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Quatroporte at FOA

Discussion in 'South Central - USA (TN, MS, AL, GA)' started by parkerfe, Sep 21, 2004.

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  1. parkerfe

    parkerfe F1 World Champ

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    I just got a call from FOA advising that they have a demo Quatroporte for test driving. I think I may wheel by there this Saturday to give it a spin. I really love the way the car looks and have considered buying one to replace my now 4 year old 85k mile daily driver M5. But, I'm still a little concerned over reliability and depreciation?
     
    parkerfe, Sep 21, 2004
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  2. Tspringer

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    It will drop 50% of its value within 5 years.... AND it will be a financial disaster when the warranty is expired. Also, you know the first year production is going to have bugs. They always do.

    I am looking forward to picking up a 2006 model in about 5 years used with 20K miles on the clock for about $40K. Then again, I may be nuts.

    Terry
     
    Tspringer, Sep 21, 2004
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  3. bobbyd

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    Terry, I think you're about right on. Frank, thought about the Quattroporte myself, but I don't think it can be as every day reliable as our E39 M5's. I dont think the upcoming E60 M5 will be as reliable either.
     
    bobbyd, Sep 22, 2004
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  4. judge4re

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    Well, you may be nuts, but that's my game plan too. But I don't think we're going to have to wait the full 5 years...
     
    judge4re, Sep 27, 2004
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  5. robert biscan

    robert biscan F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Frank I saw the car at the Cavillano in Florida this year and it looked just great to me. I had the same questions as you but I also thought of buying one. I would drive it just to see if its a fit. I like it way better than the 612 and you have a 4 door car that is roomy for passengers in back. The interior looks great. MB's really go down in value too. Thier most expensive models go down the most.
     
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