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    ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth

    Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence

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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    10/10/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    The interior looks like one of those douche bag gamer PC cases. Dude... I know it cost $700, but I need it for the thermal efficiency to cool my sweet over clocked video card. Also: neon.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    That cage doesn't look like it would satisfy any sanctioning body...
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth

    It's got a purty mouth...

    The rest, not so much.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/09/09

    @Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!: Betcha can make those tires squeal like pigs.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    Clearly, cars like this totally lack any taste. I only wonder, though, what do the people who buy these actually wear? Surely not a suit from any reputable fashionhouse? I couldn't see anything nearly vulgar enough last time I walked past an Armani store?

    Also, there must actually be people buying these, or there wouldn't be anyone making them. I fail to see why anyone would buy this.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    10/09/09

    @Mobius: Check yesterday's post about a certain olympic athlete's Merc. You'll see what these types of people wear.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    Looks like they put the lipstick everywhere except on the lips!
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    12 Piston Callipers? Really? Are those incrementally better than 10 piston callipers? Is each one the size of a pencil eraser?
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    Image of TimTim TimTim
    10/09/09


    @Alfisted: Yes, in a Platinum Mach 14 Razor sort of way.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    Oh, good, another tuner Cayenne. I was just telling my friend the other day that we didn't have enough ugly in this world yet.
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    Image of baldy_pm baldy_pm
    10/09/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: It looks better than the Panamera.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/09/09

    @baldy_pm: Valid... But that is like saying that Rosie O'Donnell looks better in a string bikini than Howard Stern.
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    Image of baldy_pm baldy_pm
    10/09/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: Interesting comparison. I was going to liken it to doing it with fat chicks. Fun ride but don't want anyone to see you do it(?)
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    10/09/09

    In reply to ENCO Gladiator 700GT Biturbo: An "Exklusive" Cayenne With A Mean-Looking Mouth
    There's something about that gaping maw that I kind of like. It's sort of Continental GT. The rest of the car can go to hell.
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    Image of Old Grimey Old Grimey
    08/17/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    How to save this Maserati:
    1: Obtain a VIN plate and title fron another '85 Biturbo.
    2: Sneak the Maser off the dealer's lot, preferably under cover of darkness.
    3: Install VIN plate, destroy original.
    4: Pack up and move to a country with no extradition treaty, taking the Maserati with you.
    (Note: For entertainment value only.)
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/15/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    DEAR GMN:

    Please fix the commenting system.
    Half the comments aren't showing up.

    KTHXBAI!!!
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    Image of lucasgirling lucasgirling
    08/15/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    From the Shitbox Market Letter in 1996 : "These cars are a cruel italianophile joke gone bad. They are meant not to be driven. " and... "Since the term automobile implies self-propulsion, I cannot refer to the Biturbo as such - rather it is a clock, garishly surrounded by pigskin."
    [uweb.superlink.net]

    Still, it's too bad a collector with a sense of history/humour couldn't part with $3500 to preserve a pristine example of 80's automotive craptitude.
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    Image of Herbie3Rivers Herbie3Rivers
    08/14/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    This is why I will continue to say that CARS is a crock. Despite this cars nature, it's still a Maserati for $3500. You take the motor out and put in a 350 and away you go. I admit that I work in the auto industry along with being a fan, but this CARS program is absolutely horrible.
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment Herbie3Rivers was starred Herbie3Rivers was unstarred
    Image of Kuro Kuro
    08/14/09

    @Herbie3Rivers: The guy who sold the Subie to him would disagree. So would the woman who delivered it on the truck. And the guy at the dock who unloaded it. And their kids. And so forth. Lots of jobs saved, lots of mouths being fed.

    Hard as it is to see perfect Biturbos done in, it is trade in all its forms that will loosen the recession. Besides, this will make the other Biturbos worth something again.
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    Image of ummagumma82 ummagumma82
    08/14/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    Could anyone explain why the Biturbo is so universally hated? I know it's complicated and unreliable, but the same can be said of countless European cars from that era, so there must be more to the story. Just curious.
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    Image of baldheadeddork baldheadeddork
    08/14/09

    @ummagumma82: Decent performance for the era - as long as you only look at the specs. In practice, the Biturbo was horribly unreliable even by Italian standards, very overpriced and overweight.

    The first generation (which I think this car is) had a blow through turbo design on top of a carburetor. Imagine trying to keep a Dell'Orto in tune when it's under seven or eight pounds of boost. And then get it to pass US emissions standards. Oh, and all of this is designed and built by a company that was one step ahead of bankruptcy on a good day.

    Even for the few minutes when it ran well the Biturbo was the doormat for the rest of the class. The E30 BMW 325i and Porsche 944 bitchslapped the Biturbo every day of its miserable life. (In the European market the Ford Sierra Cosworth owned everything in the class.) Even the first generation Nissan Maxima was more fun to drive than the Biturbo and quicker through the curves.
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    Image of ummagumma82 ummagumma82
    08/14/09

    @baldheadeddork: Yikes.. I didn't know any of them were carbureted (and blow-through at that!). And I've driven a few early Maximas; while they are impressive for their time, I would not have expected them to be better to drive than the Maserati. Thanks, you've definitely cleared that up. :)
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/14/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    Well shit, there'll be some good Maser parts floating around now.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/14/09

    @FP - Funny how it seems quiet around here, eh?: Yes, I can use them on my... errr...
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    08/14/09

    @mr_dude: TC?
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    Image of EuropaBambaataa EuropaBambaataa
    08/14/09

    In reply to Maserati BiTurbo Gets Cash For Clunkers Death Sentence
    Time to come up with new shirts. Never mind "Save the Enzos", let the Enzos die. "Save the clunkers" should be the new motto.
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