I Bought The Highest Mileage Maserati Quattroporte GTS - Project Mantua: PT1 

I will translate the Czech delivery driver: "Fuck it, what a piece of shit!"

This is how it starts. , first masserati , than porsche, than ferrari, and no way back once u are on that dark path

Someone enjoyed 300 000km in a v8, respect

this is officialy the highest quality entertainment on youtube

I used to work on Maserati's and I wish you best of luck with finding a problem within a problem which is caused by a problem and then there's these 3 other problems which are causing another problem. When they do work however, they're an absolute treat to drive and listen to. I always called them an upgraded Alfa Romeo. In both problems and quality.

"Good news is, Maserati is broken, and it's serious!" Never change, Sreten ❤️

I started watching this channel as I love old BMW’s. I kept watching as Sreten is an absolute legend. And now… I’m delighted to see a Maserati! I’m expecting at least 20 episodes to clear that check engine light 😂

I can only bow to the brave person who put 300k on one. Chances are he paid 3x the sell price in keeping it running. The service history says "Modena". Chances are, this was a company car which a company owner/director used daily to go to appointments and so on, for a decade. I can almost picture it. Excellent work!

I was a fan of the channel before. Now I'm a stalker. 300k on a Ferrari engine is amazing. Great find.

That moment when you receive a M539 Restorations' video upload notification, do feel excited about it and instantly think: not now. This needs an appropriate environment: comfortable room, large screen, headphones or a good sound system and a healthy meal. This is RU-vid prime-time. Can't wait to see a BMW technician save this italian beauty.

Not a BMW owner (yet) but I religiously watch your channel, everyone into cars loves it. Now that you've picked up an Italian mistress, oh yessss siiirr ! 😅 🍻

Massive respect for taking on a completely new brand and showing/telling us your learning experiences/mistakes. Takes balls to take on such a project. 👏

I love you man, thought you were playing it safe by buying a Merc, but instead scored an entire swimming pool of Italian eccentricity. You are a brave man!

Mmm, a Chrysler on the channel! Edit: paused the video to type this comment and the very first thing Sreten says after I unpaused it is literally "Mmm, Chrysler" 🤣🤣🤣

You can love BMWs, but you cannot deny Masaratis are one of the best sounding cars ever. That elegance is also something new, I love it. Can't wait for the next episode!

I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but on the Ferrari's they have 2 Engine ECUs; where each one is located, they control the opposite side bank! I would imagine this being a V8 it has 2 ECUs and probably follows the same non-logic

So now you're also M156 restorations. Nice 😂

"Blasphemy, this is madness!" "No, THIS IS STRETTEN!!"

I found your channel 3 years back when you commented on Jason Cammisa's video about quattroporte that you wanted one to restore and you actually got one! Just awesome!! You never disappoint my friend! :) Greetings from Greece.

Nearly 539 thousand subscribers, that will be a landmark. Keep these videos coming, great stuff. Thanks.

You can say whatever you want but the sound of this car is just fabulous.

I really hope that this project goes nice and easy and doesn't scare you away from maseratis, in the future you have to do a series on a 4.7 gts quattroporte, a truly phenomenal car that has been in my dream garage ever since I saw and most importantly i heard it. I don't comment very often so i want to say that your channel is one of the greatest and literally my heart beat races every time i see a notification, thank you for the years of well made, well edited, humorous and really thorough repairs and restorations!!

Sreten, as a LOOOOONG time subscriber of the channel and a QP5 M139 owner, I can't express the joy in mere words. THANK YOU for giving the dark side a chance :)

I love how you explain what and why you are doing it (eg. inteferrence engine and compression test engine) - helps educate us all. Also I love this new restoration, soo refreshing.

The start button and infotainment is exactly the same as a Ram 1500. It really is a Chrysler

Nothing like a broken piece of Italian goodness to change airs in our life. One project like this per year would be a treat! Keep going Streten!

This is one of my “I need to buy this car” cars.. it’s absolutely wild to see that a car like this with over 300 thousand kilometres 😅 here’s to a new chapter of M539 🙏

The algorithm did well suggesting this one, this is great ! Overlooking the obvious problems, this thing sounds brilliant... looking forward to the next instalment

Even tho I enjoy BMW’s like you, I really like the idea of a different brand. It feels refreshing. It’s like moving out from your parents. While we love our BMW‘s, it’s exiting to see what other companies can do. I am looking forward to learn about this car with you together and hope you enjoy working on it as much as I enjoy watching you working on it.

If it has done 300,000+ kms in 10 years it must be a miracle Maserati not to have been broken for too long !!

Love the narrative that goes with it, the humour and change in voice throughout - just positive reinforcement to keep hamming it up and saying what you are thinking! Not sure about deviating from BMW but I sense fun times ahead!

