I've owned the Gts for 2 weeks and have had a surprisingly high number of dirty looks from drivers and pedestrians. Even had a neighbor complain about the noise. Never happened before in the Porsche I had prior. Any of you guys have this experience?
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Dirty Looks?
Never had any issues. And yes, it does make a glorious noise imho, especially with the Larini sport cats. But most people I've encountered have been more curious and impressed with the car and sound not irritated. However, when I am pulling into my neighborhood, I do try and be a bit conscientious and drive slowly etc so not to piss anyone off.
I've only had admiring looks and "thumbs up's" since owing Maserati's.
The only time I've got dirty looks was when I'm driving my Jaguar F-Type R. That's because the stock exhaust on that car is about 10X louder than the stock GT exhaust and you could literally hear it from a mile away!
The only time I've got dirty looks was when I'm driving my Jaguar F-Type R. That's because the stock exhaust on that car is about 10X louder than the stock GT exhaust and you could literally hear it from a mile away!
Less htan 48 hours after the return of my GT, I had a guy stop our our local recycling centre to ask what it was and tell me how lovely he thought it was.
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I expected some hate since i'm young and kind of look like a dbag as is (first step is acknowledging it) But I've had nothing but positive responses - everyone seems to love the look of these cars and have positive things to say. I've met so many interesting people and car enthusiasts via the car. I've yet to get dirty looks - most I get is a few younger guys yelling out "your dad buy you that?" or similar ... but that's just funny more than anything. Or once a comment on the assumed size of a certain area - but again those were all while around a college area so it's expected
Well, on the upside thank goodness you didn't buy a Lamborghini!:smile2:
My experiences have been fairly positive. I've gotten nothing but thumbs ups and people asking to take pictures of the car.
Mine is quite loud, thanks to all the Fabspeed goodies. However, my neighbors surprisingly seem to enjoy it. That was my only fear.
My XJR100 Jag makes a very subtle and quiet note with the Arden exhaust, lightweight supercharger pulley, and twin intake retrofit. Despite all this, very quiet car.
My 911 as well, I mean they're noticeably loud from the factory with the H6 motor. Even with the exhaust valves open. No complaints with that either.
The SQ5 is silent, I don't even think anyone knows it exists.
It's all jealousy, especially depending on where you live. I'm in NJ and every so often I have civics, Mustangs, Corvettes, and diesel trucks give my not so pleasant looks (a nice fellow in a civic hatch went through the trouble of giving me the finger on the highway once, and the diesels love covering my car in sut when they can). Honestly, just ignore it. Haters are all over the place.
If anything, it could be because of this:
http://www.motortrend.com/news/study-says-the-sound-of-a-maserati-engine-turns-women-on-2904/
Happy Motoring!
My experiences have been fairly positive. I've gotten nothing but thumbs ups and people asking to take pictures of the car.
Mine is quite loud, thanks to all the Fabspeed goodies. However, my neighbors surprisingly seem to enjoy it. That was my only fear.
My XJR100 Jag makes a very subtle and quiet note with the Arden exhaust, lightweight supercharger pulley, and twin intake retrofit. Despite all this, very quiet car.
My 911 as well, I mean they're noticeably loud from the factory with the H6 motor. Even with the exhaust valves open. No complaints with that either.
The SQ5 is silent, I don't even think anyone knows it exists.
It's all jealousy, especially depending on where you live. I'm in NJ and every so often I have civics, Mustangs, Corvettes, and diesel trucks give my not so pleasant looks (a nice fellow in a civic hatch went through the trouble of giving me the finger on the highway once, and the diesels love covering my car in sut when they can). Honestly, just ignore it. Haters are all over the place.
If anything, it could be because of this:
http://www.motortrend.com/news/study-says-the-sound-of-a-maserati-engine-turns-women-on-2904/
Happy Motoring!
From experience of owning 3 GranTurismo's (2 white and 1 black) a red F430 and an orange Gallardo I can tell you the worst and the best for positive, negative, and lack of attention.
