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you fell for another scam. At least it's a pattern. Scam youtube sponsorships, scam car purchases, scam everything. NEVER follow Tyler's advise on anything, people!
I've lost respect for you Tyler. Please stop getting sponsorships from Better Help. They are not an ethical company. They borderline break the law with private health data.
I bought my son a toy Maserati with lights and engine sounds for Xmas. It was broken with electrical problems, the sound and lights stopped working, on Boxing Day. It’s the most accurate model car you’ll ever find.
80's GM tech here, to make that seal, make a cut on the inner part of the seal and run a piece of vacuum hose inside it, lubed with silicon spray. Black door trim glue to close the cut. The factory seals for the door and T Top are too soft. That's what I used to fix all the time.
Australian here. Went shopping last night, bit of a hold-up. Found that there was a car broken down in the car park access roundabout. It was a ............ Maserati Ghibli ! A well-dressed, quite cross older lady was standing next to it, with a tow truck backing up from the front. Take heart Hoovie - the Cosmos isn't angry at you personally.
TLDR: Tyler knew perfectly well that buying the cheapest Maserati Ghibli in the US for like 8-9 grand meant it would have serious problems and that early production engines were known for poor reliability, but did it anyway, and used this opportunity to discover and display that finding a used replacement engine is very difficult, because, if it wasn't, more people would've done it, and, therefore, used Maseratis wouldn't be so cheap.
I have been watching Hoovie now for almost 4 years and correct me if I’m mistaken, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard Hoovie hang anyone out on his channel. I mean people who have knowingly ripped him off. Yeah he vents about it here, but he could so easily put people’s names and business out here and really cause them problems, but Hoovie is a class act. He takes his bumps and just keeps moving. Thats a class act. And the Car Wizard is a class act as well.
He censors comments attempting to give advice or help with a problem. He is attempting to create an artificial persona. He does not have any desire to help others. Far from a 'class act'.
@@afternoongarage Not everyone is a Christ saviour, some just have an entertaining youtube channel. He is here to entertain, not to save people and help everyone. Still he does not call out to people that screw him over - and he could, especially with the power of his channel. That point is valid.
The only thing that bugged me was when he admitted he threatened to go public with names to get one of those engines. This may be a bad comparison but contrast this to Steve from Gamer's Nexus, when that guy even so much as gets a whiff of bad business he polls his viewers for reams of evidence, gets lawyers linked in to explain what your rights are, and riles his entire follower base not to do business with the bad actors, shaming them into owning up and not just fix his problems (if he even had a stake in it) but to mend their ways so that everyone benefits. ...it's not like I think it's Hoovie's niche to be a right-to-repair wonk, but shady car business obviously just doesn't affect him. He, the Wizard and all his buds have reams of all these bad beats stories and they just kind of throw up their hands and shrug, when to me it seems it's in their best interest to shine some light on the industry not just to help themselves but benefit everyone. I dunno maybe it's not in his nature to think like that, or maybe he's already got too much going on, I don't really judge the guy either way, but it's clear he has a follower base that's not only sympathetic to his problems but also has to deal with the same shit and don't have the resources he has to deal with it.
@@PoniesNSunshine Agreed! Hoovie needs to shame Maserati, Ferrari, BMW and all companies who produced these "cars." Maserati and Ferrari and all these shady companies should just send their preliminary development to companies like Toyota or Nissan or Honda. Those companies can tear it all down and show the shady companies why the shady companies' engineering is SO rubbish. Then...maybe...the good companies can build the cars for the shady companies and produce really worthy vehicles for a change. Or...we morons could just STOP buying from these moronic manufacturers. I've never bought any of these POSs. Now if you'll excuse me...(sound of a squeaky bicycle riding away...)
@@22lbsboost you clearly haven’t watched the videos on this car mate… depreciation is nothing compared to the headaches you get owning this piece of junk…
Those 740il BMW's were awesome. I had a white one and did the sport package body kit and chrome M wheels. Loved that car. Handled incredible for such a big car and so much room
5:03 - There's a REASON why Maserati's aren't ACTUALLY bought by rich people... but by people who want to LOOK rich. Rich people know to avoid, as it's not worth the hassle.
I dnt have experience with Maserati but I did own a Maserati gt for a short while and it was worth every penny for the 11 months I owned it never spent a single dollar on it except for the major service and then got involved in an accident 2 weeks after that, that was my taste of Maserati ownership pity I can't afford another in this economic climate.
@@KariIzumi1 Fiat bought chrysler and now Fiat Chrysler is merged into Stellantis. Chrysler have never owned Maserati. You are confusing it with Ferrari who owned 50% of Maserati.
If you're going to get a Ghibli don't get the modern junk ones, get one of the classic ones from the late '60s to the early '70s. Those actually look nice and a fun to drive. This is true of pretty much any Maserati product; get the classic ones, and avoid anything from the '80s and afterward. Unfortunately, prices for them have gone completely insane now.
One thing I've noticed about the Car Ninja is that he always seems to be perky, happy and smiling. I don't think it's merely his camera face, but his normal disposition.
This is why we love you, Hoovie. GREAT INFORMATION! Watching you go through what you do - instead of me - is priceless and why you have a million plus subs. Thank you! Is there ANY indications the manufacturers are watching you?
My late father owned a 1988 BM 735iL. An absolutely beautiful car in Diamond Schwartz. Only 60,000km on the clock when bought in 1994. Dad put only another 60,000km on the clock before he stopped driving due to age. On a very long, straight, rural back road here in Oz one day I was driving. Dad said “See how fast she’ll go mate!” I got it up to 220km or about 137mph! Dad was laughing his head off! Great car & great memories.👍🏼😎
One thing I can’t understand. Why do the other stuff first. And not wait for the engine swap. If that goes well do the rest. That is what a garage sould advise or simply do.
Remember when Maserati first showed the Levante SUV under the name Kubang, and Jeremy Clarkson said "that's a great name, because that's the noise it'll make the day the warranty runs out"? I feel like their entire range should be called Kubang.
13:28 gotta love the light bulb replacement cost. My Bonneville is a 2 minute job. Pop the hood, reach down, twist the plug out of the housing, pop in the new bulb and repeat in reverse. No disassembling the car. But I’m sure Maserati assumes the car will explode before the lights burn out.
You have to rebuild them first like M539 Restorations does. I think at this point you’d have paid the same or less and actually have a solid motor out of it
Conclusion of his Maserati is more or less, part supply sucks, the most simplest of gaskets are or back order for how long it takes, no estimates or anything.
@@kylekennedy420 the v6 was also designed by Ferrari and clearly was not trash enough to last 100k miles from new. Rebuilding means you reset to new essentially
That E38 wont let you down, trust me. I had one with 280K miles. Was still running great when I sold it. Worst case scenario, you might have some coolant leaks or a bushing needing replaced.
