My Maserati Ghibli Pros | Pros & Cons Part 1 

Congrats! Honestly, the maintenance & upkeep isn't too bad. The most you'll ever spend which is pretty rare would be in the range of $4k, in my experience. Usually the yearly maintenance is reasonable and as long as there's no major issues you'll be alright. Wishing you the best of luck with it! These are some incredibly fun cars.

Thanks! Sounds like a great plan. I’m getting a bunch done for my 40k miles service and it’s definitely the largest bill I’ve had for the car so far (tires need to be replaced, spark plugs, various filters, etc), it’s about $4k. Just figured I’d put that out there as it’s definitely something to be aware of and pretty recent so I hadn’t put it in a video yet. But the fact you’re going lower mileage is great and even better that you’re not going to daily it, so you probably won’t have to worry about that for a bit. That being said, over 2 years later and I absolutely love the car still. They’re a blast. Have fun with it!

Thank you! It definitely is an experience.

Black & red is an awesome spec! Definitely what I’d go for if I didn’t get the blue. The exhaust note is incredible, it just doesn’t get old. Love it just as much as the day I got it!

Thanks again! I actually just put out another video a few days ago. It’s definitely the way I drive it, I also drive mostly city miles so I believe that has an affect as well. When I’m driving mostly highway I tend to see the higher mpg 17-20 or so, likely from being in higher gears for longer w/ less stop & go.

Awesome, get a good one and you’ll love it! I’ve had a great time with mine the past year. Such an incredibly fun car.

yea when i rented a mustang GT its the same deal. Drive in Sport or Sport Plus and you'll burn through the Tank. For regular driving just use comfort and only when you want to have fun use sport. But to each their own

Nice! Easily my favorite color on a Maserati.

I'm a 100% agree with u my friend. I'm in same as you, I bought the same car 2017 model 8 months ago with 38k miles $38k and I bought the quaranty insurance $4.300 covers me for 4 years for piece of mind.I enjoy the car very much never a problems and I have the same attention wherever I go as u describe. About the gas I drive mostly on I e gear and I go around 19_20 miles per gallon.I don't think is to necessary to drive on shift all the time bc in NY state troupers everywhere and as u know troupers never like exotic cars. As u pointer i see very rare one ghibli every 10_15 days on the road and I live in a big city in upstate NY. I'm glad I own one .

@@nikospppp Sounds great! Warranty is always good if you can get one and that seems like a decent price on it. And true, they get much better mileage in anything other than Sport/Manual haha. Those are my favorite, though and I honestly don’t mind that much!

I have fun with Sport/Manual also and I use it sometimes but I drive this car daily and I put over 1500 miles per week and with the gas prices $4.25 per gallon is a little stiff.Not like I can't afford it I can afford alot more I'm businessman but is not necessary. You can't go over 40 m per hour in city anyways. I f you drive on I.C.E still u feel the noise and power of this car.

Thanks! The Quattroportes are nice.

Very nice! Mine’s a 2017 S Q4 and am hoping I get some good years out of it, so far it’s been great almost a year in. I’ll have it fully paid in the next few months and then I’ll be looking for a weekend car. How’re you liking the Quattroporte? Is there really a bigger difference in the note? One of my favorite things about the Ghibli is that exhaust.

@@CarsLifeYT Hey man, yes, the Quattroporte is a bigger car, and it is different although it shares the same power train, I will say it is a smoother car than Ghibli. You can feel the size difference, so I would recommend you keep the Ghibli unless you want some combination like Maserati GT + Quattroporte (that is what I am doing, looking for a 2015+ GT 4.7) haha

@@wudaniel3096 Thanks for the info! I definitely plan on keeping the Ghibli and looking to add either a Gallardo or Huracan (undecided just yet, but will probably go for an LP610-4). Quattroporte + GT is a nice combo. You’ll get the best of both worlds there.

Good question, the song doesn't actually have a name as far as I'm aware. I downloaded it from some website as it was copyright free music, here's a link to it on RU-vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IOoYbJcQDw4.html

You are the man! Still enjoying the car??

@@infodmicpartyrentals1168 I love it! I've been lucky to have no issues with it at all in the year I've had it and it's still incredibly fun to drive.

Awesome man good to hear! I rented one recently when I went down to Florida for a week, and fell in love. I’ve heard mix-matched feelings from people. Lots are saying un reliable, expensive to repair/maintain. But I’ve owned quite a few BMWs so keeping up on maintenance and it being expensive isn’t anything new to me lol. Your video helped me realize they really aren’t that bad and it’s just basic stuff and they can be reliable!

