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<blockquote data-quote="Hellraiser" data-source="post: 333700" data-attributes="member: 1657"><p>Just to add, maintenance of a UDM is not expensive (in my opinion). My first beemer was an E36 and after being able to maintain it satisfactorily for 3 years i upgraded to an E46.</p><p></p><p>Lets look at the basics now shall we...</p><p></p><p>Engine oil change. The E46 recommends oil change after 25,000km as compared to Jap cars where their limits is 5,000 (correct me if i'm wrong as technology may have changed). However, personally speaking I change my minyak engine every 10,000km. Why? sayang kete lor...</p><p></p><p>Spare parts. BMW and Merc have the luxury of easily accesible spare parts. This is due to market demand and volume of these conti cars so you are spoilt for choice be it parts from the kedai potong or OEM parts which are reliable but maybe abit kurang as compared to the BMW original where you will need to pay higher. Do checkout the E46 maintenance thread for full rundown of list of costing for your ref posted by our forumers based on experience</p><p></p><p>By comparison,parts and maintenence for Audi and Volvo are high as they are also controlled by the local franchise and no other shops sell them. Like it or not you have to get your original parts from Volvo or Audi. </p><p></p><p>water pump is approx MYR 170 (OEM part) and most parts are approx ranging from RM 150 to RM250 which is reasonable in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Suggest you join us for our teh tarik session and see what the whole hoo-hah is all about. You may be surprised by the outcome and will not look at another Jap car again...hehe!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hellraiser, post: 333700, member: 1657"] Just to add, maintenance of a UDM is not expensive (in my opinion). My first beemer was an E36 and after being able to maintain it satisfactorily for 3 years i upgraded to an E46. Lets look at the basics now shall we... Engine oil change. The E46 recommends oil change after 25,000km as compared to Jap cars where their limits is 5,000 (correct me if i'm wrong as technology may have changed). However, personally speaking I change my minyak engine every 10,000km. Why? sayang kete lor... Spare parts. BMW and Merc have the luxury of easily accesible spare parts. This is due to market demand and volume of these conti cars so you are spoilt for choice be it parts from the kedai potong or OEM parts which are reliable but maybe abit kurang as compared to the BMW original where you will need to pay higher. Do checkout the E46 maintenance thread for full rundown of list of costing for your ref posted by our forumers based on experience By comparison,parts and maintenence for Audi and Volvo are high as they are also controlled by the local franchise and no other shops sell them. Like it or not you have to get your original parts from Volvo or Audi. water pump is approx MYR 170 (OEM part) and most parts are approx ranging from RM 150 to RM250 which is reasonable in my opinion. Suggest you join us for our teh tarik session and see what the whole hoo-hah is all about. You may be surprised by the outcome and will not look at another Jap car again...hehe! [/QUOTE]
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