This is the only car channel that doesn't make me feel mad at the world. Most car youtubers constantly flexing car after car after car I'll never even get to sit in, let alone drive or own. Hoovie clearly has money but chooses to "invest" it in cars that the average man likely owns with problems that the average man likely experiences every day. Makes me feel like I'm not alone with my perpetual check engine light. Thanks Hoovie :)
This is why I bought a 14 Lexus LS460 a couple years ago when I had to give up manuals. Naturally aspirated v8 and torque converter automatic. That powertrain combo had been in use since the 07 model year and was proven. Engine has direct and port injection so no carbon build up issues that the direct injection engines have been having.
That 740il is the last non-vanos engine... which is a good thing. I had two of those cars. They are not hard to work on, but need a lot of work. Great driving car with lots of power.
@@pharkasj not the same. Toyota improved it before they agreed to use it in the supra. Hence its better tajn anything else bmw offers but its still in a beemer.
Evidentially you dealership wanted it. The buyer might have taken a huge " duke" to buy it and still bought it back of book. Saying what a deal he got for getting it back of book then you can stuff a buyer with no cash down into it fooling the bank thinking they have equity in their loan.
@@dcpete5475 i have had BMW's for 25 years, no major problems. yes they are tempermental but most haters try to fix them with generic crap parts. those engines DO NOT like crappy replacement parts. do it right with OEM or you suffer. the haters cant afford to drive them anyway.
@@arresthillary9502 I don't get those haters either, three of my most reliable cars has been beamers and with regular maintenance (like every car) they work fine
Im a small one man shop that has been in business for 10 years. Im not saying iam better or even on the same level. But when you have a customer that has multiple vehicles in your shop and you know there will be more to come you can always trim a bill down some how even if its not your fault. You will always make it up down road with that customer. ...
I have owned a 2013 Maserati Gran Turismo the last 3 years and it has been amazing to me. Literally the best priced car on the used market for what it offers... Ferrari V8, World Famous Designer, Unbelievable sound,smooth and comfortable. I bought mine from Autonation with a full bumper to bumper warranty as well. They are in the $30-40k range now for a great used one.
That almost sounds like a main bearing. It's probably worth pulling the pan off it if you can easily access it and checking the main and rod clearances. I believe that engine is essentially the Chrysler Pentastar so those bottom end parts should be cheap. There is a possibility that some ran it short on oil, or did some really hard cornering while on it with it a little bit low on oil, and that whacked one of the bearings. If that's the Pentastar, then it's the successor to the 2.7L and those were notorious for oil starving when they were as little as 1/2 quart low while cornering hard. If it's a rod bearing, and there's access (which there usually was on the Chrysler cars), and the crank is still good, it's really an easy fix. I did it several times on my 2.7Ls.
@Hoovies Garage On the Maserati: Before junking it for good, I'd try to send the DI Injectors into a Bosh service and get them checked. Might be just a borderline junk injector that doesn't set a knock code yet.
He’s already proposed to her to be his third wife. I expect the wedding before the end of the year. Saw that in a Doug de Muro vid where he was invited, Doug’s face when he learned he was marrying April was priceless (it was a few month ago)
@@HoJSimpson yes, and we used to see his daughter Haley a lot when she was a kid, haven’t seen her in like 4 years on the channel she must be 12 or something by now. With the second wife he had a son that is half asian who is probably around 4 years old or so.. we just saw him as a baby
I had a radiator blow on my 2016 750i and it was $3000 to replace, $1500 for the part and the rest was labor, including an A/C evacuation and recharge that is part of the replacement for some stupid engineering reason. So, that 740, getting all those things fixed for under $2000 is just an astounding difference.
There’s a good chance that in order to get the radiator out you have to pull the condenser lines off and the condenser out. Pretty common on newer cars. They probably pulled the whole front of the car to do all of that too.
@@jacobbenton1147 Yeah, I normally would do the job myself, but I don't have the equipment at home to evacuate and recharge the A/C, so I had to take it to a shop. The front didn't have to come apart for it, though! The labor cost was about 25% of the job, the rest was all parts!
I spent an entire morning taking apart the front of a Jaguar X-Type just to get a radiator relay out 🤯🤦♂️ I cant believe the way they put cars together these days
@@amarsta An X-type? What do you mean 'these days'? That car was designed over 20 years ago. I do feel your pain, though. Don't ask about the oil cooler o-ring leak on a D3 A8 I did... $0.47 part, books for 30 hrs labor.
I had that car. Put 250kmiles on BMW 1998 750IL that I bought used. Nice car. Drove with the engine light on for 4 years. Car was overheating during the entire ownership. Too much to repair. 1200 dollars a year to maintain is ridiculous for regular folks so dont buy a used BMW
I owned a Pontiac Phoenix with a 2.5 Iron Duke. It made a rattling noise like the Maserati. I remembered my parents' car, so I removed the flywheel cover and a bolt dropped on my head.It ended up being a fly wheel. A long time ago, my parents' 1964 Pontiac Tempest station wagon started knocking. The shop was going to rebuild the engine. The repair shop called back 3 days later, saying that the car was ready for pickup. My dad said that was fast. The shop owner said yes, we dropped the fly wheel cover and discovered a cracked flywheel. 🙄
Back during cash for clunkers some dude turned in a Maserati with only 18k on it. People were freaking out about. The owner went public. He had blown like 20 grand trying to keep that pos running over years. 18k was all the milage he could eek out of it.
The side windows in the back also have sun shades if you pull up that tab sticking out. I pulled some from the salvage yard last month. Really rare. The iL stands for Long wheel base, so the back doors are longer. More leg room
Stupid me once bought a 2007 Jetta with a blown 2.0 TSI engine. Got it for 500$ because it was the highest end equipped in a beautiful white. put 10 000$ on it at a shop that did a terrible job. I swapped a 1.9 TDI BRM into it, Big turbo, injectors and tune. the guy never finished it and I had to take the car as months were passing with no work being done. Brought it somewhere else who made things worse. It was a decent daily but some things were almost unfixable. What I later learned was the car started it's life as a 2.5 liter wolfsberg edition. So AC not working, need a part... is the the one for the 2.5? the 2.0tsi or the 1.9BRM... who knows. This is where mechanics should always say no. Also electronics even on a 2006 VW is a nightmare compared to the previous generations. Lesson learned. (Car was totalled on a deer sadly)
I took you 93 vehicles to learn that? I tried once. Never again. My only project car now, I bought new and is 17 years old this year. Zero problems, except the ones I cause.
I had a cheap BMW once also. Seven series pos. Ever heard of a “main sword switch””? It’s a big piece of plastic that has the a/c speed resistors on it. Cost me $650 for the part, which was on back order of course, for 6 months. All so blower would blow on high. No thanks. Also, had a drive line vibration that I never did cure. Finally dumped it for $2000 just to cut my losses. I do the labor myself, so I don’t have to get screwed by the Ninja everytime, but still untenable.
In my youth, I heard boats referred to as "Holes in the water you throw money into." It seems that you can add most modern cars to that, minus the water, unless you live in a flood area.
