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Gregg Holden
Moderator
WA
Soarer
Posts: 290
Reg: 08-2005
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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
Posts: 1028
Reg: 09-2005
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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
Posts: 174
Reg: 02-2006
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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
Reg: 07-2005
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damn nice interior |
Lawrence Ostle
TryHard
NSW
tt
Posts: 280
Reg: 12-2005
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Gregg it's Italian, what makes you think it's going to LAST 15 years.....?? |
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 652
Reg: 03-2006
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Maserati have some of the best sounding V8 engines i've ever heard. |
Gregg Holden
Moderator
WA
Soarer
Posts: 294
Reg: 08-2005
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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
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 6446
Reg: 11-2004
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You certainly should be worried if you have a 9 year old Italian wife!
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Gregg Holden
Moderator
WA
Soarer
Posts: 296
Reg: 08-2005
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I walked into that one!... |
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 376
Reg: 08-2005
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Maybe try and get a spare somewhere? |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 2215
Reg: 09-2005
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15 years? Its European! It will fall apart after 5! =P |
Wayne Koh
TryHard
Western Australia
UZZ31 Limited
Posts: 272
Reg: 07-2005
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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
Posts: 659
Reg: 03-2006
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A ferrari engine in a Maserati ??? no way !!! I refuse to believe that  |
Dominic Kelly
Tinkerer
QLD
JZZ30 Soarer GT-TL
Posts: 100
Reg: 07-2005
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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
Posts: 243
Reg: 04-2006
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What the hell is this is it a shifter?
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Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 663
Reg: 03-2006
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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)
Posts: 1227
Reg: 07-2005
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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!
Posts: 1066
Reg: 07-2005
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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
Reg: 07-2005
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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
Posts: 244
Reg: 04-2006
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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
Posts: 1725
Reg: 10-2005
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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
Posts: 2228
Reg: 09-2005
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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
Posts: 1967
Reg: 07-2005
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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)
Posts: 1231
Reg: 07-2005
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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
Posts: 408
Reg: 07-2005
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Anyone seen Mr Hayden's new toy yet? |
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