Maserati Owner Reacts To Doug DeMuro | Maserati Ghibli Review 

IDC what he says, imma buy it as my first car

Yep don’t care what he says. Maserati has always been my favorite. I don’t care about blind spot monitoring, backup camera, etc I just want to get out on the road and drive, and for 30 grand it’s a pretty sweet deal if you get a good one

I purchased a 2021 Ghibli SQ4 with interior and driver assistance upgrades, couldn’t be more in love with this vehicle - it is just FUN and for me worth every penny.

‘17 SQ4 is the best car I’ve ever owned, and I’ve historically been a bmw fan. Omg that exhaust note. Such a fun car! Modern Maseratis seem to be as reliable as any other luxury brand.

I am a '19 owner gransport, I completely agree with everything you said, We all bought this car for the sound and looks, and maybe the nice red color seats if you optioned for that with the most weaved carbon in any car.

If Maserati vehicles try to copy a German, Asian or domestic brands then they are no more than imitators. They are beautifully crafted with an awesome Ferrari hand assembled engine and a perfectly balanced chassis. I drive them everyday. I am very happy to preach what Maserati states, "Maserati, the absolute opposite of ordinary". And that is what Maserati owners want. Until you have lived with one, you will never know the true feeling of a Maserati. Magnifico!

as a guy who bought a 2017 Ghibli S with 40k miles for 25 grand? Thanks Doug. Couldn't be happier.

AS AN OWNER OF 2 MASERATIS… I SERIOUSLY APPRECIATE THIS.

this is a great car! I own a 2015 ghibli sq4, and still driving today

Accurate. The things people gripe about I couldn't care less about. You get a Masi for the Sound, the Look, the Mystique of that Trident. That 🔱hits different. My SQ4 gets more looks than any Benz BMW or Porsche Panamera I've driven.. Is what it is! 💪🏾✌🏾💯🔱 #SQ4Gang

Just a quick clarification, if needed: this video isn’t intended to be negative in any way towards Doug! I really like Doug and his content. I just thought this would be a fun video idea as I own the car and share some differences of opinion.

Bought a 2019 Ghibli S recently (2022). I’ve owned vehicles from BMW, Mercedes, Land Rover, Porsche, Infiniti and others. Always buy them CPO from dealer. My worst experience by far has been with BMW, the best (to date) has been Porsche. I haven’t lived with the car yet, but my very short term experience has been very positive.

Doug was spot on with his review…

First Doug Demuro should not comment on a car unless he knows what he is talking about. DOUG kept harping on the Chrysler switch. The window switch 2518200110 was a part of Daimler/Chrysler from (1998-2007) $65- $144 dollars. The switch is in the Mercedes ML350, ML450, ML550 for example and also in the Mercedes-Benz ML320, ML63, AMG and also again, still used in today’s Chrysler/fiat cars. So, the Maserati Window Switch is the same as the Mercedes Benz part that was passed on to Chrysler/Fiat cars. So do you call Mercedes a Chrysler..... Doug?

It's so obvious Maserati watched Doug.

Glad u made this video my man love this car just got a 2016 👌 new sub.

He reviewed a 2015. Your car has multiple upgrades since then and is a 2017 or later. I have a 2016 - love it.

so, you confirmed everything Doug said XD

quick question, if you pull both paddle shifters in the same time, will the car shift into neutral? just like some super cars

it is abvious that Doug hates maserati for some reason, plus he has a sarcastic review style which makes the car sound terrible. I love every bit of my ghibli, its amazing

When the car looks like Monica Bellucci and sounds like that ….who gives a shit….viva Maserati.

I'm strongly considering a 2017 Q4s with 40k miles my neighbor has . He said he would sell for a very good price. What should I look for in common issues that you would recommend mechanically? Any insight would be very helpful. TY for your content.

so basically Doug was right about almost everything

That Italian exhaust note gives me a h.. on. Gorgeous car. It is certainly a contender to my Alfa Giulia.

