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Gregg Holden
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WA
Soarer

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 01:07 pm, by:  Gregg Holden (Xzotic) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well I saw one of these on the Freeway this morning... in this exact colour.

All I can say is these pics don't do the beast any justice. It gave me the same sensation I felt when I first saw a phat dumped V8 Soarer that sold me down the path of Soarers...unfortunately in this case there is only a small matter of $286,000 for this Maserati Quattroporte, 4.2 Executive GT...

Somehow I think I'll be sticking to Soarers....At least my other x-dream car the BMW 850i V12 used to be the same price ($250k) and is now around $38k for a 91/92! Maybe in another 15 years I can buy this Maserati for the same price!!


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Samantha Hornby
Goo Roo
WA
Factory Manual TT

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 02:44 pm, by:  Samantha Hornby (Marla_singer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

God damn! Can't believe someone in Perth has one of these! I'll be keeping an eye out for sure
Steve Petkos
TryHard
Vic
Celsior V8

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 03:42 pm, by:  Steve Petkos (Vipimp) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Samantha Hornby wrote on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 02:44 pm:

God damn! Can't believe someone in Perth has one of these! I'll be keeping an eye out for sure



lol, i seen 3 of these yesterday in melb city
Nathan Evans
DieHard
Queensland
1JZZ30 TT

Posts: 661
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 07:28 pm, by:  Nathan Evans (Soarer7) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

damn nice interior
Lawrence Ostle
TryHard
NSW
tt

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 08:52 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gregg it's Italian, what makes you think it's going to LAST 15 years.....??
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 11:08 pm, by:  Ben Daniel (Lexustt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maserati have some of the best sounding V8 engines i've ever heard.
Gregg Holden
Moderator
WA
Soarer

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 01:16 am, by:  Gregg Holden (Xzotic) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Lawrence Ostle wrote on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 08:52 pm:

Gregg it's Italian, what makes you think it's going to LAST 15 years.....??




Well my wife is Italian and so far she has lasted 9....should I be worried...
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 01:26 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You certainly should be worried if you have a 9 year old Italian wife!
Gregg Holden
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WA
Soarer

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 01:59 am, by:  Gregg Holden (Xzotic) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I walked into that one!...
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 03:27 am, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maybe try and get a spare somewhere?
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:20 am, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

15 years? Its European! It will fall apart after 5! =P
Wayne Koh
TryHard
Western Australia
UZZ31 Limited

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 06:02 pm, by:  Wayne Koh (Teknoboi) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

um theres 2 of them that pull into my work on a regular basis.

1 of them owns a cayenne turbo/sl55 amg and the maserati and by the way its a ferrari engine..
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 07:18 pm, by:  Ben Daniel (Lexustt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

A ferrari engine in a Maserati ??? no way !!! I refuse to believe that :-)
Dominic Kelly
Tinkerer
QLD
JZZ30 Soarer GT-TL

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Reg: 07-2005

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:37 pm, by:  Dominic Kelly (Drk_awd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

One of my bosses has a Quattroporte - can't say it does that much for me but it sure sounds great. His brother has an Audi RS6 which is a more potent weapon but not quite the same in the aural stakes.
Bill Bogiatzis
TryHard
NSW
TT

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:39 pm, by:  Bill Bogiatzis (Boggie23) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What the hell is this is it a shifter?
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Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:46 pm, by:  Ben Daniel (Lexustt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey dominic, my boss has an Audi RS6 and claims from the factory its a V6 Twin Turbo pushing 330kw, dont spose you know if this is correct ?
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 10:09 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ben, the RS6 is a 4.2L V8 Twin Turbo pushing about 450HP, not a V6. So the figure of 330KW looks about right to me.
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 10:52 pm, by:  Ben Socratous (Socrates) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Bill Bogiatzis wrote on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:39 pm:

What the hell is this is it a shifter?


Basically selects park or move, the rest is done via the paddles that are just visible behind the wheel.

As for the lifespan; fiat or alfa, yeah 5 years tops. Maserati and Ferrari are a fair bit better than that. And yes, the 'mas is basically a 4 door 'fez that has been ever so slightly de-tuned and has a box that slips just a little (like ours) so you can drive it every day through city traffic and not lose your mind as you would if you were in the Ferrari.

Trust me, driving a Ferrari through the city sucks, no synchros, no power steer, no climate, metal suspension bushes... but there is nothing quite like the sound (or the kick in the pants) that a V12 @ 8500rpm can provide
Paul Irwin
Trader
NSW
GT-T (1JZ-GTE)

Posts: 391
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 11:04 pm, by:  Paul Irwin (Rival) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

theres a black one in Wollongong some where near my place, it drives past sometimes when i am on my way to work.

i think they look a little strange, not right seeing an italian supercar 4 door...
Bill Bogiatzis
TryHard
NSW
TT

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 11:09 pm, by:  Bill Bogiatzis (Boggie23) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ben Socratous wrote on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 10:52 pm:

but there is nothing quite like the sound (or the kick in the pants) that a V12 @ 8500rpm can provide



Gotta agree with that. It is almost ghostly when a Ferrari hovers by.

A few months ago I was down at George St at a club and I hear the loudest revving. It sounded like a friggen Moto GP. It was a Ferrari. A supra thought it would drag it off the lights. Lights go green, snap the Ferrari guns it. Travelled a good 100m before the supra had even crossed to the other side of the lights. There was a bit of smoke but a lot of fun.

That is one of the best nights I have ever had. The pick up wasn’t bad but the drag race was something special. Stupid supra driver. Did he actually think he had a chance?

I remember it was the day brockie died because there was this mint white VK Brock doing laps with a black thing on his antenna.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 07:07 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Bill Bogiatzis wrote on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 11:09 pm:

Stupid supra driver. Did he actually think he had a chance?




Depends on the Ferrari, and the Supra. Most '80's and prior model factory Ferrari's wouldnt even keep up with a factory 2JZ-GTE Supra, while many 90's models would struggle. Of course plenty would also be much faster, until you start playing with the engine in the Supra at least...
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 09:15 am, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There is a GT40 kit car that keeps parking around the corner from where i go to Kung Fu every day... and man alive that is one DAMN GOOD kit! =P

It has the standard ol' Red with White stripes look going as well... HOT!
Daniel Czechowski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer GT-T

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 02:07 pm, by:  Daniel Czechowski (Dan) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Gregg Holden wrote on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 01:07 pm:

Somehow I think I'll be sticking to Soarers....At least my other x-dream car the BMW 850i V12 used to be the same price ($250k) and is now around $38k for a 91/92! Maybe in another 15 years I can buy this Maserati for the same price!!




I'd imagine a Maserati would hold up its value
a lot better than a BMW... it's kind of higher in the collectible class... you still see 80s Ferraris for example costing close to $100K
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 03:11 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My programming teacher saw a Ferrari club cruise happen over the weekend, down in Campbelltown on the M5. Oh man what I'd give to see what kind of Ferrari's were there..
Tim Appleton
TryHard
QLD
UZZ31

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 03:19 pm, by:  Tim Appleton (Timbo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyone seen Mr Hayden's new toy yet?

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