The Ferrari was the worst. No competition. No one would talk to me or look at the car, people would go out of their way to act like they don't see it. It was bad.
The Lamborghini is surprisingly much better thank the Ferrari. Lot of thumbs up, lots of younger kids drooling, and lots of looks without pretending not to look. The positive attention is much much better than the F430.
The first Maserati I had was white and a red interior but it was a 2008 and I had the first one registered in my state. Because nobody knew what it was that car pulled more look and attention than all of my car ownership out together and very little was negative. After selling that one I owned a black one and the opposite happened, the car was invisible. I felt I could park it alone and it would be safe and never had a problem doing so. My current one which is a MC sport line white with black draws some attention but very very little in comparison to my first white one or my gallardo but after 8 years straight of owning these cars I'm happy about this. The GT is a bit more main stream now a days and just about everyone knows what a Maserati is in 2016 however it was a very different story when the car just came out. The summer of 2008 was such an experience to own one of these cars.
What I gather from my experience is two things matter. Make and color. I would be willing to be a yellow MC stradele with black rims would get more negative attention than a black Aventador with silver rims.
The Ferrari was the worst. No competition. No one would talk to me or look at the car, people would go out of their way to act like they don't see it. It was bad.
The Lamborghini is surprisingly much better thank the Ferrari. Lot of thumbs up, lots of younger kids drooling, and lots of looks without pretending not to look. The positive attention is much much better than the F430.
The first Maserati I had was white and a red interior but it was a 2008 and I had the first one registered in my state. Because nobody knew what it was that car pulled more look and attention than all of my car ownership out together and very little was negative. After selling that one I owned a black one and the opposite happened, the car was invisible. I felt I could park it alone and it would be safe and never had a problem doing so. My current one which is a MC sport line white with black draws some attention but very very little in comparison to my first white one or my gallardo but after 8 years straight of owning these cars I'm happy about this. The GT is a bit more main stream now a days and just about everyone knows what a Maserati is in 2016 however it was a very different story when the car just came out. The summer of 2008 was such an experience to own one of these cars.
What I gather from my experience is two things matter. Make and color. I would be willing to be a yellow MC stradele with black rims would get more negative attention than a black Aventador with silver rims.
We have always had pretty good treatment while driving really any of the Maserati's. Where things start getting interesting is when you're testing a customers Metallic Electric Blue (reflective) wrapped, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Spyder with Chrome Rims blinged out from West Coast Customs...
You get people who love it and people who hate it! The worst part is that with the top down, you get to hear it all and have people start conversations with you at each and every stoplight!
It's just one of those combinations that draws lots of attention, good and bad, but it's always interesting! We were adding a full Larini Exhaust System to it so it pushed it even further over the top.
Best Regards,
You get people who love it and people who hate it! The worst part is that with the top down, you get to hear it all and have people start conversations with you at each and every stoplight!
It's just one of those combinations that draws lots of attention, good and bad, but it's always interesting! We were adding a full Larini Exhaust System to it so it pushed it even further over the top.
Best Regards,
Location plays a big part I’m sure. Police vary enormously but, as has been said, they are often car guys and appreciate that exotics are typically driven with a higher level of competence than are Prius.
I was very fortunate to have one of the very first Audi TT Roadsters in the US (a dealer accidentally sold me their demo car before they got the message not to sell it), and replaced it a few years with, very fortunately again, one of the first Lotus Elise, and in both cases I was approached by a number of Police simply asking what it was. Same thing driving around Napa in a rented McLaren.
I was very fortunate to have one of the very first Audi TT Roadsters in the US (a dealer accidentally sold me their demo car before they got the message not to sell it), and replaced it a few years with, very fortunately again, one of the first Lotus Elise, and in both cases I was approached by a number of Police simply asking what it was. Same thing driving around Napa in a rented McLaren.
Lotus story, Newport Beach, Co Cal: At a stop light before a 270 degree freeway on-ramp, CHP pulls up and winds his window down and we go through the usual conversation:
“What’s that? Looks awesome!”
