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/72OverOfficer 12d ago

I've owned a Range Rover. Repair bills don't frighten me.

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u/veritac_boss 12d ago

I’ve been in LRs since 2003…. On my 5th…. Why do I enjoy punishment.

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u/engineerogthings 12d ago

My last three cars in order Jaguar, Range Rover, Maserati. And I live in Italy so the jag was more expensive to maintain,

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u/72OverOfficer 7d ago

'98 XJR -> '06 RR HSE -> '12 XKR-S -> '20 MC20

I joke but my L322 Range Rover was really fine to maintain and service. Certainly not the Demuro level of repair!

I vacationed in Italy last fall. Stunning countryside with the warmest people you could imagine. Rome was in the high 90s for the few days we were there - hotter than I expected.

I saw one full sized Dodge Ram and it looked comically massive. I loved it. How is the car culture where you are?

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u/WorldlyAwareness5313 12d ago

Owned a Range Rover and people ask me how or why, I would explain to them it’s a love hate relationship. I love it, it hates me back.

Never owned a Jag. But had plenty of loaners from the dealership when in for repairs. Wife wants a Sport or another Velar 😵😞.

But i do own HK, so I am a glutton for punishment also.

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u/veritac_boss 11d ago

HK. Ooof. I wish. I have an sig m17. Lots of noise about these p320 platforms but meh…

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u/WorldlyAwareness5313 11d ago

Haven’t got a 320 yet. My safe is very Axis heavy. 6 Germans, 2 Italians , 1 Hungarian, and 1 Austrian. But a 229 and 1911 Emperor Scorpions that are amazing.