Hello!
I just bought QP '05 with 1200 miles on it. I didn't know too much about Maserati/Ferrari and now I'm trying to find some information on the Internet and this forum looks like very helpful.
First of all I found that clutch is not reliable on this car, so I want to know how it is better to drive this car so the clutch will last longer? On AUTO or MANUAL mode and with SPORT button acrivated or not? I'm not sure, but I think with SPORT button it's shifting better, so I like it. I don't like MANUAL mode too much because most of the time I'm driving in bumper to bumper traffic, so I'm using MANUAL when I want to drive really fast on weekends.
I've seen some people here saying that they are going to NEUTRAL every time before stop on the light, to save clutch, but for me it looks boring. Also I want to know if I should keep accelerating in MANUAL mode when shifting UP or should I lift my foot off the pedal?
And what SPORT button exactly does?
I'm sorry for all this dumb question, but I didn't find exact answer on this questions in the Internet and the Manual I have is in italian and I'm waiting for spanish or english versions from my dealer.
What do you think, if I will drive it always on AUTO mode with SPORT button activated in bumper to bumper traffic and racing on weekends also with AUTO/SPORT how many miles the clutch will last? If it's like 10,000 miles, it's definitely okay for me, but if it's only like 3,000 miles (some people did it regarding to some posts on this forum - or they are not lucky? or was not driving it correctly?) I will start thinking to sell this car, even I like it a lot.
Thank you very much!
I just bought QP '05 with 1200 miles on it. I didn't know too much about Maserati/Ferrari and now I'm trying to find some information on the Internet and this forum looks like very helpful.
First of all I found that clutch is not reliable on this car, so I want to know how it is better to drive this car so the clutch will last longer? On AUTO or MANUAL mode and with SPORT button acrivated or not? I'm not sure, but I think with SPORT button it's shifting better, so I like it. I don't like MANUAL mode too much because most of the time I'm driving in bumper to bumper traffic, so I'm using MANUAL when I want to drive really fast on weekends.
I've seen some people here saying that they are going to NEUTRAL every time before stop on the light, to save clutch, but for me it looks boring. Also I want to know if I should keep accelerating in MANUAL mode when shifting UP or should I lift my foot off the pedal?
And what SPORT button exactly does?
I'm sorry for all this dumb question, but I didn't find exact answer on this questions in the Internet and the Manual I have is in italian and I'm waiting for spanish or english versions from my dealer.
What do you think, if I will drive it always on AUTO mode with SPORT button activated in bumper to bumper traffic and racing on weekends also with AUTO/SPORT how many miles the clutch will last? If it's like 10,000 miles, it's definitely okay for me, but if it's only like 3,000 miles (some people did it regarding to some posts on this forum - or they are not lucky? or was not driving it correctly?) I will start thinking to sell this car, even I like it a lot.
Thank you very much!