[Graham Wood]

No issues Lee.

Sounds like something worth taking up by someone.

[Graham Wood]

It would be interesting if anyone posts here a car more than 20 years old as a daily driver….

I used 2 3200s as daily drivers the first between 2003 & 2005, and then the current one from 2005 to 2010. I then swapped to a QPV for a daily driver until we moved to Belgium. It would be madness to own a QPV living in a city  like Brussels! I have seen a couple out & about parked up in the city, but, as you might expect, they are not in the best condition – small dings and scratches – all the things you expect from regular city use. I very much doubt the fuel economy would be that great around town either ;)!

[Graham Wood]

Sounds brilliant, and a nice length of time to enjoy the trip.

We took our 3200 to Seefield in (west) Austria for the Maserati International Rally back in 2011 and did the drive from Calais to Seefield in one day – I would not recommend that as it meant a lot of ‘Autobahn’ bashing – 720 miles!

We have not done it, but many can advise on it – the Stelvio Pass would not be too much of a detour en route from Graz to Monaco, and that would then take you on a nice route down past the Lakes, Monza and on to Genoa (lovely city) and then along the coast to Monaco.

Another option after Stelvio is spending a couple of days enjoying Emilia Romagna, taking in Maserati heritage at the brilliant Panini Motor Museum (http://www.paninimotormuseum.it/) and buying some of the Hombre parmesan (the best you’ll ever taste).

Bologna is then well worth a visit, and you can see the original inspiration for the Trident in the Piazza del Nettuno.

I suppose it all depends on what you want out of the trip, and everyone will have a different view.

[Graham Wood]

Hi Paul,

 

I have similar with my 3200. Whenever companies quote they think it is an Assetto Corsa, which it is not. It takes a lot of persuading sometimes to get them to believe you!

This year I am with Locktons, first time for me, and I was amazed at their quote, some £50 less than the nearest. My wife is always on the car, as it does reduce the quotes by fair bit. She only drives it in emergency.

We were shopping around for the Mother-in-law the other day. She is currently with SAGA, 84 years old with an ‘own fault’ (reversed into a bollard) claim 2 years ago. The claim bumped her premium up to over £1000 for a 1.2L Mitsubishi ‘lawn mower’!

For her we went back to A-Plan (brokers) and they got it down to £800. All the online quotes we got would have required her to have a black box fitted. My understanding of these is that if you do speed persistently and ignore their warnings the companies will fine you (may not be a bad thing in some cases).

This thread started with the ‘pay as you go ‘ insurance schemes (Bymiles, Coverbox etc.), would be interested when they start to look at marques like Maserati……

 

 

[Graham Wood]

Amazing what some people do without thinking through the consequences…. soldering a battery in place really is not an ideal solution.

Normally, you do get good indication of the batteries running low by having to get closer to the car to unlock it (that is my experience), so it could be something else.

Do you get the problem with your second key?

[Graham Wood]

nearly 14 years (but had another 3200 before that), and 43000 miles.

[Graham Wood]

I love the ‘Pensive Paul’ picture!

[Graham Wood]

Hi Henry,

I think Tony has summed up very well the choices for reliable 3200 servicing!

Just a thought though, most of the above would want the car for more than a day (e.g. Emblem, who service my 3200 would need the car for 2 days minimum), so allow for that if planning a trip to one of the more distant Specialists.

What is the current mileage of yours?

Graham

[Graham Wood]

Agreed Simon, the IV is a superb car. It was very (very) nearly my first Maserati back in 2002!

As rare as hen’s teeth to see on the road, and when you do, most other road users do not have a clue what they are looking at.

Not the biggest QP, but I do love the lines. Distinctive and understated, despite journalists at the time saying ‘yet another Gandini wheel arch’!

I do still have a soft spot for the V though….. getting to be great value as well….. absolutely loved mine. Sadly, a totally impractical car when living in Brussels.

[Graham Wood]

Tridents 1-60 are now available in the ‘Resources’ section (see post above)…..

Hopefully, I will have the time to do the last 12 in the next week…..

[Graham Wood]

Hi Michael,

Did you get to the bottom of the problem?

I do use an OBD II tool (EOBD Facile) with a decent bluetooth code reader on my 3200 (one of the late ones with a proper OBDII connector) and on our Alfas. Great for reading the error codes, via the app on a smartphone, and then a google normally tells me which ones can be reset safely.

I would suggest if getting an OBDII code reader to not bother with the very cheap chinese ones available on eBay (~£5) – heard too many horror stories about them….

[Graham Wood]

Hi Kurt,

Are you trying to use a good old fashioned iPod, or trying to connect an iPhone?

Can you confirm the type of USB socket you have (see extract from manual below)?

USB Socket*
The socket B is available in two
different versions: the type provided
with your vehicle can be identified by
the symbol shown next to it:
– USB Recharge
– USB Full
USB Recharge Socket
Socket exclusively dedicated to
powering the external source, of
course if this is designed for this
purpose (e.g. iPod).
This socket cannot be used for data
exchange.
USB Full Socket
This socket allows you to exchange
data and power the connected source.
If there are MP3 files on the USB key,
they will automatically start playing.
This will not occur if you are already
listening to a music source; in this
case, you need to select the USB
function by repeatedly pressing
button SOURCE.
iPod Connection*
An iPod can be connected to the
system via the USB (full) and AUX
sockets by means of a special cable
(optional) The Multi Media System
will then control the following
functions: play, pause, fast forward,
rewind, next track, previous track,
random or repeat mode, selection and
navigation of playlist/genre/artist/
album/Podcast.
Note: On the Maserati website, at
http://www.maserati.com, or through the
Authorized Maserati Dealer you
can consult the list of iPod devices
compatible with the Multi Media
System, together with their level of compatability

Regards,

Graham

[Graham Wood]

Sorry, wrong way around above. Select the filter by car specification, then the make as Maserati.

[Graham Wood]

Hi Stephen,

Select the make as Maserati, then use the filter by car specification. For QP V you will need to select ‘road cars 1993-2006)’, as the eras are based on the first year of manufacture of a model (i.e. 2004 for QP V). Yours and all others which members have chosen to display in the directory are then shown.

[Graham Wood]

I just took a quick look at By Miles (aka Just Miles), and tried to do their ‘quick quote’.

The ‘park car’ (‘I am not a robot’ check) did not work on the latest version of Firefox, so I had to use Chrome.

It then told me my car (3200GT) does not have an OBDII. I suppose that is the problem with a quick quote, as my 2002 model DOES have an OBDII, although I know the earlier ones are different.

They say if you can prove your car does have OBDII they will give you a further discount (i.e. send them a photo).

I may well do that to see what they say!

I am still not keen on them ‘tracking’ the car though…..

At what point did they say they could not cover your GTS? (what GTS is it? A GranTurismo Sport, a Levante GTS, QPV GTS….?)

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