Hi all,

I believe I just purchased one of the most gorgeous car on the road. Coming from a background of Porsche's, from air cooled 911's to the Macan Turbo, I thought adding a "driver's car" to the stable would be fun.

She's a 2008 GranTurismo with the MC Sportline body kit on her with black birdcage wheels.
Currently in transit from Tucson, Arizona to my home in New Jersey.

Had a PPI done and there were a few issues the dealer fixed for me (wiper motor was bad and new rear tires). With the exception of a scratch on the trunk and the stereo **** being messed up, she's pretty flawless. Also the trunk struts are not holding. I assume this isn't an easy fix.

Upon the PPI the dealer told me I would need to to spark plugs, oil, and air filter element within the next 1k miles. From my previous post, I ordered all of these from Formula Dynamics out west.

I had a few questions I thought I'd put out on the forum.

- The stereo **** is not replaceable, you can't just pop it out and put a new one on, correct?
- How long have you guys run your trans fluid on the ZF box? PPI said it was fine but I was just curious to see your guys intervals.
- Is manual shifting via the paddles or **** bad at city speeds?
- Are they easy to work on like Porsche's are? DIY's
- Any advice for a new GranTurismo owner?

Thank you all for your time!

 

Congratulations on getting your new GT. I'm looking at one also. Try asking your questions on the Maserati forum. Probably more answers for you there.