Maserati Granturismo Rust Problem I just happened to catch on my Maserati GranTurismo MC 

I stored my 08 GT in Burlington VT in the winter and would go and start it once a month without a battery tender. Sold it after driving it 20k miles. Why, because the dreaded clatter camshaft variators clattered one time! estimates were 9-12k to fix. Car was great and will be buying another one soon.

Thanks for the plug!!! Beautiful car! I can sure help you out any way possible with the infotainment center. It is all plug and play, no cutting, splicing, everything just plugs in. retains all the factory functions on the head unit, climate control and the new infotainment.

Thanks for the open and honest feedback from your experience of owning the GT. I get an 11 year old GT S delivered to me in 2 days so this kind of info is really useful. I too already have the "oh my, how much is that going to cost me" feeling in the bottom of my stomach 🙂

Clean car, nice buy! If you plan to keep the MC and don’t want to deal with battery issues, you should check out lithium batteries (if you haven’t already). Antigravity sells a lithium H8/group 49 battery, and Braille makes a lithium Intensity Carbon H8/group 49 battery in 2x size variations. They cost a good bit but are worth it. They also provide more stable voltage, which might help with the other electronic gremlins you mentioned. You won’t have to keep it on a tender if it’s driven once every week or two with a lithium battery, let alone replace it nearly as often 👍

Mine were starting to rust too. It doesn't help that they hold water either. I took mine off and drilled a hole in the very center of the "X" and then cleaned them up and powder coated them. You can get the plates online really cheap (like $13) and just replace them every couple years too. No big deal.

Nice informative video! Yours is the only one that comes up on my search in regards to “rustproofing Maserati.” I got a low miles 2011 Quattroporte for my mom after her old car was totalled. I appreciate it more and more the longer I’m underneath it doing maintenance. The Italians have their own flare and hopefully this F136 engine and ZF transmission will last for a long time. I changed every fluid than can be changed and I hit the undercarriage with Surface Shield spray. A more popular treatment here in the Northeast would be Fluid Film. There’s lots of vids on that. The Quattroporte has the same thinly painted metal reinforcement as yours. Both front and rear subframes should be heavily coated every year IMO. Cheers and enjoy driving it like you said! They’re meant to be driven

Had my '12 since '18. Learn to do your own minor service at least, you'll save a ton of cash. Update the head unit, cayman spider is legit 💯. Just did mine in December. It's not bad, just take your time and be careful taking off the molding across the dash. Makes a ton of difference. Desticky all the vents. Have fun and don't worry about something bad! What's gonna happen is gonna happen. Side note, save up for brakes/rotors and really save for shocks. Scuderia Parts is your friend. Windshield will cost $4500 installed at the dealer. Do *not* use anything except OEM wiper blades, if they are off by even a millimeter they can/will bend the wiper arm and and you get to replace the motor to fix it and not fixing it will cause the rubber wiper part to separate from the metal holder and you get a scratched windshield to replace. Ask how I know.. 🤣

Thanks for the update on your experience with the car. I have the updated head unit and haven’t installed it either….lol l will in the next few weeks.

Had the same underline bracket rust and freaked out, but then ordered it from scuderia uk and everything seems to be pullet proof besides the ac vents and buttons peeling off… i always ignite it 2 times before firing it on, to prevent the variators from failing

Those plates typically rust Early and for no actual reason. Upside is those plates cost less than 20$ each to buy New OEM replacemewnts.

I’m actually contemplating buying a 2012 GranTurismo MC for 43,999 with 64,6478 miles. You clarified the whole battery tender for me, thank you. Any advice what to look for or listen for when I go to test drive?

I have geico regular insurance on my GranTurismo sport? I dont know why they told you all that. I know many people have reg insurance.

Those plates rust easily, cost is roughly $40.00 , you have have the car undercoated to protect it.

I'm planning on getting either a GranTurismo or a Quattroporte. I do make car videos on my channel and plan to make content of mine when i get it.

Thank you!! 2014 just got mine only 7k miles but mine are bad also! What is this part? Number or name? Thank you again!

Low voltage will create false alarms for a bunch of things TPMS in particular

I was having battery issues with my GranTurismo until I fixed my battery clamps they were loose

Not a problem with a California or Arizona car as is my 2013 gts

What is the colour code of your Maserati? it is very nice.

Not a problem for us in Southern California. Not a problem on my gts. California's climate is like southern Italy.

How is the reliability? For example bmws always break down and they always sitting in different garages waiting for the new spare part….maintenance like oil and filters or tires and batteries is fine I just wanted to know about the engine parts and the rest of the car does it brake down a lot? I’m buying a 2017 and I’m planning on daily driving it so wanted to know ur opinion on the reliability how does the car do? …..pls ans if u had time✌️

You doing a video on the infotainment replacement?

That's silly. These are called sacrificial plates that, as in the marine industry, draw corrosion away from all other places from the chassis. It's not true that cars in Italy are not rust proofed on the underside because of the climate as with cars anywhere else on the planet. Nonsense... The cars are dipped before assembly...! You've had these plates replaced as I had but it will happen again as it's meant to.

For North American owners, in 2007 Maserati recalled the following model years 2005-2008 QPs and 2008 GT. There was an insufficient amount of anti rust proofing chemicals applied to the tie rods at the factory which could have resulted in a potentially deadly wreck for drivers of those effected model years. Maserati corrected the issue and the 2009 and onward model years QP and Gran Turismo did not suffer the tie rod corrosion issue. If people live in areas such as coastal communities or areas with harsh winters, snow ice and subsequent chemical agents used on roadways in winter, I do not recommend driving these cars in winter. Too much salt in the air (coastal regions) and too much salt on the road surfaces (winter driving), these are not daily drivers. I use my GT as weekend toy when the weather is clear. My Volvo S60 sedan (T5 AWD) is my daily driver and can handle the snow of Norway (Oslo) just fine. If one should live in a costal community and wants to own a Gran Turismo (or similar) my advice would be to drive it on the weekends only to minimize the effects of salt corrosion, or invest in a protective agent that can be applied to the under carriage.

You don't have rust problem when you buy a car HEADQUARTERED IN California or Arizona

If you're going to sit around and worry about something breaking, why bother buying it? DRIVE THE CRAP OUT OF IT!!