Ferrari Mailing List: Re: More Italian weirdness - was: 575 shakedown

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

Oh gee, how could I forget THAT car?

 

You mean there are still some out there? Last one I saw was about 15 years ago...

 

Peter

 

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Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:49:50 PM
To: Peter Rychel
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] More Italian weirdness - was: 575 shakedown

 

LOL!

I'd probably go full on retard and get the Chrysler TC by Maserati.
Oddly enough, there are some very nice examples around of this
expensive K-car.

Hans,

On 5/29/19, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I think I’d rather have a Biturbo!
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> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 3:48:56 PM
> To: PeterGT4
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> Subject: [Ferrari] More Italian weirdness - was: 575 shakedown
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> Most, if not all, of those reading this have experienced the often
> bizarre Italian engineering.  My most recent is a Maserati
> Quattroporte purchased last year.
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> 1.  As I mentioned, the battery is in the trunk.  Also the main fuse
> panel.  But most of the various circuits are up front.  So instead of
> running a large wire forward to a fuse panel, they run some 3 dozen
> smaller wires forward in a wiring harness about the size of your
> wrist.
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> 2.  Owner's manual weirdness:  There is a button on the dash that is
> not well labeled.  I've deduced that it has some sort of stability
> control function, but there is no explanation in the owner's manual.
> Instead, there are 2 pages of large red print saying "DO NOT PRESS
> THIS BUTTON!"  Loss of vehicle control will result, culminating in
> serious injury or death.  Now, I understand CYA type of legalese, fair
> warning etc. But nowhere does it actually say what the button does.
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> 3. Scary owner's manual weirdness:  In the several pages explaining
> the door locks, there is a warning that under certain very rare
> circumstances, it may not be possible to unlock the doors.  They are
> quite apologetic about this, saying sorry if you get locked in.
> Better luck next time.
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> 4.  Just replaced spark plugs.  According to the NGK website, the
> plugs only fit a 4.2L or 4.7L V8 Maserati.  Hey, thanks guys for not
> being able to use some generic plug.  I suppose if I look hard enough,
> I might be able to find something that will screw into the plug hole.
> But it better be a long one, as the threads are about 1 1/2" long.
> Almost as long as the insulator.
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> 5.  Same for the oil filter.  Available only from the dealer.  No
> generic will fit.
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> 6.  Center back seat headrest has a button on the dash that folds the
> headrest down.  I suppose it is to provide a better view from the
> rearview mirror, but it is low enough that there is no way that it
> interferes with the view.  The trunk lid is higher.  The only real use
> I've found is that I can wop my grandson on the head when he is
> sitting there.
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> 7.  The car is ginormous.  But the trunk will barely fit 2 small
> suitcases.  Barely.  Open the hood and you find about 4 feet of sheet
> metal in front of the engine, about 3 feet in front of the front
> tires.  So the car could easily be 3 feet shorter if Pininfarina had
> not put that long snout on there.
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> 8.  It has power rear seats.  But if you want to recline them, you
> have to move them forward to the point that you have little legroom.
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> 9.  The only way to figure out what the seat heaters are set to (or
> even if they are on) is to cycle through a bunch of menus accessed by
> a button that is very awkward to reach.  Scroll past the trip odos,
> tire pressures, etc. and you will find a diagram of each seat showing
> the current temp setting.
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> 10.  The car apparently has to notify the Vatican whenever it needs to
> change the interior temperature.  In the summer, it blows hot air for
> several (maybe 10) minutes, then will freeze you out with sub zero
> temps.  Opposite in the winter.  Most of the many (about 12) HVAC
> buttons are either not labeled, or poorly labeled.  Overall, it does
> work, but nothing is intuitive. Oddly, the rear seat temp controls are
> easy to use.
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> 11.  Infotainment system is a complete mystery.  Trying to figure it
> out is an active topic on the forums.  Jeremy Clarkson and James May
> spent several minutes on a Top Gear episode just trying to figure out
> how to set the clock.  Unsuccessfully.
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> 12.  Initially, I thought it was getting terrific gas mileage, as it
> went a considerable distance before needing to be filled.  Then I
> found out it has a 27 gallon fuel tank.  MPG is 8-12 normally, maybe
> 18 if you carefully nurse it on the highway.
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> Hans.
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