I have the Touring(station wagon) version of that, changing radiator every 10+ years is fairly normal. The only two real issues I have with it is random very slow coolant leaks, never anything catastrophic and that it gets very easily stuck in the winter, I've gotten stuck on a flat road twice and that was rather embarrassing. Raised by a mechanic and have some limited welding experience and my own welder, 4 more years and it's a veteran car making all taxes and insurance dirt cheap. Love this car and plan on keeping it on the road for as long as possible.
As owner of 80 years and 900000kms worth of E34s and E39s, I agree. Even though the E39s are way more livable, I will put up with the freezing cold from the blower vents in the morning until the E34 warms up... just for how easy, smooth, driveable, powerful and predicable the V8 is.
Hoovie your decision to junk this lemon of a car and not pass along this nightmare is very commendable and totally the right thing to do, that is what integrity is all about, and I hope some people watching can learn from your actions, Kudos Amigo, .....Javi G.
Older BMW's are a dream to drive. Never experienced the same feeling in any other cars. Expensive to maintain but worth it if you value the driving experience. Definitely not for everybody, especially if all you want out of a car is an object to take you from A to B.
It’s such a shame the early years had so many issues and even worse owners. 2018+ seems to be solid. I bought my 2019 Maserati Ghibli used, have put an additional 85,000 miles over the course of 3 years. Only thing that has gone wrong is a purge valve which costs me $30 to fix, did it myself. Still going strong!
Fyi to potential future owners, I’m religious about my maintenance, the car I bought was a 1 owner off lease, check for maintenance history. Since you can get these cars cheap I feel like people go get ‘em and then are shocked when an oil change costs $600 from dealer, so they skip stuff. Don’t pull a hoovie
For me as a viewer going back to the 80/90/00's is also refreshing. Those cars are harder to find in a decent condition so getting to see one being leveled up by you and your friends is much more enjoyable. E38 over a Ghibli anyday everyday.
If Hoovies complaines about repairing BMWs, just imagine when he knows about the modern trend to use wet belts, with Ford and Stellantis. Future junkers for endless content.
@@ryanb6658 A new trend among Automakers, using a timing belt inside the engine, drenched in oil. Plenty of cases where the belt teeth disintegrates, with the pieces blocking the oil pick up tube.
@@RogerM88 You forgot to mention the special oil requirement or Ford denying repairs everywhere else except US + latermodels they gone back to chain driven cams but oil pump is still driven by a belt with the same issues.......
@@Iceeeen Add to that pressed in crankshaft pulley without a key, or also pressed in camshaft lobes, as requiring changing the timing cover with each belt replacement.
My mother-in-law had a 1998 BMW 740i that she owned for I think 2-2.5 years, she bought it preowned with 20k miles on it and it was 2 years old when she bought it. When she was thinking of selling it I was considering buying it because I loved the way it drove so I talked to my trusted BMW mechanic who we took my wife's E36 3 series to when it needed repairs and I asked him if I should buy it. He gave me a resounding NO!!! Something about the way those engines were made they needed major repairs periodically. This is a guy who would profit from me buying the car so I trusted him and I passed on it. She had already put a new power steering rack in it to the tune of $2500 and a bunch of other expensive repairs.
If the Car Wizard knew that the engine was bad, therefore the car is trash, he shouldn't have done all of those other repairs. Why the hell would the air need to be cold if the car is garbage? Seems like he took advantage of Hoovie.
Yeah if the engine is trash you’d think it’d be a full stop on any other repairs and calling the owner. If my engine is garbage, don’t then repair the AC and charge me $1200 for it.
My E36 was the best investment I've ever made in cars, bought it for 2K undrivable, hole in the floor, had to moved to a buddies who could weld, he welded the hole, then I got it inspected and road legal, polished the paint, restored the interior myself, and resold it for $8000 Absolutely unreal car, mechanically everything still worked just fine! Just underbody rust damage in one spot only. 10/10 would buy one again.
Wizard putting the motor in and it being bad is 100% not his fault… Wizard fixing everything else wrong with the car before realizing the motor was bad, IS 100% his fault… especially after J&J said this motor was an unknown…. Wizard did everything correct as far as pre testing the engine, etc…. I have no idea why he fixed everything else before test driving the car….. he should have known better if we are being fair and honest….
Yep I would find another mechanic after that fleecing. No way a legit mechanic works on anything else until the swapped engine is verified replaced and good.
If I had to guess, Dave’s (Wizard) thinking was that it would be easier to change the Aircon compressor with the engine out of the car, much better access instead of trying to change it when the engine was in the car.
Why didn’t the wizard just verify the engine work before spending all that money on all those other fixes? I mean who fixes AC and other sensors and headlights on a car with a blown engine?
I’m sure they work out some sort of deal behind the scenes where the wizard goes about doing all this extra bs for the sole purpose of content creation. Highly doubt Tyler pays him the prices that we see on paper. It’s all a dog and pony show.
A good mechanic would have verified the engine first before moving on to the other stuff. There is no point compounding errors. What use is AC if the engine is garbage. That’s putting lipstick on a pig. You have to use common sense which is clearly lacking in this mechanic.
I hate how they said “most people would come back angry to the mechanic if the customer bought a used motor and it was no good when installed” If that were me; it would have been mentioned at least 5x that the mechanic is not liable for any engine issues etc. the mechanic would be doing me a favor, and I assume the risk of the engine being bad. I accept that because I am saving A LOT of money. I have a hard time believing that “most people” would agree that the mechanic is responsible for a used motor that ended up being bad. Just another drastic exaggeration…
Having worked at an Auto shop before, I can attest to the fact that most customers will blame the mechanic...even after being warned that the route the customer is asking the mechanic to do is not the mechanics recommended route.
MY FRIEND HAD A 95 740IL, BLACK, CHROME SPOKE WHEELS LIKE U HAVE, EXTRA LOW MILES, HE WAS SELLING IT BUT WOULDN'T SELL IT TO ME AS HE SAID IT WAS A CONSTANT DRAIN ON HIS WALLET. HE PAID 80K FOR IT NEW I THINK, BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, IT WAS SO NICE RIDING IN IT, IT LOOKED AWESOME IN BLACK, REALLY CLASSY, IT WAS ALWAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING SOMETHING FIXED, GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS, I AM GLAD IT'S YOURS AND NOT MINE, I STICK WITH TOYOTAS AND LEXUS, PERIOD.
Looks like there is enough room for an LS swap, quarter of the price with half the headaches. Or fun swap a Berra from Australia, or do the Amera-Berra and get them Vortex inline 6 outta the Trailblazers. Both reliable and great aftermarket support.
I couldn't wait till the end of the video...that is one beautiful e38. Doesn't matter what issues it has, they WILL be easy to fix. I know it's bad to be jealous but, I am SO jealous (but in a nice, friendly way, though). I have always dreamt of owning an e38, but I have recently come to accept that it is just too late. There are hardly any good ones that are worth it anymore. And now that number is one less.
