2024 Manila International Auto Show APRIL 4-7, 2024

[dr. d]

For reliability we can see it probably 5yrs or more from now but then again they need to sell more in order for us to find out. If they just sold a few vehicle then it is hard to pinpoint known issues or reliability.

what i fear more, is the lack of spare parts availability.
some years back, there was this tongue-in-cheek sentiment, that when one purchases a china car, one should purchase also a second, identical car, because one will serve as spare parts source.

i read some time ago, that part of the secret of toyota's success, are that the local market are awash with toyota spare parts.
the same writer said that toyota actually supported these third party manufacturers.

[Deestone]

what i fear more, is the lack of spare parts availability.
some years back, there was this tongue-in-cheek sentiment, that when one purchases a china car, one should purchase also a second, identical car, because one will serve as spare parts source.

i read some time ago, that part of the secret of toyota's success, are that the local market are awash with toyota spare parts.
the same writer said that toyota actually supported these third party manufacturers.

But it is a chinese vehicle you can get spare parts from lazada or shopee right?

[Verbl Kint]

But it is a chinese vehicle you can get spare parts from lazada or shopee right?

It's looking like Shopee / Lazada / AliExpress have a long list of available parts for various Chinese cars, the bigger brands especially (BYD, SAIC, etc). I'd like to think MOST spare parts needed will be available online in Asia, especially the ones prone to wear and tear.


BTW, anti-china evangelists will need to stay away from Lazada too, as it is partly owned by the Chinese government.

[papi smith]

what i fear more, is the lack of spare parts availability.
some years back, there was this tongue-in-cheek sentiment, that when one purchases a china car, one should purchase also a second, identical car, because one will serve as spare parts source.

i read some time ago, that part of the secret of toyota's success, are that the local market are awash with toyota spare parts.
the same writer said that toyota actually supported these third party manufacturers.

If the Chinese brands have a lot of parts in Lazada bakit ang Gen 1 Ford territory na made in china din ay wala? It will be 4 years old by August and yet suspension parts are really in short supply to the point that warranty claims have to wait for so many months before their issues could be repaired. There were parts in Lazada but it went out of stock last March pa. Tapos mukhang na blackmarket pa ang parts as I have read posts in FB groups and chats, where they were charged by outside repair shops 3x - 5x the cost of parts and labor. Nalaman ko ito this February lang nung bumigay suspension ko, buti nakabili pa ako sa Lazada.

[carxynogen]

If the Chinese brands have a lot of parts in Lazada bakit ang Gen 1 Ford territory na made in china din ay wala? It will be 4 years old by August and yet suspension parts are really in short supply to the point that warranty claims have to wait for so many months before their issues could be repaired. There were parts in Lazada but it went out of stock last March pa. Tapos mukhang na blackmarket pa ang parts as I have read posts in FB groups and chats, where they were charged by outside repair shops 3x - 5x the cost of parts and labor. Nalaman ko ito this February lang nung bumigay suspension ko, buti nakabili pa ako sa Lazada.

Parang mag make sense yung na blackmarket ah.
Sa mga cars na ito na maraming issues usually umaasenso mga automotive repair shops.

Meron nga mechaniko sa youtube na expert sa Ford cars that the Ford Ecosport daw was the reason na na well-known siya na mekaniko.

[dr. d]

Parang mag make sense yung na blackmarket ah.
Sa mga cars na ito na maraming issues usually umaasenso mga automotive repair shops.

Meron nga mechaniko sa youtube na expert sa Ford cars that the Ford Ecosport daw was the reason na na well-known siya na mekaniko.

it always makes sense to have blackmarket sources, at exploited price even,
when the official sources may not provide the service.

'tis the law of nature: supply and demand.
i remember decades ago,
a ball joint of my orphan car costs 1 to 2 thousing bucks, if i can find one.
in contrast, the toyota ball joint costs only 200 bucks OEM, easily available at every other auto parts store.

[viper888]

The Chinese cars forced the mainstream carmakers to improve the specs of local models. Things like the new Corolla Cross and Yaris Cross are much better specced than their predecessors. They still command a hefty premium over Chinese cars but at least top models have similar specs

Of course not every local dealer has read the memo