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    Sad day but sleeping better

    Gents, After a wonderful 14 months of owning a 2006 QP, I have had to say enough is enough. Many thanks to all who have posted advice - much appreciated. I will keep watching from a distance. Whilst I have ensured the car is in perfect condition, done the PPI and budgeted for a significant...
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    Fallen in love all over again

    Well a 1,500mile round trip was enough to rekindle the love affair after a few recent frustrations with coolant leaks and some other bits. Driving from Geneva to Monza via the Grand St. Bernard Pass (of ItalianJob fame....Matt Monroe "on days like these") down to Aosta and on to Bergamo which...
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    Summer of bad luck with the QP

    Hi Everyone, Greetings from Switzerland. For those of you who've had a trouble free summer with your Masers, congratulations! Unfortunately, I've had a fair run of bad luck with the car over the summer and since I drove the car back to the UK for a service at Shiltech in May. Here's the list...
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    Post recall experience

    All, Just had the tie rods done as part of the recall here in Switzerland. Not sure what the experience of others has been but the car feels tighter! The alignment and balancing was done as part of the work. Also had the anti-trap sensor replaced on driver window.....a facelift QP was in for...
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    Bearing

    Hi all, Would appreciate your thoughts.....I am starting to suspect I have a bearing on the way out.....Shiltech couldn't find any issue but even the new tyres and alignment have not solved a droning noise which starts at around 50-80mph....it seems to be getting slowly worse. Its not...
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    Good service from Shlltech

    Hello everyone from Geneva, Just a quick note to share my experience of having a major service done at Shiltech a couple of weeks ago. My 06 QP has got almost 80k miles on it being my daily driver. Geoff and the team did a great job sorting out my snag list. I managed to get some new Pzero's...
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    Nice to be back in Blighty

    So the QP performed superbly on the trip from Geneva to Shiltech near Nottingham. Stats are quite impressive as per the attachments. 665miles and 21.1mpg (ok fuel computer may be a bit generous but even if its 1-2mpg out its impressive. Average speed was adversely affected in the UK (see below)...
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    Swiss Quattroporte visiting the uk for some TLC

    Hi Everyone, I am a Brit living in Geneva and my 2006 QP is heading northbound to Shiltech for some TLC during the last week of April. She's done 75k miles and is still going strong. You should count yourselves lucky that the uk has so many indy Maser specialist because its main FM dealers...