My dad had the 2001 740i's too. Last year was supposed to be the "best" but the thermostat stuck around 10k miles, warranty repair, but after you could see all the cosmoline wax on the engine became dark yellow and in some areas the grey block paint peeled! Dealer said that was cosmetic and nothing was "wrong" with engine. It then developed a driveline shutter, maybe driveshaft guibo, the a/c had to be set to 60 in the summer or it would blend in the heater, and a lumpy idle was present more often than not. He traded it for a Lexus LS460 and never looked back.
I’ve driven my Ghibli daily to 70k miles, cross country, from Florida to New England 3 times a year with zero issues….. but really don’t expect much from anyone promoting a scam like Better Help… might want to google sponsors reputation before whoring yourself out.
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With all the controversy surrounding better help I would not use them. From making it nearly impossible to cancel your service to not vetting therapists to selling customer data to social media and targeted advertisers. That would be a big NO for me or any one else. I hope you will take a better look at the sponsors you have on your videos in the future and not support scummy companies like BetterHelp.
you fell for another scam. At least it's a pattern. Scam youtube sponsorships, scam car purchases, scam everything.
NEVER follow Tyler's advise on anything, people!
Please stop sponsoring BetterHelp. They are a scam and sell your information to Facebook. Just don't do it again.
I've lost respect for you Tyler. Please stop getting sponsorships from Better Help. They are not an ethical company. They borderline break the law with private health data.
Too bad Betterhelp didn’t talk you out of buying that Maserati.
scammers help scammers, no wonder
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What are you talking about? They paid for it and he had a lot still left
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That's because better help is a scam
I bought my son a toy Maserati with lights and engine sounds for Xmas. It was broken with electrical problems, the sound and lights stopped working, on Boxing Day. It’s the most accurate model car you’ll ever find.
LOL!!!
Brilliant lol 😅😅😅
Seems VERY authentic. Lucky you.
80's GM tech here, to make that seal, make a cut on the inner part of the seal and run a piece of vacuum hose inside it, lubed with silicon spray. Black door trim glue to close the cut. The factory seals for the door and T Top are too soft. That's what I used to fix all the time.
When you pull up and your mechanic starts doing a pole dance 🕺…it is time to sell that car 🤣
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I just imagined The Wizard doing a pole dance....okay, enough of that!
@@cbotten106 Giggity
His car repairs brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours...
Australian here. Went shopping last night, bit of a hold-up. Found that there was a car broken down in the car park access roundabout. It was a ............ Maserati Ghibli ! A well-dressed, quite cross older lady was standing next to it, with a tow truck backing up from the front. Take heart Hoovie - the Cosmos isn't angry at you personally.
TLDR: Tyler knew perfectly well that buying the cheapest Maserati Ghibli in the US for like 8-9 grand meant it would have serious problems and that early production engines were known for poor reliability, but did it anyway, and used this opportunity to discover and display that finding a used replacement engine is very difficult, because, if it wasn't, more people would've done it, and, therefore, used Maseratis wouldn't be so cheap.
The winner..The Car Wizard for ringing up another Hoovie bill.
I have been watching Hoovie now for almost 4 years and correct me if I’m mistaken, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard Hoovie hang anyone out on his channel. I mean people who have knowingly ripped him off. Yeah he vents about it here, but he could so easily put people’s names and business out here and really cause them problems, but Hoovie is a class act. He takes his bumps and just keeps moving. Thats a class act. And the Car Wizard is a class act as well.
he did raise his little voice at him once, but then apologized in the next upload.
He censors comments attempting to give advice or help with a problem. He is attempting to create an artificial persona. He does not have any desire to help others. Far from a 'class act'.
@@afternoongarage Not everyone is a Christ saviour, some just have an entertaining youtube channel. He is here to entertain, not to save people and help everyone. Still he does not call out to people that screw him over - and he could, especially with the power of his channel. That point is valid.
The only thing that bugged me was when he admitted he threatened to go public with names to get one of those engines.
This may be a bad comparison but contrast this to Steve from Gamer's Nexus, when that guy even so much as gets a whiff of bad business he polls his viewers for reams of evidence, gets lawyers linked in to explain what your rights are, and riles his entire follower base not to do business with the bad actors, shaming them into owning up and not just fix his problems (if he even had a stake in it) but to mend their ways so that everyone benefits.
...it's not like I think it's Hoovie's niche to be a right-to-repair wonk, but shady car business obviously just doesn't affect him. He, the Wizard and all his buds have reams of all these bad beats stories and they just kind of throw up their hands and shrug, when to me it seems it's in their best interest to shine some light on the industry not just to help themselves but benefit everyone.
I dunno maybe it's not in his nature to think like that, or maybe he's already got too much going on, I don't really judge the guy either way, but it's clear he has a follower base that's not only sympathetic to his problems but also has to deal with the same shit and don't have the resources he has to deal with it.
@@PoniesNSunshine Agreed! Hoovie needs to shame Maserati, Ferrari, BMW and all companies who produced these "cars." Maserati and Ferrari and all these shady companies should just send their preliminary development to companies like Toyota or Nissan or Honda. Those companies can tear it all down and show the shady companies why the shady companies' engineering is SO rubbish. Then...maybe...the good companies can build the cars for the shady companies and produce really worthy vehicles for a change.
Or...we morons could just STOP buying from these moronic manufacturers. I've never bought any of these POSs.
Now if you'll excuse me...(sound of a squeaky bicycle riding away...)
I love how the car wizard hissed at you when you said BMW 😆
Your cardio vascular system is getting resilient, not fainting anymore for bills.
Bankruptcy in 1 step: Buy a maserati
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Forgot to mention, buy it used.
@@gavriushkaUsed is better than new....depreciation would be much less
@@22lbsboost you clearly haven’t watched the videos on this car mate… depreciation is nothing compared to the headaches you get owning this piece of junk…
If that doesn't work buy a boat 😂
Those 740il BMW's were awesome. I had a white one and did the sport package body kit and chrome M wheels. Loved that car. Handled incredible for such a big car and so much room
Maserati making Land Rovers seem cheap to fix.
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I was dumb enough to buy a Land Rover and own it for a year. I don't think it ever went more than 2 weeks without some warning light on the dash.
Google ''Maserati Biturbo'' for the most unreliable car ever made. The failure rate was trought the roof.
That is why my landrovers are 100% electronic free( and 40 jears old)😂@@ashleyschfer7483
😂😂😂😂😂
I was told over 30 years ago " the best Maserati you ever will buy is the one you don't"...
That applies to 90% of European cars.
The same could be said about electric cars
@@CesarPerezn 90%? Sure, you nitwit.
Who told you that ?what did he drive? Was he successful? Did he have a ferrari? Or a farmer?
Same advice when it comes to a timeshare.
A 2014 owner here. Put 120k kms on it. Bought used 5 years ago. Just oil changes and had to do brakes. Got it cheap and enjoying it
5:03 - There's a REASON why Maserati's aren't ACTUALLY bought by rich people... but by people who want to LOOK rich. Rich people know to avoid, as it's not worth the hassle.
