Since forester and xv having the similar engine, the service charges should be same...forester could cost a bit more. The xv's 5 year (100k km) service cost is about 10k in Subaru Sc, compare with Nissan X-trail 2.5's 5 year (100k km) cost around 7k. The Subaru forester/xv service cost almost 50% more than the X-trail

X-Trail's service cost: http://www.tceas.com/servicemenuprice.html

This post has been edited by clickNsnap: Sep 7 2016, 11:50 AM

I don't disagree with you. As long as potential owners have done their due diligence and are prepared for this cost of ownership after the free maintenance period has ended, then I believe they would get what they pay for

parts and labour, all in.

Yes, definitely maintenance cost is higher for Subaru, hence if one can afford to go for the 2.0i-P and get 5 years free maintenance, I think that's a good idea. If due to budget concerns that one goes for the 2.0i and similarly not prepared for the maintenance costs (only 3 years free), then like what was mentioned earlier by other forummers, maybe this isn't the car for you.

Mine also parts and service
Depends on which offer u take

Bro, you comparing X-trail 2.0? X-trail 2.0 only FWD for sure it is cheaper to maintain coz you have less parts item to maintain.. Besides that, a lot of stuff nissan are using the so call local OEM APM parts... Nissan for me is out of the league, as technical & safety wise is totally no go.. Only 2 Air-bags for 2.0i X-Trail..

If you want to compare, should be comparing apple to apple. Like 4WD to 4WD car maintenance..

http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/cx-5/2015/st-...01/cost-to-own/
http://www.edmunds.com/subaru/forester/201...18/cost-to-own/
http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/rogue/2015/s...16/cost-to-own/

Total 5 years - Est. Ownership Cost
Nissan Rogue 2.5 AWD - $28,521
Subaru Forester 2.5 AWD - $29,093
Mazda CX-5 AWD - $32,308

Yes, Nissan AWD still cheaper to maintain but only a faction of extra $572 (Convert to 4.0 = RM2288 for 5 Years, Extra RM457.6/Year)

The most expensive to maintain is Mazda AWD which cost almost additional $3215 compare to Subaru Forester. That why now they only reserve AWD for 2.5L high spec. in Malaysia.

Anyway, most spare part MI Subaru service is from Japan and from previous post that their service parts really is quality stuff. So even with the extra money each year i paid for will keep my engine and gearbox last longer compare to other competitors.

http://www.subaru.com/why-subaru/reviews-awards/subaru.html
Built to Last - 96% of Subaru vehicles sold in the last 10 years are still on the road today

This post has been edited by littlefire: Sep 7 2016, 02:14 PM

he mentioned X-Trail 2.5, which is 4WD only. Eventhough the dropdown box in TCEAS website mentions 2WD for 2.5, it's most likely a typo. The service schedule does mention a change for the diffential oil every 40k.
for accuracy purposes, we do have to look at Malaysian service centre costs.

Yes, notice that. Anyway their CVT fluid interchange really stretch until 80,000km to change? For me it is quite risky with the hot weather we have in Malaysia as the fluid mostly will break down faster compare to other colder climate countries.

Anyway 1 of my friend driving the 2015 hybrid N.Serena just got his CVT gearbox broke down not long ago.. I wonder if this is the issue.. Luckily manage to claim a new CVT gearbox but have to sit in the workshop for nearly a month..

http://my6thgen.org/f7/when-should-i-drain...nsmission-3153/

I think for Malaysia the CVT fluid for Nissan should be change at 30,000 miles or around 50,000km as safebet.. Even with normal drive, they claim can reach 60,000 miles before change which is near to 100,000km.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Sep 7 2016, 05:44 PM

If you compare the forester 2.0i (118k with 3 years free service) and 2.0ip (145k with 5 years free service), minus the additional 2 year service worth roughly 4k... there will different of 23k, these 23k can be fund for servicing your forester many more years...of course trade off with those advance features-lah. Think LESS is MORE... less feature, less problem of fixing advance features in the future. I hardly uses the auto-cruise and paddle shift in mine xv, I don't mind without them and get more safety features

I've settled with mine xv with only free labour service for 5 years, need to pay the parts (about 8k for 5 years/100k km)...no choice lol, since I paid discounted price for the xv, about 30k cheaper than forester 2.0i, hope the car can last me more than 10 years hahaha...

btw, personally, I think the forester 2.0i is a better buy, I will choose the forester 2.0i over the xv, if I can afford it.

