# My Maserati dealer folded, damnit! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684 "2008-11-20T18:34:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/1 "2008-11-20T18:34:22Z")
[http://www.jsonline.com/business/34743614.html](http://www.jsonline.com/business/34743614.html) And it just opened this summer. Now me and the other six Maserati owners in Wisconsin have to drive our gas guzzling pigs all the way to Chicago to get them serviced. This economy sucks! ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/2 "2008-11-20T19:24:03Z")
I’d drive by there from NOVA in mine just for the hell of it and to get an oil change, now I can’t. Damn it. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/3 "2008-11-20T19:27:40Z")
Oh, poor you with your Maserati. I feel \*sooo \*bad for you! ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/4 "2008-11-20T19:36:04Z")
I feel you. Between this and having a dick that’s too big to put in my pants - it’s a wonder I get any powerbrokering done. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/5 "2008-11-20T19:40:27Z")
You imagine how much it cost to dry dock my yacht… ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/6 "2008-11-20T19:52:56Z")
> [@Hi\_Neighbor](#): > > Oh, poor you with your Maserati. I feel \*sooo \*bad for you! Come on! Probably one of those Toyota Corolla knock offs. ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/7 "2008-11-20T19:53:09Z")
At least with the cheapening Euro and the low price of gas, I’m still able to jet over to Paris in my Lear for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/8 "2008-11-20T19:57:40Z")
This is officially the least sad thing I’ve heard during this economic crisis. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/9 "2008-11-20T20:02:25Z")
At least the leaders of Ford, GM, and Chrysler can still afford their private jets. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/10 "2008-11-20T20:04:24Z")
What year and model do you drive? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/11 "2008-11-20T20:10:58Z")
My Maserati does one eighty five. I lost my dealer, now I don’t drive. ---
**Author:** ![EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilHamsterOnCrack)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/12 "2008-11-20T20:11:55Z")
As this is probably going to turn into a “Ask the guy who drives a maserati” thread, my question is: How do you like it? Worth it? Have you driven an aston, and how do they compare? ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/13 "2008-11-20T20:14:37Z")
I was thinking of one of these.[Maserati Enthusiasts' Page](http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri06bbb.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/14 "2008-11-20T20:29:48Z")
> [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](#): > > As this is probably going to turn into a “Ask the guy who drives a maserati” thread, my question is: How do you like it? Worth it? Have you driven an aston, and how do they compare? I think you’re being whoshed by the OP. I have it on good authority that the OP drives a locally built AMC Pacer, at least until he finishes restoring the Gremlin on blocks in the back yard. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/15 "2008-11-20T20:39:48Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > I think you’re being whoshed by the OP. I have it on good authority that the OP drives a locally built AMC Pacer, at least until he finishes restoring the Gremlin on blocks in the back yard. No, no, no…I believe you’ve been confused by the known connections between Lamborghini, Maserati, _et al._, and the wondrous [AMC Pacer: Center of the Known Automotive Universe](http://www.amcpacer.com/images/archives/universe-color.jpg), thus leading you to think you’re seeing a Pacer rather than the OP’s Maserati. Some sort of cognitive dissonance thingie or hydrocarbon poisoning or something. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/16 "2008-11-20T20:45:30Z")
Bah…Maserati…that’s just a Ferrari with a different skin and some partnership with Alfa Romeo. Cheap knockoff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/17 "2008-11-20T20:48:43Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > My Maserati does one eighty five. I lost my dealer, now I don’t drive. Damn you **Projammer**! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/18 "2008-11-20T20:48:44Z")
I bet it’s the Quattroporte. Lucky bastard… I could only afford a 2 door. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/19 "2008-11-20T20:57:00Z")
Fred Flintstone once drove a Maserocki. I’m just sayin’. [http://www.cartoon-factory.com/cartoon\_art/382776-Flintstones%20Maserocki.html](http://www.cartoon-factory.com/cartoon_art/382776-Flintstones%20Maserocki.html) ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684/20 "2008-11-20T21:05:34Z")
Excuse me, but where in the USA do you get to drive this car (to its true capabilities)? All well and good (your car can hit 160 MPH)-but get caught doing his, and its an immediate license revocation. In the meantime, your prized wheels look remarkabley like a Buick Lucerne! (Only the Buick is about $90,000 less). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-maserati-dealer-folded-damnit/473684.md?page=2)