I dnt have experience with Maserati but I did own a Maserati gt for a short while and it was worth every penny for the 11 months I owned it never spent a single dollar on it except for the major service and then got involved in an accident 2 weeks after that, that was my taste of Maserati ownership pity I can't afford another in this economic climate.
Especially after Chrysler bought that brand
@@KariIzumi1 Fiat bought chrysler and now Fiat Chrysler is merged into Stellantis. Chrysler have never owned Maserati. You are confusing it with Ferrari who owned 50% of Maserati.
@@christianolssontravels my bad, I got it mixed up
Its what we call Ghetto Fabulous in the hood.
$1,830 is a hell of a lot better than $9,500 and 3 engine's!
buy imported JUNK - big name cars = JUNK !
*engines
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Northstar engine...
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsmFord ecoboost
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If you're going to get a Ghibli don't get the modern junk ones, get one of the classic ones from the late '60s to the early '70s. Those actually look nice and a fun to drive. This is true of pretty much any Maserati product; get the classic ones, and avoid anything from the '80s and afterward.
Unfortunately, prices for them have gone completely insane now.
So you’re saying the Italian manufactured vehicle is unreliable and a money pit. If only there was a long history of happening before. Who knew.
Too bad the engine is made in the US and based on the Pentastar ;)
@fafafohigh69 The ultimate unity of unreliability.
@@izno73he bought the worst Maserati in the US for 8 grand. What were you expecting
One thing I've noticed about the Car Ninja is that he always seems to be perky, happy and smiling. I don't think it's merely his camera face, but his normal disposition.
You'd be happy to if you saw dollar signs all the time when Hoovie comes through the door!
Seen him at Cars & Coffee, he seems ok, but rather hard to approach and reserved, unless he already knows a person
If I had virtually guaranteed income due to Hoovie buying so much junk I'd be pretty happy too.
@@pablopicaro7649It can take some time to adjust to the notoriety. Not too long ago he was just another mechanic minding his business.
It's the constant inhalation of brake cleen
This is why we love you, Hoovie. GREAT INFORMATION! Watching you go through what you do - instead of me - is priceless and why you have a million plus subs. Thank you! Is there ANY indications the manufacturers are watching you?
My late father owned a 1988 BM 735iL. An absolutely beautiful car in Diamond Schwartz. Only 60,000km on the clock when bought in 1994. Dad put only another 60,000km on the clock before he stopped driving due to age. On a very long, straight, rural back road here in Oz one day I was driving. Dad said “See how fast she’ll go mate!” I got it up to 220km or about 137mph! Dad was laughing his head off! Great car & great memories.👍🏼😎
One thing I can’t understand. Why do the other stuff first. And not wait for the engine swap. If that goes well do the rest. That is what a garage sould advise or simply do.
Was coming to say this. Should be the top comment.
Agree, I was thinking the exact same thing... john
Because they need content for the videos, so Hoovie can almost faint at the bills?
Because it wouldn't be Hoovie's Garage.
Timing for youtube uploads at the car's expected completion. He is not like you and me. It is a business of generating content.
Hoovie, you’re a stand up guy to take the hit on that Maserati and not pass it on to some unsuspecting person. Cheers to you, dude.
He can afford it
Better Help must be getting their money's worth just with the Maserati Ghibli issues alone 😂
😂
PSA: Better Help just got busted selling protected patient information and data to big tech companies. DON"T USE THEM
Lol
Now when he calls, his therapist says "Oh no. What did you buy now??"
Seems to me they're the one's who paid for it
$3.5k is a steal for the BMW 740iL as long as there's nothing major wrong with it
Major problems with those are always only a few months away.
@@12yearssober truuuuuuuuuuuuu
you mean like a coolant leak, engine mounts being destroyed and a torque converter leaking? And a broken seat? And no aircon? Yep - perfect 😂😂
last few words tell the whole story
better make sure the repair records will fit in the trunk
Remember when Maserati first showed the Levante SUV under the name Kubang, and Jeremy Clarkson said "that's a great name, because that's the noise it'll make the day the warranty runs out"? I feel like their entire range should be called Kubang.
Hoovies brain should be called Kubang for continuously buying the cheapest engines he can find
@@jaguar8408he must be making enough money to be making these losses to continually lose on these hoovies type cars though
@@jaguar8408 Buying a new engine would cost far more than it would take to just buy another used Ghibli. They are 100% disposable cars.
@@db-ws9yn I'd say they're maybe 17% disposable cars
My old boss used to say the only Maserati anyone should buy is a toy one for their kids 😂
getting them started early? lol
well maserati owners don't seem to maintain the cars.
Jonny seems like a great guy, so positive and upbeat. I like his energy. Such a pleasure when he does your repairs and maintenance. Bravo Jonny!
13:28 gotta love the light bulb replacement cost. My Bonneville is a 2 minute job. Pop the hood, reach down, twist the plug out of the housing, pop in the new bulb and repeat in reverse.
No disassembling the car. But I’m sure Maserati assumes the car will explode before the lights burn out.
Rip off
I had to take the front bumper off a VW beetle to change the damn battery.
Some of these cars are designed very poorly for service.
You have to rebuild them first like M539 Restorations does. I think at this point you’d have paid the same or less and actually have a solid motor out of it
Conclusion of his Maserati is more or less, part supply sucks, the most simplest of gaskets are or back order for how long it takes, no estimates or anything.
@@mikespeksnijder8650 no spoilers I have 2 episodes to catch up on! I see he’s driving it now tho from the thumbnail
The V8 in the Quattroporte is way better than the V6 trash in the Ghibli.
@@kylekennedy420 the v6 was also designed by Ferrari and clearly was not trash enough to last 100k miles from new. Rebuilding means you reset to new essentially
To what end? You're left with a 4 door Maserati. I'd rather have an S-Class (which I do) or a Panamera.
That E38 wont let you down, trust me. I had one with 280K miles. Was still running great when I sold it. Worst case scenario, you might have some coolant leaks or a bushing needing replaced.
From the receipts, it looks like it's about to get it's third new cooling system in 130K miles. To me, that's a let down.
@@daveclark8337some people apparently dont know how to identify a letdown. I guess they think all brands are that high maintenance.
This is the only car channel that doesn't make me feel mad at the world. Most car youtubers constantly flexing car after car after car I'll never even get to sit in, let alone drive or own. Hoovie clearly has money but chooses to "invest" it in cars that the average man likely owns with problems that the average man likely experiences every day. Makes me feel like I'm not alone with my perpetual check engine light. Thanks Hoovie :)
yeah fo real; I'll give Hoovie that...all the other youtubers flexing the new beemers that are way out of price range
This is why I bought a 14 Lexus LS460 a couple years ago when I had to give up manuals. Naturally aspirated v8 and torque converter automatic. That powertrain combo had been in use since the 07 model year and was proven. Engine has direct and port injection so no carbon build up issues that the direct injection engines have been having.