Doug reviewed a 2015 model which didn’t have those features and you have a 2017 model…not the same

I just bought a 14 after watching your video... Demuro is just a baby man. Mine has a few problems in which Maserati wants to charge you crazy money... or you can do it yourself like any other normal car. There really isn't anything the dealer HAS to do. Only negative is the stereo being so integrated it cant be changed or upgraded... that does blow. Otherwise, for 20k I got one with 45k miles so I guess I can thank Doug for trashing it so bad the price is low lol.

i like your review bruh thx .. i think u r on the money

Look, I hated the inside of the Maserati (which is most what Doug hates) but honestly... You have to drive this car knowing you either want to buy it or have bought it. There's something about it that makes you feel amazing. I've driven Mercedes and BMW, they don't even come close. Also, can we acknowledge that the Ghibli was an early adopter for many things people now have in their cars and find "normal"? 1. Infotainment built into the dashboard and not an iPad sticking out from the top 2. Managing the car almost completely through the infotainment, which is what almost every luxury car does nowadays. 3. Panoramic roof - hype of all hypes The car gets such a bad rep, but it honestly doesn't deserve it. Maybe from a maintenance standpoint. But then again, the engines are completely different from what BMW, Audi and Mercedes deliver as a "standard". Hell, even the Ghibli Diesel is a V6...

hi! im in all seriousness considering buying a maserati ghibli SQ4 2015 as my first car by financing. any things I should look out for? are they expencive? can they last a long drive? +300 miles?? I plan on using it as a daily driver to get me to work and back.

My parents had cars that had rear door windows that went down part of the way specifically the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer, 2002 Isuzu Trooper, and 2008 Infiniti M35X which was mine as a handy down for a limited time and got rear-ended and totaled. The Infiniti M35X is pretty reliable, the V6 engine sounds rather muscular, it's a firmer and sportier ride than a Lexus, and overall a ride just as comfortable if not more comfortable than the 2004 Lexus RX330 I had before. My 2015 Toyota Camry is my third Japanese car but, I'd like to switch it up from Suishi to Spaghetti with a Maserati Ghibli SQ4 on my next ride.

That is as far as I roll my windows down. Back and front. I like that.

thanks for your honestly and transperancy on the car

My Ghibli is 2020 year model. Already lots of🤫 change and improvement. Doug's car is 2015 first edition model. A lot of difference. And my suggestion for Mr. Doug , already 7-8 years old, you could change a new year2022 model🤭.And surely you would be happy about a 🆕 2022 car.

I leased this car in 2014 after coming from a 2010 W221 S63 Mercedes and it was truly shocking how cheap it is compared to a mercedes released in 2005

Absolutely amazing video! A lot of car reviewers review Maserati’s as normal cars like bmw’s and Mercedes Benz, but they don’t have the personality that a Maserati has, and they don’t give you the feeling like you in love. You buy a Maserati because of the feeling it gives you not because it needs to be the most practical car in its class!

I’m thinking about picking up a used 2019 with only 16k miles. I’m nervous about reliability concerns down the line. I don’t have the money to constantly have to take it to the shop. Can other owners confirm if that concern is real?

I've had a Ghibli for a year now. People do occasionally like it, sure, but after watching the Doug video, when I pulled away from the showroom I was ultra paranoid that every human in a quarter mile radius was staring at me. A year on and I realise that barely anyone even notices or cares.

Cool video. Good idea 👍

Just bought a 2014 Maserati Ghibli and its everything I dreamed and hope for! No regrets!

You don't have to apologize because you chose a certain car. Enjoy it. It is unique. Prof' car reviewers are biased and tend to compare apples to potatoes. Most of them forget the price of each car and they judge it harshly. You might even see them comparing corollas to porsches and ferrari's. No joke. A fat brit I watched him comparing a 5.000-6.000 $ (today's money, used car) 1980s Opel-GM kadett-astra to a 30 year younger ferrari. He daily drives 2 ferrari's by the way. He owns them. People watch him. Who cares about his opinion? Noone will the moment they have to pay the bill.

Did your paddle shifters come on the car? I test drove an 18’ sq4 and it didn’t have those. Really killed the experience compared to competitors I test drove

SQ4 to najlepszy samochód, jaki kiedykolwiek posiadałem, a od zawsze byłem fanem marki Saab. Auto jest wyśmienite, bardzo trwałe, bardzo wysokiej jakości a to o czym mówi ten film to nieporozumienie i czepianie się na siłę

Looking forward this Saturday of receiving my 2019 grand lusso has 28k miles on it 1 owner lease clean CARFAX and all proper maintenance I paid 35k for the car plus tax tags and interest at 6 percent right now and even bought the 4k 24month bumper to bumper warranty I wouldn’t expect it to cost too much more than my last car which was a Mercedes

I always take pics of this car when I pass by it xD. It's really good looking D:

The looks and sound make up for a lot and I think if you lease and only keep 3 years and stay under 50,000 miles you probably will really like this car!

Is it DEPENDABLE? Is the regular maintenance stuff reasonable if you do your own work for the basics? That's all I care about after the looks.