I recently went from BMWs to a Giulia and your reaction to the stupid connectors (23:26) brought flashbacks to my first encounter 🤣

Just when I thought the channel can't get better he goes and buys a Maserati. Simply one of the best RU-vid channels to subscribe to. ❤

Lights on the dash, things are falling apart but „looks good and sounds great” - spoken like true Italian petrolhead 👌

You are a true professional with high quality standards and you don't take yourself seriously. This is a rare blend and an example for others. Your positivity and your appetite for challenges are contagious. It gives me motivation to start bigger things and finish them. It's truly therapeutic and inspirational. It's great to be passionate with one brand (Porsche for me) and I bet a little variety in brand will be good thing for the channel long term, so it was a smart move to diversify. Whether it will be good for the mechanic mental health and purse, the jury is still out. 🙂 Long live your channel.

If we didn't have RU-vid, beautiful cars like this would simply get scrapped because the costs of repairing unknown faults could be higher than the car's entire value. Keep on the great work! And a suggestion: if you do end up rebuilding the V8, how about giving it the ultimate Ferrari F8-level tune (720 horsepower)?

I couldn’t believe it when I saw the intro on Sreten‘s BMW channel, but it’s true, Maserati Quattroporte one of my dream cars because of the engine sound. First time I recognised this V8 was while walking as a tourist in Roma, the QP (M139) was coming slowly from behind and I got goosebumps and needed to turn around……20 years ago…..BRAVO

As a previous generation Maserati owner (yeah, with glorious n.a. V8) and fan of your channel, i am super excited

Not a fan of BMW's but watch all your video's. No nothing about Maserati, but I'm hooked, great stuff Dood!

The Maserati sends this channel into another level of interest!

From old BMWs straight to modern Maserati, bold move. You got some balls man!! RESPECT🖖

How very fun! Thanks for picking a Maserati to work on. I owned one back in the '80s that was fun to drive WHEN it worked. Cheers from California!

Unbelievably gorgeus car! What a machine❤....This being said from an owner of a Quattroporte IV and a BiTurbo 222SE....This is the best automotive channel in RU-vid and it just went up by a 100%!!!! Can not wait the coming episodes. You have an ecxuisite taste for cars!

Superb. A Calabrian mafia-spec Quattroporte that's been 'off road'. Brave man.

That's how Mat Amstrong and Tavarish started, look at them now. Keep going mi amigo i love your passsion and sense of humor. One year later: Project Bugatti

I cant Watch your Videos for Hours or days. Its so interesting. Props for your brave, that you always stay positive and keep learning for yourself and us.

i have no interest in maserati, but you manage to make it watchable

10k likes in 2 hours is some SERIOUS engagement - you will have a million subs in no time and I'm here for it!

Well, that's fresh 😀 It's unbelievable how much confidence (and experience) you gathered with broken BMWs that you are brave enough to take this adventure!

I was NOT expecting a Maserati! When he said in a previous episode he bought a new car and it wasn’t a BMW, I thought no way! I think it’s actually a Mercedes this time! I am much more excited for this one I absolutely love Maserati’s, fully aware of all their flaws but I accept them for all they are and aren’t. There are basically no videos diving into the insides of this engine and I am very excited to see it! There’s nobody I would rather see tear into and rebuild an engine. I can’t wait for all the satisfying things you do to rejuvenate this Italian stallion! Next up after this one, please get the older Quattroporte I want to see that more than anything! That is my dream car and has been for a long time. I can not get enough of watching videos on those👍👍

Sreten, your channel is amazing. Its not only entertaining but very educating as well even though you might not believe it. Thank you so much, i have learnt so much about cars and especially about my old bmw from you. Veliki pozdrav od Bulgaria, brate!

20:30 mouse in the garage? Every good garage have a cat! Cat reveal confirmed! (you can't fix them though..)

The design of this sedan is very nice. And that indigo blue makes it look truly gorgeous.

Omg!you’re Chanel kips getting better!! Love it!!!

Balls of steel and deep pockets, Streten you are a brave man. I am BMW through and through but can’t wait to see how this project goes. Great content as always.

When you said twin turbo V8 and not a BMW, I was expecting a neglected AMG but this is even better! I feel this series will be my new favourite ❤

The Italian Project Chicago 😎 Looking forward to this series

There's a video of a Quattroporte with 426.582km on "STR testy" from +2 years ago. Something very interesting from that video is that back when the car was new, the owner did +90k in 7 months and went to the service due to a chain rattle. Problem was, that Maserati did not provide service instructions for the timing chain for the auth. Maserati dealer. A guy came from Italy, diagnosed that the chain was indeed to be changed, did it and everyone went on. 2nd chain was serviced 260k and third was good for the 426k in the video but the guy says it's getting noisy. Also both front fenders were changed under warranty, because the inner plastic liner was rubbing them from the inside. The car had very little or no corroding outer panels or undercarriage - keep in mind polish roads are as bad as german or even worse in winter due to salt. Safe to say it was serviced similarly to yours (20k oil changes or even more) so that "Ferrari" motor could very much be very strong after all. Cheers Sreten!