Hmmm...sorry, a bit hard to compare the service charges in the overseas, bro! I was comparing the service charges between the AWD or 4WD available in Malaysia, btw, I think the X-trail 2.5 is a 4WD not FWD, must be something wrong with http://www.tceas.com site, maybe I am wrong

If you take a look at Honda CR-V 2.4, it cost about RM10k to cover 1st 1,000km to 200,000km service (according to their site... https://www.honda.com.my/model/maintenance/crv?id=36 ) It is 50% cheaper than the Subaru --- btw, I am not comparing the spec/number of airbags/2,0vs2.4/resale value/safety...lah (if want to compare...the CR-V costs more than Forester upfront, hard to compare lol), just comparing service charges of these local available 2.0 to 2.5 AWD or 4WD-lah

This post has been edited by clickNsnap: Sep 7 2016, 11:02 PM

Seriously if one starts to worry about high maintenance cost in 10 years times then I would suggest go for a more affordable car . Like the saying goes ' If you can afford a Mercedes or a BMW you don't ask the cost to run per km.'
Pay for a little bit more to enjoy the luxury of driving a top notch road hugging and safer suv for which you won't regret !!

1 thing that I notice is that the price of Honda engine oil is really cheap.

that's because the price quoted is based on the cheapest SN 10W30 mineral oil. you can choose to upgrade to SN 5W30 semi-synth or SN 0W20 fully-synth, and top up the difference.

Poor man like me spending hard earned $ to buy car, must look high & low, up & down ma... btw, I am quite sure subaru car's service cost is more than any japanese brand cars service cost, due to low market share in our car industry.

Actually it's not really really expensive. dont worry too much if not you won't be able to enjoy the car to its fullest.

Thanks! No turning back...already bought the car. Cannot worry so much now, just enjoy the ride

This post has been edited by clickNsnap: Sep 8 2016, 12:43 AM

Most parts service are the same as the engine (Even thoughs ours 2.0, but oversea the engine technology is the same but just higher cc) and drive-train (AWD/4WD) in same category. The website is a reference for new users to estimate the cost of owning. I found it quite near to what we have here regarding the maintenance and repair cost.

Are you sure? Mazda service is also not that cheap also, but are given 3 years free service also for new car.. How about Lexus, Infinity, Acura? Those Japanese cars are even low volume compare to Subaru.. Lately July 2016 Subaru sales even beat Kia & Hyundai.. Subaru sales are going up and up due to better packaging and value nowadays.. But what i know Subaru service parts are really quality stuff, can google a lot to do research.. You pay what you get bro.. With the latest offer which include 3-5 years free service package, why not?

This post has been edited by littlefire: Sep 8 2016, 10:33 AM

Yup, not only Honda, Nissan is doing that also. They will quote for you the normal mineral oil, if you want longer service interval they will recommend the fully-syn oil.

Anyway all Subaru engine oil are fully Syn and latest is from Shell (Previous Castrol Edge) either 5W-30 or 5W-40 and can last 10,000km before next change..

This post has been edited by littlefire: Sep 8 2016, 10:41 AM

Didn't know about Mazda cx5 service charges...but tak boleh compare the subaru with Lexus, Infinity and Acura...lah - these are the premium japaneses car brand.

For those owner who owned premium car like Lexus...they dont care about $ to maintain their car...

This post has been edited by clickNsnap: Sep 8 2016, 10:59 AM

Noted bro! But i still think we should compare locally...

after observing the long discussion of which car/brand has lower maintenance cost, allow me to share my 2 cents.

if one want to buying an over RM100k, choose a car you like whether is just brand and/or technology with minimal concern on maintenance cost. Regardless what the SC going to charge for maintenance, the tyre size for these range cars will be 17" or 18" is going to cost a lot more. if i have such concern, I would look for much cheaper car as low as below 70k which will save me 30+k.

This post has been edited by LongExp: Sep 10 2016, 10:22 PM

Agree. I was just sharing the subaru service cost that higher than similar range of awd & 4wd. Hope this help the potential subaru buyers aware the after sale service cost of a subaru. I have no regret of getting a XV, just hate myself no $ to buy the Forester

This post has been edited by clickNsnap: Sep 11 2016, 12:39 AM