Mrs. Wizard bought Hoovies Car Issues '05 Maserati GranSport! What does the CAR WIZARD think? 

The car that only a renowned mechanic’s wife can own

It's awesome that this time, Mrs. Wizard drops the car purchase bombshell on the Car Wizard. Usually it's the other way around. I'm glad to see he is not the only one with access to the bank account.

Personally I'd go for a GranTurismo for Mrs. Wizard.

I ordered a new 2008 GranTurismo which is the longer version of yours. Car reviews stated a larger painted canvas was needed to really show of the sexiness of the cars. Maserati engines are made in the Ferrari factory. Flat plane crank engines 9000 rpm redline. Who needs a radio. I drove mine as a daily driver business car for 4 years. Just oil changes every year no issue. When I ordered the car I received a personal letter from the President of Maserati’s production line thanking me for the purchase. One of my best cars. I lived in Arizona. Set the cruise on 100 mph all day cross country. Not much plastic all metal or leather. The are coming out with the EV version of the GranTurismo THE FOLGORE 1200 horsepower. Moving art and horsepower. EV’s rapidly surpassing gas car horsepower and its not a million dollar plus car like many high horsepower ICE exotics.

Hope u have a really good tire tech to go to because those rubber bands on those rims r extremely difficult to remove and install without destroying the finish on those rims....if u keep the car long enough that is.....make sure the shop has a "touchless Tire changer" as I have used them and they work awesome....there is no mounting head on the machine....just 2 plastic discs

One of my old neighbor has one for over 15years and it sounds like that one and it's very fast

Should've put those chrome wheels back on it. Adds to that painfully mid-2000s look.

I got motortrend+ just to watch car issues starring Car Wizard!

Enjoy guys awesome

Very cool car are those coil over's stock?

Love those blue instrument dials ! Did you give Hoovie real money, or just a credit for repair labor?

Tyler leaving his 2 cents in the back seat was so funny to me😂😂😂

"..we don't really get into that...too much." Hedging your bets, there, Mr. Wizard!

That's amazing car. Very reliable. I have both coupe and spyder. Last breed of ferrari/maserati era.

And you say BMW is unreliable.........Bwah-ha-ha-ha.....have fun with the Northstar Caddy, Jag and Maserati.....you'll need it!

The 4200/Coupe is a brilliant car , the last true Maserati ever made. I had 3 of them. You should repaint the black wheels back to silver - Looks cheap with black wheels

I always liked what Mazarati made, but was always leary of their strength and parts availability. Didn't want to get into a pit..

Wizard earned my respect when on one video he said, "I owe my success to Hoovie." Most people's ego's are so through the roof they forget where they came from. I wish you many more years of success and here's to the road to a million.

So that settles it then, the Ferrari belongs to the Wizard!!

You and Mrs. Wizard are real good folks. Keep up with the good videos!

is this channel gonna turn into a car buying series now? getting old to watch Wizard getting yelled at and warned about wanting to buy a vehicle, then now see his wife buy one instead!?

Hoovie is contagious...

Clean looking car! Black wheels don’t exactly make it, just sort of ok looking.

The Car Wizards has the coolest walk on RU-vid! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Pantera's WALK as the background music!

Love the maserati sound, just doubt it is the stock system, the gransports have square end tips with vacuum operated valves, not round ones! But with that sound, who cares! Enjoy your diva!!!

I have the same car here in uk. Those wheels you now have are standard on the gransport but i think if you refinish them in maserati mercury grey which would be standard on that car it would look much better. Exhaust is not standard, xpipe in unsilenced (aftermarket) and rear silencer tips are not standard so i reckon rear boxes are also non standard. Great car enjoy it vastly underated

Way to go Mrs. Wizard...

Maserati Transport is a new one to me 😂🙈 New Wizard video though, WOHOOOO!!

Wizard totally undersold that exhaust sound! Wow!

Wizard, you realise that Cambiocorsa is the name of the gearbox, and not the model of the car? It translates into English as Race Transmission, i.e., the same as Ferrari's "F1" transmission. But, because Maserati had no involvement in the sport of F1, they gave the transmission a different name when used in the Maserati. Also, the "base" model of the GranSport would be the Coupé.

Wish Wizard would have spend more time giving his input on the car vs just going over the car for "service" items. 1) prior history with these cars 2) any shared parts from manufactures? 3) major service items and estimated costs 4) reliability/expectations

Hey Car Wizard, love that you've gotten into the weird wonderful world of classic Maserati! I'd really love to get hold of you for a chat. I work a fair bit with these cars, and I can see that your car has a bunch of the typical issues that these have. I'm an owner and I've had to design a bunch of parts to fix the problems and I'd really like to show you and get some of these parts to you! That exhaust is absolutely aftermarket, the X-pipe has been replaced and so have the mufflers. The headers and cats are original. I've made a video about how the factory exhaust on this car was set up. On my car, I went back to the earliest version of the exhaust which a completely different beast!

