On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:54 PM, John Ndambuki
<johnmndambuki@gmail.com> wrote:
@Daniel - I spoke to someone who recently bought one of the high-end models and he opted for the official dealer. Reason? Well, according to them that is the best option for such cars because when it comes to maintenance you are totally sorted but if you import the slightly used ones on your own and try to get maintenance from the official dealers you will be in a lot of trouble because you will be charged a crazy amount for repairs/spares. That means the initial savings you may have made will begin to disappear. And trust me, these new computerized hi-tech models require some good care by mechanics who know exactly what they are doing, so it makes sense to go through the official vendors.
It's actually cheaper to import genuine parts yourself than go to the dealers who fleece you like nonsense.
If you are the type that doesn't know much about mechanics (the subject, as in automotive engineering), you'll take your ride to these dealers, they'll charge you an arm and a leg on the parts and labor and sometimes they don't even fit what they are charging you for.