Congrats on 7k. Once again thanks for the ownership perspective. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future for you!

Excellent video. Thank you! I plan to buy on soon!

Thank you for this video. I’ve been conducting research and having the TCO (total cost of ownership) has been very helpful.

Congratulations!!! 7k well deserved Subs! 20k by the end of the Year??? i say yes, mark my words

Life Hack, Buy used. The second you drive a new car off the lot you've lost 5k; AT LEAST.

Paying extra into your loan just saves you interest and it really doesn’t save you that much interest because most interest is charged in the beginning. You are almost always better to do a shorter term loan than to pay extra on a longer term loan.

Great video Ron. Thank you for sharing your details, I always appreciate your honesty and transparency in the videos you create for us! In Canada, the dealer includes the 4 year maintenance in the purchase price, so we eat it upfront. Price to pay to play with these Italian beauties.

That interior is so dope. You are fortunate that you don't live in Michigan where insurance rates are loopy.

Hey Ron, great video. I own a 2015 SQ4. This past 12 months I paid $1000 for insurance, $500 for new rear tires (including mounting). I prepaid the first 4 yearly maintenance services when I bought the car (back in 2015) for about $1750 - so that’s about $500 for 2019 (4th service included oil change, air/pollen filter changes, drive belt replacements, and brake fluid change). I paid $1200 for fuel (I drive about 7k miles per year). Then there’s my car payments at $875/month (=$10,500 this past year). I had put down a $32,000 trade when I bought the car in 2015 plus about $7000 cash to cover the tax and an extra down payment. In total I paid $13,700 the past year.

Interesting video, Thanks Ron. I guess I'm lucky i being more than twice your age. In the UK my insurance is only £450, and I use about £100 of fuel per month. The service intervals are every two years or 12k miles and my Ghibli is only one year old with 5k on the clock, so this year I've only spent approx $2000.... probably the same this coming year of ownership but will need to include the first service cost. Doubt I'll need tyres for another couple of years....

Ron, what things went wrong with the car that was covered by warranty?

That is how much I paid to purchase my Accord sedan in 2013, which has cost me next to nothing to maintain, and never had a single problem.

Great video nice job

Great discussion and it puts things in perspective as far as driving a desirable car, like the Ghibli. It seems high when you first mentioned the cost but when broken down it seems quite alright. I’m going to track the ownership costs of my Giulia. Coming up for one year and I have recorded all gas purchases plus a few (not really needed) upgrades like the rear spoiler. No maintenance costs yet except $33 for three liters of the correct 0W40 Pennzoil Fiat spec oil that I keep for top up purposes. Since I purchased the car I’m not sure yet how to account for depreciation each year. I know it lost about 10 grand the instant I drove it off the lot :(

hey Ron, @ 6:17 you’re reviewing the window sticker talking about the fuel cost and you were commenting about the subjective factors and you stated not being sure what their $2,600 fuel estimate was based on.. if you look just above your thumb it says “based on $15,000 miles per year at $3.80 per gallon” just a heads up. awesome video! i still want a ghibli though lol $21k 3rd year cost be damned im going to get one

I don't know where the $2,600 fuel cost is from or how it s calculated.... But in the black bar right under the fuel cost it say number based on driving 15,000 per year at $3.80 per gallon.

Thanks Ron love your vids, I just financed my 2018 Ghibli sq4 in December i plan on keeping it for 3 years i owe 58,000$ on it when I plan on getting a new maserati in 3 years how much should I pay it off until I trade it in

Are the nerissmo editions Maserati’s no longer limited editions like they first came out? I’ve noticed now it is just a package ?

Paying down the loan only saves you a bit of $ in interest. It otherwise doesn't "save you money in the long run due to depreciation." The car will depreciate how ever it will. You either pay for that depreciation ahead of time (by making larger than required monthly payments) or on the back end when you sell/trade the car. Also, leasing doesn't really get around the issue of quick depreciation. Far from it. That lost value via depreciation is already built into the lease payment via the residual. In fact on a lease you are eating the very worst of the depreciation, which occurs in the first 3 years.

Chicks and cars cost a lot my friend. Always did and always will !!😀😀😀

Love the intro

People that drive Masarati dont care about maintenance costs and insurance lol.

First off I don't blame anyone for wanting a car, like this. It's a beautiful vehicle. However I would get a more affordable car and pay your self the difference. You are a young person, start saving your money. The older you, will thank the young you. And when you are a little older you can have any car you want and pay cash for it. It's just that cars are such a bad investment. I know this advise doesn't sound like much fun. But I know it works . Thank you for the video

9:34 but isnt that just the standard FCA key fob? Why is it that expensive?

I you should talk to the dealerships you'll be easier to move those cars if the if the maintenance wasn't so expensive $500 for an oil change might as well buy a a Corvette the same thing without with Alfa Romeo that's why those cars aren't aren't selling too expensive to maintain

So honestly the breakdown is you can buy a boring BMW 5 series which are a nightmare to work on on no one takes a second look at or an even more boring Mercedes e class which no one looks at and sounds like nothing

I have Geico and find them to be wonderful.

