Bro, man you know I haven't logged in Lowyat in ages, and the first time I logged in after maybe a year or so your message comes in...talk about good timing hehe.

I can't remember the contents of my original reply but I'm glad it answered all your questions 

Just bear in mind my model is the 2017 Base Model Variant yeah bro...so no bells and whistles hehe.

Actually, to be honest I think there are far more experienced G10 users here that can probably answer your questions in more detail, actually there's a telegram group you can join and they're very helpful especially to new buyers/potential buyers.

To answer your question from the most recent post, if you are looking for something with size and on a budget (as compared to Alphard/Vellfire/Staria/Starex) I'd say go for a G10. When I made the decision, I was also wary about it being a Chinese car, but because Weststar is the company behind it I had more confidence.

I also considered roadtax/insurance issues, the other MPVs I mentioned like Alphard and Starex have a bigger CC and the road tax would be above my budget.

About spare parts, honestly I haven't faced any major issues yet thankfully. I just changed my brake pads for the first time in May of this year (bear in mind I've had the car for 6 years now) last month I just did the 80K+ servicing and the foreman said he was surprised all my engine parts were still original and I haven't changed them yet. Only issue I've had for the past year is my left front LED all day running lights went bust last year and I haven't been able to replace them yet. Just recently in the telegram group they were talking about it as well and some were saying it almost costs 2K to change the LEDs..so perhaps that's something to think about too. But I'm waiting for others to contribute, maybe there are some after market ones which are cheaper.

One thing I was surprised is, and this is anecdotal at best, but back in February I was meeting a friend and picked him up in the G10. It was the first time he had been in one and he was surprised I've had it for 6 years because he didn't hear the usual creaky sounds (like doors, and joints making sounds etc.) you'd get from a old-ish car.

Honestly, my G10 has served me well, I have a fairly big family and we were living in Camerons for the past 4 years (just moved back to PJ) and we had no issues climbing up and down the mountain. We've gone to Singapore several times, Langkawi twice etc. just got back from Cherating yesterday..thankfully, all these trips no breakdowns whatsoever, my battery died on me while I was in Singapore last year but you can't predict battery issues I think? If I'm not wrong, I also mentioned previously that my seating configuration is 7 seats as opposed to 10 seats because we want the boot space..and it's huge when you remove the last row.

In short, I'd say go for it, but if you have a bigger budget, get a new one or a more recent used one, maybe 2020 and above model.

Hope this helps bro