Palmball
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Well, I'm in the big boy's league now aren't I!! Despite having owned a 2010 997 Turbo which was a genuine supercar in every way (except maybe looks), it was actually pretty reasonable in the running costs....indeed, my AMG and BMW M's were more costly to run.
But Maserati....WOW. These are in a different league.
Firstly, the extended warranty on my car when the manufacturer one runs out in September is £2500 for one year - thats about 20% more than Porsche and 100% more than BMW M. This I can live with as I did research this before buying it and the price I paid for the car was well below what I would have paid in a main dealer with a warranty (and as such I'm happy to buy the warranty).
But what I wasn't expecting was the price of simple consumables.
My car went into Graypaul today to have a couple of issues looked at. Firstly, the drivers wing mirror glass was loose as a spring had come out and secondly, the exhaust has a slight rattle on start up. The first thing was fixed and they're going to replace the entire rear section of the exhaust under warranty - for a very slight rattle, thats good result I reckon! Then I made the mistake of asking for them to change the wiper blades as they were a bit smeary and probably had never been replaced in the 2 years since it was new.
The cost of these wasn't a reasonable £20-30 like in most cars. They weren't even the £50 that I've paid before on one of my BMW's. Ohhhh no.....Maserati blades are made of a special kind of metal and rubber - the special kind that ensures they cost £106 - and that was AFTER a 20% discount!
So, what other scary costs can I expect guys?
By the way - please don't flame me for moaning about running costs on one of these, I'm happy to accept there is a premium and would never buy a car like this if running costs were a concern. But those wipers....that's just insane!
But Maserati....WOW. These are in a different league.
Firstly, the extended warranty on my car when the manufacturer one runs out in September is £2500 for one year - thats about 20% more than Porsche and 100% more than BMW M. This I can live with as I did research this before buying it and the price I paid for the car was well below what I would have paid in a main dealer with a warranty (and as such I'm happy to buy the warranty).
But what I wasn't expecting was the price of simple consumables.
My car went into Graypaul today to have a couple of issues looked at. Firstly, the drivers wing mirror glass was loose as a spring had come out and secondly, the exhaust has a slight rattle on start up. The first thing was fixed and they're going to replace the entire rear section of the exhaust under warranty - for a very slight rattle, thats good result I reckon! Then I made the mistake of asking for them to change the wiper blades as they were a bit smeary and probably had never been replaced in the 2 years since it was new.
The cost of these wasn't a reasonable £20-30 like in most cars. They weren't even the £50 that I've paid before on one of my BMW's. Ohhhh no.....Maserati blades are made of a special kind of metal and rubber - the special kind that ensures they cost £106 - and that was AFTER a 20% discount!
So, what other scary costs can I expect guys?
By the way - please don't flame me for moaning about running costs on one of these, I'm happy to accept there is a premium and would never buy a car like this if running costs were a concern. But those wipers....that's just insane!
...after all the Ferrari brakes were used on the 4200/3200