Economics of buying a used GranTurismo versus a used 4200 a few years back

[bigbob]

I know that the big issue a lot of people have is that a 4 year old GranTurismo costs a lot more to buy than it would have cost to buy a 4 year old 4200 back in 2006/2007.

Question is what the total cost differences?

Maserati have tried hard to make the GranTurismo cheaper to run. The service interval is now two years if you do no more than 6250 miles PA and there is no clutch to replace on the Auto GranTurismo. Also the cars seem much better built with less niggles that previous cars had.

Therefore running costs are less so with the GranTurismow values now getting down into the mid thirties and depreciation now relatively low are they now as cheap to buy and run in total despite costing more than the equivalent 4200 a few years back?

 

[lozcb]

I know that the big issue a lot of people have is that a 4 year old GranTurismo costs a lot more to buy than it would have cost to buy a 4 year old 4200 back in 2006/2007.

Question is what the total cost differences?

Maserati have tried hard to make the GranTurismo cheaper to run. The service interval is now two years if you do no more than 6250 miles PA and there is no clutch to replace on the Auto GranTurismo. Also the cars seem much better built with less niggles that previous cars had.

Therefore running costs are less so with the GranTurismow values now getting down into the mid thirties and depreciation now relatively low are they now as cheap to buy and run in total despite costing more than the equivalent 4200 a few years back?

I'd agree with that BB, and for whatever reason those values continue to affect the maserati salvage market aswell , repair wise price of parts is still astronomically high for the GT which i thought would have had the opposite affect of decreasing prices but it hasn't


regards loz

 

[Emtee]

The thing with the GT is that other than the badge, it's not an easy comparison to the 4200 / GS. The GT is aimed so much more as an alternative to the German luxury sports cars and so it's residuals and running costs need to be compared there rather than back to the previous Tridents.

I'm no expert so I don't know how it competes in that regard?

 

[safrane]

Would love to get into a GT but my humble £££ working for the Gov will not go far enough, so it will be a 4200 again.

The GT suits my needs as a tourer even in 4.2 auto guise...but unless there is one I can get with a baloon payment at the end, which will bring the monthly payment down to the same as a 4200...well it will be the poor mans choice for me again.

 

[Parisien]

Hey Peter...life aint all that bad.......as Lewis used to say......Life is good...I drive a Maserati..........simples


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[Felonious Crud]

Would love to get into a GT but my humble £££ working for the Gov will not go far enough, so it will be a 4200 again.

The GT suits my needs as a tourer even in 4.2 auto guise...but unless there is one I can get with a baloon payment at the end, which will bring the monthly payment down to the same as a 4200...well it will be the poor mans choice for me again.

Balloon amounts vary a lot between lenders so I'd not rule it out. Send me a PM if you want and I'll send the details of the small company which arranged my finance. Great deal with Santander and a decent balloon on a 3 year old car. I'd almost given up on the GTS because some of the quotes I'd been given were non-starters for me.

 

[Maser Sod]

I think the 4.2 GranTurismos are reasonable value now. Most of us want the 4.7, but think of how many 1,000s more it costs for 40 odd extra horsepower.

The GT is arguably the better looking car, but every time I see a well-kept 4200 or GS I just think "class".

 

[Parisien]

I like them all........I think each design era was spot on for each model since 1999.........shame we have to live with a 4X4 Maser though...in not too distant future


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[Felonious Crud]

I like them all........I think each era design era was spot on for each model since 1999.........shame we have to live with a 4X4 Maser though...in not too distant future


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Agreed - they're all pure class but a 4x4 just doesn't fit the model range, in my opinion. It'll be a blot on the beautiful Maserati landscape, past as well as present.

 

[bigbob]

I like them all........I think each design era was spot on for each model since 1999.........shame we have to live with a 4X4 Maser though...in not too distant future


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Agree with all of that. That said if it helps Maserati volumes then it's good and I can neatly side step the 4x4 easily enough.

 

[bigbob]

I think the 4.2 GranTurismos are reasonable value now. Most of us want the 4.7, but think of how many 1,000s more it costs for 40 odd extra horsepower.

The GT is arguably the better looking car, but every time I see a well-kept 4200 or GS I just think "class".

Maserati are still to replace the 4200/GS IMHO but never will in the form it was; ie as a compact four seater. Maserati have made it clear that the four seater coupe they make is now a large car and it has to be to get the front mid engine layout that they want - take a look in the engine bay of a GT/GTS and see where the engine is. Even though the new mid-engined GS has been denied, a two seater ligher faster car should arrive at some stage and will be a more natural replacement for GS owners than the GT/GTS.

I would happily have bought a GT but when I ordered my GTS 15/18 months ago, the used prices for the GT were just too high relatively speaking. They are coming in at better prices now, mind.

 

[bigbob]

The thing with the GT is that other than the badge, it's not an easy comparison to the 4200 / GS. The GT is aimed so much more as an alternative to the German luxury sports cars and so it's residuals and running costs need to be compared there rather than back to the previous Tridents.

I'm no expert so I don't know how it competes in that regard?

Very true. a 650i is its main competitor now IMHO. The Maserati compares well on residuals but I suspect costs more to service.

The main thing that concerns me with Maserati is price creep. The more they like to be compared with Bentley and Aston Martin rather than top end Jaguar, BMW and Mercedes then the more prices will rise. That's a shame as they are on the upper limit of what is acceptable.

 

[BennyD]

Then at the moment, from a business point of view, the pricing is perfect. If they overdo it in the future, they discount them to make sales thereby getting the maximum return the market can stand for each car.

 

[bigbob]

It works that way in the US.