I can see most of this maintenance being done without having to go to a dealer. Could save a dramatic amount.

You might want to shop insurance rates, my friend. Nice work on explaining the cost of ownership.

The $2600 costs on the sticker and how they estimate that costs was right by your thumb on the ticket.

$350 dollars for an oil change? “ oooo my gawwwd”

Can you just go to a random service center to get the service done?

Ron, I am thinking of buying a Ghibli in the UK. Everyone in these videos gets their servicing done at Maserati or Ferrari. Why is this? Would I be able to get my car serviced with my local mechanics? I live in the country some distance from any Maserati dealers.

when you lease, you are paying for what you use and the depreciation is baked into it, hence the big monthly payment and big down payment. but leasing is good for business write off. plus, I would only ever lease a maserati, buying it new or used is financial suicide.

All my cars are used..ill never buy a new one again. I understand what I'm getting into but if I like it l like it. About to get a brake job for my 2014 quattroporte..$$$..but I love my car and enjoying it. No desire for anything else so far.

I was paying 420 a month for my 2011 Maserati. I’m 41 and no accidents.. Dang!

I own both a2019 Gransport Ghibli and. 2019 Gransport Levante. Out right and loving it.

When I bought my 08' GT, I paid cash for it . 31k. I considered that a loss and dumb decision, but I love the car and have lost a lot more in the market.

Seems pricey for the insurance.

1205$ Is nothing in Italy for that performances

That’s a lot for insurance I’d drop Geico. I’m paying 1300 a year for a Giulia TI Sport and a Ford Fiesta ST at 25 years old.

My 08 GT has 28k miles and I have only spent 3,500

Was insurance liability or full coverage?

I'd never own a Maserati because they're crap. But to each their own

I agree and disagree with your approach of summing finance with usage because this scare people a lot: 21k!!. Looking just for usage coast (Assurance, fuel and maintenance, tyres), it's looks reasonable for an exotic car in US. Leasing a car you are just paying the car depreciation calculated value and overall dealer coast with "owning" the car after all. The big difference is that you don't have to pay the car completely and deal at the end with the selling and real depreciation value. Today, if you will not keep a car forever, that's the way to go forward purchasing a car. Let the dealer deal with the car selling at leasing end, you just "washes your hands" like Pontius Pilate did.

1843$ insurance? haha thats insane cheap. In Austria the insurance for a 2016 Ghibli S is 2828€ which is about 3178$. When it comes to Cars Austria sucks...

Should of gotta used qp cash

Financing a new Maserati is a sound investment choice. Jesus H Christ .

What's next, Giulia QV?

If you chose a Maserati you should have a salary or income of a huge disposable income.

I'm glad Maseratis are out of the price range of most, that's what makes it special. Poor people aren't supposed to be able to afford it. "Rarely seen, always heard."

I wish you could keep all the at cost prices out as it isn't relevant to most people who want to buy this car

Reasonable or too much money?! Let me know how y'all feel!

FF starts 2:52

Wow 21k is mucho dinero

2:20 keeping a used car will always be cheaper; I think u just want a justification to get another car

Please correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you pay almost $1,500 a month for this car? I am sorry but that is insane. It sounds like you rolled some other money from previous cars into this one. Honestly, continuously rolling that money into cars is a terrible idea. I think you should forget about getting a nice car and just concentrate on getting rid of that never ending debt. By a used SUV that won’t depreciate much and do everything you can to pay off that previous debt as soon as possible. I hope it all works out for you. I like your videos and you are a great guy. However, it honestly sounds like you have put yourself into a not great financial position with these cars. That is a shame.

Maserati looks like a Lovely car, but the depreciation kills you. You said in another video you paid $30,000.00 for a car that was $90,000.00 when new?

Should do a mercedes or BMW engine swap...problem solved

If you can't afford it, don't buy it.

NF

You're not sure what mileage is involved in the $2,600 annual fuel cost estimate? Well, have a look at the piece of paper that you're holding and showing us. 15,000 miles is what it says. Urgh.

these are the worst money pits in the car industry. Avoid buying at all costs. bad electrical poor transmission average track stats for a sports car.. price model is awful lol

Wow! Insurance to high. Check Mercury.

bro you talk to much about non sense please get to the point next time

You got a problem. You repeat always the same thing

What a shitty car man I sorry !

It's trash. It's all branding nothing else. You'd be better off with an m5 or a e63amg

honestly... just tooo much money. but owning this kind of car comes with great expenses

Why cant you stand still ffs

Do yourself a favor and sell the car, you throwing money away on a high end Chrysler yet charging you for Italian name. Your interior buttons are from a Dodge Dart, that should be a huge warning sign. Good luck, bad investment in my opinion. Lol, Ferrari and ghibli should not be under the same roof, kind of disgraceful

Two words, - JESUS CHRIST! Way too much, it's a beautiful car but so expensive to just maintain, you could buy another somewhat decent car for 20thousand dollars!!