Hi fellow bros, can I seek for some advise from you guys? I am a normal office worker, currently income 5k nett. My wife which is also an accountant income around 4k. Combine income 9k. Own a condo monthly installment 1500. Petrol cover by company RM600 every month.

Planning to buy a 2nd hand BMW F30 316i, price RM150k , downpayment 20k , loan 130k, tenure 9 years, installment every month 1400. No more warranty, with 30k left BSRI.

Please advise whether I should go for this 316i? Currently driving a vios. 5 years old car. Really fancy this car but worry about the maintenance cost. What do you guys think of it with me and my wife combine income? ( not plan to have child yet )

Thanks fellow bros. please advise.

What about vw scirocco? Year 2014, selling at 125k.. Is this car less headache and good performance?

If u need 9 years loan, dont. A luxury car or not, the maintenance cost of a car remain the same or higher as parts will get more expensive, not less. Also esp for a BMW... LIKE some mentioned here, better buy new.

9 years loan should really be stopped, what's bank negara doing?

I think the bold is a bit nonsensical don't you think?

If my annual income is RM300,000, then I should get something that costs less than a Myvi???

As I mentioned, it's MY rule - one which has served me very well, in order to keep my otherwise insatiable thirst for all things petrol on wheels in check. I never said it was something you or anyone else should follow - it's not my place to pontificate, and it's certainly not my intention to preach. What has worked for me might not work for you - otherwise, you'd be the one listing the cars you own, in your signature.

I realise one thing - there are a lot of jealous people here in the forum. Where as, in other forums that I frequent, there's a lot more constructive and intelligent criticism and dialogue, there's an undercurrent of envy, jealousy and the "tall poppy syndrome" quite prevalent in this one. I've tried my best not to offend the sensitivities of the forum users (as shown by my amended threads), but honestly, I don't feel the need to apologize for having done well in life, because I did it without stealing, without cheating, without any handouts, without any affirmative bumiputra policies or political benefits or racial considerations, and I certainly didn't get to where I am today by way of generous anonymous donors. In fact, if anything at all, I should feel a certain amount of pride that I got to where I am today INSPITE OF and DESPITE the discrimination, the racism, the politics, the NEP, the Bumiputra-first, the cronyism, the nepotism and the apartheid unfairness that is Malaysia.

In closing, I need to make a minor correction to your assertion:
I'm not implying anything - I don't need to. I know how much I'm worth, I know how much I make, and I'm comfortable where I am. If my success offends you, that's your problem, not mine.

Good day.

Is it all 1.4 got problem? How about scirocco 1.4? Is it the same?

How about the 2.0 version? Will it be better? Less problem?

Hi all sifus, sorry to revive a 3-year old thread. Want to seek same advise from TS. I'm mid-20s Malaysian, earning gross ~4.5k per month. Currently driving 7 year old Proton.

I enjoy driving, and frequent travel long distance. Looking at used 2016 320i around 100 - 120k. Current savings of almost 90k, cleared of my debts, no commitments apart for room rental, single. Is it wise to go for it?

Please advise, TQ guys. 😆

I'm going to be blunt here. Regardless of whether F30 is a good car or not, reality is you're not earning enough to be indulging in this kinda lifestyle.

Young man, don't get in to financial troubles before you've even progressed in career. Of course, I'm only making assumptions based on the limited info you provided. You need to be honest with yourself. End of day, you suffer or enjoy... None of us matter

I used to say I'll never buy any Toyota (no thanks to them making boring Prius for over a decade and our God car/UMWT etc)

That i own a Toyota for more than 5 years.

Such is reality

*Cries in broken WhatsApp memes*

PURE BLOOD is different lo
Name also win 9 Street already
Seriously la, gone are the days of Toyota bullet proof reliability.
Unless of course they continue regurgitating old drive trains. Hey maybe UMWT is profiteering for YOUR own good! Reliability is priority right?

The new GR Yaris also have their issues but everyone is accepting it being the sports car it is and generally people are grateful Toyota churning out sports cars.

And of course there's Lexus, still getting generally new stuff and still have Toyota legendary reliability (mainly from over engineered drive train) , however there's a catch - Lexus luxury brand premium. It's like that general 3 items and you can only pick 2 - price/performance/reliability