So by going by your idea, estimated 80% of malaysian should be just riding motorcycle or a myvi at the best. That is assuming all can earn 100k p.a. You are living a very sad life.

This post has been edited by akira982443: Dec 12 2015, 07:22 PM

That's why government chickened out on releasing latest number of stupid people get sued till bankrupt.
Heard from insiders, it is about 120 per day now, against last year's 75 per day

Well, I'm still driving a Protong. More important is I at any 1 time can come out rm10k without problem.

That kind of fiscal discipline will take you very far and enhance your potential success. Kudos my friend!

Bought a 316i for the wife back in July when they were offering brand new unregistered 316i for 180k. Decent car with just enough power, but then I dont consider it underpowered. Anything that cruises effortlessly at 160kmh is good enough in my book.

The 316i has same equipment level as 320i, xenon, leather interior, memory seats, key memory etc etc. The 320i gives you better looking trim inserts (glossy ones), where in the 316i's basic trim you get silver-painted plastic trim, similar to those in perodua's and it can scratch easily too. This isnt too big of a problem as you can easily ebay better trims.

The engine, yes shared with peugeot. But nonetheless the engine is as bmw as it gets. Valvetronic+VANOS. Does that ring a bell?

To me, bmw malaysia offered a good competitor to stand against the Merc c180. In terms of equipment, the merc c180 equipment is downgraded from it's siblings. No memory seats, halogen headlights but it still sells anyway. If the 316i is bad, the c180 is worse?

Btw, modern bmw direct injected turbo engine has more moving parts compared to the older port-injected NA straight six ie HPFP, the turbo itself etc etc. More parts to fail more money to upkeep. If it's a used unit, very likely it's already near the end of its 2-year warranty. If anything happens to these parts, it's not gonna be cheap. Do take this into consideration. I bought one because they were offering 5 years warranty.

Also to all the folks that advised based on "smoke this car smoke that car" factor, not everyone buys a car with the aim to "smoke" other cars. There's always a bigger fish out there. There's always a car that can "smoke" yours too, unless you're on the top of the pyramid.

Well, we need to know what is "enough" in our life. I know my mother is a woman
Getting a continental car no doubt are nice, the question is, are we going to pay for the maintenance fee for it
I have a neighbor driving a S320 diesel, and it was parked in his house for 6 months
Just because of a part failed and need rm20k to change it.

Well got dream to drive 'atas' symbol, chasing after own dream not that hard but it's what comes after that.

Let's not ruin the dreams of those, after all we do have our own dreams.

no you cant, bmw no more warranty, each repair and service will boom your wallet

Nobody cares. Stfu lol.

Well, maintenance costs for a continental car (at least for a BMW or an MB anyway, since I've never bought/kept a Porker/Audi or any of the Italian exotics) isn't necessarily as high or as expensive or as exorbitant as most people fear.

Firstly, BMWs are increasingly being sold with all inclusive warranties which covers even wear and tear items like brake pads, linings, wipers and even oil and transmission fluid changes and spark plugs for 3 to 5 years.

Secondly, unless you decide to Pasir Gudang or Sepang your car every weekend, the new BMW engines and the new ZF transmissions can take a royal beating and still come right back up time and again.

Finally, even when the car is out of warranty, BMWs are so commonplace that any decent third party workshop of any reputation would be able to sort any gremlins out for you at a fraction of what the authorised stealership- I mean dealership - charges.

So, IMHO, the reputation of costly maintenance fees is somewhat misplaced and ill deserved. The fundamental issue still boils down to money management and financial prioritization.

Actually, it also depends on the age of the car. If the car is more than 10 years old, even the car parts changes will be more frequent with time no matter how well d owner can take care of it. Hence it can be a pain in the long run since the accumulated repair costs will be costly after totalling it for the year no?

Still, if the car has had less breakdowns etc in the last 10 yeara or so on the overall, it shouldn't be a major issue with maintenance right? Do correct me on that point.

+1

Well said. I have to admit, my cars are all under utilized - the 6 has 25k on the clock, the X5 only 5k and I never keep a car longer than 4, max 5 years. In fact, my F02 7 series just turned 4.5 years old (29k on the odometer) so we upgraded to the G12 7 series

So, wear and tear really doesn't feature in my equation but you're absolutely spot on with regards to that being a factor if one plans to keep the car for an extended period of time.

This post has been edited by wobbles: Dec 13 2015, 03:35 PM

Exactly. Everyone is different. Some people have dream houses, dream watch, dream vacation, any sort of dream possession. What makes having a dream car any different? Imagine the kind of comments a thread will gather here if someone's dream car is an E46 M3, asking for affordability and maintenance costs.

Different people have different wants and desires that give them a certain kind of satisfaction. Who are we to say what is right to sacrifice and what isn't?

Although it is obviously nice to have money and financial freedom at some point. But I am sure everyone has met someone who does not look at it that way.

So much prejudice here..

Yo,

This is my salary a month, and I proudly owned Honda Jazz!



This post has been edited by myrancid: Dec 14 2015, 11:33 PM

What does WOD stands for? Incentives?

My roster is 28 days on / 28 days off. WOD stands for work over days. means they need me to work during my off days, whenever they needed.

That's what I'm talking about. Well done and congratulations.

What matter isn't what you put on the road, but what you put in you bank account

High Pay! What job you have that pays you well?

This is where I believe I should be spending most of my time in the new car:



But, a BMW is still supposed to be a driver's car, so likely I'll still spend more time behind this:



This post has been edited by wobbles: Dec 15 2015, 09:26 AM

go go buy..dont make ur life become so boring like others..save money then die...:-D