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This Is The Most Money I Lost On a Car

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In this video, I go over what it took to fix up this 2013 Maserati Quattroporte GTS with 187k miles. Despite making this Ferrari-derived 3.8 V8 Twin Turbo beast with 530hp nearly perfect, no one wanted to buy it. So down I went with the price. Also, we do a round of updates on all projects and the shop.

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20 Comments

@gettcouped 1 year ago (edited)

My kind of person. Spent a whole bunch of money fixing up a car and rather then letting it go as is, you let the buyer know there’s something wrong and spend even MORE money into a car you are losing tons of money on. ❤That kind of honesty is so rare and so appreciated!

@karraguer 1 year ago

Your devoted community wants to see a 996 with cylinder scoring, an IMS close to failure, and other M96 nightmares

@kurtrusellpatrickswayze 1 year ago

Space problems, tax problems, WAY too many projects, and a child coming. I'm all here for it, Sreten. Props to you, I couldn't handle such a complicated life.

@moshimoshi1920 1 year ago

Being a father will come easily to somebody with your attention to detail, positive attitude and integrity. Congratulations and best of luck Sreten!

@K4rN1v00L 1 year ago

can't tell you how much I'm rooting for this guy to find his dream shop please let it be soon so it doesn't kill his ambition his videos are gold

@AdminIsNowOld 1 year ago

God give this guy a Warehouse

@chrisp-nz.2544 1 year ago

Remember that the baby will need regular fluid changes and flushing. And an exterior polish from time to time. Good luck with that and a shop hunt.

@shiftdnb 1 year ago

To be honest, dude got a steal on it. He has a Mazerati built by you that's basically brand new...

@ozgundemirr 1 year ago

if you do a Maserati, than this channel deserves a 560sec restoration project.

@vandalsgarage 1 year ago

I spent several months fixing a Audi A4 that my son gave me to pay off a debt. New hood and fender, painted. two new wheels and four new tires. Serviced the belts, new headlights. 2500 in parts and a lot of my time. 2.0 tfsi engine jumped time at the rear cam chain the DAY I took pictures of it to post the ad on CL. No advance warning, no rattle. Crazy. It was a beautiful car, I was lucky to get 1K for it as a non runner. Sometimes, things don't go your way.

@Erica941 1 year ago

This Maserati is the perfect example of “nothing a new coat of fire can’t fix”

@eugenealymov2723 1 year ago

I loved the Maserati project. It was something different. It was really fun to follow. I felt Sreten's pain when the rebuilt engine failed. All part of the fun for us 😁

@st3althyone 1 year ago

Goddamn, your life is a rollercoaster, buddy. Congrats on becoming a father soon. Your life is about to get even more stressful, but in a good way. I wish you the very best in the days to come and that you can soon resolve the dojo issue. You deserve nothing but the best, and you know that you have all of us gearheads rooting for you from all over the world. Stay frosty, Sreten, and we’ll see you in the next episode!

@CvonEssen 1 year ago

Thanks for all you do, extremely entertaining for us DIYers!

@aspiringdiplomat549 9 months ago

Came across your channel about two weeks ago with the video completely redoing your E92 M3 engine and by the end of it I said "damn now I have to see the whole series". As soon as that was done I watched another 3-4 series and I have to say, you're hands down the most entertaining and informative "car-tuber" I found. Your series are a pleasure to watch and they're always getting better and better! Much love from Italy my guy and massive congrats on becoming a father!!!

@toddlemmon 1 year ago

BTW, your integrity is very impressive, especially these days. Much, much respect.

@jonnysvideos5666 1 year ago

Hearing that you’re going to have a baby just made me smile knowing the little one will have an awesome dad and have awesome cars!

Congrats Sreten!

@wesleyvanbommel151 1 year ago

This is the type of video, that's honestly genuinely really nice. As a viewer, you feel more involved and more connected, hearing a bunch of the behind-the-scenes stuff, hearing about how busy it is, how you feel about things. All well spoken and still entertaining. Congrats on a soon-to-become a father 🎉 Wish you guys all the best. This video also made me realize why it sais that you don't really reply to any mails or direct messages, as it states in your info 🤣 anyways, looking forwards to all the projects man! They've been a massive distraction for me dealing with a bunch of eh moments and I appreciate that.