Restless: Maserati Keeping You Up at Night?

I had the good fortune to own two (2) Maserati Ghilby at the same time ! This was the predecessor of the Bora also with the DOHC setup and with four double Webers ! It took some tweaking to have them all sing the same tune, but when they did MUSIC ! They had a huge ZF 5 speed which was a bear to shift when cold. The brake booster lived in the fenderwell protected by a mere sheet. The result was that it froze sometimes, try stopping a two ton car with four discs and no brake booster, hair raising was the word sometimes. I then bought a Bora which was much more modern technoligically speaking, still boasting basically the same engine. Servicing was fun with this cerntrally mounted engine and the Italian creative style. I once popped a belt, both seats had to come out, the separating wall AND two of the waterhoses as they went through the belts. The AC compressor was mounted in front of the engine facing backwards and thus also running backwards. The opening for the oil filter was so tight that it needed a special cartridge with a hex welded to the top. The roof of the car was polished stainless steel showing everybody fingerprints and so on. But all in all, it was a blast to drive with about the best pre-ABS brakes i ever experienced, a result of the collaboration between Citroen and Maserati. The seats were not adjustable but the whole combination dashboard, steeringwheel and pedals move hydraulically back and forth.
I never experienced a Merak though