I thought by 2009 2010 they already had 4.7. does 4.7 have Cam issues?

yeah thats what they've done online. The MC Shift (same as the f1 in the ferrari) is the easiest to do the swap and you get the added benefit of dry sump + better weight distribution.

Does that matter in the long run? no, not really since i would argue the experience is in the great handling and the noise, but you can do the manual swap for around 10k and then you got a manual Ferrari v8 ala the last f430 for about 40-50k all in and done (including a 40k decent condition GT).

Upkeep and parts is another issue though. even 3rd party mechanics might be expensive due to the parts. For example, the OEM coolant hose for example could run you ~800 bucks depending on which part of the hose is cracked. This said hose was also redesigned in 2013 and is a lot more robust in the later years. Anyways just get a 2013+ one for added security.

https://www.maseratilife.com/threads...t-hose.127523/

Heres my repair, wasnt so bad 600 something bucks from the dealership for a lousy hose
https://i.postimg.cc/fyqRZRZk/Capture.png

Its more by engine serial number, not so much the displacement. The later ones were addressed. the earlier ones had issues regardless. The 4.2 was available as the base engine till 2011. If you got the GT-S that was the 4.7 or the MC which was also 4.7.

"According to the Maserati technical bulletin *any* engine (4.2 or 4.7) with an engine number of <148697 is potentially susceptible to variator issues"

https://www.maseratilife.com/threads...-engine.98689/

God i miss mine so much.... i shouldnt have sold it. Objectively the ratrolla is better in everything except the noise, but it just doesnt have the soul of the maserati. Plus it cant seem to pull chinar skanks out of the woodworks like this beauty did when i got her in 2010. Too bad you guys didnt get a chance to drive it before i sold it, otherwise i would have likely converted more than a few of you to buy this insane machine. Mines most likely the best sorted one of its model year, given how much i spent on it and how little KM (45,000km ish) when i sold it.

https://i.postimg.cc/Bv3srKDM/DSC-0239.jpg

Is that where the plate goes? It looks so... tacked on....

Those wheels gotta go man.

fuck you! those are bird cage wheels!!!! reminiscent of the maserati birdcage tipo60/61 from the 50's
https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/s...ee-quarter.jpg
its also the ones designed by pinninfarina for the concept drawing you heathen! it has heritage and class you stupid dai pai dong chef!

the plate is tacked on for sure, i didnt wanna drill into the bodywork. otherwise it looks like it has a bucktooth

Those wheels suit that car perfectly I think

Anything dished or mesh would take away from the curves of the car's body

I would just run no front plate

In what way do those hunks of overweight boring Toyota wheels resemble the wire wheels on that picture?

Your Ratrolla has better wheels than that stock.

I did for many many years until I got 3 tickets for no front plate and a VI.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...TTRMz5axwIGA&s

Oh right. I forgot you got a VI bahahaha

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.n...hw&oe=67C6C355

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...8-20a403be0a17

Non-Turbo but still nostalgia.

EDIT: I don't know what it needs based on the parts picture but it could be a good start to keep a survivor going.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...830347882.html

Ummm does anyone want an illegal / unregistered / probably stolen car ? 3500 bucks for a track toy doesn’t seem all that bad.

Yah wow automatic 320 as a race car... where do I sign up?

slap on a cone filter, JB4, hack off the exhaust and it's pretty much an M3 :troll:

STRIKERS.

Getting scat is easy i know that, all you need is a pro pad, plug it in by the floor mat, don't even start it just let it roll back.

don't forget burble tune bro.

Very tempting, but rather hold out for a quattroporte

These are Chrysler trash !!! Don’t buy it. This isn’t a Maserati, it’s garbage.

It better be a QP 5. Anything newer and you can see the above statement.

Regardless of it being a Chrysler, that's a fucking dope looking car for 24k.

400 some HP, tight handling, that's a lot of car for 24K lol

Looks like a fun thing to do ... $40 for mystery box of car things.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BbSGKbfw1/

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.n...8w&oe=67C8500C

I would rather be kicked in the balls.

^ where do u live and when can Badhobz come over and do it?

car is fine but engine is terrible, it will require rebuild due to awful timing, bad rod/crank/journal bearings, etc

Fuck it LS swap it.