Wow, you’re a brave man taking on this beast, enjoyed every minute of the struggle.

The absolute best youtube channel ever, just got 100 times better. I don't care that it is not a BMW as long as it is fixed by Sreten. Really looking forward for this project!

I'm so invested in this project now, i need episode as fast as possible 😂

That was amazing. I thought I wouldn’t enjoy watching Sreten work on other brands as much, but I thoroughly did. And he doesn’t pretend to know everything! Can’t wait for the next episodes.

Thoroughly enjoy the narration of your thinking process as you tackle this non-bavarian "schrott" ;) As a software engineer/amateur wrenchmonkey I find your method for debugging and restoring cars invaluable! Keep up the awesome work!

Looking forward for this different project. I can understand why you bought this, it sounds glorious.

Love the italian pause on the channel. I am here for it.

I've watched every single video you have made, and Im so excited to see you work on something different. The content you make is fun, educational and you have a laugh in the process. I hope this project doesn't slow you down because I can't wait to see the next video. Keep doing what you're doing because you're doing amazing 👏 👍 😁

I love your work M539 restorations, it's very exacting ! Very good job !

Ferrari next 😛, after the E92, there is nothing in BMW welt left. This thing is going to be gorgeous. A gorgeous Fiat-Chrysler-Ferrari.

immediate like within 10 seconds of watching. that's how it's done.

Yes, yes, yessss! This channel badly needed a refresh. And what an exciting wild car! Sa srecom zemljace!🤩

You are VERY brave mister... Love to see how this adventure unfolds, and the Maserati will probably provide many many hours of video...

Maserati Quattroporte is my "second" love after BMW. Thought I was alone on this planet before I saw this COOOMING UP! Thank you so much for this opportunity to see my second dreamcar from inside! Good luck!

Sreten, you're crazy. Keep going, the whole community is with you!

Bravo. This is a great candidate for your thorough methodology. Can’t wait for more!

amazing. the vibe of getting into a new project, a Maserati no less, the vibe is contagious thank a lot.

Not long now until Sreten starts pulling apart old Alfa's with the Busso! Shame you couldn't find a 4.7 GTS, but my god Maserati know how to make a V8 sound good.

I never leavev the comments and never was a bmw fan. Despite of that i watch this channel and always dreamed about Italian cars here (alfa Maserati etc) .🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations with new project!

congrats to your purchase! Excited to follow the repair process!

Nice catch, nice change. Bellissima muzza....fa..kah ! I'm excited about m539 again. Love high mileage, it's the stuff of life. As long as oil was changed frequently. Keep on trucking, chief !

The Italian bmw! Might be a contender for the most unreliable car in your collection! I'm really excited to see how good this project becomes!

Oooooh man I got a feeling its gonna be a deep rabbit hole.😵‍💫 Good luck. Cant wait to watch its freshing up.

I’ve now subscribed, love that you’re working on a Maserati!

I love the quatroporte, I have watched several youtubers fix them and I am sure that you will end up with the best in the country Sreten, I look forward to the build.

I LOVE these things. They look super classy, drive well, sound great, and are significantly more interesting than any others in class. I’d def consider buying a 2yr old low mileage one after it’s depreciated 50%. I just have zero need for a large sedan

So Happy you branched out and took a chance!! Gorgeous car!

This is exciting, looking forward to the adventure!

You are mental for taking on a project like this. And I can't wait to watch the results!

I love, love, LOVE this, Italian crap at it's finest, and it is a fine looking thing that. Completely fearless too, hell, we'll drop the engine. I wished the episode was 2 hours long. I'm a CAR fan before anything else and this is a breath of fresh air imo even as a massive BMW nut myself.

This series will be so satisfying to watch, I love Maserati. Thanks for bringing such high quality content on youtube

Absolutely Love This Channel.... Excited to see you Rip into this new project car!!

What this isn't a BMW, Is this the right channel? Congratulations✌️

I love that the window switches match those on the Chrysler Grand caravan

Once this is fully fixed and you upload a clip going down the autobahn it’s gonna sound so good. Excited!

As a former owner, you can never really "fix" a Maserati.

I honestly enjoyed this. Always nice to explore new things. This engine tear down looks complex good look.

SOO GREAT you're tackling the Quattroporte! Been thinking of getting one myself, but scared of upkeeping and fixing it. Gonna be a great education, Gudos to you!

Really fun to see new brands on your channel, can't wait for the next video! Thanks for the content!

Great new project, who does not love the sound of a Maserati.... This will be exciting to watch, best of luck to you.

Maserati FTW, especially the previous model GTS. I drove one! Awesome sound..!!

This is going to be so good, the clash of the titans!! The future is so bright!! We're all behind you on this one!