I thought this would be the most appropiate place to ask.

Anyway, I curious as to how they are holding up in terms of reliability. I know in the early ones the transmissions were the weakest link. I'm considering a quattroporte sport gt S. Any other info is welcome also.

 

mrTheKid has one.

 

Club411 just picked up a Quat...

 

You may also want to try this:

Maserati Forum - The Site for Maserati Owners

 

Yes, I'm aware. just curious if anyone had one around here

 

It's hard to get a true cross section of the car especially since they have only a few years experience and in April went to the auto transmission.

Also because many QP owners don't frequent sites such as these and possibly they do not fully understand the car and thus don't leave reports on it. By this I mean that they buy the vehicle but don't know much about it.

I came across a QP owner who has an 05. He does not understand the F1 transmission and he stated in 40K miles he is at the end of his 3rd set of tires!

He hopes to trade it for his Gran Turismo purchase. He has read nothing about the GT's reported braking or power problems which tells me again he buys cars for looks.

So here's an example of a buyer who will purchase because he likes the looks of the car but apparently knows nothing about it mechanically.

So, I think it's hard to get a cross sectional view of owner experiences. It appears from what I have read though that the car has had a few quirks as all do but that Maserati has been good about caring for them.

It was stated to me last week during a visit to the Maserati facility in Modena that they would have gone backwards in sales if they did not introduce the auto transmission models.

My guess is that Maserati is progressing well.

Mr the kid would have more info as to reliability however.

 

*raises hand*

 

people who have "reliability issues" are guys in their 60's who drive 2 miles to the golf course!!!
OR
trophy wives who putt putt to starbucks and the mall.....

i drive my cars hard, REAL hard!!!
my advice
If you get a maserati. "RIDE IT DON'T HIDE IT" -
get a TuBi (Tubi or NOT Tubi)

it practically has an F430 engine and brembo brakes!!!!!!!!!!
i am at 10,000 miles- zero "realiability issues" and brakes are at 95%

post pics when you get it

 

I totally agree, hence why I'm posting Many buy cars for looks and I know the quattroporte is a car that is mostly bought buy non enthusiants which there is nothing wrong with just that there is not a strong following of the car.

I figured some that have cars and post here may also have a Maser, just a hunch.

The Maserati factory sure is impressive isn't it, was able to visit it a few years ago.

 

Thanks for the info. Does the car require frequent servicing such as oil changes, filter changes, etc? Are they just as expensive to service as say a F430 or your typical Ferrari?

 

Yes to all above and possibly some comments here are from those who have or will have no experience with the vehicle which may have to be taken as a grain of salt.

I for one do not yet own the vehicle but you can be sure I'll study it well prior to a purchase to make sure I know what's in store. I don't like surprises, and with a current lemon law suit against M-B for my defective CL500 you can be sure that I will research the Maserati well before a purchase.

If my 360 is a good guide, the Maserati should be a reliable car although it is far more electronic that the Ferrari.

I do not buy 1st year models, and while I really like the Gran Turismo, it's just too immature for me at this point-brake issues and slight under power do not excite me.

As to Maserati, they just finished a new office tower in front of the plant with an incredible showroom which we were allowed to enter despite them readying it for a public televised grand opening of the Gran Turismo and the showroom that evening!

I do not believe that driving the vehicle as Mr.the Kid says has any effect upon possible inherent problems or design defects. Certainly regularly driving the car will prevent seal problems, etc, but electrical problems, if they are present, are not cured by driving the vehicle!

The car seems to be a reliable one, though, and that's what is important, and Maserati seems to be standing behind the vehicle.

 

I have an 07 Sport Gt. It's only been 1800 miles but I haven't had any problems. They do back the cars with a 4year/48,000 warranty which is more than other exotics. Most common complaint is premature clutch wear but that's usually people who drive the car with Auto mode On and Sport mode Off. They don't like to be babied.

Maserati owner's manual recommends first service at 12.5K miles but most owners usually get oil/lube at 6K miles.

It would be nice if they had a Maserati section on 6speed.

 

maintenence costs:
(much ike a porsche)

mi. after 6k 900$
mi. after 12k 900$
mi. then every 12k thereafter 900$

 

That's pretty reasonable AND no timing belts to change every 3 years at a cost of $1,500.00 for two $80.00 belts!

 

Those costs are not bad at all, thanks for sharing!


Now the only questions is whether or not the new automatic trans offered is better then the manumatic, which i know has been updated and is suppose to be much better then a few years ago. I just haven't heard much about the new automatic as in the new Sport GT S unveiled at FAA...

Anyone know anything about them or drive one of the automatics?