AUDM vs USDM K24 in Euro

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............Also BMW is another expensive one, my friend's mom's 07 BMW 5 series needed to change new battery and dealer charged $1200 for it...

I think if a person can afford a 5 series, which is around $100k new, the person should have accepted the fact that it is an expensive car to maintain, else a Yaris with capped servicing is the cheapest way to go

But in the real world, skoda is crap. Very poor resale, very unknown brand.

Skoda was established in 1859, as an arms manufacturer, I'm sure a lot of Europeans know this brand well... Honda was established in 1948, around a decade younger.

True.Might be a good car and a nice drive but if retained value is shit then it's not a good buy.

I wonder how much $$,$$$ an AMG C63 depreciates in the first year.... yet I see some many of this car around. A good buy? I guess these AMG buyers don't care too much on resale values and spend most of their time making a lot more $$$$$$

In many boys toys, there are products for each market segment.
Budget segment: Kia, Hyundai - these buyers look at cars as a mean of getting from A to B, for them a car is a car and are quite happy to join goget.com.au, a carshare rental, if they live close enough to a council provided car pod.
Middle segment: Honda, Skoda - these buyers like getting from A to B with some fancy, some luxury, some comfort, some excitement; without breaking the bank
Premium segment: Lexus to Bentley - these buyers want to travel from A to B in Hollywood / Mafia / Yakuza style