If I buy the wheels, do I get a 3-6 Mafia CD and at least half a bottle of codeine cough syrup to sweeten the deal?

Something I love about Italian made vehicles is they emote passion, whether it is a mechanical symphony, or a physical emotions or driving dynamics. Something the other European car companies have bred out of their vehicles almost to the point they're to clinical for my tastes.

Very brave buying a hooptie, gl with it,ull definitely need it!👁👁👁😫😮🤨🤔🤔🤔

Sweet sounding engine! 😍🤩😍 As long as someone else takes care of maintenance and repairs... 😉 Not your regular Hooptie.... Love the GranTurismo too...

Hey Wiz. Did you watch the Car Issues episode? The guy who sold the Maserati to Hoovie put an aftermarket Tubi exhaust on it. Not everything aftermarket is bad. Just like all tuners like AMG (before Mercedes bought it) or Mugen (started by the Honda family) are bad.

These are definitely a car that deserves more credit, I love my cambiocorsa. Just about every electronic part is from some European economy car they’re cheap to run as long as you buy parts using the number on the part, but even then I got a brand new MAF from Maserati (same one as a 316i) for £28, and a BCM for £130

Great deal on those baller wheels; but I wonder what car would look good with them? Maybe a clapped out 2000's civic or something?

Car Wizard and his wife's acting deserves an oscar!

Hey Wizard ,that's a stunning car i like it , the only thing i prefer is if it was a gated manuel , other than that it's perfect

The dream team do it again! So well deserved Mrs Wizard, enjoy every mile, keep up the great content 🙂

The back almost looks like a 2000’s Honda.

When Mrs. Car Wizard is having fun, Mr. Car Wizard is a happy wizard. 🤣👍

Another great video ! Thanks Mr and Mrs Wizard!

Great Carr, great condition, but did I see some distortion on a front cross-member?

Kinda waiting for summer when Mrs. Wizard comes riding in on her new Harley. Turn about is fair play!

Mrs. Wizard got tired of waiting for the 308 to get finished, so she went and got herself a baby Ferrari

Beautiful car those wheels definitely look good

Wow great condition , it seams like there is no problems with sticky buttons, i drove some 4200gt and that sound is just great, and that manual transmission 🤤, but they all feel a bit broken with the rear differentials😅

Best way to own a Maserati - when you are married to a mechanic!!!

A very nice Gransport for Mrs Wizard. I ran one of these from a similar milage and it went well until it approached 50k miles then the know issues started, the throttle body is infamous and i am covinced they used carbon tracked pots so that they wear out, thankfully there is an upgrade the solves the issue forever. Keep an eye out for subframe corrosion, living in the damp UK is not good for these cars. I replaced my Gransport with a facelifted 2010 Quattroporte with a ZF auto box not the trouble prone Duo Select, ensuring that all the know weakspots had been seen to togeather with underbody protection to the all the metal parts. I much prefered it to the Gransport, i was lucky to find a special GT-S awards edition in specially-developed pale gold "Quarzo fuso" pearlescent paint, it looked stunning. I hope Mrs Wizard enjoys many miles of trouble free driving, i am sure David will be able to fix any issues that arise.

I would be too worried about mechanic bills on such a beautiful Maserati. I get why you would get one ;)

Go Mrs. Wizard! Nice sound!

You know, when I was watching Car Issues I just couldn’t figure out who would be the perfect owner for this car. Of COURSE Mrs. Wizard is the right person, and the students are going to love her dual Maseratis.

My millionaire friend had a Maserati, he's no longer a millionaire.

I dont know why this car isnt talked about more, it is really gorgeous. Future classic for sure.

Looks nice, Sounds amazing. But probably a money pit unless you can work on it yourself.

Some kid in Kansas: "my mom drives a Maserati".. Some school kid in Kansas: " my teacher drives a Maserati".. Some guy named David in Kansas: "YES! I got my Ferrari 308 back!"

Weeeezard! You have some interesting metal in there, hope you'll do a video on both the R129 SL and the GX.

Happy that the Wizard family can afford to live the high life, they deserve it, hope RU-vid helped :)

That car is awesome but the interior console controls seems ancient even to 2005 lol. Sounds amazing tho! I'd drive that thing all day any day

Reminds me of those early car races in the 1900s, when a mechanic would ride in the car next to the driver, because that’s what you’ll need with a Maserati, having your husband the mechanic ride with you at all times.

I know it's a matter of personal taste, but I still prefer the look of the boomerang taillights of the 3200GT over the revised model. However, yours has the more powerful motor so still a nice choice. Congratulations.

