I've had my '16 C63S since late 2017 (got it one year off-lease), coming off of a W204 C63 owned for the 5 years prior. This car (30k miles on it now) is almost the perfect vehicle for me given I have a need for a back seat with room for a booster and enjoy the sound, power, relative comfort and quality / luxury of the AMG. I have had it tuned by Renntech (HHT) for two years now and it is darn near perfect for a good-weather car that I can bring my child places with me.

About every 5 years though, I get an itch to turn over the car, and usually there is something in the making that caught my eye and I start trying to find. This time, though, I honestly am not seeing many options of something new that intrigues me. The C63 will be dead to me when it goes hybrid 4 cyl, and I can't go with a pure 2 seater, which limits other fun options. M5 Competition / E63S are viable choices but honestly they are bigger than I need. My wife has an XC90 with plenty of room for real trips and travel, and I have a new Tacoma for slop weather and carrying bigger stuff.

I went to a car show this past weekend with an eye towards seeing if anything there could pique my interest, used or upcoming. One that I didn't count on that seems interesting enough to ponder was a 2018 Maserati Granturismo Sport Convertible (15k miles / CPO). Beautiful styling, Ferrari 4.7L and a convertible with genuine room for booster/child in the rear.

I realize that car is down 100 hp and 200 torque from what I am used to, but figure the engine song and open air could make up for that. Another concern is I have no idea what trunk space is like, given it's a 'vert. I need to be able to fit golf clubs and would love to not lose the rear or front seats doing so.

It could be nuts considering a 2018 Italian car with a bit of CPO warranty. And likely it really isn't the all-around powerhouse that the C63 is for the reasons I listed at the beginning, above. I might instantly regret getting rid of this glorious sounding and great performing AMG.

Curious of any general thoughts, and if anyone has had any experiences with that granturismo sport to be able to compare and contrast, particular with the need for a little one to ride along.

 

To me Maseratis are junk (low quality) just like Alfa Romeo. My buddy had nothing but nightmares with his Quattroporte. Unless you love the car, get a killer deal with lots of warranty and live in very close proximity to a dealer I'd pass. Maseratis don't even compare to MB or other mainstream brands in quality, service, warranty and dealership network. Perhaps consider a used SL63 instead - just my two cents. Good luck in whatever you decide to do though.

 

I've never owned one but a couple friends have had Maserati vehicles and both said they were unreliable and frequently in the shop. I would do a little research on them to see for yourself, but I would be wary of getting into one.

 

Bad reputation for poor quality and reliability offsets the sound and looks for me. Opinion based on online reviews and asking an owner in a parking lot about their Maser, “it’s in the shop a lot.”

Ferrari-derived engines in a Maserati are a liability rather than an asset for me.

 

There’s a reason Maseratis have such bad resale values. It also seems like the most popular car (Granturismo) featured on YouTube videos on how to look rich for less $$.

 

I am in the same boat as you! I am going to be selling my 2021 C63S Cab.. One of cars I've looked at was the 2017-18 Maserati GT convertible. I cannot pull the trigger though. The reliability and cost of repair isn't something I want to be concerned with. That being said, I had the use of one a few years ago for six months. It was a beautiful car to drive. Fast, not so nimble but a nice GT convertible. Very low miles and still under warranty. I had one electrical issue once but it was fixed under warranty. Yearly maintenance was $2,200.

 

Granturismos are pretty rare. Way more quatroportes and even more ghiblis than those. This GT had a $161k sticker, so not much posing there.

When I was doing some research on value retention, it was interesting to find this "The 2019 Maserati GranTurismo (GT) has a five-year depreciation rate of only 21%, making it one of the most valuable luxury vehicles. This means that a $96,080 2019 model purchased new in 2019 will be worth $75,903 in 2024." That's almost more value held than my Tacoma! lol

 

Ouch! Not good experience with none italian car. A friend of mine has a coupe, being trying to sell it after just one year for a fair price since January, offers he gets are jokes but these cars are what they are.

 

Thank you! Interesting to hear similar perspectives.

The GT is beautiful, and the dark gray metallic exterior and coral red interior are amazingly sharp. I may go drive it, but I'm not foaming at the mouth over it. I just went to the grocery store an hour ago in the C63. I was able to get the rear loose, enjoy those PFL bangs off-throttle (I have the valve module too), and not have an issue putting the grocery bags into the trunk with golf clubs and tennis stuff in there. I have a feeling I would miss 250 torque (again I'm Renntech). I don't need a race car, but I do like something that scares you a bit after you haven't driven it in a while. I have a feeling that GT Sport isn't alarmingly fast.

Maybe if it were just an extra car to add rather than a trade in for the C63, or maybe if I were 15 years older. In addition, it does concern me starting up car payments again on a car that is only 2 years newer than my AMG that I own now. Even though that is one of their most ironed-out models, it's still a Maserati and I'm not sure I would be thrilled to count on it as a nice-day-daily when it is 6 or 7 years old in a couple of years. To be fair though, this GT is CPO, so would have warranty for about 2 years.

 

I go by what I have seen on the car market. I checked out cars.com a while back and prices were pretty low relative to depreciation . maybe they are up slightly since most car prices are up.
Also I’m not the one making those videos on YouTube.
Also how do you know the value will be $76k in 2024? Hard to know what prices will be in 2 years.

 

*****We have a Maserati dealer local to us here and one of my co-workers has a 2019 GT that has been nothing but an absolute headache to own. All manner of electrical gremlins that have so far been covered by warranty, but that car is in the shop so much he has gotten to the point where he just wants it out of his life. Quality control issues with the interior, electronics, suspension, motor, etc... It's a spare car for him and he paid north of $150k for the thing. Gorgeous car, just not really daily drive able without being near the dealer - only a few months left on his warranty and pretty sure he sells it and gets a Benz again, which is what he traded in to get the Maserati in the first place some years back.

Super rare car, but seems very very high maintenance with even higher costs than a Benz for not much actual driving enjoyment. No fun driving a loaner (not a GT) while your $150k car is constantly in the shop.

 

thanks. This is great real world feedback.

More thinking on this and, while the red leather convertible and song of the Italian 4.7 would be awesome, I don’t think this is a “next car” for me. I think I’d be disappointed that it didn’t have enough raw power while not having daily utility.

 

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