Thought I'd post on here for any MC20 owners to share views on their ownership "experience". Yes, the uniquely Italian ownership experience that you're assured of when buying a Maserati.
Issue 1:
Shortly after delivery a speaker blew as we were driving along the M3 and filled the cabin with screaming white noise. The car was taken in and after a week or so diagnosed as being a single speaker issue. Some 5 weeks passed until the factory managed to provide a replacement. Ok, an unusual issue, but let's not worry too much, despite the delay (and to be fair a free luggage set - by the way, not worth half of the price they charge, just in case anyone's tempted!).
Issue 2:
Had a recall notification from the dealer, to do with the doors. Of course.. but it's a new model - albeit the MC20 has been out a while - so these things can happen. A visual check whilst it was in, however, and a screw was found in the tyre. Bugger, again these things happen - nobody at fault, it's life. But now we're 4 weeks in waiting for a tyre because 4 weeks ago it was discovered - during a minor recall - that I had a whopping great screw embedded in a tyre. And here we are 4 weeks later with it still at the dealer because they can't get a tyre - "we've developed tyres especially for this car with Bridgestone, and in doing so we can guarantee that you'll never be able to get a replacement - so enjoy the 4 you have with the car". Of course the dealer is pulling their hair out and Maserati UK seem to be slowly waking up to it...but no news of course.
Issue 3:
And then the biggie. It had a crappy PPF application organised by the dealer, complete with a nick in it on delivery and a couple of months later some bubbling appearing. Ok, so if it hadn't bubbled and if it wasn't for the nick in it, I'd have left it - it was 'ok', most people wouldn't notice. But... some 5 months go by and no action beyond assurances that the PPF would be fixed. So, I checked it in at Topaz (they took it whilst waiting for the tyre - they've done cars for me before and I've never had a single grumble or cause for complaint). They removed the PPF and in so doing on one door the paint lifted in a small area (size of a 10p coin) due to what they described as a very gluey glue used and not something they'd seen before on PPF. And then they detected blistering along the same door - but nowhere else. A reasonable deduction is that the paint was badly applied on the one door as the rest of the car is fine - or the PPF was badly applied.
But as I sit here, I've not heard anything back from Maserati - 2 weeks in on the paint / 4 weeks on the tyre - and a couple of dealers trying to get some attention on it. Overall I've had the car 34 weeks, approximately 10 of which it's been off the road and frankly by the time it does get fixed...well who knows - 2 or 3 weeks, or 2 or 3 months - either is possible. Of course, I might just get the paint job done and suck up the £6-8k or whatever. But, what's the point when I can't drive it away?
So, does anyone want to buy my Cielo? It has a 98% great finish - a bit of tippex might cover the door. You won't be able to use it of course as there are only 3 tyres that are roadworthy, but let's not worry about that - it'll be nice to look at, so long as you're able to trailer it home.