I was just wondering.

why are conti cars have so much problems especially after the 5 year mark?

do the manufacturer planned obsolence for just 5 years? How did people in the EU use their car?

Preplanned failure

The material that they used to build the car...cause in their home countries the car is not expected to be driven for more than 5 years. Plastic tubes, caps and etc which is not good in hot countries like us.

Also complicated engineering that makes repair and maintenance harder. Same to having tons of electronics and sensors.

So better buy merc/bmw with japan spec instead of uk spec ?
- jpn use less than 5 yrs
- jpn got 4 weathers

This post has been edited by sitescope: Apr 30 2024, 07:05 PM

Don't know if they are build the same or not

I once heard a Conti salesman mentioned. Designed to be like that so that u can buy their parts and also send to their place for service. More monehhhhh

Wiring cannot stand the humid weather.

Too many plastic parts.

If like this i will drive at night only
And drive my kia during sunny day

Good call. The car will last longer too.

Normally just lease for 5 years over there. After 5 years least is up, they can just change car for a new lease.

Also some country, they have a "salary car" as part of their remuneration package. Usually for white collar workers. 5 year lease on a new car. Budget limit depends on the position & rank in the company.

This post has been edited by amscouzach57: Apr 30 2024, 08:59 PM

So far so good, for my cars… the only car that gave me headaches was my F13 M6.

ckd lagi byk isu.

rust isu

To be fair, I've driven a fair number of Conti cars, and yes, ONE in particular was a lemon through and through - and sadly, it was my first Conti and a low spec one:

The W203 peanut eye C200. Built in South Africa. Sold after 13 months of ownership because it spent more time in the workshop than on the road. Nothing major with the engine (that was OK), but the built quality was shit. Plastics creaked, leathers cracked, brakes squealed. We sold it because the built quality wasn't up to our expectations and we swore to ourselves that we would never get low specification entry-level Continental cars again. Either we bought something of a higher spec, or we don't buy at all.

My E-class, S-classes, BMW cars and now Porsches have not had the problem repeat itself, touch wood.

This post has been edited by hksgmy: May 1 2024, 10:23 AM

Japanese owned cars generally have low mileage, well maintained and are subject to regular stringent Puspakom checks

hot climate and high humidity

4 season countries - only 4 month of extreme heat
Malaysia - 12 month of extreme heat and weather, we have very low wind speed

this is why chinese cars fail before the 3 year mark. conti cars failed right on the 5th year.

Exception is on japanese, because they are perfectionist.
koreans, a tad more reliable than conti.

I suspect that the Japanese (and Koreans, to a lesser extent) do significant warm weather testing in humid Southeast Asia, while Euro manufacturers typically do most of their warm weather testing in more arid Middle Eastern or South African weather.

But then again, JLR has dogwater reliability in every corner of the world, so maybe it’s not entirely accurate.

Edit:
Also, French cars don’t even need to wait 5 years for problems. Sometimes 5 months enough.

This post has been edited by dev/numb: May 1 2024, 09:29 PM

why do ppl still buy french tho?

Because of the oolala factor?

French designs are always awesome but mechanicals are unreliable. Clueless people will buy into the hype. They once bitten, never again.