The Maserati Biturbo Is the Ultra-Affordable 1980s Maserati 

Ikr! Massive respect to Doug.

If he started only doing new cars I’d probably stop watching his content lol. You should subscribe to motorweek and check out the retro reviews. Those videos are pure gold

new cars are so boring lol. Touchscreen everything, boring engines, electric cars, fake noise

@@noel7187 You're so right!

He's probably doing only new cars now, but we can watch some classics he had in reserve. I expect they will end soon. I like them WAY more - I practically don't watch new cars reviews, but I still won't unsub. This channel doesn't deserve such treatment from the viewers. Don't act like children.

they do kook comfy

Facts it’s so dope

It’s very Italian, like my aunt’s living room in the Bronx back in the 70s. Now it just needs red velvet and plastic slip covers!

@@DavidRavenMoon American 'Italian' and real Italian are often a very different thing.

​@@DavidRavenMoon you were royalty if you were allowed to sit on the plastic couches lol. Not Italian but other southern european... Italians Spaniards Portuguese we were all the same with the plastic furniture

@@pistonburner6448 Well my aunt's (and my mother's) parents were born and raised in Italy before coming here as adults in the early 1900's. So while my mom was Italian American, she was first generation. My mom was born in 1913 in Queens, NY. And I have been to Italy. :)

How long did he own it for?

Can it do 185?

Only on paper! I bought this car in 1984 and it was a disaster. Maserati tried to put the turbo BEFORE the carburetor, which meant the carb was pressurized. It never worked right, running lean, running rich, or not running at all. Combine that with "heat soak", where all the gas evaporated in the lines if you went to lunch and then tried to restart it again. You'd sit there cranking the thing for 15 seconds before it would start to fire. I had the BiTurbo convertible and the leather that would cover the top when down shrank in the sun. It would then never snap into place again so it all flapped as you drove. The final end of the road was when the engine blew due to Masearti covering up one of the head oil return galleries with the gasket. Within 11,000 miles, that cylinder was so starved for oil, it seized and snapped the timing belt. The engine was toast. Yes, after the 3 year warranty expired... I rebuilt the engine, traded it for the new 1990 300ZX TwinTurbo and never looked back.

@@aussie2uGA I had a 85 and 86 Quatroporte with 4 webber carb set up....don't get me started. Breathtaking car to look at and sit in, and drive actually. When it worked !

@Sohc_Vtec nowaday, definetely it is

@@aussie2uGA that’s a crazy coincidence to see an owner from this period actually on one of these videos. The 300zx was definitely a space ship compared to this in technology

At no reserve I'd still bid like $4,000 on it.....if only the stupid IRS would pay me my refund/covid money! Seller tries to sue Doug for conflict of interest, LoL! Can't roast and sell a car at the same time, that's illegal!

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 How is it illegal and why would the sell try to sue Doug? He's just making fun of how unreliable the Maserati Biturbo is. It's also completely legal to roast a car, even if don't own it. It's not like police would arrest you for roasting a car. Suing someone for making fun of a car just seems silly, if Doug starts to make fun of people or insult them for buying the Biturbo, then it would make sense. Doug probably isn't like most car enthusiasts, most car enthusiasts tend to make fun and insult people for buying or driving any car that's not a sports cars like NSX or Supra.

I'd still buy it

It's not an E, E was made in 85/86, and it has a wing on the bottom and 1 half the car is gray, I know because I have an E but with no intercooler, from the factory they did not come with an intercooler.

@@mehdibanaei9753 The intercoolers were installed by Spearco in the USA on all E models. It's definitely a dealer sold E. I was an owner and am in the Owners Club with a classic Ghibli.

@@alallen1030 happy new year, the one here is not an E, trust me, it does have the under skirt but not an E, not all E had the intercooler installed, you could pay your dealer as an option you could have it installed, all E are late1985/86 and have a two toned paint side skirts and a rear apron. I have a E a 430i and a 84 euro model 2.0 also had 87 425i and a 86 425 with the intercooler. I've had my 430i since I was 17 back in 1998, I eat and breathe biturbos. Love your taste with your classic.

@@mehdibanaei9753 Sounds like all of your experience is in the European market, not Southern California USA.