Had my ghilbli for over 2 years now : no problems whatsoever & a beautiful car to boot

You are missing the point doug is talking about 😂 Its $80k at the time of the video. Which was a 2015 model i think. I recently rented one for 2 weeks, its a great car, its a pentestar V6 with better heads, turbo, making decent power. I think it was a 2023 the one i drove? The standard features are all there, uconnect 5, the turn signal is still an issue, the shift lever has been fixed, exhaust sounds good, gets worse mileage than my hellcat, though 😂 The point is NOW adays its $100k+ car...... for what is essentially an upbadged chrysler 300 which is an upbadged dodge charger, for under the $100k price range you literally get the exact same luxury and same drive from a chrysler 300 C and you get the 6.4 Hemi. Now the good news is these tank in value, im talking ive seen 50% depreciation within 3 years with low miles. Meaning you can buy this mid $50's all day, shoot there is evern a handful in the $30s with under 20k miles lol

The door panel "gaps" that are not gaps but the design that is shared with many BMW's where you can see the door color with the door closed. If this was a dark colored car he would never notice it.

Good video well agreed

As much as I disagree with some of Doug’s points, I am thankful of his video. I can enjoy a 17 CPO at the price of a Sti or a Civic Type R! Thanks Doug!

Became a happy owner of new Maserati Ghibli Hybrid in november 2022 ( blue color with red leather interior. Oh, my God, that smell inside!), I can say the biggest minus while in the car is that for some reason the interior creaks and crackles on uneven roads. perhaps it's still a matter of a small run-in of a new car, only 4200 km. sounds appear and disappear. so far, something is cracking in the area of the front passenger seat and the driver's seat is creaking. maybe someone also had such a problem ?

To summarise this video, "I don't care about its shortcomings"

I have a 2016 Gran Turismo, when I take it in for its annual service the dealership gives me a Ghibli as a loaner. It is not as bad as people make them out to sound. I really do not care if the interior shares some Chrysler parts, it's not like the sticky buttons FIAT and VW supplied Ferrari are so great. The Ghibli drives well. The one issue I have is the big panel gap, that is unacceptable of what is suppose to be a luxury sedan. Most of the people complaining about the Ghibli are one of two stereotypes (1) Some auto reviewer on the internet who only drives the car for maybe half an hour at the most and knows nothing about the brand or (2) Some jealous poor that could not afford even a sub 25,000 dollar 2014 base model Ghibli.

Considering getting a 2020 Q S4 with 24K miles for 39K as a fun car. I can insure with Hagerty for 1200 per yr for 5K miles per yr. I have another vehicle for daily driver.

he is reviewing a pre 2017 model as the MTC Screen and other features are missing on pre 2017, i have had a 2017 ghibli 3.0 v6d luxury pack with a great spec the car is the most reliable car i have had

His review sells me on a Ghibli I'm thinking of all these reliable parts from a dodge dart and jeep Cherokee and why would i want anyone to sit in the back seat?

You do not know what the "F" you are talking about. I work for a dealership group. From Subaru to Rolls Royce. Side by side are our BMW/Ferrari /Maserati dealerships. From 2017 forward to 2022, we've been comparing the paint finish, interior quality fit and materials vs BMW 5 & 7 series cars and SUVs . Maserati is hands down the superior quality. Plus the new Panasonic infotainment system powered by Alexa blows away anything German made. I say get off your ass and open your eyes and wallet. You'll learn something.

Looks and sounds like a dream. Maserati have a great heritage of making both race cars and true Grand Turismo cars. That's all I care about. If I am ever lucky enough to buy one I won't be checking first if the heated seats control or the blindspot warning works.

Doug is funny, you are too nice job! Enjoy your Maserati.

It is a nice interior but someone who has a Ghibli told me about spending $2,800 just having it serviced....ONCE. that's all I need to hear about this car

The FIAT group has had a lot of misses in their line up. This is a brand that was almost dead, and the rebirth of it came with a very strong reputation and expectations, that why when buyers got then NEW, not used, the expectations were set so high, that obviously couldn't hit right away. The depreciation is very high, and second hand can be bought for pennies, compared to MSRP

i bought a 2015 the other day for 23k. Engine sound alone is worth 50k. And these cars are so rare they always turn heads. Its a nice whip. Bro just loves BMW too much. I live in seattle and i rarely see a Maserati. They really are just rare cars. Crazy thing is everyone has respect for Maserati no matter what kind of car you drive. When you hear that engine and how finally tuned it is you really forget and dont care about any flaws it may have. I bet if he drove a black on black one with the black leather with red stitching the review would have went different. lol

Also if you watch the video, Doug does say those features were added to the 2016 model of Ghibli making this video pointless.

Sounds pretty damn good!

