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<blockquote data-quote="Bedok" data-source="post: 470947" data-attributes="member: 20746"><p>There are pro and cons to both UK and Japanese cars.</p><p></p><p>UK cars</p><p>Pro</p><p>1- Plug and Play, no issue with radio freq</p><p>2- Cheaper than its Japanese counterparts, like for like basis</p><p>3- Basic, plus point that is less of expensive things to go wrong</p><p>4- Lotsa choices, can even get 530D</p><p>5- Can even order one from UK if you know people</p><p>6- If you have cash, get it from student importers. Cheaper that way.</p><p></p><p>Cons</p><p>1- Usually less taken care of </p><p>2- MPH but it has KMH in the middle</p><p>3- Might be fleet vehicles, a lot of companies in the UK use e60 as company cars</p><p></p><p></p><p>Japanese cars</p><p>Pro</p><p>1- Usually pretty</p><p>2- Can find 520i if you try hard enough in searching</p><p>3- Low mileage</p><p>4- Usually kitted to the extreme apart from reverse sensors (Japanese thing, they hate reverse sensors for some reason)</p><p></p><p>Cons</p><p>1- Japanese letters everywhere</p><p>2- Radio freq not compatible with M'sia</p><p>3- Plenty of town driving, so please replace g/box oil as soon as you get the car.</p><p>4- On advise from a grey importers in the UK, apparently Japanese cars are not properly taken care off.</p><p></p><p>My personal advise is get the Uk model but do shop around. You may find a decent Japanese model. I would stay away from a used CKD models. Malaysian made? No, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedok, post: 470947, member: 20746"] There are pro and cons to both UK and Japanese cars. UK cars Pro 1- Plug and Play, no issue with radio freq 2- Cheaper than its Japanese counterparts, like for like basis 3- Basic, plus point that is less of expensive things to go wrong 4- Lotsa choices, can even get 530D 5- Can even order one from UK if you know people 6- If you have cash, get it from student importers. Cheaper that way. Cons 1- Usually less taken care of 2- MPH but it has KMH in the middle 3- Might be fleet vehicles, a lot of companies in the UK use e60 as company cars Japanese cars Pro 1- Usually pretty 2- Can find 520i if you try hard enough in searching 3- Low mileage 4- Usually kitted to the extreme apart from reverse sensors (Japanese thing, they hate reverse sensors for some reason) Cons 1- Japanese letters everywhere 2- Radio freq not compatible with M'sia 3- Plenty of town driving, so please replace g/box oil as soon as you get the car. 4- On advise from a grey importers in the UK, apparently Japanese cars are not properly taken care off. My personal advise is get the Uk model but do shop around. You may find a decent Japanese model. I would stay away from a used CKD models. Malaysian made? No, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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