Did the Mercedes PR people give you instructions on how to deploy the rear wing manually while you cruise around 18mph, aka Douche Mode, so you can fit in the Model X and Porsche drivers?

Now let’s look at the most commonly stolen new cars from the 2018 model year alone:

A LOT of car thefts are not only for the car itself but to use it for an illicit purpose, so you want something as mundane as possible and as easy to steal as possible. These older cars almost certainly have less sophisticated anti-theft measures, are likely on 3rd of 4th owners who are likely lower income and…

Friend of mine got rear-ended in his work vehicle (Transit) and they totaled it, despite the fact he was able to drive it home after the wreck. They just aren’t worth anything compared to the repair cost.

Yeah, my employer (electrician) just bought a bunch of new Transit’s for our foremen. The guy who runs our warehouse told us the old vans were worth less than the tools in the back.

the question isn’t when can America get a performance wagon, it is when can America get another performance wagon? #e63amg

Cliché answer: We really needed this about 8-10 years ago, so I could be looking at one right now without all the silly dashboard stuff and awful wheels. And this is dangerously close to hatchback territory (per Torchinsky’s Law) thanks to the excessively sloped rear glass providing a token amount of vertical storage.…

Two problems with this car:

and 419 want to buy it used.

Counterpoint: America has not been waiting for this wagon. America, for the most part, does not care about wagons. This is the wagon that approximately 423 car buyers in the united states have been waiting for.  

Found the stereotypical Maser owner defending their terrible car choices. He hasn’t mentioned “prestige” yet... there is some mention of “head turner”... but he’s still new at this having only had it 8 months.

“Buying a Maserati is like paying the cover charge to get into a Las Vegas nightclub brothel”.

Hey, 8 months is a great run for an Italian car. That’s like 300,000 miles on a Lexus. 

“8 months ago, bought certified for $35k out the door with 30k miles. $93k on the sticker for mine, btw.”

Absolutely not.

I think the insurance companies simply total these cars out instead of fixing them because they are so expensive to repair.

Buying a Maserati is like paying the cover charge to get into a Las Vegas nightclub. Yes, it’s expensive ... but just wait to see how much more expensive it gets once you are through the door. CP.

My biggest complaint are their interiors. When you can get out of a Levante or Ghibli and get into a new Hyundai and go “Wow, this is much nicer”, there’s a big problem.

You’d have to be utterly stupid to buy any modern Maserati, save for the Gran Turismo, which is also singing the swan song right now. After driving numerous new Alfas, Fiats, and Maseratis, I am now convinced that they are more Chrysler than anything else. CP at any price and If you really want a Maserati, get a late…

I tried going down this road. I thought I’d get one from either CarMax, or Carvana, and then do the aftermarket warranty.