7. Maserati Ghibli
Although they are beautiful, and their engines sound like a dream, Italian cars aren’t exactly known for their reliability and overall build quality. Unfortunately for the recently introduced compact sedan from Maserati, the Ghibli ticks all the boxes, both good and bad. The flaws of these car have to do with the mechanical issues and with build quality. In typical FCA fashion, they borrowed some switches from less expensive models.
With that in mind, the fit and finish is far from perfect, and that is unacceptable for a car with a sticker price of $70,000 or more. Even though the Ferrari-derived V6 engine sounds good and provides fantastic performance, it can also provide you with more worries than woes of excitement if the previous owners didn’t maintain it properly. Even the basic maintenance costs of a car like this are expensive, let alone fixing any potential breakdowns.
So, if design and performance sedans are your thing, it might be best to avoid the Ghibli in total. Yes, depreciation works wonders, and it might be a great car to look at or read about it in magazines, but you’ll easily find yourself encumbered with the inevitable costs of living with it every day. Only after you’re hit with the burden of owning an Italian exotic, will you truly understand how and why thrilling performance and European luxury come at a high cost.