Ya I bought it new from Bermaz. Sadly my partner doesn't want the SUV or else I can pass it to her hahaha. She prefers her old Myvi..easy to drive and park, petrol saving and cheap to maintain

myvi can consider one of the steel made yea...
you rarely see them breakdown over the road side vs many other cars

Volvo parts are expensive & harder to get this is for sure.
My mechanic did a comparison cost before for continental similar model across BMW/Merc/VW - Similar cost, Porsche/Audi/Volvo - More expensive
BTW there is a catch, if you know the part no. share between VW/Porsche/Audi it is cheaper to maintain compare to Volvo as there is a so call Porsche/Audi tax (30% higher) if buy from official store.

Thus why my mechanic bite the bullet and bought Porsche Cayanne 3.6 VR6 & Boxter 986 2.5 flat 6 (both used for sure) for experiment and his gamble is true, parts are more reasonable if you know VW equivalent and aftermarket used parts/half-cut are even more cheaper and easily available compare to Volvo.

If got friend want to sell Porsche at a good value, just buy it.
German spare parts support are really far more better compare to the Swedish/China brand.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Oct 17 2023, 09:37 AM

i am sure no one will reject if it is given for free

You will be surprised how girls don't like SUV

Hahaha Porsche is out of league for me...even it's cheaper to source the parts if you have the know-how but it's still to expensive for me to maintain and repair. BMW and Mercs probably still feasible.

Probably when I want to buy them I need to find a good workshop first haha

most of my female cliques swear by high riding vehicles (cross-overs, SUVs), the mothers like SUVs whereas the singles and attached ones love cross-overs. they dislike the fact that they can't see that much out of the vehicle in sedans and the fear of getting stuck in floods.

i assume that your partner is petite then, the CX-5 can be quite imposing if so

Ya she's petite in size Hmm..I'll most probably sell my CX-5 and get a used 2-3 years old X3 or GLC300 when the time comes. If really break down then I'll use my partner's Myvi hahahaha

Well, you are damn wrong if you think all Porsche must be expensive to maintain and repair. If you are buying the lower range model like my mechanic did, the maintenance is quite similar across other continentals just the mechanic want to chop you or not. I can tell, spare part price is quite similar across.

Those expensive 1 are the high performance model like 911 model or Cayenne turbo with the V8 turbo engine. Those are really expensive to maintain similar to BMW M series. If you knew anyone which own real M series, they will know how much maintenance difference compare to normal lower range models.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Oct 17 2023, 10:02 AM

I am assuming the one your mechanic bought is the one with 3600c Porsche...road tax also can kill me haha. Jokes aside I also do not have the know-how like your mechanic does so it'll be a big challenge.

Yes Conti car had bunch or more OEM parts as option that are working just fine as Original, and in rare case work better than an original parts. Buyer if willing to spend some time reading online, sure can find the OEM/ Aftermarket parts that are affordable to buy and no issues to use. Most workshop here love to keep on scaring old owner to die2 use original parts that not just expansive, but markup extensively by them. Try getting a Brake Pad replacement at Merz SC/ Authorized Dealer and sure the bills will make a heartbeat move fast for the owner.

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Oct 17 2023, 06:47 PM

but i really hope that you would keep the CX-5 and sell the Myvi away instead. the CX-5 is the better drive after all. Perhaps entice her first with the CX-5, let her get familiar and maybe she will grow to like it.

i have a few female colleagues who is driving the CX-5 and they absolutely love it because they can "bully" other people on the road :haha: furthermore, it is much safer than the Myvi so it gives you a peace of mind when she is on the road.

What about warranty? Which conti car brand allows you to change the most during the warranty period? I've heard stories of people changing a crazy amount of parts right before their warranty ends.


I can vouch for this as a CX-5 owner. My wife loves the car and to be frank, she uses it to bully her way around traffic jams and when on the highway. (Disclaimer: not when my kid is in the car la at least)

Wear & tear items mostly dont have warranty, example like brake pads. you need to be smart and ask what item got warranty or not.
Most SC will try to scare owner to change in their center as they can charge higher and earn more. In reality most of these parts are not that expensive.

This. Similar to tyre, those are wear & tear parts. No warranty. Change it outside

I got friends that bought 330e either it's 2017/2018 that still under warranty last year, after bought 2nd went to claim full warranty to change all changeable parts.

That's what they told me and is this claim valid?

Depends on the technician. If there’s no damage, they won’t change. This is Slime Darby after all right?

on the final year of warranty... you request an end of warranty inspection and they will change whatever necessary, excluding normal wear n tear items...

Oh, for real? Is this valid for all cars or just BMW?

I have extended 7 year warranty plans for both my Porsches in Sydney. Am thinking of doing this at the end of the warranty period.

Yes, thats the term.

Completing on this that still have warranty or CLA200 1.6.

Going to test drive both model soon.