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Hi, and thanks to anyone willing to help me out with these.
Just picked up my 2004 coupe cambiocorsa yesterday (28,000 miles). It had a clean carfax report, but that's all I know. Bought it at a used exotic car dealership in S. Florida then drove it home about 200 miles no problem. I've learned a lot cruising this board, but still have questions. Any answers appreciated!
1. I have a local Maserati dealership. can then "check out" the car, get the old service records, and get me an owner's manual? I see that you can determine clutch wear somehow by getting a % of clutch left, etc. So imagine there is a plug in computer at the dealership that give me all sorts of info, good and bad on this car.
2. The annoying buzz in the driver's door at around 4000rpm - should I try to get this sorted out or is it kind of typical/hopeless.
3. Car still has the factory warranty. Does MNA offer an extended warranty that I can buy at this point? Does ANYONE?
4. performance: definitely needs at least a tune up - when standing stop full throttle accel in either auto/manual the engine more or less cuts out cold at around 5500-6000rpm well short of redline. Then I/it shifts and the engine roars again. Very jerky what with all the engine cutting in/out stuff. Surely that's too soon for any sort of rev limiter to kick in.
5. off the line starts at a crawl are pretty smooth, anything else you can really feel the clutch engage and there is a bit of jerking, like a very inexperience person learning to drive a manual. This is not in sport mode. I learned today it shifts smoother and the clutch lasts longer in sport mode, so i will try it out. Also, you definitely hear the tranny shifting, subtle medium-pitched metallic clunk with every gear change when in auto mode. Having never driven a Maserati before, I don't know if this is normal or not.
I'm sure if I go to the dealer and have them test drive with me in it, they can tell me alot about "this is normal and this is not" regarding the above but thought I would ask here as well.
That's enough for now, I'm sure I think of more after I've driven it more than once. In any case, the dream has finally come true and that beast looks great in my garage.
Just picked up my 2004 coupe cambiocorsa yesterday (28,000 miles). It had a clean carfax report, but that's all I know. Bought it at a used exotic car dealership in S. Florida then drove it home about 200 miles no problem. I've learned a lot cruising this board, but still have questions. Any answers appreciated!
1. I have a local Maserati dealership. can then "check out" the car, get the old service records, and get me an owner's manual? I see that you can determine clutch wear somehow by getting a % of clutch left, etc. So imagine there is a plug in computer at the dealership that give me all sorts of info, good and bad on this car.
2. The annoying buzz in the driver's door at around 4000rpm - should I try to get this sorted out or is it kind of typical/hopeless.
3. Car still has the factory warranty. Does MNA offer an extended warranty that I can buy at this point? Does ANYONE?
4. performance: definitely needs at least a tune up - when standing stop full throttle accel in either auto/manual the engine more or less cuts out cold at around 5500-6000rpm well short of redline. Then I/it shifts and the engine roars again. Very jerky what with all the engine cutting in/out stuff. Surely that's too soon for any sort of rev limiter to kick in.
5. off the line starts at a crawl are pretty smooth, anything else you can really feel the clutch engage and there is a bit of jerking, like a very inexperience person learning to drive a manual. This is not in sport mode. I learned today it shifts smoother and the clutch lasts longer in sport mode, so i will try it out. Also, you definitely hear the tranny shifting, subtle medium-pitched metallic clunk with every gear change when in auto mode. Having never driven a Maserati before, I don't know if this is normal or not.
I'm sure if I go to the dealer and have them test drive with me in it, they can tell me alot about "this is normal and this is not" regarding the above but thought I would ask here as well.
That's enough for now, I'm sure I think of more after I've driven it more than once. In any case, the dream has finally come true and that beast looks great in my garage.