Maserati 3200 GT Auto - some small problems
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I’ve just purchased a 3200 GT Auto with 13,000 miles on the clock. Everything seems ok so far, the Automatic Stability warning light works on all corners!
However, when in “Park” the revs oscillate between 10k revs and 10.5k revs. When I come to a stop on the Foot Brake and stay in “Drive”, the Revs are constant at 10k. Do I have a big problem?
Also, there was no spare wheel. There is a mount and holder for a wheel in the boot, but I was told that the car would have been supplied with a tyre weld kit. Do you know if this is plausible?
Lastly, the protector coil, housing the ignition leads, are all fractured; you can see the wires through gap where the coils bend around corners. Is this something I should get fixed ASAP or can I leave it alone?
However, when in “Park” the revs oscillate between 10k revs and 10.5k revs. When I come to a stop on the Foot Brake and stay in “Drive”, the Revs are constant at 10k. Do I have a big problem?
Also, there was no spare wheel. There is a mount and holder for a wheel in the boot, but I was told that the car would have been supplied with a tyre weld kit. Do you know if this is plausible?
Lastly, the protector coil, housing the ignition leads, are all fractured; you can see the wires through gap where the coils bend around corners. Is this something I should get fixed ASAP or can I leave it alone?
flidget said:
However, when in “Park” the revs oscillate between 10k revs and 10.5k revs. When I come to a stop on the Foot Brake and stay in “Drive”, the Revs are constant at 10k. Do I have a big problem?
Oh yes I think you do - if it's idling at 10,000 revs I'd say you'll have some problems with keeping the pistons attached to the conrods
flidget said:
I’ve just purchased a 3200 GT Auto with 13,000 miles on the clock. Everything seems ok so far, the Automatic Stability warning light works on all corners!
However, when in “Park” the revs oscillate between 10k revs and 10.5k revs. When I come to a stop on the Foot Brake and stay in “Drive”, the Revs are constant at 10k. Do I have a big problem?
Also, there was no spare wheel. There is a mount and holder for a wheel in the boot, but I was told that the car would have been supplied with a tyre weld kit. Do you know if this is plausible?
Lastly, the protector coil, housing the ignition leads, are all fractured; you can see the wires through gap where the coils bend around corners. Is this something I should get fixed ASAP or can I leave it alone?
My 3200GTA does exactly the same as yours in Park - I personally think it sounds cool. It makes the engine purr.
I have a space saver tyre supplied with the car so I think you've been done there.
As for the wires - I'm no expert but I'd guess they'd be ok so long as you keep 'em dry but I'd get them done under your warranty (assuming you've got one).
Paul
I've had the car for 1.5 weeks now and I'm very impressed 
The oscillation on the Revs seems to be 'normal' as all the other responses on different Maserati forums report the same feature.
I'm finally getting the hang of the torque
but the problem is I just cannot resist trying to take the corner quickly - I am learning that it's faster to go carefully. The rear and front tyres have 7mm tread so I'm hoping I have a few miles remaining.
This weekend I'm having fitted the mobile phone car kit and a CD changer in the boot. We are going to try to marry the Becker up with a Sony CD changer (considerably cheaper).
I'm still a bit concerned about the poor condition of the plastic covering around ignition leads, but Maranello did a service just before I purchased the car and it wasn't mentioned on the Service Invoice - I'm sure they would not have missed the opportunity to pitch for more business, especially around Xmas.
In summary I'm extremely pleased with the car and as long as it remains reliable I will be a permanent convert from the Audi Quattro models
The oscillation on the Revs seems to be 'normal' as all the other responses on different Maserati forums report the same feature.
I'm finally getting the hang of the torque
but the problem is I just cannot resist trying to take the corner quickly - I am learning that it's faster to go carefully. The rear and front tyres have 7mm tread so I'm hoping I have a few miles remaining. This weekend I'm having fitted the mobile phone car kit and a CD changer in the boot. We are going to try to marry the Becker up with a Sony CD changer (considerably cheaper).
I'm still a bit concerned about the poor condition of the plastic covering around ignition leads, but Maranello did a service just before I purchased the car and it wasn't mentioned on the Service Invoice - I'm sure they would not have missed the opportunity to pitch for more business, especially around Xmas.
