2024 Manila International Auto Show APRIL 4-7, 2024

[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