@@unpolire ? Does southern California make cars? Yes most all my cars are European and a few are the euro market cars. I don't really get what your comment means. All I know is that I know the biturbos very well and the car here is not an E model, is that realy a big deal?

It got even better in the late 80s/early 90s with the 2,0L V6 from the Ghibli at 306 HP (even up to 330 HP on the "Cup" models). Best specific output at that time and I believe it remained that way for quite some time. And most importantly these engines are actually reliable.

@@finkbraugg The Porsche 924 Turbo (internal number 931) came in a number of different versions with more power. The best known is probably the 924 Carrera GT (internal number 937) with 210 HP. However, there was also the 924 Carrera GTS with 245 HP, the 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport with 270 HP, the 924 Carrera GTP with 320 HP and the 924 Carrera GTR with 375 HP (internal number 939).

The only match for this car I can think of are Alpina e30 productions.

Very true

100%

That was a luxury car standard outside of Germany

??? What are you driving?

You know this is true because the guy said "fact" in all caps.

@@KartKing4ever I was taught to take people at their word. Do you have any proof differently?

@@bwofficial1776 No, because I read a similar thing on Wikipedia of the 6 valve. Although I did not read the part about it replacing the 3v.

Not exactly, later they were developing 4-valve designs, not 3.

@@KartKing4ever driving4answers have a video on that, it's true.

@P¡nned by Doug DeMuro Totally not a scam or anything like that.

or a fool

He's also Wimp that endures a Bitchy Wife...

This is the perfect weekend car to own when your daily is a Corolla. Same size, but the opposite in every other way.

Reliability is one thing. If a car breaks mechanically, you have a chance of fixing it. The rust was another thing. In the UK climate, these disappeared into a cloud of iron oxide very quickly.

@@tcm81 - Same here in Canada. These and the Quattroportes rusted and depreciated as though rust and depreciation were having a race, and the cars were the loser.

My 1984 Biturbo was a great little car with a nice ZF 5-speed. I also had an original Ghibli, so I know Maseratis. Mine was stolen after I fitted Gotti 3-pc rims and Acura NSX tires. Miss it!

@@tcm81 They did rust, but how many cars did rust like that back then? Virtually all of them! Back in the early to mid 80`s, most manufacturers were offering 1 year warranty on everything, including bodywork, if you got a new car & wanted to keep it, you had to get it rustproofed yourself, that was the norm, & if you didn't, you`d have bloody great holes in your sills, floors, wheel arches, door bottoms, roof pillars within 5 years... Thats why theres so few 70`s & 80`s cars now in the UK!

A true jewel is no demanding mistress . A true jewel rewards your TLC by living long and be reliable , not betraying you by rotting away in ten years or less . NEVER a spagetti-racer again !!!!!!!!

I like the 80s Quattroporte. It's boxy and kind of American looking but somehow sleek. The seats look so comfortable. I wouldn't mind owning one with an American V8 and a complete rewiring.

When I saw it in the Civic Type-R video Carsandbids ad, I thought it was a BMW 2002

It kinda reminds me of the Audi Quattro, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a 5cylinder swapped one

Maserati only stays in business because of repairs 😂😂

C club automotive kept my 430i for 6years to do repairs, I drove it there and had it tow it back after 6 years of the guy coming up with excuses.

My father has 2 of them (1 for spare parts in terrible condition) and 1 thats being worked on. Still in terrible condition. But that's what you get from 20+ years of inactivity. I'm trying to bring the main back to the road but it seems impossible

Nice. I have a 4.24 with a 2 liter bi-turbo engine. Regards from Belgium.

You always write the same comment 😂

@@grunkohlaktionar7474 Gotta get the likes lol.

OUR boi doug is amazing thanks for sharing

Found doug’s burner account

Cars and Bids is one of the most ingenious business moves I've seen anyone make in a good while. He makes bucks on the site, it provides him a steady influx of content for the channel, and he can use the channel to promote both the site and the cars on it. His success is well earned and deserved.

Comedy really isn't your thing

@@slowery43 I laughed so you're wrong bye bye

@@slowery43 someone's turbo is still in the closet....

So you're "cool", eh, bro? OK give me a mo to stop laughing, but at least you have no ego or humblebragging probs.