“Lotus”.
“Never heard of it. Italian?”
“No, British.”
“Why isn’t it on fire then? Italian engine though, surely? V8? V12?
“Ha, no, just a 4, but light so pretty quick”
“Looks like it handles?”
“Like it’s on rails. Want to race me round the corner…?”
No idea why I said that but he laughs, pulls down his Aviators and says “You’re on!”.
He‘s on the inside of the curve but in a Crown Victoria, and I see him in my rear view mirror grinning all over his face as he drifts it. By the time we straighten up after the turn I look down and I’m doing 90, but he pulls up alongside me, gives me the thumbs up, and accelerates away.
“What’s that? Looks awesome!”
“Lotus”.
“Never heard of it. Italian?”
“No, British.”
“Why isn’t it on fire then? Italian engine though, surely? V8? V12?
“Ha, no, just a 4, but light so pretty quick”
“Looks like it handles?”
“Like it’s on rails. Want to race me round the corner…?”
No idea why I said that but he laughs, pulls down his Aviators and says “You’re on!”.
He‘s on the inside of the curve but in a Crown Victoria, and I see him in my rear view mirror grinning all over his face as he drifts it. By the time we straighten up after the turn I look down and I’m doing 90, but he pulls up alongside me, gives me the thumbs up, and accelerates away.
DB9 story, Irvine, CA. First sunny day of the year, ladies in summer dresses, top down (on the car, not the ladies)
Sport cats on a V12, biblically loud, sounds like Old Testament wrath of God doing some smiting.
Floored it off the lights past a UPS truck only to find a CHP right in front of it. Went past him accelerating through 65 in a 45.
Resigned to the inevitable I pull into the right lane at the next light, looking expectantly in the rear view mirror for the flashing lights, but instead he pulls up alongside me, winds his window down and says Good Morning.
“Sorry, sorry, can’t help myself, I honestly have no excuse”.
He laughs, says it the most awesome noise he’s ever heard, and he’ll let me off if I do it again off these lights too.
Seriously, I’m not making this up.
I pull away at perhaps 80%, something just wouldn’t let me give it 100%, but slowed up around 50mph until he caught me up, waved, overtook me and drove off on his way.
Epilogue: 30 seconds later when I was home in my garage, giggling to myself at my lucky escape, I indulged myself in a rather juvenile throttle blip as I shut the engine down, forgetting (as is so easy to do an Aston as the gearshift is in the form of buttons on the dash and not a more traditional lever) that I was still in gear. 6 inches later I did $18,000 of damage to the front of the car and moved a supporting wall 2 inches.
Sport cats on a V12, biblically loud, sounds like Old Testament wrath of God doing some smiting.
Floored it off the lights past a UPS truck only to find a CHP right in front of it. Went past him accelerating through 65 in a 45.
Resigned to the inevitable I pull into the right lane at the next light, looking expectantly in the rear view mirror for the flashing lights, but instead he pulls up alongside me, winds his window down and says Good Morning.
“Sorry, sorry, can’t help myself, I honestly have no excuse”.
He laughs, says it the most awesome noise he’s ever heard, and he’ll let me off if I do it again off these lights too.
Seriously, I’m not making this up.
I pull away at perhaps 80%, something just wouldn’t let me give it 100%, but slowed up around 50mph until he caught me up, waved, overtook me and drove off on his way.
Epilogue: 30 seconds later when I was home in my garage, giggling to myself at my lucky escape, I indulged myself in a rather juvenile throttle blip as I shut the engine down, forgetting (as is so easy to do an Aston as the gearshift is in the form of buttons on the dash and not a more traditional lever) that I was still in gear. 6 inches later I did $18,000 of damage to the front of the car and moved a supporting wall 2 inches.
Maserati Story, freeway south of San Francisco.
“How fast do you think you were going, Sir?”
“Honestly, 85”.
“Exactly right, I appreciate the honesty”
“I know this isn’t an excuse but can I show you my challenge?”
