| There is a certain amount of competitive pride involved | | | | confirmed to me that the Maserati Quattroporte is like |
| with the purchase of any car. It is a highly common | | | | driving a Ferrari 995 that has been designed to drive |
| occurrence to see neighbours compete against each | | | | your kids to school and do the weekly supermarket |
| other to have the newest, shiniest example of | | | | shop. In many ways it is the practical end of the |
| automotive brilliance on their adjacent driveways. In the | | | | supercar spectrum. |
| pursuit of this game of material cat and mouse, I have | | | | However, it would be true to say that not just |
| seen unprecedented levels of one-upmanship that can | | | | anybody can afford this kind of style and |
| escalate to ridiculous proportions. This is especially | | | | performance; in fact on the average British salary, it |
| prevalent in areas of affluence and privilege where | | | | would take you about 4 years to save up that money |
| wealth is abundant and seemingly able to flow like a | | | | (and that's no including tax, food, bills or any other |
| river. There is one car manufacturer that seems to | | | | expenses). So we can establish that there is a certain |
| trump the vast majority of other brands in these | | | | amount of exclusivity when buying one of these cars. |
| competitions of prestige and that seems to be | | | | The other way around the problem is to take a look at |
| Maserati. | | | | the Used Maserati market, as the depreciation in value |
| Maserati cars are the glorious conglomeration of the | | | | of cars of the Maserati Quattroporte's ilk are normally |
| speed and flair of Italian engineering, with the precision | | | | relatively hefty. If you are looking for an affordable |
| and efficiency of German engineering. A test drive | | | | model, a Used Maserati may be the only way to go. |