It seems typical japanese toyota and honda still win in yerm of maintainance cost

average service for a Mercedes for the cheapest a/b class can cost up to rm1700
oil change , oil filter , pollen filter , alignment & balancing

Tyres shouldn't be calculated as maintenance cost as it is a consumable item and depends on how much you use. It's like the toner you put into your photostat machine. There is also a wide variation in prices according to personal choice. However engine mountings should definitely be under maintenance as a wear and tear or failure part even if it isn't necessary to change every year. Your real cost per year should be averaged over a few years.

This post has been edited by KennyKB: Dec 5 2015, 03:23 PM

why tukar tyre also at toyoda?

outside tukar you can easily save few hundred bucks for the 4 bijik of tyre

no doubt.

10 years old car the major part changed were just alternator and the engine top cover seal

thats all....
all service done outside

Japanese cars..
actually I thought korean maintainance caught up with Japanese already? seems Japanese still have the upper hand.
Wonder how is Proton's maitainance at 10 years

kimchi not sure......it have more complex system than sushi.

proton? at scrapyard ady how to maintain?

Koreans are cheaper to service since they dont really check much. Just simple oil change. Of course, Im saying this based on Hyundai Sonata which I sent to authorized SC to service.

As for parts, they are still slightly expensive for common parts like bumpers, headlight, tail light, etc. However when it comes to rare parts like windscreen, sunroof, etc, the figure start to fly over the roof. Sonata windshield cost 1.8K while Camry cost RM900 (IIRC). One might argue that some Koreans part are higher quality like with DRL, projector headlamp instead of reflector on common Toyota and Honda or windshield that came with rain sensor. However you do find rare occurrence where Koreans are cheaper to maintain when it comes to accessories. Usually if you had problem with Honda/Toyota side mirror LED etc, you had to change the whole unit. Koreans had the LED only module.

So if wanna jaga pocket...japanese still best bet la.

Not really. Koreans are cheaper and have better specs. Now also come with 5 years warranty. If you are lucky, like now, KIA comes with 3 years/60K free service.

Japanese are better for those who change car regularly, like every 3-4 years.

I tot long term reliability japs better...lets say keeping more than 10 years

dont' you know that Toyota is having tyre promotion and the price is as competitive as outside? the promotion is still ongoing. furthermore can pay credit card. outside tyre shop want to charge surcharge

This post has been edited by cedyy: Dec 5 2015, 05:11 PM

U also will say got promotion.

Promotion is not forever

over 12 years of ownership, average yearly maintenance for my previous audi 100 is around rm4k (divided by 12 years). there is once in a time during the ownership having cooling coil replaced, gearbox overhaul, engine major overhaul. but usually those year having the major repair also the bill wouldn't exceed rm8k for that year.
glad that those alternator, aircond compressor, and starter lasts during my ownership, quite reliable for an european car with more than 20 years old...

Coz my maintenance is like things that required a constant

Engine mouting does not need everynyear to chg

Maintenance does not necessary means constant repair/servicing. Everything that incur extra money to repair or replace are all adding up as maintenance cost.

my Peugeot front windscreen already rm2900 plus installation rm3390 (ori la) for model 407. if taiwan made one can get it done within rm2k.

recently one of my peugeot 508 headlight the led rosak ,u know how much per side bo.....cannot replace led alone...need whole set...sc asking for rm4k,,luckily under warranty ...change foc.
full turbo replacement kit ...asking for rm8k from sc.......hopefully my turbo don't kong so fast after warranty...but sure kong ....wear and tear bearing inside the turbo.but outside got made in china copy version only rm2.5k shja (turbo alone).

heard that that the new peugeot 308 lagi jialat,the headlamp no longer use bulb...full LED ...if spoil....buy a brand new headlamps.

Starting 2016 with few problems..



In addition to the leaky O rings and TPMS sensor, the aircond compressor/cooling coil/thermostat needs to be checked also, visual inspection todays shows that the coolant level is already at minimum.

Lets see how it goes on from here

Well, my BMWs (F13, F15 and G12) have full warranty and free parts/oil changes/wear & tear (including disc brakes, pumps, filters even windshield wipers etc, excluding only tyres) for 3 years, so maintenance costs are zero. I hardly keep cars longer than 3 or max 4 years, so no major costs incurred for my modest fleet so far. The incoming W222 has $5000 rebates in service vouchers, so that should last at least a year or two... Fingers crossed haha

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