In summary I'm extremely pleased with the car and as long as it remains reliable I will be a permanent convert from the Audi Quattro models
You can get the cd changer fitted in two places
1. Left of boot - golf clubs won't fit
2. Center of the roof of the boot (not boot lid) clubs fit.
Mines in the center and is very easy to get to no bending over scrabbling about in the boot.
If you're concerend about the leads take it back and question it - it can't hurt (they will be expensive to replace!)
Dave
1. Left of boot - golf clubs won't fit
2. Center of the roof of the boot (not boot lid) clubs fit.
Mines in the center and is very easy to get to no bending over scrabbling about in the boot.
If you're concerend about the leads take it back and question it - it can't hurt (they will be expensive to replace!)
Dave
Update time.
I've finally sorted out the upgrade from the original Becker Radio/Cassette that came with the car - to something that plays multiple CDs. I have to say there are far too many options when you start considering all the aftermarket kit available. However, I did learn early on that the Becker/Maserati ISO connection is an important consideration when moving away from a Becker head unit.
In the end, I decided to upgrade the Becker Mexico CC to the latest Becker Mexico Pro MP3. Instead of splashing out for the CD Changer and suffering the agony of running wires through to the boot, I just burned Thirteen MP3 Albums onto one CD-R disc and slipped it into the front of the head unit.
To my amazement, it worked first time and an instant 13-disk CD changer was born. It even displays the artist/track with no problems, which is impressive as my ID3 tags are a bit of a mess. Folders are selected as if they were an individual CD – like in a standard CD changer. Therefore, I have each album in its own separate folder.
I’m very impressed with the playback quality - well as soon as I turned the Loudness setting to OFF and set the Bass and Woofer correctly to compensate. It also had a right hand side bias so for the best sound I moved it one third to the left. This made a big difference to the overall sound quality.
Installation took 10 minutes (including mandatory cup of tea) and the whole job only cost £350. Purchased via the internet. Congratulation to Becker on a fantastic piece of new kit and well done the internet for slashing the new head unit cost by 50%.
I've finally sorted out the upgrade from the original Becker Radio/Cassette that came with the car - to something that plays multiple CDs. I have to say there are far too many options when you start considering all the aftermarket kit available. However, I did learn early on that the Becker/Maserati ISO connection is an important consideration when moving away from a Becker head unit.
In the end, I decided to upgrade the Becker Mexico CC to the latest Becker Mexico Pro MP3. Instead of splashing out for the CD Changer and suffering the agony of running wires through to the boot, I just burned Thirteen MP3 Albums onto one CD-R disc and slipped it into the front of the head unit.
To my amazement, it worked first time and an instant 13-disk CD changer was born. It even displays the artist/track with no problems, which is impressive as my ID3 tags are a bit of a mess. Folders are selected as if they were an individual CD – like in a standard CD changer. Therefore, I have each album in its own separate folder.
I’m very impressed with the playback quality - well as soon as I turned the Loudness setting to OFF and set the Bass and Woofer correctly to compensate. It also had a right hand side bias so for the best sound I moved it one third to the left. This made a big difference to the overall sound quality.
Installation took 10 minutes (including mandatory cup of tea) and the whole job only cost £350. Purchased via the internet. Congratulation to Becker on a fantastic piece of new kit and well done the internet for slashing the new head unit cost by 50%.
Thanks, really useful info as I am about to pick up a 3200 next week and wanted to change the head unit. Does the Becker MP3 store the music files like an iPod or does it just work off the disk you have in the unit at any one time?
Did you consider any iPod options? It would be neat to plug one into a socket in the glove box/boot (avoiding the need to have a cradle) but as far as I can see only Alpine have that available at the moment and I am not keen on the look of the head unit.
Did you consider any iPod options? It would be neat to plug one into a socket in the glove box/boot (avoiding the need to have a cradle) but as far as I can see only Alpine have that available at the moment and I am not keen on the look of the head unit.
I burned the MP3s onto a CD-R disk using my PC. I've only ever seen one aftermarket head unit with a hard disk, but cannot remember which one it was. I never explored the iPod but I think you can get a connector that would plug into the AUX on the Becker head. There is a good forum at www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/forumdisplay.php?f=3 for checking out the iPod options.
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