Pocket surely need to be tebal....whatever car we are driving. There are many hidden cost involved...xxx km maintenance, rosak, accident, vandalism, detailing, modding, petrol, roadtax insurance renewal...etc...It never ends one. Some ppl send car to spa kilat-kilat and can spend until RM500 and still say worth it. Me? I ride motorbike abt RM10 petrol for 1 week......to save a few bucks to make ends meet...Oso to beat the lousy kl jam.
Worst still, after investing so much marney, then car kana stolen......surely you wont be compensated based on the actual value invested. All add up.....surely cry like big baby....Some cry and wanna die pulak. hahahaha
That is why it is not easy to own and take care of a car. Sometimes, I do feel a bit grateful that I have taken an interest in cars. I learned a lot of things about cars. I imagined, if I am not interested in cars, I don't even know how will I go through so many of these problems that happened to my car before.
Car stolen case is one of the worse thing that can happen to a car lover. Yet, it always tends to happen on those who cares about their cars. For people who couldn't care less about their cars, I guess even thieves don't want to steal such a car.
kinda like a sohai paying so much $$$ but getting a lemon.....
And this is where I start to realize where some cars like Vios (before facelift) shines. Yeah, I heard a lot of complaints regarding the old 1NZ-FE and 4 speed auto since the first gen Vios. Not using new tech and all. But they failed to realize this. The old tech is proven to be very reliable and last for long. Well, isn't that a good thing for your pocket because maintenance costs will be kept low.
Funny when people talk like my car is just a transport for point A to B. Then when buy new car, become like tech geek. This feature, that feature, bla bla. Sure, does sound nice with all those high spec stuff on paper. But what if after a few years of ownership and these new high tech stuff is proven to be not as reliable as the old stuff. I wonder who will get the last laugh then. The guy driving the old tech Vios but proven to be reliable or the guy who goes for high tech stuff but ends up parts failing here and there.
Again, if you are not prepared to take risk, might as well just stick with something that is proven to work well. Well, Volkswagen owners took the risk. Buying a normal car with "race" car gearbox. Double clutch gearbox that shifts in miliseconds. Some comes with supercharger and turbocharger too. Sounds cool but now problems arises. Probably don't dare to boast or laugh much anymore for those affected owners.