Maserati became irrelevant when Alfa Romeo decided to re-launch in North America. 1. Maserati was supposed to be the flagship FCA brand, but they used the cheap Chrysler switch gear and a re-skinned version of Uconnect. Alfa Romeo developed all of their own buttons and switches. Nothing inside of an Alfa Romeo is found in other FCA vehicles, and Alfa Romeo undercuts Maserati's price by half. 2. Alfa Romeo interiors use better materials and all around look more "Italian" than Maserati. The Ghibli interior honestly isn't that far off from a Dodge Charger. 3. The Ghibli V6 is based on the Chrysler Pentastar. Even the engine is ripped from the parts bin. Alfa Romeo launched with 2 brand new engines developed exclusively for themselves. The 4 cylinder is a full ground-up new creation, and the V6 is derived from the Ferrari F154 V8. (Yes I know Maserati uses the same V8 in the trofeo trims. Nobody buys those). 4. Maseratis are slow relative to what the horsepower figures suggest. A Ghibli Trofeo has 580 hp and would lose a race to a BMW M340i despite having 200hp less. A Stelvio Quadrifoglio would beat both cars, despite being a much heavier SUV. 5. Maserati has been around for a very long time and everybody knows what they are. People still look at them because it is a familiar vehicle that they associate with the upper class. But a $20,000 Alfa Romeo Giulia will catch 10 times as many eyes because nobody knows what it is. 6. Maserati just launched the MC20 as a $250,000 super car. They were able to allocate enough resources to develop their own engine for that car, but they still couldn't make their own switches and buttons. The stalks, window switches, Volume knob, mirror control, trunk release buttton, and the entire steering wheel are all ripped from Alfa Romeo.

I want one but I’m afraid of the maintenance bills lol

Loved mine

The Only Maserati worth buying is the MC20 or maybe the Levante. Best to buy a Porsche, BMW, Audi, or Lexus. I would even recommend Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger and Few others over a Maserati. Love my BMW but it doesn't look like it's as fast as it is. With my next one I want it to not only be fast but look fast like a Porsche 911 GT or Mercedes AMG GT with fixed rear Spoiler. Ghibli also has lower Horsepower compared to EVERY German brand. Let the test drive be your deciding factor wait then you will Love the Ghibli lol 🤣 okay make sure your next vehicle checks off all the boxes it's supposed to check off in 2024!

having the dodge/chrysler interior buttons, switches, etc. probably makes repairing or fixing the interior of the car way more affordable than another luxury car like bmw or benz

There’s nothing like a Chrysler V6 in a Maserati…😂

I don’t care what anyone says I’m getting one 🤷🏽‍♂️

How many miles is too many for this car

Price has gone up. A q4 Morano with couple of options ( 21 inch tires , leather ) Is now … MSRP at 98k !! and good luck negotiating with all the chip shortages. I rather lease then to buy. they are pricy. I would not buy a used Masarati as they are super expensive to both maintain and repair.

Who wouldn’t want to race he just convinced me that’s not a negative

A lot of his major complaints are being confirmed, by the reviewer here, they just don't seem to bother the owner so much. Well, when you are consistanly reviewing all manners of cars, vs being an owner and learning to deal with it, there's a difference. Doug's major point was that the car's price tag simply does not equate. You're paying a large amount of money, for the name alone, and it has nothing like what should be taken for granted in a super premium brand. That's the problem Doug has

BMW`s are so common from where I come from, that it is irrelevant if it`s the lowest price range or the highest. Most of them look very much alike, not to mention everybody has them. From regular lowlifes to CEOs. So if you want to stand out of the crowd, don`t get one. Same goes for Porsche, Mercedes or Audi.

I was looking to buy this car BECAUSE it didn't have crash collision and because it had cheap replaceable parts from Chryler. Most of the stuff he complains about are a PLUS for me. I HAAAAAATE all the new nanny tech in cars.

"I promise you, your not going to care..." DUDE!! $80K!!! I would care! with an $80k car, these little things make all the differance... I have to agree with doug on 99% of these... The little things MATTER, thats what makes it not a Toyota Camry or in this case a Dodge Dart...

I could find a problem with free money If I had to find something to criticize!!! "What, no big face $100 bills, get this crap outta here!"

Maintanance my friend , is all ! If you want cheap transport , start walking , or get a bicycle .

you said feels Dodgee ? cmon man😎😆

You're missing the point. The ghibli got these features TEARS after other cars in the class did. That they eventually got off their butts and added them doesn't invalidate his critique.

Is yours a 2015?

The back up camera sucks in the ghibli bro.

