Why are Maserati Ghibli's so cheap?

"LJ909" (lj909)
03/26/2019 at 15:02 • Filed to: maserati ghibli, Cheap

I know luxury car deprecation blah blah blah, but these things are a steal. The example pictured above is ‘15 with just under 33 thousand miles on it for the price of a Camry.

Or this 2015, with just 2900 miles on it for 40 grand. Even if you go a year or 2 old (2017-2018) you’re still going to pay in the range of the high 40's low 50's. Don’ t know how reliable these are, but you cant ignore these prices.

DISCUSSION (59)

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:22

Because Maserati

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:25

Because they're garbage?

LOREM IPSUM > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:26

It’s one of those cars you buy twice.

Once, as a complete unit, then again piece-by-piece as it falls apart from underneath you.

Unless you’re wealthy or have a Car muro warranty, fuggedaboutit.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:30

*Tavarish intensifies*

WiscoProud > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:33

I read reviews that basically said they phoned it in. You get all the reliability issues and good looks of a Maserati, but none of the fun.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:34

because they’re trash, the interior quality sucks, they break 24/7, and you can buy a better car with a more discrete badge easily

Chariotoflove > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:35

Cheapest way to get a Ferrari engine.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/26/2019 at 15:35

No. We don't speak of him anymore.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:36

By all accounts (owner reviews, Youtubers, mainstream reviewers) it’s because they are complete and absolute crap.

razorbeamteam > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:37

Because Daddy Doug put out that roast video on them and he is an #influencer

Nibby > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:37

cause they’re essentially tarted up chrysler 300s

LJ909 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
03/26/2019 at 15:39

True. You can find old Coupes from like 2005 for like 15-16 grand.

lone_liberal > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:39

That car is not worth the pain of owning a Maserati.

This car is worth the pain of owning a Maserati:

Kinja'd!!!

LJ909 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
03/26/2019 at 15:39

I wouldnt know I’ve never driven one. Just sat in one a few times.

Party-vi > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:40

Italian garbage is still garbage.

For Sweden > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:40

Because Doug

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
03/26/2019 at 15:41

I was just going to type that!

For Sweden > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/26/2019 at 15:41

Buying a used Maserati to own the libs

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:42

Because you need all that space in the money hole to shovel cash into. Oh I can ignore those prices!

LJ909 > LOREM IPSUM
03/26/2019 at 15:45

Yea I wouldn’ t touch one. This seems like one of those vehicles that has stuff start to go wrong at 35 thousand miles. Annoying stuff.

LJ909 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/26/2019 at 15:49

Ha never that. I have more sense than to blow money on money pit supercars.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Party-vi
03/26/2019 at 15:50

But it sure is pretty.

For Sweden > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:53

It makes financial sense if you can turn it into a successful Y outube channel.

LJ909 > WiscoProud
03/26/2019 at 15:55

To me they come across as a poser mobile. It was always about getting the brand more volume of course, but that always seems to come at the experience of diluting some part of the brand or the vehicle, depending on the brand of course. I see the Ghibli in the same vein as the Mercedes CLA.

LJ909 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
03/26/2019 at 15:56

Are they really that bad?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:56

You have to decide whether that engine and exhaust sound is worth the spotty reliability (some swear that it’s not any worse than a BMW 5 Series, but who knows), the lacklustre looks (OK, Maser has a great front end look), the downmarket interior and mediocre rear seat space (somewhat mitigated by choosing a non-black interior colour), the awful dealer network, etc.

Having heard a Ghibli in person, they sound worlds apart from your run-of-the-mill German. It sounds better than an M3.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 15:58

real me n buy quattroportes

LJ909 > Chariotoflove
03/26/2019 at 15:58

Easiest way for the common man to get into financial trouble with Ferrari too.

LJ909 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
03/26/2019 at 16:00

I actually have ever looked into how bad these things are. I just found it strange that these things are this cheap. But that would explain why.

LJ909 > razorbeamteam
03/26/2019 at 16:03

He really is though at this point. His video’s easily crest 1 million views within a day of posting.

LJ909 > Nibby
03/26/2019 at 16:04

I thought only the current gen Quattorporte or however you spell it was the only one that shared the LX platform?

LJ909 > For Sweden
03/26/2019 at 16:09

Since its already been done, its a longshot now.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 16:13

I don’t have firsthand experience. But a friend was a tech at a Ferrari/Maserati dealer until about a year ago. He says they’re garbage and he’s not one to trash talk anything "nicer" than he can or ever will afford.

WiscoProud > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 16:13

Its a good analogy. Both were supposed to be the volume sellers. For the CLA, it seems to have worked, I don’t think the Ghibli got close to its sales goals though.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Party-vi
03/26/2019 at 16:15

No, it’s gárbagio

LJ909 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/26/2019 at 16:19

It does sound good I have heard a few accelerate from a stop. Bu t all those things you mentioned make this thing a no go for buyers if they really do some research into it. The dealer network alone is a mark against it. They are chasing volume, but still have a boutique dealer network.

LJ909 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
03/26/2019 at 16:21

Yea real old men. I like the previous gen. The current gen is invisible and they followed the luxury car playbook design of lets make every car look like the one above and below it. It just looks like a Ghibli L.

LJ909 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
03/26/2019 at 16:23

Oh yea if a tech is saying its trash, its trash.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 16:23

yeah but it also comes with the V8, as far as i know the gibli only comes with a V6

LJ909 > WiscoProud
03/26/2019 at 16:34

The CLA worked, but it brought in the badge whores who cant see past the the star on the hood. The Ghibli didnt seem to do that for the most part. Im sure its brought new buyers to the brand, but they still sell less than 1000 every month.

LJ909 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
03/26/2019 at 16:40

True. I’ m still surprised they haven’ t given us a hotter version of the Ghibli other than the SQ4. They gave the Levante a GTS variant and its only been on the market about 2 years.

nermal > For Sweden
03/26/2019 at 17:06

No, because it’s from an Axis Power. Just like the Lambo & Bentley.

Nibby > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 17:16

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/maserati-ghibli-chrysler-300-1519473595

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 17:18

Yes, thats why theyre 30k

LJ909 > Nibby
03/26/2019 at 17:29

Damn just fancy badge engineering.

nj959 > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 17:44

I would unironically rather have a new Accord or Camry. Even ignoring the warranty and all the other new car benefits.

for Michigan > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 17:47

But wait... https://oppositelock.kinja.com/did-you-even-fact-check-what-you-wrote-the-2014-ghib-1519481048

Dan20198 > LJ909
03/26/2019 at 18:22

These cars are really bad. Have you test drove one? Even the sq4 feel sluggish. I know you get a badge but it’s still not worth it. The interior is not premium with so many parts also being in a Chevy, You’ll pay Maserati maintenance. Like a girl, maybe it’s pretty but it’s way too fat. It can afford to lose a thousand something pounds, especially considering ppl actually think Maserati is a sports car company. When I see one, I just know there goes someone foolish, he wants a badge, if you take it away, you’re left with something less than a v6 Camry. Question, what's actually making you think this is a good car?