ratbag
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Having just clocked up six years with my Granturismo I glanced through my records to see how reliability compared with my previous 4200 also owned for six years.
Both cars owned from two years old and 10k miles.
On balance (surprisingly) the 4200 was the better built, more reliable car. Apart from rust……
4200:
Faults/failures in 6 years:
Airflow meter.
Front drop links.
Rear suspension bushes.
Rust! Everywhere despite being garaged and never used in rain. Bottom of doors, boot lid, under ns light cluster, wheel arches.
Granturismo:
Faults/failures in 6 years
Engine mounts failed. £1k
Power steering radiator leaked- replaced £1k+
Front spring broke, leading to front suspension bushes seized,V. expensive. £3k
Bits of interior and exterior trim coming away (poor glue in factory)
No signs of ANY rust anywhere so something has improved.
Having said all that both cars have proved pretty bullet proof- people are amazed in the pub when I tell them nothing (hardly) ever goes wrong with a Maserati!
Both cars owned from two years old and 10k miles.
On balance (surprisingly) the 4200 was the better built, more reliable car. Apart from rust……
4200:
Faults/failures in 6 years:
Airflow meter.
Front drop links.
Rear suspension bushes.
Rust! Everywhere despite being garaged and never used in rain. Bottom of doors, boot lid, under ns light cluster, wheel arches.
Granturismo:
Faults/failures in 6 years
Engine mounts failed. £1k
Power steering radiator leaked- replaced £1k+
Front spring broke, leading to front suspension bushes seized,V. expensive. £3k
Bits of interior and exterior trim coming away (poor glue in factory)
No signs of ANY rust anywhere so something has improved.
Having said all that both cars have proved pretty bullet proof- people are amazed in the pub when I tell them nothing (hardly) ever goes wrong with a Maserati!