“Umm Ok”
I start it up, rev it, and explain that you drive this car to the sound to the engine, often meaning you’re really not looking at the actual speed.
“Well I do see your problem Sir, but I encourage you to try to overcome it. It does sound awesome though – I have to ask what gear you were in when you came past me just now…”
“You’re asking me what gear I was in when I overtook you doing 20mph over the posted speed limit…”
“Yes”
“3rd, I was still accelerating…”
He roared with laughter and gave me a fixit ticket for not having a front plate.
Epilogue: when I took it into SFPD to prove compliance the guy behind the counter told me it was ugly and to take it off again immediately.
“How fast do you think you were going, Sir?”
“Honestly, 85”.
“Exactly right, I appreciate the honesty”
“I know this isn’t an excuse but can I show you my challenge?”
“Umm Ok”
I start it up, rev it, and explain that you drive this car to the sound to the engine, often meaning you’re really not looking at the actual speed.
“Well I do see your problem Sir, but I encourage you to try to overcome it. It does sound awesome though – I have to ask what gear you were in when you came past me just now…”
“You’re asking me what gear I was in when I overtook you doing 20mph over the posted speed limit…”
“Yes”
“3rd, I was still accelerating…”
He roared with laughter and gave me a fixit ticket for not having a front plate.
Epilogue: when I took it into SFPD to prove compliance the guy behind the counter told me it was ugly and to take it off again immediately.
I enjoyed the stories, Brit Maz 
I was driving around the beach earlier today with a black Lambo Murceliego - such a beautiful piece of machinery - I think the color really makes a difference on what type of attention a car receives. It seemed to get positive feedback almost entirely (same as my black maserati). Last week I drove around with a buddy in his red 458 ... definitely different level of attention and some looks were not especially friendly. I never understand why some people seem to disdain others whom are doing maybe better than themselves financially. I'm in the market for a gallardo right now and really set on orange or green - I expect more dirty looks in that than the 99% positive looks I get in my black GT S. We will find out soon! (Patiently awaiting the right car to come up... maybe not so patiently)
I was driving around the beach earlier today with a black Lambo Murceliego - such a beautiful piece of machinery - I think the color really makes a difference on what type of attention a car receives. It seemed to get positive feedback almost entirely (same as my black maserati). Last week I drove around with a buddy in his red 458 ... definitely different level of attention and some looks were not especially friendly. I never understand why some people seem to disdain others whom are doing maybe better than themselves financially. I'm in the market for a gallardo right now and really set on orange or green - I expect more dirty looks in that than the 99% positive looks I get in my black GT S. We will find out soon! (Patiently awaiting the right car to come up... maybe not so patiently)
Colour is indeed part of the equation, particularly with Ferrari & Lambo. I should have mentioned that the Lotus, Aston and Maz are all black.
And all convertibles, which I think is also important as it somehow takes away a barrier between the disgruntled outside and the perceived wanker inside. A stop light or a car park with the top down almost always produces a conversation.
And all convertibles, which I think is also important as it somehow takes away a barrier between the disgruntled outside and the perceived wanker inside. A stop light or a car park with the top down almost always produces a conversation.
The car for which I received the warmest reception was without doubt the DB9. I was living in The OC at the time but I brought it up to San Francisco for a few weeks for purposes of wooing she who is now my wife, and was quite concerned as the conspicuous consumption that is so acceptably brash in The OC is completely the reversed in the Bay Area, where your average 21 year old tech billionaire drives a Prius, a bike or nothing at all.
Happily I found people actually stopping and applauding (!) as I drove by, sport cats shooting flame out the back and End of Days V12 thundering off the walls. The most bizarre incident came when I parked it on the street in The Mission (not smart at all in any way) and came out from the restaurant to find a group of 6 or 7 “young Gentlemen” standing around it. I thought I’d finally got my comeuppance until they told me they were actually guarding it for me!
Or was it for James Bond…?
