Hi wepro
Maybe you've already bought your new car by now so these short comments might only be useful when and if you want to buy another one.
Whenever anybody buys a new car, they potentially lose money as soon as they drive it out of the show-room. Hopefully they got a good one (of whatever brand) and don't have to keep going back to the dealer for "minor adjustements", or worse.
For example: I buy a brand new Car X...after two days, I decide I don't like it all that much. Then I have to sell it. If it cost me, say, Rp150 million, how much can I sell it for now? (After two days?). A lot less than what I paid for it.
Second-hand or used cars are definitely worth considering. I bought my rather inelegant-looking 1995 model Daihatsu Feroza about six years ago. I know it's just a box on wheels but it it keeps going really well, with some maintenance, naturally. I've driven all across Java in it, several times. At least 2000+ times around Bali. Even on "roads" where others fear to tread (so to speak). Its body has a few bruises these days but a complete fix-up and new paint job costs around Rp 4 million. The worst thing that could happen is the engine dying. Even replacing an engine is relatively cheap. Combine the two, new paint-job and "new" engine is still less than what I would've lost driving my spivvy new Car X out of a showroom. I guess I've fallen in love with my Feroza.
Install a respectable on-board sound system and what more could you want? It does the shopping. It doesn't turn heads (probably a plus). My only "regret" is that I didn't buy the last model (1998) which has independent suspension.
Another excellent "work-horse" is something like a VW Safari. Those things can and do go nearly anywhere, even without 4-wheel drive. A good, refurbished one can be got for between Rp 15-20 million. That's about ten for the price of a brand-new something. And they have a charisma, of sorts.
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