The cars or their owners?
PH
I rather fancy myself as a thoroughred dinosaur....but actually a bit of a mangy mongrel!
Eb
Why spend £15k on a QP worth less than £10k?
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I rather fancy myself as a thoroughred dinosaur....but actually a bit of a mangy mongrel!
Eb
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My circumstances have changed. I had a golden opportunity to take early retirement last year, after 31 years with the same company, so I have decided to prioritise other things now.
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Sure, I can understand that. Unless you use the car enough and unless it gives you enough pleasure I would be inclined to offload even at a lower than hoped price. Although you have spent a fair bit on it a QP will have a certain constant risk of something else going wrong. The cost of servicing, repairs, consumables and ongoing maintenance will all be there and won't be particularly cheap.
Only you can decide what best to do. I have the same with the Jaguar XJL SuperSport as I don't really need it but it is a lovely car that gives me pleasure amd so far has cost buttons to run. Also depreciation won't be too horrific. Therefore I'm keeping it for a while yet.
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I do not blame you at all.
Just madness to give it away unless needs must.
I thought me losing £4k on a 6 series in 8 months was bad. Ouch on that Peugeot!
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I think the worse ones are always the family/wife's cars. The last one was a 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE bought at 3 years old for £17500 and sold 5 years later for £7750. Still not bad for a family beaten motor for 5 years and 50k-60k miles it did. Not much went wrong either.
Dropped 1500 on my QPV Exec GT in about two years. Most have been depreciation free or very low and a few appreciated so overall I can't complain.
Dropped 1500 on my QPV Exec GT in about two years. Most have been depreciation free or very low and a few appreciated so overall I can't complain.
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I had a 607 - sluggish off the start but ate up the miles and lovely quiet ride - don’t seem many on the road.
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It's not just the four doors which are falling in price, judging by the winning bids on e bay, £7000 is probably a good price for a 3200 or 4200.
Read the reviews of our cars in classic magazines or non specialist forums & what they are saying is, 'buy an inexpensive Maserati now & enjoy big bills on these unreliable cars later.' Nobody though seems to say, buy an expensive Ferrari & enjoy big bills on these unreliable cars later.' Still, with values so low, how can we justify paying thousands for parts. As an example, the ABS pump recently died on my 3200 & a replacement was several thousand pounds. Without the help I received on this forum, sourcing a replacement for next to nothing, I would undoubtedly have scrapped the car. Tragic.
Read the reviews of our cars in classic magazines or non specialist forums & what they are saying is, 'buy an inexpensive Maserati now & enjoy big bills on these unreliable cars later.' Nobody though seems to say, buy an expensive Ferrari & enjoy big bills on these unreliable cars later.' Still, with values so low, how can we justify paying thousands for parts. As an example, the ABS pump recently died on my 3200 & a replacement was several thousand pounds. Without the help I received on this forum, sourcing a replacement for next to nothing, I would undoubtedly have scrapped the car. Tragic.
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I think now is the time if you run one of these cars you have to be practical with some knowledge and tools.
Then buying and running a fast sports GT car and keeping it going is very doable and makes the experience as enjoyable without too much pain.
There are a few of us on here who do it.
Otherwise it's a Big War Chest needed.
Just my thoughts.
When I had the Ferraris I had the money to get them serviced and repaired by the Dealer in Exeter purely for the Service history.
Wouldn't want to do it again as I have different things I want to spend money on.
Then buying and running a fast sports GT car and keeping it going is very doable and makes the experience as enjoyable without too much pain.
There are a few of us on here who do it.
Otherwise it's a Big War Chest needed.
Just my thoughts.
When I had the Ferraris I had the money to get them serviced and repaired by the Dealer in Exeter purely for the Service history.
Wouldn't want to do it again as I have different things I want to spend money on.
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As values drop there's more breaking for spares adverts appearing, now we all know the price of new parts is very expensive but some of these cars getting broken up for spares there's people asking a price for s/h parts nearly the same as Eurospares charge for a new part in some cases.
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If more are getting broken then supply and demand will throttle S/H prices until the supply of the frequently failing expensive parts drys up.
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We don't help ourselves here as well.
The cars remain excellent value for money, even when they are priced at the top end.
I note every winter, downturn, and environmental bang waggon moment that the price falls but then picks up again late spring and summer. Good cars will still command top money, but there are so many sheds and overpriced dealer stock with poor history left in the lean months and people want shut of them and so the market is dragged down further.
Keep your V8 Maser, they won't make them again and in a decade or so you and your car will be legislated off the road... but at least you will have enjoyed life.
The cars remain excellent value for money, even when they are priced at the top end.
I note every winter, downturn, and environmental bang waggon moment that the price falls but then picks up again late spring and summer. Good cars will still command top money, but there are so many sheds and overpriced dealer stock with poor history left in the lean months and people want shut of them and so the market is dragged down further.
Keep your V8 Maser, they won't make them again and in a decade or so you and your car will be legislated off the road... but at least you will have enjoyed life.
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It's what I do , I enjoy getting to know my cars, it's part and parcel of owning it, and I take pride in maintaining and improving it, everything is logged and recorded, a FDSH isn't worth all that imo.
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I had put mine up for sale here and even ebay last year. Initially i was optimistic based on the condition, history and the spec my QP boasts. No interest at all. Reduced price to a level where someone who knows and appreciate QP DS would consider it. Nothing again.
A year has passed and I have enjoyed another 2k miles in it. No problems no extra expenses other than service and mot. I completely agree that rather than try to sell for a pittance it may be worth keeping it long term. I do love it.
A year has passed and I have enjoyed another 2k miles in it. No problems no extra expenses other than service and mot. I completely agree that rather than try to sell for a pittance it may be worth keeping it long term. I do love it.
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Gransports are now sub £20K in Oz. Never seen that before.
QP's are now on at starting at £15K!
example https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2006-Maserati-Quattroporte-Sport-GT-Auto/SSE-AD-6344969
Carsales.com.au
Not sure if they're duffers, some are low mileage for the year.
The price premium that used to exist between OZ and the UK is evaporating.
QP's are now on at starting at £15K!
example https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2006-Maserati-Quattroporte-Sport-GT-Auto/SSE-AD-6344969
Carsales.com.au
Not sure if they're duffers, some are low mileage for the year.
The price premium that used to exist between OZ and the UK is evaporating.
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