QUOTE(xeda @ Sep 6 2012, 05:30 PM)
Don't just consider the cost of normal service and normal maintenance. Normal service and normal maintenance for all new cars are around the same, since it's just changing lubricants and such.
The things you need to consider are the spare parts. I don't know about other cars, since I drive an Inspira, but part of buying a car, is that you would need to be willing to fork out money for the spare parts - Just in case.
Let's just talk about Inspira, since that's the only one I know. Sure, it's a good car, but I'm not going to sugar coat it, it's an expensive car to maintain.
Did you know Inspira's headlights cost 1.6k per side? Yes, PER SIDE. Motorized headlights from Mitsubishi, that's why they're so expensive. Break it, and you'll cry.
Inspira's CVT costs 27k, without labour. Our wipers cost 160+ to replace, instead of typical 50+ for original Bosch.
Inspira's Throttle Body is 3.5k, without labour. The only cheap part in Inspira, are the absorbers, 100+ each, because they're from Proton. The rest of the major parts are from Mitsubishi, making them expensive.And that's just talking about Inspira. I'm not trying to say Inspira is a bad car, but I'm trying to make you understand that you need to cosnider a lot of things when buying a car. Sure, all these things would not need to be replaced every year, and chances are, you will never need to replace it, BUT, what if, you got into a bad accident? What if, you don't want to claim your insurance for repairing your car? What if, you have no choice but to replace all these parts with your own money?
its normal that the more expensive the car, the more expensive the parts is...its always has been like that
and the wiper, no need to change OEM, just buy bosch as long as its the same size, less than 100 for both here in LYN
and the CVT is normal price actually, and this is no matter what car u drive(cheap or expensive)
saga's CVT itself also cost 25k(almost same as inspira as well)
some parts are especially expensive cuz they dn't spoil so quickly or easily(u can use for 5 years and still is ok)
and the absorber isn't from proton la, proton dnt make absorber, most probably from kayaba(japanese company) = they mass produce, thats why its cheap
but parts are expensive but in maintainance, u save cuz it uses timing chain, u dn't need to change the timing belt and water pump every 80k KM
This post has been edited by MR_alien: Sep 6 2012, 09:41 PM