for one the car not suited to out climate, the rubbers get hard the plastics brittle.

engine not suited to run lower RON

spare parts expensive

i guess lots of electronic gadgets that no one really know how to fix

price not cheap also

err no someone said he had to change the electric power steering and cost him his left nut.

yes th rubbers and plastics aren't fomulated for our constant heat and humidity which leads to it fading or cracking.

secondly the car most probably has heating system since overseas has winter, which if not used often can leak because it uses engine coolant to produce heat.

third, the a/c system is less powerful since their summers are no where near as hot as or humid as our weather which is constant, so again chances of leaks or not cold enough

To me aftersales service is 2x more important than power,looks, handling etc.