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03/12/2022 5:14 pm
I had not ever noticed nor even thought about Maserati automobiles until 2005 when we lived in Dallas, Texas. One day I passed a Maserati dealership on Lemmon Avenue. I pulled into the lot and got out of my Saturn VUE to look at a sleek Quattroporte. I was wearing my clergy outfit—black suit, shirt and clerical collar. Not a single sales associate bothered to come out to talk to me. I guess they figured I wouldn’t be a prospective customer. On another occasion on a Subaru lot in Dallas, a sales associate came out immediately handing me the keys to a Forester. More my speed. Several years later when we returned to Virginia I bought the first of our three Subarus. But that day at the Maserati store on Lemmon Ave. in Dallas I saw my first Quattroporte. I began to notice them. They seemed to be everywhere in Dallas, some even showed up on Sundays at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church where I was serving on the clergy staff. One day I went to get a haircut. From where I parked to the barbershop I walked by four of these Maserati Quattroportes. Beautiful cars they were albeit at over 100 Large I knew then that I could own one only in 1:43. Much to my delight I found that IXO made a beautiful replica. My son, upon learning of my interest in these car sent me one in Argento Luna Metallic and I soon found a Zambezi Silver Metallic one. They have been quietly parked in a display case and these are the first pictures I have ever itaken of them. Beautiful cars.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
03/12/2022 5:44 pm
Well done post, David. A great story.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Mark Lampariello reacted
03/12/2022 7:59 pm
I agree David, magnificent automobile. I am surprised that there were so many in Dallas, a wealthier city than most, I gather.
03/12/2022 8:13 pm
@david-green, Dallas has a healthy population of the well-to-do. On the other hand, Maseratis are not known for holding their value as well as some other prestige nameplates. Used ones can be very affordable...to buy. Maintaining them is another story.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
03/12/2022 9:31 pm
Maseratis are not known for holding their value as well as some other prestige nameplates
Correct John, even though Ferrari owns Maserati. Some reasons for that is reliability issues and sometimes they have very low lease rates.
When you give away your product for next to nothing, the value of that product goes down.
There is a reason you see so many Ghiblis on the road.....a person with a decent credit score and a paper route could lease a Ghibli for only $500 a month in 2018!
I would assume you need a hefty chunk down to get it at that low lease price, plus the insurance must be outrageous, but hey, it will put a Maserati in your driveway.
So many of these Ghiblis are getting repode because guys don't do the math when they want a car to impress the girls.
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04/12/2022 6:22 pm
@david-green David, there are actually two cities within Dallas, Park Cities which is made up of Highland Park and University Park. While Maserati Quattroportes can be seen all over the Dallas area, my guess would be that most are garaged at the tony tree lined addresses in Park Cities.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
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04/12/2022 11:31 pm
A 2006 Maserati Quattroporte in Dallas.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
Karl Schnelle reacted
05/12/2022 3:05 pm
Not really interested in this one, even as a 1/43 model, I still did a little internet searching to find out something more. Being a hillbilly from the southern Appalachians, I have never seen a Maserati Quattroporte, no matter the year of production, to my knowledge. But I did find a recent photo of one:
As I looked at this and other pictures, I couldn't help but grin at my own conclusions. Those Buick portholes look good here. Then I laughed at myself. Talk about an old man's opinion! Anyhow, thank you, David Knight, for giving me a few moments of fun, both in the central subject and in laughing at myself. Enjoy!
Karl Schnelle reacted
08/12/2022 11:36 pm
Whenever I see Maserati Quattroportes I think "Wouldn't you rather have a Buick?"
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