Yeah, I have some cool cars myself and I own a business working on supercars for a living. I think that qualifies.@@caribman10

Most carb cars don't have rev limiters. And considering they were still using manual (rather than automatic) chokes back then, I'd hazard a guess and say no rev limiter. What did you end up buying instead of the Maserati?

Probably weigh closer to 3000lbs.

The wheels are pretty nice, however the original magnesium ones are even better.

Actually mostly as a result of its horrible unreliability. They looked great broken-down on the side of the road.

Theres a guy near me in London still using his 89 Spider as a daily, in all weathers. I`d imagine any surviving ones have had any electrical issues permanently fixed by now, so its a bit of a non-issue, especially as its a much more basic system compared to anything made in the last decade or 2.

got the whole squad laughing bro

@@gianni99999 nono thats when ya motha was getting railed

No, just no.

you must be new here

And good for him!

I love the Ghibli cup and Shamal,i'm waiting to Doug Review this Maseratis!!!

They have journal bearings. They stop almost instantly. The only reason is not to let the oil get too hot and reduce in quality.

Makes no sense. Turbos still spin at idle. The real reason for this is to cool the oil for a short period to prevent coking.

Maserati wasn't exactly flush with cash at the time. Not that that's any excuse, but the dealer was probably afraid they'd never get reimbursed for the warranty claim and weren't too enthusiastic about losing money on the job. Glad it worked out though lol

Oh man that’s a gangsta move by your grandpa

incorrect. intercoolers give you slightly less performance since they block the flow of boost a little. they would overheat and the intercooler did help

You don't wish to have hot air into the intake, believe me.

That old top gear joke was originally about Lancia.

@@KarlHamilton Well aware of that, but it applied to most Italian cars of the 70s and 80s in all honesty lol

@@Flared Eh not entirely fair. That is a stereotype mostly born out of poorly built Fiats in the 70s. Lancias and Alfas were no less reliable than British cars. Ferraris were quite reliable considering their performance. The Ferrari 512BB and especially 328GTB are pretty bulletproof.

@@EEvtg True, Fiat did not help themselves back then. The deal to use sub-par Russian steel also made them infamous for rust too. I wasn't saying all Italian cars were unreliable, as not all British ones are either. Old Italian cars' greatest enemy is not being used. They really do not like sitting for even a short while if they are not used semi-regularly. That's when a lot of the problems arise.

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The 70’s transaxle Porsche’s too. My ‘79 928 has this dogleg pattern

The idea is that you have the two most used gears on a curvy road - second and third gear - close together, with the ability to quickly and accurately shift between them in a linear motion.

It tells you how to shift it

And when driving in 5th, you would need to rest your hand on the lever, because it would pop out of 5th gear..... after a few minutes, your won´t feel your hand, it vibrates like a ladies friend on batteries.... :) :)

The shifter is a german ZF, classically with the first gear down.

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The first models actually came with these digital clocks, not analog ones. They made itvas cheap as possible. Only later models came with the expensive analog clocks.

That digital clock was shared with a lot of Italian cars at the time & had a built in stopwatch.

The eye of the beholder (and all that), I'd take the Maser over the TC any day, design-wise. Just my personal opinion.

@@talosiv4927 I agree, the thing is... In 1989 I was 17, had high expectations of what a Maserati was and was extremely let down.

yea, the spare tire is still in it. daniel, you clearly just didnt take care of yours. this is a great car

@@mbawg More like the person who owned it before me did not take care of it. I regularly had it in the shop fixing all the stuff that was broken when I bought it. But on a number of things even after getting things fixed they would break again. It leaked oil and the mechanic said it was some seal, we got that fixed and it blew out the one on the other side.

@@mbawg So is this your car now? Definitely keep on any oil leaks because it will spit it onto the turbos. Also make sure you let the car idle for a couple of minutes after you park before you turn it off.

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Get the whole thing, pull the drivetrain, and throw it away so you can put something else in. I wonder how reliable the body and suspension is when these are swapped. Looks like it'd be a fun candidate to do it in...

@@Khrrck this was 10+yrs ago, but an LS swap or built SBC or SBF would be fun. Definitely wouldn't be something you see often if at all

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