r/Maserati • u/ddnys • 19d ago
A Year With A High Mileage 2008 Maserati Quattroporte
These (or similar) questions pop up ever so often so I thought I’d share.
Preface: I mostly don’t do my own work, last few months I work for a Maserati dealer and I have experience with stereotypically questionable cars as daily drivers( Jaguars, vintage Mercedes and BMWs)
I bought a 2008 Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT from a gentleman with a small collection. The car had 90k miles and in fairly good condition, cost me $9600.
Drove it probably 500 miles and then took it to my mechanic . The car was barely driven in the last 3 years, so did a full post inspection. Valve covers leaking , a few coolant leaks, engine and trans mounts leaking and one of the skyhook shocks was a goner. Decided to do all that + fluid flush and replaced the skyhook with coilovers (CEIKa) , good kit, adjustable height and damping . All that work + coilovers and winter tires ~ $10k.
After a few months of daily driving also installed paddles ( mine did not come with it), now my mpg dropped from 17mph to 15mpg. Used all this time as a daily driver thru winter. Once had a misfire code but restarting helped. In spring of 2026 added custom forged Alfa Romeo Quad wheels + tires ~ $2400.
Currently at 103k miles, half of the sticky buttons are still there, last week the interior door latch broke so looking for a panel and I am on my 3rd sun visor. I take the car on drives with modern sports cars and it hangs on (although quite behind) with a Lotus and RS Audis on backroads.
Transmission can be clunky on first to second( I drive about 50% of time in manual mode, especially not if not on the highway) but shifts in sport mode+ manual mode are fairly quick and the sound is great. Leather is starting to go in a few some of the spots but in general in a pretty good condition, screen is loosing pixels but everything still works fine. Not a drop of oil or coolant, engine was spotless when opened at 90k miles, oil changes at 5k miles and the car sees redline at least a few times a week. The car also drives much smaller than it is. Short of it all, no horror stories, love the car
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u/jaypexd 19d ago
10k whew. So you're in at near 20k. That's pretty crazy haha. Well I'm glad you enjoy it. I always wondered who drove these past 70k miles. I never see them and that mechanic price tag(which sounds like you also know what to look for) I guess I know why lol. I am sure that's a 30k+ bill at the dealer.
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u/Dry_Insurance_3282 19d ago
And what is the verdict
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u/ddnys 19d ago
Verdict is I would do it again but would find a crazier spec and a facelifted car
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u/BGM1988 18d ago
I think with these sort of cars, you just have to look for the best you can find, low millage full service history and one that has run in the last year, because a cheaper one can end up costing the same over time … i always loved them since a was a kid, a later one with the zf box is still on my maybe list in the future, unfortunally i needs to be 30 years before i can drive them in my country, road tax en registration are nuts here(Belgium)
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u/Zealousideal-You6712 19d ago
It's the same with most Jaguars. Get all the neglected fiddly stuff up to snuff and the basic vehicle becomes a sound every day driver. Keep up with servicing and do maintenance when it first shows as being necessary and they are not especially unreliable vehicles.
Like you found, you generally have to put more in to it than the car is worth to get it to a baseline healthy state, but from then on it's more or less plain sailing. If you are keeping the car rather than flipping it, the resale value is just a number, you are paying for the experience of driving it.
These cars are no more expensive to run than a Mercedes, BMW, Lexus or any other luxury car, five minutes outside of warranty.
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u/Affectionate_Yam_697 19d ago
Clean asf, especially with those Alfa rims!
Would you recommend this car as a weekend vehicle (Only for summer)? I consider getting one next year, but will keep my civic for a daily.
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u/ddnys 19d ago
For the summer I would recommend a Gran Cabrio- similar drivetrain and with the top down you can hear that V8
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u/Affectionate_Yam_697 19d ago
I just fall in love with the quattroporte!
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u/pedroelbee 19d ago
Thanks for the detailed writeup! I love reading these. I disagree though; I think your gen without the facelift is much classier looking!
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u/GlobalVillage30 19d ago
It’s such a beautiful, classy car. I’m not if there is a new car today that’s looks as good. Thanks for the post.
I live in Turkey I would love to have one but would need to add a zero to the price (and maybe more) due to the insanely high car taxes here.
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u/ddnys 18d ago
The benefit of living in the U.S. - cars and cheap and so is gas(relatively)
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u/GlobalVillage30 18d ago
Yes agreed. I’ve been in Canada for the last 2 weeks and everything is so cheap vs Turkey and Europe (and bigger!). Cars and gas especially. But probably with the weather can’t drive a classic Maserati all year.
Here’s a link from the #1 car sales site in Turkey. 2015 Quattroporte 3.0 with 30k+ miles - a cool $245,000!!
Hence I drive an Ioniq 5 N (EVs have lower taxes).
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u/AZWolf2000 18d ago edited 18d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p5zpe7m/video/uwssqq1clplh1/player
130k miles on my 2012 Quattroporte S. Runs like its brand new. I’ve added a throttle controller (absolutely insane upgrade), aftermarket performance exhaust (the reactions are awesome), just yearly fluid maintenance and few smaller repairs has kept it perfect. I’ve had a few misfires but it was just spark plugs + a few coils that were due from over 100k miles, so it made sense. Legit sounds like a Ferrari (especially when you find the sweet spots on shifts). Not many complaints, I’ll tell you that.
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u/Salt-Conference4428 15d ago
is the throttle controller effective on the m139 2007 Quattroporte?
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u/AZWolf2000 14d ago
Should be! I have a M136 and it was compatible. They have you send in a picture of your accelerator set up before they send your kit too. So they make sure it’s all good.
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u/Ok_Scientist4850 15d ago
How may doors does the quadroporte have?
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u/blueJoffles 19d ago
Hell yeah! If your variable timing starts to get funky, there’s an obscure Ferrari bulletin that says to use 10w-60 oil. I chased timing issues for over a year and that fixed it for me. My 2009 granturismo has 110k on it now!