Can you say how many miles were on the Lexus when you bought it? Thanks.
@@psychmr2365 about 119k miles when I bought it July of 22
The day I learned two things I never wanna see again a Maserati Ghibli, and the car wizard twirling on a Lift pole like a stripper !🤣😂🤣😂
I'll be having nightmares tonight for sure...
That 740il is the last non-vanos engine... which is a good thing. I had two of those cars. They are not hard to work on, but need a lot of work. Great driving car with lots of power.
I've had 2 vanos cars and a non vanos car and I prefer the vanos, really ain't all that hard to work on
Working at Carmax has really put in perspective what cars are actually good and which ones make you question their reliability...
Thoughts on BMW 440i? X Drive? 🤔
@@sauce8277i think you have your answer and as its always has been ?
Its...
Buy a Toyota
@@deadprivacy Already own two. haha
@@deadprivacy with the same b58 engine ? :D
@@pharkasj not the same.
Toyota improved it before they agreed to use it in the supra.
Hence its better tajn anything else bmw offers but its still in a beemer.
We have a 23 Maserati at our dealership. No one wants it, auction doesn’t want it 😂. They are junk cars.
Beemers is the other junk.
Evidentially you dealership wanted it. The buyer might have taken a huge " duke" to buy it and still bought it back of book. Saying what a deal he got for getting it back of book then you can stuff a buyer with no cash down into it fooling the bank thinking they have equity in their loan.
@@dcpete5475 i have had BMW's for 25 years, no major problems. yes they are tempermental but most haters try to fix them with generic crap parts. those engines DO NOT like crappy replacement parts. do it right with OEM or you suffer. the haters cant afford to drive them anyway.
@@arresthillary9502 I don't get those haters either, three of my most reliable cars has been beamers and with regular maintenance (like every car) they work fine
@@dcpete5475*Are, not is.
Pro tip: never tell a mechanic what a good deal you got on something. They assume they have room to overcharge you!
Im a small one man shop that has been in business for 10 years. Im not saying iam better or even on the same level. But when you have a customer that has multiple vehicles in your shop and you know there will be more to come you can always trim a bill down some how even if its not your fault. You will always make it up down road with that customer. ...
Ls swap it.
Good idea certainly much more reliable
Ha! Read my mind 🫵🏻😃
Take to JR and he could swap it for him.
And who will put it in? The wizard what doesn't want to do anything with used engines anymore???
I literally just commented this before I seen your comment lol crazy
I have owned a 2013 Maserati Gran Turismo the last 3 years and it has been amazing to me. Literally the best priced car on the used market for what it offers... Ferrari V8, World Famous Designer, Unbelievable sound,smooth and comfortable. I bought mine from Autonation with a full bumper to bumper warranty as well. They are in the $30-40k range now for a great used one.
That almost sounds like a main bearing. It's probably worth pulling the pan off it if you can easily access it and checking the main and rod clearances. I believe that engine is essentially the Chrysler Pentastar so those bottom end parts should be cheap. There is a possibility that some ran it short on oil, or did some really hard cornering while on it with it a little bit low on oil, and that whacked one of the bearings.
If that's the Pentastar, then it's the successor to the 2.7L and those were notorious for oil starving when they were as little as 1/2 quart low while cornering hard. If it's a rod bearing, and there's access (which there usually was on the Chrysler cars), and the crank is still good, it's really an easy fix. I did it several times on my 2.7Ls.
@Hoovies Garage On the Maserati: Before junking it for good, I'd try to send the DI Injectors into a Bosh service and get them checked. Might be just a borderline junk injector that doesn't set a knock code yet.
Better help therapist: Bro just buy a huge compound filled with cars, date a model and you’ll be fine.
Pretty sure that rebound love bomb is over lol
He’s already proposed to her to be his third wife. I expect the wedding before the end of the year. Saw that in a Doug de Muro vid where he was invited, Doug’s face when he learned he was marrying April was priceless (it was a few month ago)
@@augustinf Third wife? Was there another before the last one?
@@HoJSimpson yes, and we used to see his daughter Haley a lot when she was a kid, haven’t seen her in like 4 years on the channel she must be 12 or something by now. With the second wife he had a son that is half asian who is probably around 4 years old or so.. we just saw him as a baby
@@augustinfdamn I forgot about her, I remember him driving her to school in the maybach
That Ghibli really deserves to be undergrounded :) oh, and congrats on the e38, love to see that!
tyler hoovers guide to insurance fraud 😂
Better help is the Mazerati of mental health...
I had a radiator blow on my 2016 750i and it was $3000 to replace, $1500 for the part and the rest was labor, including an A/C evacuation and recharge that is part of the replacement for some stupid engineering reason. So, that 740, getting all those things fixed for under $2000 is just an astounding difference.
There’s a good chance that in order to get the radiator out you have to pull the condenser lines off and the condenser out. Pretty common on newer cars. They probably pulled the whole front of the car to do all of that too.
@@jacobbenton1147 Yeah, I normally would do the job myself, but I don't have the equipment at home to evacuate and recharge the A/C, so I had to take it to a shop. The front didn't have to come apart for it, though! The labor cost was about 25% of the job, the rest was all parts!
I spent an entire morning taking apart the front of a Jaguar X-Type just to get a radiator relay out 🤯🤦♂️ I cant believe the way they put cars together these days
@@amarsta An X-type? What do you mean 'these days'? That car was designed over 20 years ago. I do feel your pain, though. Don't ask about the oil cooler o-ring leak on a D3 A8 I did... $0.47 part, books for 30 hrs labor.
Sell the whole car to J&J and forget about another Maserati. 🤦♀️
IMO 2004 - 2009 is the sweet spot for used cars, drives like a modern car but without all the complications
And you can fit a wireless carplay / android / gps double din screen and a charging pad and have it all wired in , its great
Late 90s and early 2000s cars are pretty decent too. Especially if you get a GM with the 3800
@@franciscodanconia4324 shhhhh dont tell them
I had that car. Put 250kmiles on BMW 1998 750IL that I bought used. Nice car. Drove with the engine light on for 4 years. Car was overheating during the entire ownership. Too much to repair. 1200 dollars a year to maintain is ridiculous for regular folks so dont buy a used BMW
Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!!
I owned a Pontiac Phoenix with a 2.5 Iron Duke. It made a rattling noise like the Maserati. I remembered my parents' car, so I removed the flywheel cover and a bolt dropped on my head.It ended up being a fly wheel. A long time ago, my parents' 1964 Pontiac Tempest station wagon started knocking. The shop was going to rebuild the engine. The repair shop called back 3 days later, saying that the car was ready for pickup. My dad said that was fast. The shop owner said yes, we dropped the fly wheel cover and discovered a cracked flywheel. 🙄
I know there's controversy around BetterHelp but I can't think of a more fitting sponsor for this channel 😀
Always nice to see Hoovie out enjoying driving one of his limping whips. Even if it's dragging something and leaking a bit of coolant.
