I Regret Buying my Maserati GranTurismo...

I love the car, and I'm happy I have it, but reality is, $42K is a lot of money to spend on a car. True happiness comes from saving money and having money.

[rpm]

One day when you're 70 years old you're still going to remember when you were young you drove a Maserati convertible.

[notabovebutequal]

I appreciate your honesty, brother.

As a 35 year old, I see the maturity you have. Keep your grind going.

[azagrial]

toxic you say? Its still more reliable than modern women lol.

[andrewfakelove]

you’re overthinking it bro just enjoy the car lol. Money comes and goes time doesn’t.

[SailingSVPipedream]

Before I got my Maserati GT, my plan was to buy one for $18-20k (4.2 2008-2009 car in the UK), keep it for a year to have the experience, then sell it and actual cost at the end would have been about $2-3k - which is cheap for a year of motoring and a good memory. Then of course I found mine really cheap at $6k so now I spend a lot of time improving its condition, but do not need to sell it. Do the work yourself and you do not need to worry so much about that Check engine light (mine is on at the moment, but only secondary air injection, so not a real problem and can be ignored for a while).
Anyway, life is not about digits in a bank account. I feel money is just a tool that you use to leverage the things you want to do. Owning my car is one of those things. Besides with your car, it will not depreciate much at all, so it’s kind of like you stuck your money in an investment that did not give a return (but in this case you do get an emotional happy return even if you get no financial one).

[ronoconnor]

Wait until you come out of the grocery store and a cart rolled into the tailight and it costs you $2000.00 to fix, and the chipped paint another $4500.00

[JesziePVP]

If everybody could possibly save up enough money to outright buy their vehicle nobody would own their first car til' 50 years old

[ACT]

Bro keep your car and make more money, it will be a good memory you can tell your children later

Also just focus on making and multiplying your money and keep your fix-costs low

You got this 💪🏽

[ptaylorandco]

Apologies if this has been covered... how many miles were on vehicle at time of purchase? Watched all the previous vids but dont recall getting that info. Secondly, as a owner or 2013 gts, i feel your constant downshifting at any slow down is potentially prematurely taxing your tranny..? Additionally, any parking anxiety, or front end scrape on steep entrances? Find myself googling parking entrances etc before going places.

[ShinCharles]

Why do you still have dealer's yellow tag on the keys?

[nextcallcircle]

I might drive my Maserati to work today! ♨️

[cuk]

My father, who I considered a good business man, told me, if you buy items that depreaciate, then pay cash, if you buy items that increase in value over time, then you may consider to go for a credit. That is what I have done when buying my cars, I payed all cash. My house, I took a credit, since usually real estate increases in value. When it came to the decision for my Maserati GranTurismo, I made a finace calculation for the typical cost, like taxes, service, insurance and fuel and I came to cost of about US$ 370.00 / month. Then I added other cost, like tyre replacement, wishbone mounts ( a typical issue for cars with over 30.000 miles ...), disc brakes, etc. and that increased the cost to about US$ 420.00 / month. Something that many people do not think about is price depreaciation of a car. Statistically seen, here in Germany, my Maserati Granturismo will loose a value of about US$ 37.000 over the next 8 years. Actually one will have to save that money to be able to buy a comparable car in 8 years. Considering that, the monthly cost of the Maserati GranTurismo goes up to about US$ 800.00 / month. That is just the typical cost. One needs to be prepared also for unexpected cost, like motor, transmission, etc. repairs and for that I found out in worst case one needs to be able to have about US$ 10.000 aside, just in case...

Anyhow, do I regret the buying of my Maserati GranTurismo: No !!! It is the most emotional car I ever have driven and it is a lot of fun, and that is priceless ...

[talosiv]

As an older adult, I smile big at everything you've said here. When I was younger, I spent EVERY DIME on cars that I could barely afford, and therefore had to do most of the wrenching myself (which mostly I didn't mind). Now of course, thinking about the colossal cost of owning and driving one of these, you are completely right that it is better to have the money in your account and the associated peace of mind. It's better to wait until later in life (when you have more $$), though it is certainly painful to do so.

[jonathanburnett]

Personally for me, the main thing I look at before I buy cars is the aftermarket support. If the support is big enough, then there are plenty of companies and options available for parts and modifications. Also I’m a diesel technician, so doing maintenance on my Audi A7 and my E93 M3 is pretty easy lol, but still don’t let that discourage you from having fun with your car man.

[j-money]

I've talked to older people on a personal level about this. Most of them regret working like a dog with no reward and having no fun in their younger years.
That, time of enjoyment. Cannot be recovered at an older age. No matter how much money you have. So I think one has to have fun, and be financially responsible. A balance. Neither or.

[cafolaadee]

In the Netherlands the most efficient gas car would cost more than 75$ to fill up.

[greenmaserati]

I have been through a lot of cars. I can tell you that 1 this is a luxury car and comes with luxury car problems after the warranty. But it's also a sports cruiser... and comes with those problems. You have so many other options with 40, 000 in cash, but I'm sure you wanted this one. My advice is find something mote specific to what you want in a car. Also a 2021 quattroporte gts is even less. But this we were taught is a supercar, but it's not... it's for the supercar owner who wants a rolls royce experience. In a super car body. But honestly, these are gt cars, and only 5 or 6 competitors exist... Porsche is a better asset if you know what to buy. More fun, fewer issues.

[syncflipper]

That is a GranCabrio. At least get the name right

[NomadJRG]

Sometimes it is worth treating yourself, I was frugal for all of my 20s and saved a good pot of cash but had to treat myself to a W204 C63 at 29. I really enjoy cars and it gives me huge pleasure. At first like you it was hard to get my head around spending so much money when I usually don't spend much at all. I could have bought it cash 5x over but chose to finance half of it to allow my investments to keep growing. I would definitely advise any young petrolhead/enthusiast to save at least 2-3x the cash price of the car and then either buy it cash or finance and keep the money invested to cover your payments and maintenance.

[mrlong]

You only live once. Live it up and enjoy my friend. Cheers!