The whole point of a Maserati is that you know it has it faults, but once you hear it, you forgive it all ! ❤

Perhaps a first generation was not a complete variant. And things that are still there like a gap between door panels, it shows a lot.. This car has to be about quality, looks and power.. And all details that Doug mentioned are truly unacceptable. Yes you can live with that but there is as way of respect of the manufacturer and you feel fooled for your money in this case.

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Doug spoke facts you just hurt about it 🤣

Fark him. When I open the garage door and see my beauty I feel awesome. This is an Italian-design sports car with the sweetest throaty sounds and sexy lines, not your Realtor's floaty, boaty Q50. Luxury comfort & convenient buttons are not why people buy this car.

I love the car I had the blue 17s but I got to say a lot of stuff broke it was sad and SOME of the parts are cheapy. But the bang for your buck if you buy used is insane… cmon it’s like 30k or less

Yes but, that was a 2015 model, your is more recent

He just trynna make a big meme so he can get views

For the shift part no He is wrong its quite good for me

Isnt this a new ghibili? the 1 he reviewed wasnt

I think the 2017 model is good now but comparing that model with the same but 2 years old is a little bit stupid

I posted this elsewhere, but I'll say it again anyway. Just this past Christmas, I saw exactly two Ghibli's near my home, and both were broken down. One was white like this, probably an S, and it was sitting on the side of the road with it hazards on. Now maybe he/she was just being careful and and needed to pull over to do something, like make phone call. But I came back that way almost two hours later and it was still there, with the hazards on. I know...long phone call. Probably three days later I saw another about 2 miles from that spot broken down in the middle of the road with it's hazards on. It was a dark SQ4, and a couple of "Imma buy this" types were walking around it as it sat there in the middle turn lane looking like they had no clue what was wrong (typical of the type). A old guy in a beat pickup truck was also there looking at it with them like he might have clue. He looked like they kinda guy who would want to spray something in a carburetor or something to "Get 'er going!", but these two baggy pants dolts would know even less, so they were screwed. But hey, maybe both these cars just ran out of gas...or blinker fluid. Yeah, that's the ticket. Anyway, what I'm saying is no matter how good a car sounds and performs when it's running properly, doesn't mean squat if that's not a reliable and dependable occurrence, and you don't have the funds, time, or knowhow to fix it yourself...frequently. By comparison, I would take my chances with a old, high mileage BMW M5 V10 with a loud rattle, over an even more problematic and more expensive to fix Maserati Ghibli with only 25k miles, and that's saying something, becuase I would never buy a money-pit BMW in the first place. There's a reason this car with such low sales in the United States has somehow so many available used with low miles for sale in a car market that has dried up recently. As I type this, Carvana alone has 46 Ghiblis for sale, while there are only 36 Porsche Cayenne's. Considering the Cayenne's outsold the Ghibli in it's lifetime by a factor of easily 50:1, ya'd think just becuase of the sheer volume of them out there, there'd be more for sale than the low new sales volume Ghibli. Ya know why there isn't, becuase people aren't dumping the Porches, and they are desirable, but they are clearly dumping their Ghibli's. I know, probably just too much of a great car for these losers. At this rate, I'm pretty sure eventually the only cars you'll be able to find after all the high mileage Land Rovers are sold for use as garden planters, with be Maserati's and Chrysler Sebrings. There's a reason Maserati started slashing prices by thousands 2 years ago (well before the pandemic), and there's a reason the brand ranked 40th out 40 in reliability. www.osv.ltd.uk/maserati-reliability/ Anyway, for every negative comment - no matter how factual - there will always be a fan of any particular brand trying to blow smoke up someone else's butt about how "they don't know what they're talking about, it's a great car!" (becuase they bought one), and take it personally when someone talks negative about it, like it's their child, and they want more people in their chic little club. Tesla owners are biggest brand zealots, (right after Apple). I'm sure the two cars I saw that week had owners leaving that club, or at least seriously considering it, and were venting anal smoke all the while. FYI: My brother (a Mopar or die fan) has a 1982 Plymouth Horizon and he swears by it's bullet proof reliability. He says it has over 300k miles on it (we really don't know for sure becuase the odometer broke at 110k miles.) What he won't say is he rebuilt the motor 3 times, none of the electrics or instrumentation works, the headlights sometimes will come on, there's no heat or A/c, and he has to drive it by pulling on a wire hooked to the carburetor via a hole through the dash, and with vice grips clamped on to the steering column for a steering wheel. Yup, they just don't build them like that anymore. Murica!

I agree with everything Doug says about this car..

Even you should admit the backup camera is bad.

I agree, Doug's kinda a hater. Like, go engineer your own car. I regret sharing his video before he blew up.