10:06 the squeaking as he was shifting killed me lmao
"That was replaced...10 years ago". "Not by me though"
Thank you for sharing this "experience".
I actually considered getting a Maserati at some point, but now I know better.
6:45 Fisker has declared Ch11 Bankruptcy AGAIN
Hoovie better stock up on replacement parts now.
Back during cash for clunkers some dude turned in a Maserati with only 18k on it. People were freaking out about. The owner went public. He had blown like 20 grand trying to keep that pos running over years. 18k was all the milage he could eek out of it.
The side windows in the back also have sun shades if you pull up that tab sticking out. I pulled some from the salvage yard last month. Really rare. The iL stands for Long wheel base, so the back doors are longer. More leg room
This reminds me of the time when I was a high school mechanic and I got a referral to go fix a Maserati Biturbo -- let the lamentations begin!!
After restoring & repairing 93 vehicles over the decades I finally learned, "Say no to project cars."
Very solid advice
Stupid me once bought a 2007 Jetta with a blown 2.0 TSI engine. Got it for 500$ because it was the highest end equipped in a beautiful white. put 10 000$ on it at a shop that did a terrible job. I swapped a 1.9 TDI BRM into it, Big turbo, injectors and tune. the guy never finished it and I had to take the car as months were passing with no work being done.
Brought it somewhere else who made things worse.
It was a decent daily but some things were almost unfixable. What I later learned was the car started it's life as a 2.5 liter wolfsberg edition.
So AC not working, need a part... is the the one for the 2.5? the 2.0tsi or the 1.9BRM... who knows. This is where mechanics should always say no.
Also electronics even on a 2006 VW is a nightmare compared to the previous generations. Lesson learned.
(Car was totalled on a deer sadly)
99% of people quit right before they find their perfect project car.
I took you 93 vehicles to learn that? I tried once. Never again. My only project car now, I bought new and is 17 years old this year. Zero problems, except the ones I cause.
Add to that, "Say no to Italian cars"
I had a cheap BMW once also. Seven series pos. Ever heard of a “main sword switch””? It’s a big piece of plastic that has the a/c speed resistors on it. Cost me $650 for the part, which was on back order of course, for 6 months. All so blower would blow on high. No thanks. Also, had a drive line vibration that I never did cure. Finally dumped it for $2000 just to cut my losses. I do the labor myself, so I don’t have to get screwed by the Ninja everytime, but still untenable.
The throw away society award goes to maserati. The Bimmer is a keeper.
Buying a Maserati is like buying a boat. The two happiest days are the day you buy it and the day you get rid of it.
In my youth, I heard boats referred to as "Holes in the water you throw money into." It seems that you can add most modern cars to that, minus the water, unless you live in a flood area.
If I had to experience this, it would be nearly the worst experience of my life, but somehow watching it happen to you is mildly comforting
I have the Touring(station wagon) version of that, changing radiator every 10+ years is fairly normal. The only two real issues I have with it is random very slow coolant leaks, never anything catastrophic and that it gets very easily stuck in the winter, I've gotten stuck on a flat road twice and that was rather embarrassing. Raised by a mechanic and have some limited welding experience and my own welder, 4 more years and it's a veteran car making all taxes and insurance dirt cheap. Love this car and plan on keeping it on the road for as long as possible.
14:32 -- When the Wizard hissed like that, my cat -- who until then had been asleep on my lap -- jumped up and ran off! LOL!! 🐈
THAT IS FUNNY!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
E38 was Peak BMW for sure.
Yep, and the E34.
As owner of 80 years and 900000kms worth of E34s and E39s, I agree. Even though the E39s are way more livable, I will put up with the freezing cold from the blower vents in the morning until the E34 warms up... just for how easy, smooth, driveable, powerful and predicable the V8 is.
I know you aren't a huge fan of the newer Cadillacs, but I think you'd love the CT6. Pick one up Brah!
Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!
Hoovie your decision to junk this lemon of a car and not pass along this nightmare is very commendable and totally the right thing to do, that is what integrity is all about, and I hope some people watching can learn from your actions, Kudos Amigo, .....Javi G.
This guy has a great RUclips content making template.
Buy cars you know that already have problems and complain.
Well, now Tavarish can buy it.
can you pull the pan with the engine in the car and roll in new bearings? I have had good luck doing that to higher quality engines.
Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!!
Hoovie getting BetterHelp sounds pretty on brand!
Does BetterHelp know that they're the butt of the joke?
Better help is as reliable as his car
Psychic Friends Network went bankrupt. Couldn't they have foreseen that?
what I have learned today: Dont buy Masserati, Dont buy BMW.
do not buy any car that hoovie does
Add M-B to that list!
@@ThomasKuhar They're fine if it's a taxi model, about $2k a year would keep an average one on the road. God help you if you buy a cheap AMG lol
@@ThomasKuhar Nope. If you find one that has had proper maintenance done they are a dream to own.
Older BMW's are a dream to drive. Never experienced the same feeling in any other cars. Expensive to maintain but worth it if you value the driving experience. Definitely not for everybody, especially if all you want out of a car is an object to take you from A to B.
It’s such a shame the early years had so many issues and even worse owners. 2018+ seems to be solid. I bought my 2019 Maserati Ghibli used, have put an additional 85,000 miles over the course of 3 years. Only thing that has gone wrong is a purge valve which costs me $30 to fix, did it myself. Still going strong!
Fyi to potential future owners, I’m religious about my maintenance, the car I bought was a 1 owner off lease, check for maintenance history. Since you can get these cars cheap I feel like people go get ‘em and then are shocked when an oil change costs $600 from dealer, so they skip stuff. Don’t pull a hoovie
For me as a viewer going back to the 80/90/00's is also refreshing. Those cars are harder to find in a decent condition so getting to see one being leveled up by you and your friends is much more enjoyable. E38 over a Ghibli anyday everyday.
If Hoovies complaines about repairing BMWs, just imagine when he knows about the modern trend to use wet belts, with Ford and Stellantis. Future junkers for endless content.
Wet belts? What’s that
@@ryanb6658 A new trend among Automakers, using a timing belt inside the engine, drenched in oil. Plenty of cases where the belt teeth disintegrates, with the pieces blocking the oil pick up tube.
@@RogerM88 You forgot to mention the special oil requirement or Ford denying repairs everywhere else except US + latermodels they gone back to chain driven cams but oil pump is still driven by a belt with the same issues.......
@@RogerM88you sure you’re not talking about oil pump belts?
@@Iceeeen Add to that pressed in crankshaft pulley without a key, or also pressed in camshaft lobes, as requiring changing the timing cover with each belt replacement.
