[PoorboyGT]

Sorry another car I never really felt
I know there loved but

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Terrible interior and the engine setup looks backwards ass, but they were pretty fast and you can make them real fast...J

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Here is my turd of the day..Poor Lotus got used like a cheap whore back in the day for their excellent engineering...Izuzu got in the mix and we ended up with this turd..A FWD Lotus...Colin is rolling in his grave..

 

[DLax69]

 

[PoorboyGT]

Not great looking.cars

 

[BrianGTC]

Not great looking.cars

Not many from that era were 😝

 

[PoorboyGT]

 

[PoorboyGT]

Good friend had one of these Mitsubishi
Not bad looking and quick

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Man, I was totally gonna post that one... 😄 Kinda cool looking,but had a crappy engine...J

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Ok, we are stuck in the 90's...When I was high school this car was badass..200 HP and AWD..J

 

[DLax69]

90s RX-7s were turds...

 

[PoorboyGT]

Excellent turf examples
I never understood the rotary engine until I was older

 

[TedWray]

Found this Chrysler by Maserati down street from my home. Anyone want it

Those TCs held their market value pretty well, and under their skin they are BiTurbos. same as current V6s. And for the "turd" callers, guess who owns Maserati now?

Regards,
Ted

 

[jscalia]

what is old is new again … the Ghibli is the modern equivalent! Built on a Chrysler 200 platform with Maserati problems.

 

[jscalia]

I liked the body of the Allante but yeah … mechanically it was a nightmare.

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Those TCs held their market value pretty well, and under their skin they are BiTurbos. same as current V6s. And for the "turd" callers, guess who owns Maserati now?

Regards,
Ted

I have no idea what you are talking about..They were 4 cylinder Chrysler 2.2 turbos...Nothing like the current twin turbo cars...Fiat owns Chrysler...It wasn't the other way around...Fiat is the parent company and owned Maserati before the merger..Jason

 

[TedWray]

I have no idea what you are talking about..They were 4 cylinder Chrysler 2.2 turbos...Nothing like the current twin turbo cars...Fiat owns Chrysler...It wasn't the other way around...Fiat is the parent company and owned Maserati before the merger..Jason

Twenty years ago Fiat owned Alfa, Alfa owned Ferrari and Ferrari owned Maserati. But that was then. Gotta keep up or you might invest in FTX.

Ted

 

[[email protected] Enzo`s Atlanta]

Twenty years ago Fiat owned Alfa, Alfa owned Ferrari and Ferrari owned Maserati. But that was then. Gotta keep up or you might invest in FTX.

Ted

I think you are stuck in the past..I knew that when you said remove the caps on the battery and check with a hydrometer....That was then..get with modern times Sir...J

 

[jscalia]

I have no idea what you are talking about..They were 4 cylinder Chrysler 2.2 turbos...Nothing like the current twin turbo cars...Fiat owns Chrysler...It wasn't the other way around...Fiat is the parent company and owned Maserati before the merger..Jason

Stellantis is actually the parent. And yes, Fiat bought Chrysler; and Marchionne expanded the Maserati range to include more “downmarket” offerings, i.e., the Ghibli. (My 4200 CC was $90,000 in 2002. A new Ghibli is about $95,000 20 years later.). But the Ghibli was based on the Chrysler 200 with an engine assembled by Ferrari using a Chrysler 6 cylinder block. Sure, the Ghibli has more engine than used in the TC — a 4 cylinder Chrysler or a 6 cylinder Mitsubishi — but the TC engine was probably comparable to a Porsche 944 of the day. (Given that the TC likely weighed in at a half ton less, 160 GP was likely pretty sporty.).

I wouldn’t buy one. Stick with a BMW that’s more easily serviced with greater parts availability. (I have to drive by 7 BMW dealers before I get close to the Maserati dealer and the staff at the MaseratI dealership are jerks.). It’s not my intention to trash Maserati. I love my 4200 with no plans on retiring it. But, if you’re going to “marry an Italian woman” — whether automotive or human — make sure that she’s worth the headache and maintenance.

 

[billyd]

Whenever I see a Cadillac Allante I think: