[beeton]

My 07 Executive has a burnt license light and the screws are seized in there. It's a 17 year old car.
The interior is in v-good shape but some areas are showing wear. It's a 17 year old car.
I did not want to pay $3000 cdn for factory brake parts so I ordered some from Florida for $1100 cdn shipped. It's a 17 year old car.
The front doors for the 07 do not have speakers... that was unforgivable.
I had to change one window mechanism. It's a 17 year old car (15 then).
It's time I changed the accessory belts. it's a 17 year old car.
I have about 115,000 km on it now.
When people buy a used Maserati, they expect a "new"' car. It's a mental thing with buyers.
There are plenty of 17 year old cars from various manufacturers that haven't held up. No one mentions those because they were less expensive when new.
Once you see brake rotors on Rockauto for $100... what they are actually worth, these cars will start to sell as there is nothing out there that looks as good for the price these cars are getting. I mirror switch for $25 would also be nice.
Expensive parts damaged the resale value.
My Volvo 740 basically disintegrated but no one complains about Volvos, even the ones that are disintegrating.
When was the last time you saw a Jeep product that wasn't rotting?

The only issue with the Maserati QP is the association with Chrysler, aka, the automotive kiss of death, and over priced parts.

My qp is 17 years old and it drives well. Stop listening to stupid people and maybe produce a youtube video that is positive.

Now the Ghibli...., using parts from the Dodge parts bin, even buttons, what were they thinking?

 

[Catmanv2]

Well said. Well apart from the last bit...

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[SeanFulop]

So all this applies to BMW equally? To be honest, I have no idea what you are talking about. Cars only have resale value when they have cheap parts? Like Porsches and Ferraris? Most people take their cars to professionals and don't buy their own parts anyway. You lost me.

 

[beeton]

Well now, I never said "cheap" parts, did I? A quick search for parts for a Porsche 928 and I can see dozens of suppliers. Brake rotors ranging from $45-$150 (cdn). And there is a healthy used parts community for Porsche, BMW lovers. The simplicity of the M3 models and older BMW models keep them popular but the owners of newer models I know aren't overly happy with their after warranty purchases. What's the difference between a Rotor for a 928 or Quattroporte? About 6x the price. People buy cars and when they can't afford to fix them, sell them cheaply or let them languish, Porsche, Ferrari or otherwise. That tarnishes a reputation. Sometimes, a car becomes popular. My son and I were looking for decent RX7 models (FC) when he turned 16. We had a few to choose from; running models, static models, at least one terrarium, as they were not overly expensive, generally unwanted, but all needed something. Now, they have gone up considerably to the point where a beat up '79 costs more than it did new. The convertibles are the exception. Ferrari's are a rare animal and have their own biosphere. I recall looking for a Mondial, around 20 years back. They were $25-30,000 cdn and not well sought after. Today, the same cars sell for between 45-70k usd. I can find a dozen oil filters under $20. Find me a Maserati Quattroporte filter under $20. What is the difference between a $20 filter for a Mondial and a $80 filter for a Quattroporte? $60. Of course, resale values depend on many items and keeping a car "original" keeps the maintenance cost up considerably, but unless the Maserati cars are exceptionally poor quality, there is no logical reason for poor values except pumped-up original prices that deflate after the warranty period due to excessive parts and maintenance costs. But they are still the nicest-looking used cars on the road (imo).

 

[SeanFulop]

I see. Honestly I didn't know that other cars have so much better parts supplies, I remember the Porsche 928 being quite a problem while I owned it, where parts were concerned. Mine was full of dreadful rebuilts that kept failing.

 

[SeanFulop]

Am I the only person who buys cars on Autotrader? I have listed three vehicles there over the years and have never gotten a single offer on any of them.

 

[jd3nn1s]

Now the Ghibli...., using parts from the Dodge parts bin, even buttons, what were they thinking?

The Coupe and Gransport share parts with a Fiat Panda, and a Fiat Marea.

 

[SeanFulop]

I will never understand the stigma amongst enthusiasts about "parts sharing". It's not the engineering of the whole, it's literally a part. The Lamborghini Diablo literally had Nissan headlights, ffs, and has not hurt its value. My QP shares its dashboard and side mirrors with the Ferrari Scaglietti, and its engine with numerous Ferraris, but that doesn't help its street value one bit. Parts sharing generally has no impact on a car's ultimate value one way or the other.

 

[RayJ1]

Having a good cross reference with shared parts would be great! If I can buy a wheel speed sensor for my GT that says Fiat on it for $100 I'd gladly pay that vs the same one that says Maserati on it for $200. I'm not picky like that lol.

 

[SeanFulop]

It's also somewhat ironic that the DuoSelect cars are maligned, when they sport a six-speed robotic gearbox by Graziano, similar to numerous other exotic cars with immense valuations. Similar (albeit improved) gearboxes were used in the Lamborghini Aventador.