imprezawrxsti22b
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I’ll be interested if there’s aftermarket solution for auto boot closing and opening. Suction doors and keyless entry, forget them. Have to pay $ to repair these when they spoil.
Renew COE now?
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which one? 5 series aldy >200k and if you only drive few years, it's going to be 30k depreciation instead of 20k.
https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693571&page=4
example, i'm sure got workshops here knows how to. Parts can buy from aliexpress, cheap.
If buy new but drive 10 years, depn maybe 20k+. But if buy 2nd hand few years already, then lesser than 20k. If mine renew coe but got to repair, will still be cheaper?
of coz it's cheaper. The only delta is the few more days per year at workshops. For the ultra rich, it's not worth their time. TIME is "priced" differently for diff ppl.
as i mentioned earlier, if you renew own car to COE car, you're effectively saving ard 10k of body value to yourself instead of paying others. even if one is unlucky, spend 20k to make good, it's still 10k depreciation compared to 20k++.
as i mentioned earlier, if you renew own car to COE car, you're effectively saving ard 10k of body value to yourself instead of paying others. even if one is unlucky, spend 20k to make good, it's still 10k depreciation compared to 20k++.
motorknut
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generally, I’ve been told by mechanics that mercs are cheaper and more reliable to maintain as older cars.
But then, some others will say no, you can get BMW OEM parts cheap, send to JB workshop to install... frankly, it’s really dependent how far you wanna go to reduce costs and the sort of car owner you are.
all the points made by the others are valid, just whether you have the same perspective. I for one would not buy AliExpress car parts, except for maybe minor aesthetic mods.
imprezawrxsti22b
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Haha no way. I’m driving E90. Nobody is interested in doing anything to E90. Except normal maintenance.
Citizen69
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Haha, so sad...
Anyway Aliexpress is only good for parts of vehicles that are currently in production in China plants and meant for China market. Most of them are almost 100% carbon copies of those european exported models so can be quite safe to replace for non-critical spare parts and for aesthetics.
Anyway Aliexpress is only good for parts of vehicles that are currently in production in China plants and meant for China market. Most of them are almost 100% carbon copies of those european exported models so can be quite safe to replace for non-critical spare parts and for aesthetics.
