what m5c is?
what happened with your sq4 and what’s the year? thx
I can totally understand.
You have the car you want- dissect the fees a little more to make sure you aren’t being overcharged.
The goal here is to get the car you want at the best possible price to you. There will be some suggestions for a different vehicle, but if you’re set on it, make sure it’s as good as it can be and pull the trigger.
That was such an entertaining review. I just love that he said he’d rather have a Nissan Altima over the Ghibli.
At the end of the day, the Maserati brand just doesn’t have much personality outside of being cheap, off-the-shelf engineering which is terribly disappointing. But they built so much brand recognition a few decades ago that clearly there’s still some kind of allure where people are willing to overlook the flaws to get the badge. Sometimes that’s all you need to drive sales.
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i m not nerd on engine, if wanted a ferrari engine i would buy a ferrari and i’m fine eating authentic italian linguine alfredo even so alfredo doesn’t even know where italy is.
Get the Alfa Romeo SUV, then. Stelvio Quadrifoglio is a better “value” at least. And it has a four-leaf clover badge on the side. It’s no Maserati (in bad accent) trident but you don’t get more personality than that!
i don’t like the Stelvio and the four-leaf will not be enough to give more good luck than with the trident.
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Okay so coming back to the main question, it’s not a great deal. Sure it’s a Maserati but you can do better. Start with asking dealerships around you and then set your own personal target on what you want to pay for the car. I don’t think other suggestions are working and you’re pretty set on the car you want which is fair as you’re the one paying for it.
It’s kind of hard to say what a good deal is on the Levante. It isn’t a popular car and the residual is poor, so it’s not going to lease well unless you get a ridiculous discount.
That said, nobody wants these things, which could work to OP’s advantage. It may be possible to find a unicorn if you can find a dealer who just wants to get rid of one that’s been sitting for a year. Sometimes you just need to find a car that doesn’t sell well and a dealer willing to do anything to get rid of it.
In short, $1,000/mo for this particular car is dreadful, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this is actually competitive. We just don’t have a lot of data points since nobody buys them. Obviously OP should shop this quote and see what he can get. Maybe there’s a unicorn Levante out there with a 25% discount just waiting for someone desperate enough to buy it. Buying an undesirable car (like the Hyundai Genesis was back in 2016) could totally work to your advantage. Maserati have had to slash prices because they just simply can’t get anyone to buy these things (abysmal sales year over year the last decade or so). We may see some good hacks in the coming years (unless they pull the plug first)
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Gave it back in a hurry. BMW m5 comp
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CarGurus shows a new one in Sterling, VA, that’s been on the lot for 768 days.
Is there still lease support on 2019s?
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i asked for a new 2019 demo somewhere else and they said that there is not a program for leasing 2019.
I was joking with the question. 
Perhaps they’d cut a deal on a purchase. They have to be sick of looking at it by now.
Don’t make a grown man cry
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With the state of the resale market, may I possibly recommend… 
Apparently Ferrari enters the game next year as well… can’t wait to see the lease numbers on this one. 
… back to your actual original question. No, not 1000/mo material IMO.
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Ah, I see you’re also a man of great taste who appreciates observing nature’s finest
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No other creature in nature can produce that exhaust note, when it isn’t calling roadside for a lift because (womp womp Chrysler parts)
At least let me plug my F-Type’s ears (exhaust pipes) before you start spewing such hateful language
shh its ok bb he cant hurt u daddys here
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In my best David Attenborough voice, “Oddly majestic, the Maserati looks best in it’s natural habitat: perched high upon a flat-bed heading back to the dealership”.
With the state of the market, expect to pay a premium.
Didn’t you give up your F-Type like I gave up in person high school?
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Today is supposed to be the official turn-in day but she still in the garage… for a little longer 🥲
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She isn’t leaving until you promise not to give her spot to a Bolt 
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