How hard do you guys drive these awesome thoroughbreds?

.6845 · Apr 19, 2011

Ihad purchased a Red 06 Gransport with Tubi in October of 10' and I drive the living daylights out of this car. I change the oil every 3k miles...and I shift between 4-5k rpm everytime. Is this bad for the car?

Thank you,

Stephen
06 Gransport Tubi

Vincenzo · Apr 19, 2011

The cars love being driven like this. ENJOY the car! :thumbsup:

.6845 · Apr 19, 2011

Grazi Vicenzo.....that is a sweet picture of your car..thanks for your response

AERspyder · Apr 19, 2011

agreed! i've had mine for a few years and drive the HELL out of it regularly! just keep up with the maintenance (both scheduled and preventive) and enjoy the car!

Also, since you're into driving it to its limits, call Jeff at Formula Dynamics. YOU NEED A DBWM right away. it'll change your perception of the car! :autofahrer:

TravisJ · Apr 19, 2011

These Maseratis were designed for high speed, long distance driving. Don't be afraid to push the throttle and use it as the designers intended.

veloce49 · Apr 19, 2011

Let's reserve the term "thoroughbreds" for Ferraris.
What would the appropriate term for a Maserati be?

skydancer · Apr 19, 2011

Maybe a dumb question, but the DBWM is for CC/F1 only right?

TravisJ · Apr 19, 2011

skydancer said:
Maybe a dumb question, but the DBWM is for CC/F1 only right?

All modern Maseratis have a factory drive by wire system regardless of transmission type. The FD DBWEM modifies the way the stock system behaves. This happens with any transmission type. A search here on Maseratilife will uncover a few threads on the subject.

borgenhard · Apr 19, 2011

Stephen - from what you describe is normal driving to me. These cars are designed to drive fast and rev high. Just keep up with maintenance, which sounds like you do, and these cars will love it. Mine seems to run better the more I drive it. They are definately not designed to be garage queens!

aufbau · Apr 20, 2011

If you change gears at 4-5k rpm everytime you are missing some beautiful sounds!

flashgordon · Apr 22, 2011

aufbau said:
If you change gears at 4-5k rpm everytime you are missing some beautiful sounds!

No kidding. Shifting at those RPMs is not "driving the daylights out of the car" - that's for sure. I shift at around 6500 or a bit higher whenever I can get the car out in the open with room to run.

noware · Apr 22, 2011

I change the oil at 7k. I drive always in sport and pedal to the floor shifting at red-line. Not uncommon for me to hit 140mph on the freeway. Got a speeding ticket doing 65 in a 55

noware · Apr 22, 2011

I change the oil at 7k. I drive always in sport and pedal to the floor shifting at red-line. Not uncommon for me to hit 140mph on the freeway. Got a speeding ticket doing 65 in a 55

Saturn · Apr 22, 2011

I had thought shifting on the redline "all the time" is stress on the engine. Once in a while is fine but not all the time....anyone beg to differ.

I normally shift at 4000-5000 range. When I want to conserve gas on long trips its 3000-4000.

maseratisportgts · Apr 22, 2011

Screw it, just drive that baby.... And for me, if I start driving aggressively, I'm driving aggressively and fast and I don't do that all the time for safety and police reasons, if there was an autobahn here that I used all the time, then I would be OUT. But since there isn't I drive normally, whatever that means to me.. As for being worried about driving it too hard, there is no such thing man... Just don't be peeling out at stoplights and burning your clutch out, the only thing you should be concerned about is clutch wear with your driving style, I think and everybody else will agree that the engine can definitely handle anything you throw at it...

veloce49 · Apr 22, 2011

Seems to me the car is not meant to driven constantly at the red-line.
Will the master mechanics on the site please provide your opinions. Just curious.

TravisJ · Apr 22, 2011

Saturn said:
I had thought shifting on the redline "all the time" is stress on the engine. Once in a while is fine but not all the time....anyone beg to differ.

As RPMs climb, there is certainly more engine wear. Pistons, cylinders, crank, and other parts in engine running at 7,000 RPM will have at least double the wear as in an engine running at 3,500 RPM. With that said, the real wear is probably felt the most in a clutch for a car driven hard.

michaeladler · Apr 22, 2011

lz33w7 said:
Ihad purchased a Red 06 Gransport with Tubi in October of 10' and I drive the living daylights out of this car. I change the oil every 3k miles...and I shift between 4-5k rpm everytime. Is this bad for the car?

Thank you,

Stephen
06 Gransport Tubi

Well let's put it this way, I just returned from a shortish trip on I-75 in Naples and when I entered the freeway I was in Sports Mode and using the paddle shifters and held the car in first gear up to 6,500 revs before I went into second!

elambo · Apr 23, 2011

You're greatly increasing your risk of damage to these fine automobiles if you consistently shift at red line, not to mention shortening the life of the power train.

isabella maserati · Apr 23, 2011

Guys its a car just drive the damn thing if you can't have fun with it don't own it...it's not science if you beat the shit out of anything everyday its gonna break. Play responsibly

How hard do you guys drive these awesome thoroughbreds?

.6845

Vincenzo

.6845

AERspyder

TravisJ

veloce49

skydancer

TravisJ

borgenhard

aufbau

flashgordon

noware

noware

Saturn

maseratisportgts

veloce49

TravisJ

michaeladler

elambo

isabella maserati

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