Car maintenance cost - Mercedez/BMW Vs Japanese cars
By Aluminium239 •
Dear All BMW/Mercedez Owners in QATAR,
Please advise, I am planning to buy a car specially BMW/Mercedez but bit worry about its maintenance cost.
If compare cost of maintenance which one is cheper and easy with safety and resale values.
I have been using JAPANES 4x4 for 15 years but no experience about German cars.
Thanks for feedback ASAP
Expat
Maintenance cost for both BMW and Mercedes "seem" to be more expensive upfront but actually the usual service is cheaper than the average car as the service duration for oil, filter, breaks, etc is far far longer!
For parts and repairs, yes, the price is much higher because the material and technology used is far superior then average car..you get what you pay for!
If you want luxury, speed and technology in one package..then nothing beats German engineering
Look at the classified section and you will notice that all cars lose pretty much same value in terms of percentage..
I have owned several cars including those from Toyota, Nissan, BMW and Mercedes and nothing even remotely comes to BMW and Mercedes!
If you want luxury and technology then get a BMW, if you want luxury and style then get a Mercedes..
If you want a pure performance machine then either get a BMW ///M or a Mercedes Benz ///AMG :)
Mercedes Benz and BMW cars are owned by people from the TOP CLASS not because they can afford them but it is how they maintain them.
Contenue with Toyota
Because it's the best 4 everything
If you really are worried about maintenance cost, stay away from cars sold by Al Fardan or NBK.
That rules out BMW and Mercedes Benz.
Buy some senisble japanese stuff. NIssan and Toyota are the highest ranked here by locals.
They are turning expensive too. Anybody will service them though, which keeps cost down.
Go for Land Rover...