Let me try to address some of your questions.
1. Generally continental cars workshops are perceived as not offering better service compared to local or japanese cars workshops. Reasons could be a) less workshops available - not enough man power or slots to look at each car thoroughly b) conti cars are more sophisticated (this is what you pay for), so there will be more areas for problems to occur. Remember the merc owner who smashed her windscreen in Penang SC? I have no other issues with my car, other than a small tyre pressure loss which cannot be detected using normal methods, I even sent to third party workshops, still undetected. After Christmas, I am sending in to Glenmarie overnight to check, this time specifically checking on valve. Hope they find the problem. This only happens to me, AFAIK.
2) I drive 408T. So, can't comment on this, but a new car should be smooth.
3) There are 2 important dates - manufacturing date and registration date. If you buy in Jan 2014, chances are the car is manufactured in 2013. Don't bother about resale value lah, you're buying a 2.0L conti car below rm100k, apa lu mau lagi?
4) No problem.
5) My battery died after 3k km. In my case, I use the USB port all the time to play mp3. It's under warranty, so I replaced the battery in SC. Some owners reported that they used the battery beyong 20k km.

Edit: I am even thinking of getting the 408 Griffe, if someone will give me a good offer.

Thanks wjchay. Much appreciated. 
I know its a great deal given that it's a conti but resale value is still an important factor, unless you're planning to use the car forever. I'm planning to change mine in no more than 5 years. I've found that most makes and models go only about 5 years before the problems outweigh the additional commitments of buying a new car. Older cars are of course an exception. My 97 Camry went for 10 years before it became problematic and that was mostly due to poor maintenance on my part....personal financial crisis at the time.

Hi. Just share something.



this is third brake lamp, the mounting place already melted..

how old is your car?

Hey guys, I'm planning to get a P408 2.0 but I do have some concerns. Do you guys mind sharing your experience on this?

1. I heard the after sales service is really bad, is it really the case or just some branches are bad like with Toyota.
2. I took 2 cars for test drive from 2 different branches, one of them was perfect, but the other, the gearbox jerks when i'm slowing down to stop and there's a wheezing sound from the steering. Is this normal for these cars?
3. The current sale of 95k without insurance is for cars made in 2013. My SA tells me that even if I purchase the car in January with the same offer (if they choose to extend it), the car will still be considered 2013 and I will still loose 1 year resale value.
4. Anyone have any problems with the car being converted from Left to Right hand drive? I have read that the wiper is longer on the left but each time i went for a drive, it was dry weather so I'm not sure how this impacts the driveability.
5. I'm reading about electrical problems especially with the battery. Common or just unlucky or early model issues?

I'm thinking that some of these may have already been answered before but there's over 600 pages of reading. I've read as much as I could over the past 5 days. My SA is giving me a further 2k discount on the price making this a pretty good offer but these concerns are still bugging me.

Thanks in advance.

hi Newbie838, i wonder how much is selling price that ur SA offer you after the further 2k deduction. I get offer at rm 102,888 with insurance & 5 yr free service. Still thinking

3+ month. 6k mileage

Does any indicator lit up or you guys spot it when inspecting it under the hood?

No. I was found this issue through a pug 408 forum in China.

Last night, I did check it on mine 408, total 5 bulbs. All are melted due to bulbs touching on the plastic...In China, this is common problem over there, so they change the normal bulbs to LED to prevent further damage on the plastic.

You can check yours too, I can confirm. it melted 

No. I was found this issue through a pug 408 forum in China.

Last night, I did check it on mine 408, total 5 bulbs. All are melted due to bulbs touching on the plastic...In China, this is common problem over there, so they change the normal bulbs to LED to prevent further damage on the plastic.



You can check yours too, I can confirm. it melted 

Finally my battery died on me last night after I stopped to fill up petrol on my way back from Segamat to KL. Mileage was about 45k km, 1ye 2mths. It was the Yoko battery. Changed it at outside workshop last night, was quite pricey coz emergency case and no other workshop. Was open at that time. He charged me rm350 for a Century battery+labor. Doesnt even know whether correct spec or not coz he gave me an N55L battery, original Yoko was N66L. but the car starts fine now..

The replacement battery under warranty by Nasim is Delkor Din55 for 408. I guess your Century battery's spec should be okay.

I'm getting RM96042 with insurance but without 5 years free maintenance. That's an extra 5k.
With NCD deductions (55%), it comes to RM94442.

Hi guys...im here seeking advice from the owners on behalf of my friend..
My friend is seeking a C-segment to replace his aging and problematic FD civic and he found 408...
I heard that the 308 1.6turbo is having tons of problem and this 408 1.6turbo uses the same Prince engine...after i read through i found that the Prince engine in 408 is different with revised engine parts...so is it reliable?
There is a promo going which 2.0NA only sell at RM95k...worth it?

So my questions are:
1) Is the 1.6 turbo Prince engine reliable?
2) Is the 4 speeder and 6 speeder found in both 408 variants reliable?
3) The 2.0NA engine is from 407, so should be pretty reliable?
4) After sales service. Many say spare parts is very rare, sometimes need to wait for weeks to get the parts. Is it true?
Lastly but not least, is 408 worth it?