QUOTE(colorwolf @ Feb 10 2014, 10:57 AM)
What's the market resell value of Elantra compare with Japanese car? Is there any huge gap on the resell value?
Also, is the spare part expensive compare to Japanese car?
It depends on how u define resale value. The year make of car and the formula is fixed. It depends on much u bought the car. I bought my 1.8G Altis at 2009 for 120k, 3 years later sold it off and manage to get only 78k. That is not even calculate the interest I already paid to the bank due to the high loan amount.
So u tell me, Japanese car better resale value? U will be surprised the best resale value now is kia forte. Just go online second hand dealer check prices.
It all boils down to how much u paid first hand, and how much u sold. For Japanese cars, u already paid for the resale upfront.
As for parts price, I'm not sure as my car is still under warranty. I just claim foc. One thing I am sure is its cheaper and much quicker to service a korean car, while for toyota I need to book appt 2 weeks b4. Hyundai complete service my car in less than 1 hour, while in toyota I need to wait at least 2 hrs for normal service.