[NewMasi]

Hello everyone!

1st time poster here. I've been lurking this forum for a bit now and love the passion the car enthusiats share for Maserati. So I've got a close friend who is practically family. Long story short, his father whom I am also close with is offering the option for me to buy his Maserati Granturismo MC (2018) for $50,000. This is the price he's willing to let it go for me for and has also mentioned that he'd be flexible with payments if I wanted to go that route through him. He's undoubtedly a trustworthy person, so I have no concerns there.

What do my fellow maserati people think of this? To add, the car is up to date on all maintenance, has only 6.5k miles, and was only a temporary daily.

This sounds like a very good deal, but I'd like confirmation on if this would be considered a good deal. To add, this would be a vehicle I see myself driving maybe 3-4 days a week, but I'm anticipating maintenance to be around 3-4k USD/yr. Does that sound about right?

Any insight is appreciated as to if I should take the step and purchase a dream car of mine. Also, pros and cons with a purchase such as this are much appreciated.

Thanks for reading!

 

[Pannvree]

Send photos - that price is very, very good.

 

[silvertonesx24]

You could anticipate maintenance at 4k a year. I highly, highly doubt you'll actually be near that on a 2018. Especially if you can DIY the basics, they're all as easy as any other car.

 

[18000rpm]

Car deal of a lifetime! And 2018 MC is one of the best year and combo for a Granturismo if you plan to keep it for a long time (more power than earlier cars, more up-to-date entertainment system and IMO a better looking front and rear).

The maintenance estimate you gave is probably on the higher end.

 

[psb1013]

Sounds like a great deal. I bought my 2018 Grancabrio Sport last summer for only $75K and that had only 6K miles on it when I bought it.

I would take it to an independent mechanic to do a thorough PPI and if it all checks out, go for it!

 

[2015GTS]

Is it an mc or a sport with MC badging? Post pics

 

[DSGT]

Absolutely a great deal !! You‘re stealing that car ! 😉
I also bought my GTs ( 2013 ) from a very close friend, 1.5 years and 14 K miles on it - I knew how he drove the car and how he took care of it, so I didn’t even bother with a PPI, and now some six years later it’s been just about perfect. Not including tires, I spent about $ 3 K in total maintenance ( oil & fluids changes, filters, etc ) during the entire six years and the approx. 35 K miles which I drove so far. That includes one brake pads job. I have an independent mechanic, who works on everything, the only DIM (do it myself 🙃) job was replacing the wiper blades.
If I were you , I’d buy that car without any hesitation !!

 

[Mrbobdou]

$50k? I'll give you $55k for it.

The blue book on that car is around $80k - yearly general maintenance is only a few hundred if you do most of it yourself.

If you don't drive it too often, you can usually save a lot insurance-wise by going with a company that has limited yearly mileage.

I'd keep $10k tucked away in case anything major happens, but Dan's $3kish estimate over 6 years seems pretty realistic. A 2018 probably has some factory warranty time left on it.

Expect high state vehicle license taxes (especially on a newer 2018.. maybe $1500/yr?), and a decent chunk of change for gas.

 

[psb1013]

Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit fishy......too good to be true?

Either the seller has no clue about the market value of the car he is selling, or he's not disclosing something about the car.

Trustworthy or not, before signing on the dotted line, I would get the car thoroughly checked out by a reputable independent mechanic.

 

[NewMasi]

Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit fishy......too good to be true?

Either the seller has no clue about the market value of the car he is selling, or he's not disclosing something about the car.

Trustworthy or not, before signing on the dotted line, I would get the car thoroughly checked out by a reputable independent mechanic.

Oh trust me. He's aware of market value of the vehicle, but these people are like family to me. People I've known since my childhood. He mentioned that if he were to sell it to anyone, he wouldn't sell it at that price, but offered it to me at that price if I saw interest in it as he knows my liking for Maserati.

They're very well off and would just want to help a close friend out if I saw it as an opportunity to jump on it.

 

[BrianGTC]

Get insurance estimates too. But that's most definitely the deal of a lifetime! I'd be going for it if I was you!

 

[DSGT]

When I bought my car from my friend ( also a wealthy person ) it was roughly $ 20 K below market value at the time, and it wasn’t that he’d just throw away $ 20 K for no reason, but :
1) he preferred to pass the car on to someone he knew well, and knowing that I would appreciate it, and perhaps more importantly, 2) he had no interest to list it and then waste his time with “ looky loos “ and “ tire kickers “ . I feel the same way, I’d rather donate a car to charity than spend any time answering idiotic questions and having people want to test drive my car just to go for a joyride .

 

[Mrbobdou]

Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit fishy......too good to be true?

Either the seller has no clue about the market value of the car he is selling, or he's not disclosing something about the car.

Trustworthy or not, before signing on the dotted line, I would get the car thoroughly checked out by a reputable independent mechanic.

I’d trust a close family friend... There’s still good people out there. Good things and opportunities happen in life.

A former lifelong executive of G.E. Passed away years back and the opportunity of picking up a fully custom Bentley Continental GT ($250-300k) made its offer to the family for next to nothing. No PPI, just a good person passing on the value they’ve earned.

My 1st car was a restored 1970 BOSS 302 that my parents picked up for $1,000 from a friend when I was 16. I actually just met up with the original owner today for a beer. The car didn’t last too long, but I still park my GT in front of a framed photo of it in my garage every day.

Good people are still around.

If you get anything out of the car, I’d say take it and pass on the favor if you ever make it enough to get a chance to do it.

 

[Robin Elliott]

If your getting a true 2018 MC for 50k you are getting the buy of a lifetime!!! That is what 2013 MC are going for. Could you post some pictures, even if it is a non MC you are getting a crazy good price. I am guessing it is a Granturismo Sport with the MC interior carbon package and MC carbon exterior package.......win win either way