Why so many maseratis?

I've been looking at 456's and maserati coupes. I'm getting a little nervous at the rapid depreciation of the maseratis and the seeming flood of cars with very low miles on lots as used cars. Is there some secret lurking problem with these cars that's causing everyone smart to stay away?

 

Well, in a word, fun without enormous headache or enormous depreciation. The masers and 456 seem like opposites in that regard, the 456s should stop depreciating soon (I'm looking at a 95). The masers look like they could keep falling hard but at least the services are covered for the next couple fo years. I'm basically looking for a quick, comfortable car with a back seat that doesn't quite as much scream as my 328 does and yet is still very different. I'm inclined to keep the 328, but I would like something that's both fun and somewhat useable.

 

I agree with everything you've said. I posted elsewhere once on this issue and got a lot of great feedback about the merits of a warranty on the maser, etc. versus the full on 12 cyl. thing. I've just finished moving and have been looking to make this move for months. Now I'm ready. There are two dark blue and tan 456's out west. The one I'm leaning towards has 21k miles and an asking price of about 80. It was listed at 89 on the website and 79 on market letter -- go figure. I've seen it on ebay a couple of times an opening bid of 77.5k and never a nibble. I think the car has had one owner and then went through an auction. It allegedly had a belt service done recently. I have no idea about the window recall, etc... I'm guessing a 95 like this should now sell in the low 70s. I just wonder where it will stop. I figure the c4s and the earlier 2 + 2 cars are all done ever going down. Likely, they'll go up. A good C4 or 365 2+2 is about 50. I can't see the 456 long-term ever being less than those cars once they all join the old ferrari club. So, am I thinking wrong to assume that if I bought an maintained this thing that likely it would, at worst, be worth the low 60s or so 5 or ten years and 15k miles from now? Thoughts?

 

All good points. As time goes by its interesting to see just how quickly the 456's performance edge is waning to say the Mercedes AMG offerings and the like. I lean to the 456 for exactly the reason you suggest, which is in the long term it will be a fun car to have and it should always have a buyer at a reasonable price. In the meanwhile, keeping up with the windows, the lights going up and down, etc... is the only real fly inthe oinment.