You don't need to straight pipe it. Get an X-pipe (as you mention), then open the muffler boxes and pull out the sound deadening material, then weld them closed again. Sorted. Also, when starting any F1 Maserati or Ferrari, turn the key to the ignition position, wait a few seconds while the car runs it's checks and sets the cam positions, then start. You will find drive smoother. Lastlt, it has a new nearside headlight, so it's had a little ding and the nose has been repainted. Because the front is plastic, the painter has not accounted for the slight static from the plastic and so even with an exact paint, the molecules reacto to the static and it ends up with a darker look than it should. These are great cars, beautiful and misunderstood.
Messing with a used/wont start Maserati, ESPECIALLY a Quattroporte is risky business buddy, lol. The fact that you might get a profit on this one is insane.
I had an older Granturismo for over 3 years , it’s the same engine, sounded amazing, and the Bose surround system was great. But it was in the shop half the time and each time it costed thousands of dollars. Was a joy and a pain. Then I blew the clutch and fried it which would have costed 16k so I sold it as is :/
There could be mold underneath the carpeting, in the ventilation tubes, and underneath the front seats. I would suggest you to pull out ALL the ventilation tubes, all the seats, and all of the carpeting, and inspect it thoroughly. After that, do a good 2-3 hours of ozone with closed windows.
I believe all of the personal items were left in the vechicle because the owner was deceased in the car and the body was left to begin decomposition before it was discovered. This would explain the "mold" that absolutely nobody should breathe. Good luck. I think I would have fumigated that thing before entering......water under the bridge now.
No it would be a lot grosser and have lots of flys if a body was decomposing, I think it was probably in a flood or just forgotten with the windows open
Maseratis are fun, but incredibly unreliable. Back in the 80's, I had a Maserati BiTurbo that's life expectancy should have been measured in minutes. LOL.
Keep it stock, especially the exhaust system. Sounds great as is. Might have a problem if there is legal CA smog built in. Make for better resale as well.
Dude I have a feeling that the trunk is a contact issue. Check the trunk latch mech to see if something is stuck and not engaging to show trunk closed give the mechanism a spritz too just to lubricate and make sure everything is moving freely.
Houston has hurricanes and tropical storms?humidity?…mold. I would definitely have air test done by certified professional so you don’t get an unknown person sick on something you profit from, that would be bad karma! Good luck.
I absolutely love the looks /stance of this car! $2950 is just insane, I can’t believe the unbelievable deals that come to JRs Garage ! I’m jealous for sure
Man, another smoking hot deal you guys hauled in there!! Lets just keep our fingers crossed that the clutch doesn't take a dump on us..Sweet! :) And in MY opinion I think the factory exhaust sounds pretty dang good as it is, straight piping it is a tad too loud and obnoxious..Can't wait to see future videos on this!
Benadryl is an antihistamine used for allergic reactions. Finding it in a moldy, biohazard-labeled car could be a lifesaver if someone has a mold allergy!
Haha a CoPart special! I was an AGM at yard 91 and one time the gm tasked me to see if a bunch of biohazard flood BMWs would run and drive. Can still smell that sweat mold
Hay JRGarage, loved this video and this model of Maserati is still to date my favourite car, it just looks so good especially the front. Really pleased for you that the gamble payed off but at that auction price even if it didn’t run you could of got your money back as a parts car
👏🏻👏🏻💪🏼👍🏼great job .. you guys are born with good luck and talent 🍀.. and cool to see Jimmy in your video again . Looking forward for the straight pipe 😉
Ι think you are brave enough (I remember the other Maseratis you bought). So I would suggest you clean it, polish it, fix the engine/clutch/F1 transmission to be a proper Maserati & keep it forever!!!
Spray "Corrosion X" on every electrical connector pins and on every front and back of any boards and even saturate the digital display, it won't hurt it and quite possibly bring the screen back to Life.
Definitely need to clean that inside more. Probably in all the air ducts and air filters and in the seats. Lots of places you can’t see. Someone may have died in it and it was donated cause it was like grandpa’s car or something
That was a great buy but yes I guess got really lucky. Well done on clean-up and once the screen and other small faulty items done ,this will make a great vehicle. Maungaturoto, New Zealand.
Such a bunch of bollocks people are spreading about the duo select clutch. I own two ds cars and they are faster and more fun to drive than the boring zf cars.
As I was an owner of Jaguar XJ 6 1986, an Jaguar XJ 4.0 1992 and a Jaguar MK II from 1967 I am pretty sure that Maserati cannot be worse than the Jags. I would have taken it for this price, too, even with shippimg costs to Germany.
DO NOT do the ozone thing, can react poorly with certain materials and will leave it smelling horrible with an odor you can’t remove (trust me from experience) I would steam clean or do some sort of deeper clean on the mold stuff though
Hi Jr garage!! I know you guys bought a Porsche 944 turbo for your first car, I was wondering if you think a Porsche booster 986 would be a good first car? Let me know!
Not gonna lie, for 3 grand even if this thing will most likely have a check engine light at all times and your gonna have the car for a week and the garage will have it for the following one, you can find 3 grand of parts really really easily through this car through partout. Just the engine covers that if it’s in half decent shape.
So as I'm listening to the wonderful RU-vid video which I'm so thankful to get i love the content always. What exactly is in the win column about this car? Maybe you could donate it to someone who really has like a wish to own a Maserati and then that way they can just park it out front not drive it but just park it out front.
