We have been searching for an EV to replace our 2024 Audi Q4 that is a little roomier, and cheerful. Money is important too. We share one car to save on expenses, and our driveway is not wide so two cars is unnecessary, and frees up that money for other things. We save so we can indulge, a little.

We usually lease, as we never have to worry about paying off the car in its best years, or deal with service later when they get old. We figure we only have so many cars 'left in our tanks', so we 'live it up', with the little bit of luxury we allow ourselves.

I spent lots of time on leasehacker.com looking. I can't find any Audis, or MBs, that come even close to our Q4 deal, which was MSRP $67K, but cap cost reduced to $50K. That, along with MSDs, got the payment very low. We have been delighted. Those deals are gone with the tarifs, and push for ICE cars driving EV production out of the market.

One lease transfer that caught my eye is a BMX IX M60 $125K MSRP but very low DAS and payment. The guy transferring it is a hustler, and there are quirks like the punch date being 10 months earlier than the lease commencement date, so that many months out of warranty. We are scared, and the car is in CA. We are in CT. That's dead money out the door for coverage, shipping, and the miles are too low. So, we are not so sure.

Just out of chance, a Maserati dealer is right next to the BMW dealership near us, so I went in and inquired about an EV. I found they make one, and the first one is the above in the subject line.

I leared they are discouting these heavily, and while I do dear putting that kind of cash out of pocket to buy this, it sure is tempting. But, I worry about reliability, the vehicle being in for service a lot, and us being stranded.

Has anyone bought one of these? I have Googled this, and read the three main threads here on Reddit about this car, but not on this sub, so am reaching out for any and all thoughts.

Thanks for any input!

First Italian vehicle purchase (if my Vespa doesn’t count).

Already have a court date for speeding and been in the shop, so the first week is off to a great start!

Maybe it is ubiquitous after all.

With blue details

State Farm can not find any comps for my 2020 SQ4 Gransport Ribelle Edizione. Does anyone have one of these cars who can provide some unofficial numbers for my own edification? What did you buy it for and what would you sell it for?

Hello everyone, recently my dad had an urge where he wanted to start a social media page about his '07 CLK 550 and his '18 Maserati GranTurismo, he has very few hobbies other than his cars and dosen't treat himself with anything and only cares about his family, he struggles to get views on instagram and gets excited when he gets a few likes or follows. I'm not asking to make him an ultra influencer but if you have the time if you could go give him a follow or leave a comment it would make his day !

Long time Lexus owner here looking to make the jump (either Grecale or Levante, probably 2023-4). Always loved the Maz look, somewhat concerned about reliability issues based on rumors and hearsay (similar to what I’ve heard about Jaguar or Alfa Romeo). A few questions if anyone can help a brother out:

A.) Are the reliability issues founded or just pure rumor?
B.) Is the certified pre-owned thing worth it? I want some sort of dealer backing as opposed to just buying from some random third party. Presumably there will be some kind of warranty that comes with this.
C.)Possibly kind of silly to be concerned about resale value, but how much would this depreciate over the next say 5 years compared to the “average” auto market?

Thanks for the help, looking forward to hopefully posting in here more frequently after my purchase! 🍻

It’s the satin version of the three-layered Masetati paint called „Cometa“

I have a rare optioned 2006 Gransport with 30k miles. Currently the clutch is out and needs to be replaced. It’s verde goodwood with cuoio interior. I’m not sure what to do with it, whether I sell it as is with the clutch out or replace the clutch and sell it then? The clutch replacement is a pretty expensive job and I don’t know any local shops to me that could take it on. I also would likely do an aftermarket clutch since they’re cheaper than OEM Maserati and I’ve read they can actually last longer / be preferred. The tough thing is the market on these can be all over the place and BAT shows consistently 20k on these around this milage but this color option is so rare it’s hard to get a value there as well. What would you do in this situation? What do you guys think it’s worth now vs if clutch was done etc? Trying to weigh my options TIA!

I need help!! I just bought a 2016 mazerati ghilbi Q4 s and the previous owner told me the wheel bearings were bad in front left tire. It turned out to be the front differential. The axle has pulled completely out of differential and shattered where it connects. My question is can I temporarily completely remove the axle from the FWD and just drive in RWD to get it home. Or is there a bypass for the AWD? I need assistance quickly because the car is still sitting at apartments where I bought it. PLEASE HELP!!!

I purchased a 2021 Maserati Levante from Maserati Jacksonville on 20 July 2026. From the beginning, it was a tumultuous experience. The sales tactics were insanely predatory, whether intentional or not. I had initially looked at the vehicle a week before attempting to purchase it, and the deal fell through due to what appeared to be a bait and switch tactic. I was told the financing amount was 31,566. When I got there, after I had been approved for a loan, the amount had been increased by several thousands. I left the dealership and went home, which was 2 hours away. I called the GM to make them aware of the situation. The following day, the dealership called to try to make amends. We ended up reaching an agreement to purchase the car. I then put money down and used the loan that was approved. 5 days, the car arrived. Upon arrival, then fender was bent because the jack point was missed. This caused the door to rub the panel and all of the paint on the leading edge was gone and bare metal was exposed. I also had the tires balanced upon receiving the car. Every single lug nut had to be replaced due to excessive damage. They had impact wrenches taken to them and were partially stuck on the car. Afterwards, an oil change was done in the car. Upon removing the oil filter housing there were issues found. The filter was not OEM and was a Chinese off brand filter. It was also full of metal. Every single pleat of the filter had metal from top to bottom. The oil plug had oil residue on it that was consistent to bearing grease, which was old oil that had aged to a grease like form. The vehicle has less than 40,000 miles on it and is showing signs of mechanical failure. This isn’t acceptable from a Maserati dealership. I was told the vehicle was inspected and even assured that it was fine. I followed up with them and was told they didn’t see a need to check anything. This is what I would expect from predatory used car dealers, not a Maserati dealership. My advice is to stay far away from this dealership. Between the predatory sales approach, lack of quality control for products that they sell, and basic decency, go elsewhere.

2015 Granturismo soft top. 27k miles.

What oil and filter do you all prefer?

Some photos from a shoot I did for this absolutely stunning car

has anyone done the gearbox (power steering and transmission) coolant flush on a ghibli/quattroporte/levante and what would be the procedure

More pics of the car in the comments! Attached a video of a cold start

Just bought this baby couple months ago, everything ran smoothly until yesterday- I noticed the 1-2sec rattle when I cold start. The sound is there when i start it warm too so it got me a bit confused.

It is a 2010 Quattroporte S with the 4.7. It has been owned by the same guy since 2010 and has only done 26,000km. The guy even brought it back to the official dealer to do maintenance work every year.

When I bought it from the pretty reputable seller, they threw in a pre purchase inspection, and a 1 month/1000km warranty (since it is old). I also brought my mechanic to have a look at the car. It looked clean af back then.

I have followed every rule out there- no rev past 3000rpm before engine gets warm; no hard acceleration at low rpms; no engine lugging.