BMW car in Doha
Hello everybody
Does anyone have experience with European cars here in Doha? I am interested in a BMW X3 but I am not sure because of:
1. service cost?
2. type of car is "strong" enough for Qatar?
3. Each how many kilometres need service?
4. General impression of the car?
5. Why everybody told me to buy a Japanese car here (TOYOTA, NISSAN, HONDA etc?)
Thanks
Pajero sold 5 years ago and another Pajero with me now....
Parties welcome anytime....
So 9 years gone, we need a belated party for Pajero.
It should be urgent , yes, yes . . . . . ..
It has been many years after but I need to reply for closing up this thread: No, I didn't buy a BMW at that time. After asking many friends with experience, I concluded that BMW aftersales is not good in this area. So, I bought a brand new Pajero which I never regretted.
jkostop: interested to know how you got on with your search. Did you buy the BMW? There certainly are some german bargains on the used car market here.
Not actually, I need feedback in order to finalize. i am still searching...:)
jkostop: You seemed to have made up your mind and concluded to get the BMW already. Your requests showed that u need advise on 1. service cost? 4.General impression of the car?. I guess britexpat just gave u all u needed to know. Yet.......................... Best of luck
jkostop: Send us a picture of the car and have fun with it
In Europe German cars have resale value, but here no! Why? that's my concept, that you can find very good opportunities in German cars if you are searching in years 2007 or older. Come on! I cannot believe that it is more reliable (better generally) to buy a Tiida of 2012 than an X3 of 2006 in 30.000QAR!! IF you can find a Tiida of this year in lower price than 35.000QAR.... Even if X3 has 150.000km the value for money is much better!!
*before -> while
If you want BMW you'd best buy a new one and then sell it before the free warranty and service package still active.
Here is the ranking of the most reliable cars in the UK. The first German brand is Mercedes at number 11
http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100
I think you're wrong..
In Europe. European cars fare much worse than Japanese when it comes to reliability. However, they score much higher in resale value and brand image.
The main point is reliability. OK, After 10-12 years and 150.000 a NISSAN TIIDA maybe is ready to retirement. But this is not the same with a BMW. As far as I know BMW has the highest resale value in Europe because of reliability. After all, I could give 50.000 and a new car like TOYOTA YARIS.
I think your logic is completely flawed here. If your budget is 30k then you should be looking at the best deal for that amount. The best deal would be a 2012 Nissan Tiida/Toyota Corolla/Mistubishi Lancer with a mileage not exceeding 50k. But a 2004 BMW X3 or a 2003 VW Touareg with a mileage above 150k is a complete waste of money. Starting from a certain age and mileage, many of the elements in the car die or reach their last moments.
If you are insisting on a German brand, with 30k you will be able to buy a clean 2010 VW Jetta
I think your logic is completely flawed here. If your budget is 30k then you should be looking at the best deal for that amount. The best deal would be a 2012 Nissan Tiida/Toyota Corolla/Mistubishi Lancer with a mileage not exceeding 50k. But a 2004 BMW X3 or a 2003 VW Touareg with a mileage above 150k is a complete waste of money. Starting from a certain age and mileage, many of the elements in the car die or reach their last moments.
If you are insisting on a German brand, with 30k you will be able to buy a clean 2010 VW Jetta
To be honest, your logic escapes me.
If your budget is around 30,000 , then i'm assuming you are looking for value for money.
yes, you may get a BMW or a Porsche Cayenne with high mileage. It will look nice, but if anything goes wrong (after all its a mechanical beast), then you might end up spending a lot more than you could afford to repair.
Buy something that you know you can afford to run.
Thank you both for your comments. I don't care about space at this moment, I don't care about resale. I am looking a cheap but good SUV below 30.000QAR and I don't want to run for service all the time. I was looking for RAV4 (year 2005-2007), but i really cannot find. I think BMW is reliable enough and if I keep it more than one year, I earn the money of rent and I can sell it in whatever price. Do you have other suggestions in this price and with these criteria? (
BMW build quality is great. Resale for some models including X3 is horrible. Servicing costs and parts are expensive.
X3 is not worth the price. too small for what it should be.
Generally the European cars like Benz, BMW, VOLVO, VW are more expensive to buy and costly to maintain than Japanese cars more so they don't have second hand value like the Japanese cars.