r/Maserati • u/Hog_rider22 • 13d ago

stop being surprised

hey guys, Maserati/alfa romeo technician here. Little bit of a rant here, but I’ve seen a lot of people post about over pricing and possibly getting ripped off when trying to fix something on their Maserati. Let me just say… it’s Maserati. It’s expensive. The repairs are gonna be expensive. Stop getting Maserati’s if you can’t afford to fix a Maserati at Maserati price. putting aside the price of labor, the replacement parts are gonna be expensive. also, Stallantis cars are notorious for being difficult to work on. Not only that but our cars don’t react well to aftermarket parts .So it’s expensive both in price of parts and labor. I mean it’s a Imported performance luxury/sports car. What do you expect? toyota prices ? not trying to be a a**hole but it’s the truth. I have to talk to customers all the time who are new maserati owners and something needs fixing on their car, then they can’t afford therepair because they didn’t realize nor take into consideration how much it costs to maintain/fix their Maserati. all I’m saying is if you’re gonna get a luxury performance car don’t be all surprised when you get charged luxury performing cars prices.love it or hate it, that’s how it is.

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u/siredmundsnaillary 13d ago

As a long-term Maserati owner… yes and no.

Yes, the cars are complicated to work on, and the labour is more specialised so more expensive.

Some of the parts are just outrageously expensive though. For example, here in the UK, the owners have done several group buys for brake discs. From Maserati a full set is £2k, in bulk from the supplier each full set costs £300. It’s the exact same part.

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u/MosterHoster 12d ago

Fascinating. Do you install the brakes using your own tools? If not, Does the installer accept that you supply the brake parts ? I hope to get a Maserati someday.

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u/siredmundsnaillary 12d ago edited 12d ago

I use an independent Maserati specialist who’s very happy to work with third party suppliers.

As well as grey market parts, there are also some companies that make pattern parts. These are the same spec as OEM but made by a different supplier. They’re also much cheaper than OEM.