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    Speeding Again

    Go to pepipoo.com for all your speeding/parking issues. Time is f the essence, first write a letter explaining that you can not be sure who the driver is and can they please send any photos or video they may have in order to assist you in determining who the driver is. That's the first step....
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    Baden-Baden to Calais. Via Germany, or Stay in France?

    We took the E40 to Bruges. Then stayed for a few days at the Novotel right in the middle of town. Got back on the E40 to cross the border into Germany near Aachen, thus avoiding staying in Belgium and crazy Belgian motorway drivers for too long. Then the E31 past Cologne and Bonn. If you...
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    Baden-Baden to Calais. Via Germany, or Stay in France?

    We recently did the reverse trip to Baden Baden from Calais via Bruges. There are some god stretches od Autobahn there where you can make progress legally is you so choose.
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    Rust!

    I looked at five different QP Vs today at Silverstone. Everyone had the same problem. Apparently the boot lid and frame are alloy and the bubbles under the paint are due to galvanic processes and are oxidised alloy, not rust. Still corrosion, but not the dreaded tin worm.
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    Maserati Owners Club

    I'm a member, and was the organiser for Cholmondeley. Just joined a few months ago and I've already been up the hill at Prescot, raced for a weekend at Cholmondeley, and met some quite nice people. I would be going on the Mid-Wales trip in October, but the kid is in school. The mag and...
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    Rust!

    Has anyone found any rust spots on a QP V yet? I have heard that the boot lid frame may rust from the inside out, particularly around the rivets near the hinges and on the leading edge by the rear window.
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    QP 2007 Pictures

    My understanding of the issue is related ONLY to early Auto cars, which was a change in the engine from a dry sump to a wet sump. The problem is due to oil starvation on start. From what I have been told, and my research, this should only affect early 07 model year Autos, if it affects things...
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    QP in car phone

    For clarification sake, the QP V comes with the slot for the SIM, no matter what as far as I am told. The car needs the phone actually installed for it to work. This is in the centre armrest. If you don't have a handset in the centre armrest it doesn't matter if you put a SIM in, it won't...
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    Another blinking window regulator.... WTF?

    Yeah, but two in two weeks? That's not on. I suppose the only good bit is that I am more than competent to replace it by myself. But this is just not good enough.
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    Another blinking window regulator.... WTF?

    I've taken the regulator out and it is the exact same part which has broken. There are two plastic pieces that slide on the tracks, have cables attached, and attach to the window and move it up and down. One is red and the other is white. Other than that they are the same. The white one has...
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    Another blinking window regulator.... WTF?

    Its definitely a design and manufacturing fault, using a material that can not stand up to the repeated use with stress points in the actual design. The fact that two go within two weeks of each other certainly points in this direction and makes me worry about the remaining two. What really...
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    Window regulators. Ouch...

    Please see my thread relating to window regulators in the main Chat forum.
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    Automatic boot release and closing problem

    Or is this a simple problem with the plunger spring being worn out and the boot just closes right away when you try to open it? Can you give a better description of the problem please, before you start pulling things apart.
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    Another blinking window regulator.... WTF?

    So, two or so weeks ago the window regulator in the rear drivers side door of my QP V decided to munch one of the plastic sliders.Turns out you can replace just that part and need to replace the whole window regulator. Today, whilst leaving for a nice drive, my daughter lowers the front...
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    BBC article - 100 yrs

    I think the old DS is one of the most charming Gallic cars ever. I would love to add a 50's model to the stable, but the boss says I need to reduce, not increase the size of the fleet.... Oh well.
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    Sports Maserati X-Pipe for sale

    Does this fit a QPV 4.2, or if not is there something available that's not at a stupid price point?
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    Quattroporte exhaust options

    Oh, and I would want an X-Pipe as well. My car is an early 08 Auto
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    Quattroporte exhaust options

    I would also be interested if the offer is still available Noor. Another question, I know what the back box valve does, but what is the noise level for the back boxes without the valves? Are they the same as running with the valves open or closed? For the valved option, how do they get power...
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    URGENT!!! Removal of rear driver's side door interior trim QPV

    Who is David Askew and how does one get in touch with him?