Maserati of the South Bay

Not sure if you have seen it, but the Rusnak group opened their Maserati dealership in Torrance, along Hawthorne Boulevard, between Lomita Blvd and Sepulveda. It's a couple of blocks north of Ferrari South Bay.

Last month they were at Coffee and Cars in PV and they returned last Saturday - first Sat. of every month at Peninsula Center - with a table and bottled water. Too bad it was kind of rainy. (No, my 348SS did not melt and the wipers worked fine, thank you).

I have met the Service Manager, Jasper, who seems pretty genuine. They are talking about an FCA or FChat event to introduce themselves to the area. If anyone hears anything, let us know. I will do the same.

On a side note, some of you may know my past experience with Maserati in the 80's (not good) but I am always interested when another Italian marque comes to town. Last month at PV C&C I overheard a few recent owners, with their cars parked together in the opposite corner as the Ferraristi, talking about their cars lack of daily driver reliability. The surprise was that they are accepted it because of what they were - Maserati's. Weird. One owner cited 8 dealer recalls in just over 12 months of ownership. Amazing.

Regardless, they are pretty and the dealership seems to be very responsive and responsible. Maybe I'm not an owner candidate, but I'd still support them now that they are local.

 

Neda is nuts. Small world. Still, I'll swing by Maserati for a look see. Doesn't hurt to be neighborly. SB BMW is better under McKenna now, IMO. Wish they had a Dinan installation shop there, though. SB MB does not have a good rep with me, however. Don't know if that was Silva's doing. I find them too mercenary, like SB BMW used to be.

 

I saw that too George. Seemed odd, since the Ferrari dealership is 2 blocks south. I would have showcased my best Maser then flanked it with the 430 to show my dealership priority. Have you driven a Ghibli yet? I drove an older QP (2006) and really liked it. Had the F1 trans (Cambiocorsa) not the autobox. Heard the auto was pretty good since it was a BMW (ZF) unit. I am still smarting from my 1988 Maserati ownership experience. I will never forget it. So traumatic.