My mother-in-law had a 1998 BMW 740i that she owned for I think 2-2.5 years, she bought it preowned with 20k miles on it and it was 2 years old when she bought it. When she was thinking of selling it I was considering buying it because I loved the way it drove so I talked to my trusted BMW mechanic who we took my wife's E36 3 series to when it needed repairs and I asked him if I should buy it. He gave me a resounding NO!!! Something about the way those engines were made they needed major repairs periodically. This is a guy who would profit from me buying the car so I trusted him and I passed on it. She had already put a new power steering rack in it to the tune of $2500 and a bunch of other expensive repairs.
The BMW is a W I N, W I N, W I N. Nice car that was loved by its owner
If the Car Wizard knew that the engine was bad, therefore the car is trash, he shouldn't have done all of those other repairs. Why the hell would the air need to be cold if the car is garbage? Seems like he took advantage of Hoovie.
Yes, I often think that.
Wizard’s following what Tyler wanted, im pretty sure he had that conversation and Tyler went ahead with the work for the content
Yeah if the engine is trash you’d think it’d be a full stop on any other repairs and calling the owner.
If my engine is garbage, don’t then repair the AC and charge me $1200 for it.
hoovie is how the wizard stays financially secure
For content. You do realize both make more money than they lose doing these videos? Would you watch if the cars were fine?
My E36 was the best investment I've ever made in cars, bought it for 2K undrivable, hole in the floor, had to moved to a buddies who could weld, he welded the hole, then I got it inspected and road legal, polished the paint, restored the interior myself, and resold it for $8000 Absolutely unreal car, mechanically everything still worked just fine! Just underbody rust damage in one spot only. 10/10 would buy one again.
Wizard putting the motor in and it being bad is 100% not his fault… Wizard fixing everything else wrong with the car before realizing the motor was bad, IS 100% his fault… especially after J&J said this motor was an unknown…. Wizard did everything correct as far as pre testing the engine, etc…. I have no idea why he fixed everything else before test driving the car….. he should have known better if we are being fair and honest….
Yep I would find another mechanic after that fleecing. No way a legit mechanic works on anything else until the swapped engine is verified replaced and good.
Shady as f….!
If I had to guess, Dave’s (Wizard) thinking was that it would be easier to change the Aircon compressor with the engine out of the car, much better access instead of trying to change it when the engine was in the car.
Wizzard is$a scammer
Why didn’t the wizard just verify the engine work before spending all that money on all those other fixes? I mean who fixes AC and other sensors and headlights on a car with a blown engine?
Because he is a thief. He is known for doing this. Nothing new and why I would never ever use him.
I’m sure they work out some sort of deal behind the scenes where the wizard goes about doing all this extra bs for the sole purpose of content creation. Highly doubt Tyler pays him the prices that we see on paper. It’s all a dog and pony show.
RUclips content 🤣
Because it was his job to. Literally paid to do that.
A good mechanic would have verified the engine first before moving on to the other stuff. There is no point compounding errors. What use is AC if the engine is garbage. That’s putting lipstick on a pig. You have to use common sense which is clearly lacking in this mechanic.
I hate how they said “most people would come back angry to the mechanic if the customer bought a used motor and it was no good when installed”
If that were me; it would have been mentioned at least 5x that the mechanic is not liable for any engine issues etc. the mechanic would be doing me a favor, and I assume the risk of the engine being bad. I accept that because I am saving A LOT of money.
I have a hard time believing that “most people” would agree that the mechanic is responsible for a used motor that ended up being bad.
Just another drastic exaggeration…
Having worked at an Auto shop before, I can attest to the fact that most customers will blame the mechanic...even after being warned that the route the customer is asking the mechanic to do is not the mechanics recommended route.
Maserati is a perfect candidate to shove an electric engine into
That's unironically what the brand plans to do with all of their models in the near future, lol.
I'd go with a 383 stroker and a roots blower sticking out of the hood, but that works too 🤣
Or just LS swap it.
@@EvilTurkeySlices I wonder if someone makes a LS swap kit for it yet, if not it would be a good market
@@johnporriello715 it would be considering there’s probably thousands of these in great shape with blown engines.
Oh FFS, just put an LS in it and call it done.
I was thinking the same thing
NGL I'm surprised it was discussed at all.
That…Is an excellent idea!👍
First thing I thought. Don't know if it would fit below the hoodline.
MY FRIEND HAD A 95 740IL, BLACK, CHROME SPOKE WHEELS LIKE U HAVE, EXTRA LOW MILES, HE WAS SELLING IT BUT WOULDN'T
SELL IT TO ME AS HE SAID IT WAS A CONSTANT DRAIN ON HIS WALLET. HE PAID 80K FOR IT NEW I THINK, BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, IT WAS SO NICE RIDING IN IT, IT LOOKED AWESOME IN BLACK, REALLY CLASSY, IT WAS ALWAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING SOMETHING FIXED, GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS, I AM GLAD IT'S YOURS AND NOT MINE, I STICK WITH TOYOTAS AND LEXUS, PERIOD.
M359 Restorations on Maserati: Hold my beer.
M539
@@jalos012 M569
M539 and it should be Hold MEIN beer!
@@joealex65 with all those "torque speculations" lol
@@Patrick94GSR give it a guten twist
When it was new, it was a new piece of shit, now it's an old one
Looks like there is enough room for an LS swap, quarter of the price with half the headaches. Or fun swap a Berra from Australia, or do the Amera-Berra and get them Vortex inline 6 outta the Trailblazers. Both reliable and great aftermarket support.
I just had a friend text me he bought a pre-owned 2021 Ghibli and thankfully he could not see the reaction on my face. The horror! 😱
Let me guess - it's just out of factory warranty? Not the time to buy one.
It really does suck that you can't get a good engine, those cars are just too much fun. It's a shame to see it be condemned to a life of rot.
In order to get a good engine, they would have to manufacture a good engine.
I couldn't wait till the end of the video...that is one beautiful e38. Doesn't matter what issues it has, they WILL be easy to fix. I know it's bad to be jealous but, I am SO jealous (but in a nice, friendly way, though). I have always dreamt of owning an e38, but I have recently come to accept that it is just too late. There are hardly any good ones that are worth it anymore. And now that number is one less.
Fisker just filed for bankruptcy.
And that’s the second Fisker… the first one failed long ago.
For the 2nd time, that was the original Fisker!
It's really hard to get started in the automotive market with so many established brands, esp with EVs simply being a loss on every sale made.
Again? 😮
My dad had the 2001 740i's too. Last year was supposed to be the "best" but the thermostat stuck around 10k miles, warranty repair, but after you could see all the cosmoline wax on the engine became dark yellow and in some areas the grey block paint peeled! Dealer said that was cosmetic and nothing was "wrong" with engine. It then developed a driveline shutter, maybe driveshaft guibo, the a/c had to be set to 60 in the summer or it would blend in the heater, and a lumpy idle was present more often than not. He traded it for a Lexus LS460 and never looked back.
I’ve driven my Ghibli daily to 70k miles, cross country, from Florida to New England 3 times a year with zero issues….. but really don’t expect much from anyone promoting a scam like Better Help… might want to google sponsors reputation before whoring yourself out.