Is the Maserati Quattroporte GT a good buy?

I have seen a Maserati Quattroporte GT, registered in March 2005, with 27,000 miles on the clock, with FMSH and an asking price of £30,000. This is the Duo Select model which I have heard criticised and obviously an older pre-2009 facelift model. I have read your review of the Quattroporte, but wondered what I should be aware of before making a secondhand purchase. The car will probably cover 10,000 miles a year of mostly urban driving. I know fuel economy will be abysmal and I imagine servicing will be astronomical, but aside from this, are old Maserati reliability issues resolved? This seems like a good price and is sold by a reputable garage, so seems fairly tempting. It is in the metallic verde colour, which I am sure brings the price down, but I am quite happy with it.

Asked on 3 August 2010 by Jit

Answered by Honest John
A friend of mine has a 3200V8 twin turbo torque converter auto that he bought cheaply a couple of years ago and that has been totally reliable. I don't have any feedback on the automated manual Quattroportes on the basis of which to advise you. Maybe Googling will get you somewhere.
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