Coupe prices - what's happening?

[williamsmix]

Hard to compare the MCV to the standard GS in terms of price, mainly due to the rarity. They really are special, not only in how they drive, but even just to sit in.

A few years ago, a really good and low mileage GS might have been £30k from Dicky G, while an equivalent MCV could have been double that.

Now, a similarly good GS from Dicky would be what, £20k tops? And the equivalent MCV would start with a 4, I would think.

So maybe the MCV being double the GS is a good enough rough price guide.

Both could go down or up over the years ahead. But with the economy in trouble, I suspect the MCV will to continue to fall over the short term, whereas the standard GS I believe is such good value now as to have bottomed out. Just my hunch.

Looking ahead is difficult to do with any absolute certainty. But, in the short term, as prices fall I see the problem compounding because people don’t like paying very high road tax and supercar parts and maintenance costs for what they thought was a “cheap” car. And so they get neglected, which is probably also part of the reason why we are where we are on falling prices too(?). Better support from the factory in terms of availability / cost of parts and lower cost fixed price servicing packages from independents (and why not Maserati too?) would both help with values IMHO … Unfortunately, given recent reports on here, I can’t see Maserati being in a position to start caring more for its classics; not unless they can become “Porsche”!

 

[Nc1974]

I’d have a guess at GS bottoming out at around 9-10k and MC at around £25k due to rarity (and those seats). Whether they ever rise in the future depends on government policies on old cars, taxation etc.

 

[Nc1974]

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[SE_123]

I’d have a guess at GS bottoming out at around 9-10k and MC at around £25k due to rarity (and those seats). Whether they ever rise in the future depends on government policies on old cars, taxation etc.

One thing you can be sure of... More tax

 

[Ewan]

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I like that a lot.

 

[williamsmix]

I like that a lot.

Yes, I like it a lot too, but what I don’t like is the idea of paying £735 in tax per year for a car of that value …

 

[dickygrace]

Yes, I like it a lot too, but what I don’t like is the idea of paying £735 in tax per year for a car of that value …

SORN in winter £365.

 

[Ewan]

Yes, I like it a lot too, but what I don’t like is the idea of paying £735 in tax per year for a car of that value …

Easy solution. Think of it as being a £65k/£70k car, as it was when new, and then the car tax doesn't seem quite so bad.

Another solution. Think that part of the reason why such a fantastic car is now available for peanuts is because the tax is what it is.

(As with any Maserati of this era, what you are saving on the purchase is to be spent on tax, petrol, insurance, maintenance etc.)

 

[philw696]

I totally agree Ewan and feel very Lucky to have owned the cars that I have and would loved to have shaken hands with the people who purchased them new.
Today wafting around in my 96 Jaguar XJ6 4.0 sovereign LWB that cost me €3,000 but the first owner paid over €50,000 I enjoy the moment everytime.
Probably the best was the 98 Ferrari 456GTA that was expensive new but back in 2012 as cheap as chips.

 

[mjheathcote]

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Not much detail, but going on the pictures alone looks very nice, and too cheap!
Edit.
Infact this is crazy, I'm looking at the same year Jeep Wrangler which is more expensive than this GranSport. How can you compare vehicle vs vehicle. I know different types of vehicle for different things, but really?

 

[gb-gta]

Yes, I like it a lot too, but what I don’t like is the idea of paying £735 in tax per year for a car of that value …

It might not be £735 though. As it’s an 06 plate if it was registered in the first 3 weeks of the 06, before 23 March 06, it will ‘only’ be £415.

 

[mjheathcote]

It might not be £735 though. As it’s an 06 plate if it was registered in the first 3 weeks of the 06, before 23 March 06, it will ‘only’ be £415.

It's May 2006.

 

[gb-gta]

It's May 2006.

Ah well, never mind! It’s still a nice car though for 16k even if the VED is £735. The depreciation is going to be pretty low or non existent.

 

[williamsmix]

Ah well, never mind! It’s still a nice car though for 16k even if the VED is £735. The depreciation is going to be pretty low or non existent.

Hopefully…if you get lucky. I always look at necessary expenditure such as road tax, insurance and servicing in relation to the market value of the car ie what it’s necessary to put in to keep it in use, so it can function as intended vs being kept in the garage for half the year. Unfortunately as these cars depreciate that figure is becoming a higher percentage of the market value of the car. And personally, there’s a point that I have to ask myself if it’s worth it.

 

[Crazymind]

One of the finest GT ever made? **** yeah it’s worth it…

 

[zagatoes30]

I've said it before £735 per annum it would be €1820 per annum here plus the price would be much higher. Just be grateful and accept in the UK prices and road tax are generally lower than most other countries

 

[Crazymind]

On the bright side you can buy 2 or 3 Maserati GT for the price of 1 European Maserati.

 

[Scaf]

I've said it before £735 per annum it would be €1820 per annum here plus the price would be much higher. Just be grateful and accept in the UK prices and road tax are generally lower than most other countries

I am with you - £15 a week is really nothing in the grand scheme of things, I spend double that on coffee

 

[williamsmix]

I am with you - £15 a week is really nothing in the grand scheme of things, I spend double that on coffee

Ah yes, the coffee comparison is very much in vogue. I think £15 per week, every week, to be permitted to do something you like doing (such as go for a drive now and again) is a form of exploitation of the highest order (even if it is only 3 or 4 cups of coffee)!

 

[Scaf]

To be honest my gripe about car tax is that it goes into the general taxation pot and it not actually reserved for maintaining and improving roads and road infrastructure.