which 2nd hand euro car is best to buy: bmw, mercedes or audi?

**oldblue** · March 19th, 2006 04:34 PM

if I can afford to buy european car, BM lang talaga gusto ko.

**odell** · March 19th, 2006 05:42 PM

mas gusto ko audi's but bihira ka makakita ng nagbebenta...
hehehe

bm are too many na kase nowadays.. benzes naman imho is for elder ones... peace tayo ninong hens :D

**Flagg** · March 19th, 2006 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Walter

Are you talking about prices of parts at dealer's? If you talk to Benz owners, they'll also say that maintaining a Benz is cheaper than BMW if you know where to buy the parts. So, which is which? Paging BMW and Benz owners.

Got both... well you know what I said in page one.

Btw, after a couple of times (yung try lang), I never go to the dealers, double (or more) the price, mechanics don't really know much.

**Flagg** · March 19th, 2006 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by odell

benzes naman imho is for elder ones... peace tayo ninong hens :D

Umm, sa Italy (Roma, Milano, Firenze, Napoli) mostly matanda naka-Alfa... observation lang in defense of sir hens.

**slyfox** · March 20th, 2006 02:56 AM

one last question: di ba difficult ang service ng mga european cars? i mean aside from the usual casa servicing. are there enough non-casa shops that cater to bmws, benzes and audis? and would it be more practical to have them serviced there? thanks for all the help guys.

**Flagg** · March 20th, 2006 03:48 AM

Don't ever go to a casa. Useless mga yon, they also might end up wrecking your car (esp BMW casas). Basic/Delodur in Libis does very good work for me. There's another thread here about a 700k used car where several shops were mentioned.

**OTEP** · March 20th, 2006 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by slyfox

one last question: di ba difficult ang service ng mga european cars? i mean aside from the usual casa servicing. are there enough non-casa shops that cater to bmws, benzes and audis? and would it be more practical to have them serviced there? thanks for all the help guys.

Marami talagang third-party specialists for European cars. Mas madami pa kaysa Japanese vehicle specialists. Usually kasi non-Euro vehicles are just repaired at jack-of-all-trades shops. Ang Euro cars may sarili silang specialists. Meron bang third-party Nissan only/Mitsubishi only/Toyota only na shop? MB only/ BM only madami lalo na sa Metro Manila.

**basti08** · March 20th, 2006 02:15 PM

BMW next Volvo.

**Walter** · March 20th, 2006 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by flagg

Got both... well you know what I said in page one.

Btw, after a couple of times (yung try lang), I never go to the dealers, double (or more) the price, mechanics don't really know much.

What do you think of an E39? Is it as reliable as an E34?

**Flagg** · March 21st, 2006 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Walter

What do you think of an E39? Is it as reliable as an E34?

Test drove a '97 540i last year (before I got the Trans Am)... I was pretty shocked that at 52000km walang kalampag, only problem was a little leak at some coolant hose (very easy to replace). It was like driving a new car without the new car smell, so yeah I guess it is. Even if mukhang siopao, haay, didn't have the money kasi e....

But then again, masaya me with the Bandit.