Maserati Quattroporte.....a lot of car for the ££...trouble?
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I've been eyeing up how cheap some of these are becoming lately.
They're uncommon enough to still draw the eye and make you think it's £70k worth of car wafting past you in your pleb mobile!
Instinct says though that Maserati are like TVR: buying on price is a big mistake. But I have no idea. So, there you are.
They're uncommon enough to still draw the eye and make you think it's £70k worth of car wafting past you in your pleb mobile!
Instinct says though that Maserati are like TVR: buying on price is a big mistake. But I have no idea. So, there you are.
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justanotherJC said:
One small problem - the big dog won't fit in the back with the kids...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201227477706976/sort/default/usedcars/model/3200/make/maserati/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/st150dt/radius/1500/page/1?logcode=pPlus an estate snotter?
Jesus these things are so cheap (assuming you're brave of course).
I know a bloke who had one new. He is obviously minted but even he gagged at the servicing costs. When it came out of warranty he told me more or less everything was 2 grand to fix minimum. Apparently it doesn't have a lot of Fiat/Alfa OEM (ie cheap) bits in it to keep costs down.
He sold it, and won't tell me how much he got for it because he is embarrased.
However he did say it was an utterly wondeful car. I saw him 2 weeks ago in a 12 plate 5 series.
My take on it is this.
Have a budget for one. Say 25k. Look to buy one for 18k that's had a recent service, brakes etc. Plan to run it for a year, or until the next big service. Keep the cash spare in the bank for repairs just in case. After a year if you love the car and decide to keep it, shop around for a specialist to service it, hold that cash in reserve and repeat until you get bored or it blows up.
I really wish I had the balls to do the above.
He sold it, and won't tell me how much he got for it because he is embarrased.
However he did say it was an utterly wondeful car. I saw him 2 weeks ago in a 12 plate 5 series.
My take on it is this.
Have a budget for one. Say 25k. Look to buy one for 18k that's had a recent service, brakes etc. Plan to run it for a year, or until the next big service. Keep the cash spare in the bank for repairs just in case. After a year if you love the car and decide to keep it, shop around for a specialist to service it, hold that cash in reserve and repeat until you get bored or it blows up.
I really wish I had the balls to do the above.
I very nearly bought one.
They are beautiful cars - the Quattoporte and the Jaguar XJ are the only real "luxury sports saloon" cars left, especially since the demise of the (much cheaper) Alfa Romeo 166.
2 things to watch out for though:
They are beautiful cars - the Quattoporte and the Jaguar XJ are the only real "luxury sports saloon" cars left, especially since the demise of the (much cheaper) Alfa Romeo 166.
2 things to watch out for though:
- The DuoSelect gearbox has harsh shifts and can be slow to engage. Not what you expect in a car that was 70K GBP new. It's a design issue, not wear and tear. This was the deal-breaker for me when I test drove one a few years ago. I just couldn't see myself living with it. I believe that later ones use a different gearbox but I'm not sure when the cutover was.
- Servicing and parts costs are astronomical if you go to a main dealer. Indy specialists are better, but thin on the ground and still very expensive. On a car like this you really need to preserve the service history with either a main dealer or a specialist.
B17NNS said:
justanotherJC said:
One small problem - the big dog won't fit in the back with the kids...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...Plus an estate snotter?
Jesus these things are so cheap (assuming you're brave of course).
Never sure whether boomerang related to the rear lights or to and fro from the dealer...
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