ht_500wt_1182
The difference with both cars is that someone started a resto with the Ghibli why the Biturbo (wreck?) seems to be fading away. For sure more worth in parts than as a whole car.....
What is sad is what he wants for the car, it would be better to put a sign on it saying "free to a good home".
It appears that this Bi Turbo is one of the few that has not had an engine fire!!!!!!!!!!! The most reliable part of a Bi was engine fires, other than that they were a poor example of a great marque. Howard Musolf 1981 308gtsi 1982 400i Cabriolet 1994 348 spider 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo
Here's a rather nice looking Ghibli (aside from the wonky turn indicators/side lights) on eBay, up to $70k and not yet met reserve. Do automatics go for a lot less than manual transmission cars? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Maserati-Other-Coupe-1972-Maserati-Ghibli-SS-4-9-Coupe-/251143997945?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a795949f9#ht_8678wt_1047
Sad to say, that looks like most of the Biturbos I've seen. The seller should take the U$D 200. The Ghibli looks do-able for the right guy. Unless a certain dealer in Queens gets to first it and doubles the price. I wonder what they are looking to get for it? I imagine that if it is complete and nearly original, it's a decent buy close to U$D 30K. What do you guys think?
I did. Mine didn't run enough to catch on fire...happy to get $800 for the eventual rusting heap. Yes, I contributed to the loss of a Maser....to some that would put me at the top of their list of friends, being a Biturbo and all. Still, for all its flaws, I loved that car.
Excuse me, but this is nonsense... All engines need to replace tubes and wires at some point to make sure they do not leak. If for example oil drops on hot turbos - then it catches fire and it is hard to exstinguish this again. But same is true for 208GTS, 288GTO and F40s - I have heard.. Please no children-stories...
The big question. What sort of shape was it in when you bought it? Most people buy these things really, really cheap and think OH boy a Maserati and it's cheap. Well no, it's not. Not really. Sorry about your bad experience.
Bob, Brings to mind the old joke about why the British drink warm beer. It's because Lucas wires the refrigerators. Carmine
It was an '85 carb coupe bought in '95 for $3,750 plus buyers premium (auction) with 41k on it. Condition was not too bad, but had major blow in exhaust, inop parking brake, faulty starter, intermittent electrics, warm a/c, bad clutch slave, and beginnings of rust at the bottom of the doors. eventually sold it on, I think '06, with 51k on it. Less than 1k a year mileage. But, I was 16 when I bought it (with my own money), and the lesson it taught me at such a young age was worth far more than the overall cost. Not that I'll abide by that learned lesson...
At least 1 Maserati at this auction, a basket case Mistral with what looks like a QP3 V8. I suppose one could leave it roofless and restore it as a convertable ;-) http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=TB12&ID=r104&Order=runorder&feature=grouping=
Did anybody catch what the ending bid price was on this Maserati? In case anyone is interested......There was also a '74 Lamborghini Urraco that sold for $6K, and a '78 308 that sold for $7K out of this same "collection". Both project cars.