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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ixeo" data-source="post: 1064733952" data-attributes="member: 14889">Well, if it was a manual Altezza vs a E90 325i automatic. I may consider the Altezza. Automatic? Forget it, the ZF 6 speed all the way. The cheapest Altezza is 30k on mudah, most expensive 47k. And you cannot assume you will buy the 30k one, maybe accident car, got problems. You have to take the average. And they are manufactured up to 1999 to 2004. The ones for sale is up to 2003.BMW E90 325i you have the pre-LCI models from 2004-2008, and LCI from 2008 to 2011. You can easily assume the BMW is going to be a younger car. Don't start with the Toyota is more reliable bullshit, rubber is rubber, it falls apart over time and its a wear and tear item. Just because its Toyota rubber doesn't make it invincible.You can easily find 2006 to 2008 ones for RM30k range. Depends. Altezza is not your pedestrian Toyota. That engine is not shared with any other car (yes I know many Toyota uses the 3SGE, but the Tezza one is special.). Plus most of the parts on the Altezza is exclusive for Altezza. There's not that many in Malaysia and it was not sold locally (compared to E90). The Altezza parts are cheaper by than the BMW. The only concern I have is parts availability. My household have a 2000 Suzuki Vitara. I can tell you, its reliable, yes, but at 15 years of ownership, rebuild the engine, and suspension arms, many parts have to special order. Have to pay and have to wait. Stupid irritating and waste of my time. Sure, common items like water pump, cooling coil, these are all ready stock as it is common wear and tear, but some like lower arm was just out of stock then have to order. And since Suzuki is dead here, there's no official dealership, and they didn't sell in large quantities, so parts is a problem.The E90 on the other hand, was sold for 7 years, and it's quite a common car. Plus the dealership would still have parts (since they sold it) but they will slaughter you for it. But many specialists carry it, from KL to Penang to Perak, you can find parts easily.Let's try ignition coil plug. A common item, wear and tear. In Mudah, I found 0 Altezza coil plugs, but plenty of E90 ones. I tried Lazada comparing LOCAL VENDORS ONLY, you can have E90 Delphi coil plug for RM128, Bosch for RM105, and FLAMMA coil plug for Altezza for RM95.Cooling coil/evaporator, another common wear and tear part. E90 you have Denso for RM580, some local brand RM128. Altezza RM350, the same local brand RM128.In any case, all this wear and tear items is on its way out. It just a game of chance, and what was replaced on the car before you bought it.</blockquote>

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