@@infodmicpartyrentals1168 Absolutely. Everybody’s going to have a different experience in terms of reliability and I think that’s true for any car. Maintenance isn’t too bad. More expensive than a non-exotic but still affordable. Hopefully when you get yours you’ll have a great experience as well. Glad I could be of help though, they’re really fun cars!

Damn, within 24 hours? Did you get it from a dealer? I had some issues within that timeframe that they took care of free of charge. Yeah, oil isn’t the cheapest and there’s currently a shortage on parts too. Mine’s in the shop now for a filter and oil change, about $600 give or take. To be fair, that’s really the only money I’ve spent on the car since I got it almost 11 months ago.

@@CarsLifeYT yes. Jidd Motors out of Illinois. Thinking they JD Byrider of luxury cars

I heard so many prices about oil change. I bought mine from a use well known exotic cars dealer here in Upstate and It did cost me oil change and filter only $325 with Maserati filter and synthetic oil.This cars I think takes 9.5 court's of oil.

@@nikospppp Cost me about $600 a month back to do this, but there was a parts shortage.

Yeah, that’s honestly hard to answer for me. It definitely doesn’t do the luxury or comfort of a typical luxury sedan very well. Suspension is sporty and ride comfort is less than what you’d get in an equally priced luxury vehicle (new or used). Despite people saying it’s “not fast”, and believe me they do, I don’t think they’ve ever floored it in one of these because it definitely is faster than something like this has any right to be. Shifts feel great, it sounds amazing (one of my favorite sounding turbos/exhausts. Period), handling is solid, very responsive. It walks a fine line between luxury vehicle and sports car, but I think it veers more towards the latter. It not being a coupe is really what makes it a sports sedan. If you want the “sports car”, you’d go for the GranTurismo.

Did I not mention it here? My bad! I have other videos that have it in the title & mention it. It’s a 2017 Ghibli S Q4.

@@CarsLifeYT thanks that is the best and fastest model for a Ghibli Very hard to source in the UK but would snap one up if I saw one Cheers

@@bobgunston5993 Oh are they that hard to get there? I didn’t know. It’s a very fun ride!

Haha might as well be! It certainly makes me laugh.

Correct. I pay about $500 for every oil change. 40k mile service is coming up soon and that’s about $4k (tires getting replaced, spark plugs, etc).

Man the dealership is getting out of hand if u diy its Soooo much cheaper

I like to have more liquidity than throwing all the money out at once. The cost of the car isn’t an issue. I put a down payment on my McLaren as well. It’s just the method I prefer.

@@CarsLifeYT And it is not just you, it’s what most people nowadays do. It must be something wrong with my way of thinking. By the way - nice and very informative video, especially the second part where you explain the cons. I was just about to buy a used maserati but I noticed the paint defects and I thought “the previous driver didn’t take good care of it”. But if it is about the shape of the car, even if I paint it, then it would scratch again. Interestingly my Jaguar and Lincoln had the same ground clearance (12 mm) but did not have considerable problems with that. Either the Maserati is lower, or it’s just about its shape. One question I have: You say you go only 7-8 miles per gallon. This is like over 30 L/km. Are you sure the number is correct? It is double of what I am reading online (city driving)!

@@PeterSchneemann True and thank you, much appreciated! I honestly think it’s the suspension and just the overall structure of the car, it makes it so it’s a bit weirdly balanced at times and I think that causes the scraping more often than not. The mileage is mostly from driving manual/sport in city. It’s anywhere from 10-12 nowadays but still low. In automatic/normal it’s more like 16 at the max. Highway miles are much better, up to 23-24.

It sure isn’t! I think the people that say they’re slow have never quite put their foot down in one before.

@@CarsLifeYT agreed I mean I haven't been looking at maybe purchasing one but last I drove my 5.7 charger with 370 horses and 1200 lbs heavier guarantee the Maserati would gap it

@@beezteeez Have never driven a charger personally, but once the turbos kick in for the Maserati the power is quite noticeable especially if you let it rev high. Surprisingly fast for a sedan. It’s not really meant to be a racer, even though people will try to race you all the time lol.

I mean, you’re not wrong? They were Ferrari’s luxury brand for a while. Now you can actually buy an older Ferrari for the price of a new Maserati.

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