My Maserati does one-eighty-five I lost my license, now I don't drive... (Joe Walsh.)

Don't tell Elliott....he thought he had the coolest Maserati....but now Mrs. Wizard does! Haha. Sorry Elliott.

Woooooee. Nice set of wheels Mrs. Wiz. Fancy shmancy. The wife has to ride in style too.👍❤🤑😃😎👀

20 MPH and 500 RPM with the engine off. Gives new meaning to 'looks like it's moving while it's sitting still'.

Did they buy a tow truck as the companion to the Maserati?

Johnny Sack's car! Jenni had trouble getting in because of her "knees" lol.

Mrs. Wizard must be the coolest teacher at school. Driving around in her Mazerati. Yea boy.

Nice looking car, Mrs. Wizard.. Some Maserati look quite dated nowadays but not that one. Classic lines and shape, and with a good colour. Let's hope it's reliable (as much as they can be, at least;)).

Mrs Wizard has a good taste,Wizard😁The only thing I noticed was that the car is parked with the engine off,but still showing 20mph and 500rpm and this just reminds you :It's an Italian car after all😄Good luck with it and enjoy it!🙂

I love how Mrs. Wizard says and as we scroll down I just giggle like a kid again 🤣

While I love much of the styling that back end looks more like the last Gen of prelude

I’m just picturing Mrs. Wizard rolling up to school in her Maserati, and that exhaust grumbling one more time as she parks. 😱

I love Maseratis but I think the profile of the transport is a bit weak, it's that bottom window line that comes across as....meh. Funny you don't like the origional wheels, I would replace those black wheels with them as any black wheel shouts 'drug dealer' and your wheels should show, not hide away in the darkness :). Exposed carbon fibre is the shellsuit of the modern era ;)

A "thumbs up" car like this in Wichita goes unnoticed in Fort Lauderdale unfortunately. My next door neighbor has the next generation version of this car. I'd have the wheels brought back to the original silver. Great video!

I'm surprised Hoovie sold it. He said he was keeping it on the show.

I can see the damage from backing into the pickup truck has been repaired

To all the “armchair pilots” who seen to know a lot about Maserati out there: I have owned my Gransport since 2009 and it has travelled everywhere - from Grand Canyon and Death Valley to the Italian Alps, always driven hard, and it has given me ZERO problems except for a clutch replacement. These are fun and yes, RELIABLE cars.

Dear Wizzard! Well......Mr. Wizzard is real smart. This car in NOT a convertible......hehe!! smart....

Love the sound it sounds glorious

You should do a video on what cars are best for new drivers. (If you haven’t already)

Looks like an old Honda Prelude from behind.

That's awesome you guys have an app. You guys are moving up the entrepreneur ranks. Awesome

Black wheels look horrible on everything

The Navi system is the same as loads of cars, land rover Freelander for one. They just bought them from Becker. Awesome car for Mrs wizard though, beautiful and surprisingly tough

Delightful, but I personally prefer the look of the wheels you intend to sell.

🇺🇸 *CONGRATS Ms. Wizard* !! *Beautiful Maserati* !! #CarWizard 🇺🇸

So, that car was a way for Wizard to keep the 302 for himself... lol Also, the clock is a feature. It's a time stopper, to keep the driver forever young.

Wizard bought a Cadillac, Mrs Wizard bought a Maserati! LOL

Anyway, the Car Wizard should do a buy this, not that video for sports cars, one of these days. For example, the 2005 to 2013 Chevrolet Corvette (C6) with any V8 engine (including supercharged) and any transmission is the one to buy and the not to buy will be the fifth-generation, 2010 to 2015 Chevrolet Camaro with the unreliable, 3.6 L V6 engine, which is always a problem with timing chain guides and oil sludge from General Motors (GM). The other sports cars to buy will be the 2005 to 2014 Ford Mustang and the 2011 to present, Dodge Charger with V8 engines, not the V6 engine (unless you want to save money on gasoline). The other sports cars not to buy is the 2004 to 2010 BMW M5, the 2004 to 2011 Mazda RX-8 and the 1989 to 1997 Mercury Cougar. Thank you very much and have a great weekend.

Congratulations Mrs Wizard!!! 👍🙂👍

At least Mrs Wizard did not buy Hoovie’s R8

Really not that hard to get that sound, your XLR can sound just like that with some vibrant mufflers and resonators deletes

Wizard, you now can take full ownership of that red sports card now that Mrs wizard taken this one. Totally look forward to your videos. Kaipara, New Zealand.

Looks like a volvo from behind.

Mrs Wizard is a true connoisseur with good taste. Next time it will be a Granturismo V8 like the one on this channel). Good luck and see you soon Mr. Wizard. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mustang coyote sounds better stock, sorry.