Happily I found people actually stopping and applauding (!) as I drove by, sport cats shooting flame out the back and End of Days V12 thundering off the walls. The most bizarre incident came when I parked it on the street in The Mission (not smart at all in any way) and came out from the restaurant to find a group of 6 or 7 “young Gentlemen” standing around it. I thought I’d finally got my comeuppance until they told me they were actually guarding it for me!
Or was it for James Bond…?
Loving all these experience stories.
Figured I'd share a non-Maserati related one. My business partner drives a matte black LP640 coupe with black chrome wheels. I'm convinced this thing has zero pipes...the sound of the 6 liter V12 is seriously ear piercing. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE engine/exhaust sounds, but there's a limit. After about 30 minutes of driving this thing you would actually have a headache and want to jump out. To make matters worse, he has something called a Liberty Walk kit on the car (I think it completely ruins it as a whole). So this means very wide fenders, with that comes very bad width clearance issues, and the thing is slammed to the ground. Which, calls for very bad ground clearance issues. Whatever modification this was clearly disabled Lamborghini's genius front axle lift feature...keep in mind, this guy is much older than I am. I've just got powder coated wheels on my silver GT. When I had my Gallardo I left it completely stock and no cosmetic modifications...maybe I'm just boring.
I have to drive this thing from his house to our office where my very modest 2002 Jaguar XJR100 is parked so we can both get our cars and part ways. The drive was all of 45 minutes, not through any particularly bad areas, but people were out and about. College kids, families, people going to work, etc....I'm getting death glares left and right. Luckily his pitch black tint can shield my face from the outside world. Last leg of the drive where I go to get off the exit to where our office is, BAM someone throws a huge blob of ice cream at me as I'm getting off the exit. What blows my mind isn't the act, it's that how the hell were they able to propel a massive blob of ice cream at highway speeds without a container...blows my mind to this day.
I go upstairs and give him the keys and walk to my office and scratch my head and say "dude you might want to go downstairs and hose your car off. Someone threw ice cream at it"
His response: "eh, happens all the time"
Figured I'd share a non-Maserati related one. My business partner drives a matte black LP640 coupe with black chrome wheels. I'm convinced this thing has zero pipes...the sound of the 6 liter V12 is seriously ear piercing. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE engine/exhaust sounds, but there's a limit. After about 30 minutes of driving this thing you would actually have a headache and want to jump out. To make matters worse, he has something called a Liberty Walk kit on the car (I think it completely ruins it as a whole). So this means very wide fenders, with that comes very bad width clearance issues, and the thing is slammed to the ground. Which, calls for very bad ground clearance issues. Whatever modification this was clearly disabled Lamborghini's genius front axle lift feature...keep in mind, this guy is much older than I am. I've just got powder coated wheels on my silver GT. When I had my Gallardo I left it completely stock and no cosmetic modifications...maybe I'm just boring.
I have to drive this thing from his house to our office where my very modest 2002 Jaguar XJR100 is parked so we can both get our cars and part ways. The drive was all of 45 minutes, not through any particularly bad areas, but people were out and about. College kids, families, people going to work, etc....I'm getting death glares left and right. Luckily his pitch black tint can shield my face from the outside world. Last leg of the drive where I go to get off the exit to where our office is, BAM someone throws a huge blob of ice cream at me as I'm getting off the exit. What blows my mind isn't the act, it's that how the hell were they able to propel a massive blob of ice cream at highway speeds without a container...blows my mind to this day.
I go upstairs and give him the keys and walk to my office and scratch my head and say "dude you might want to go downstairs and hose your car off. Someone threw ice cream at it"
His response: "eh, happens all the time"
I found my Porsche 911 caused much more dirty looks and road anger. Three and a half years (25k miles) with the GT and only two instances of angry drivers. One guy yelled at me (believe it or not) for pulling over to let an ambulance by. Another passed me and flipped me off because I wasn't going fast enough for him (I was doing 59 in a heavily patrolled 55 zone). All other interactions have been positive, with men, women and kids giving me the thumbs up or coming over to chat.
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