328 are bullet proof if they are not overheated Same with TR'S Mondials and 348 are shit boxes from the start Moving paper weights when they do move Not Worth the paint on them Only good for parts cars for other fools who bought them
Clyde
Sent from my iPhone Hi Charles, Your email sure raises a few flags :-P Yes, I do know about the weakness of the Maserati electrics on the Biturbo models. It's about the same problem on the 328's, Mondial, Testarossa and F40 !!!! I'm looking at a well maintained, very original, complete history, books and records, low mileage (45.000Km) 88 Biturbo. Besides the fact that I like the car, it would be a keeper. I'm guessing that with 992 units produced and with so few left in good condition, a well preserved example with all problems sorted should be worth something in the future. Would you agree?
- Rui On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Charles Perry wrote:
Rui -
Just make sure you enjoy your family's company, because if you
bring them with in a Biturbo, you will end up with many happy hours to
speak with them while waiting for the tow truck... :-)
We had two - an 84 and an 87, both Si models. They were pretty
to look at and beautifully done inside (the Si featuring really nice
leather/suede combinations) and were a lot of fun when they were running, but
their % running time averaged about 25. It was fairly routine on my drive into
school in my high school years to stop somewhere along the way to pick up my mom
next to her smoking Biturbo and take her somewhere while AAA was en
route.
Our 84 was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo and we shed few tears
for it. The 87 we bought new in 89 off a dealer lot where they had not been able
to sell it. It had a lot of problems, but they were not mechanical problems like
the 84 - mostly electrical and rubber problems, likely from sitting for two
years. That car might have been OK if we had kept it long enough to sort those
through, but after experiencing the 84 my mom had no faith in the car and ended
up selling it before it had further opportunity to damage her self-esteem and
wallet. She then ended up with a Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo which we still
have today and has 200k+ happy miles under its Asian timing
belt.
I still like the car and would certainly buy the right one as
a project - but don't kid yourself that it would ever exceed project
status.
Cheers!
--
charles
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