Is This A Good Deal?

[stratocaster]

Just walked past a used car tent. December 2023 BYD Seal with 4000 ks. 45,000 baht suspension upgrades. Wrapped with  clear film and 45,000 baht carbon fiber accessories.

1,1 million baht. Even as a petrol head I am tempted. Thoughts?

[Andrew Dwyer]

53 minutes ago, stratocaster said:

Just walked past a used car tent. December 2023 BYD Seal with 4000 ks. 45,000 baht suspension upgrades. Wrapped with  clear film and 45,000 baht carbon fiber accessories.

1,1 million baht. Even as a petrol head I am tempted. Thoughts?

Which model ?

There are 3 models:

Performance @ 1.499m baht

Premium @ 1.399baht 

Dynamic @ 1.199m baht 

Edited Monday at 09:12 AM by Andrew Dwyer

[motdaeng]

would you have made these upgrades to your own car or not? if not, you're paying also for something you don't really want or need.

plus, you probably can’t check the quality or price of these upgrades ...

 

by the way, the byd seal has a special discount offer until the end of the month, up to 240,000 thb ...

 

[JBChiangRai]

The suspension upgrade isn't.  It's a downgrade, it makes it jittery at low to moderate speeds, test drive it and make sure you're happy.

 

I'm sure the model is a Performance as Thais believe the new spring and damper setup improves it floating at very high speeds.

 

I think the price is pretty good, the clear film is worth having, just make sure you know where to take it if something goes wrong, it probably has a warranty.

[motdaeng]

sorry, a little bit off topic, but can changes to the suspension affect the car warranty?

[Presnock]

15 hours ago, stratocaster said:

Just walked past a used car tent. December 2023 BYD Seal with 4000 ks. 45,000 baht suspension upgrades. Wrapped with  clear film and 45,000 baht carbon fiber accessories.

1,1 million baht. Even as a petrol head I am tempted. Thoughts?

with all the flooding, make sure you have a qualified business check out the vehicle top to bottom.

[DaRoadrunner]

Chinese cars depreciate alarmingly. Up to 50% in the first year. Saw a BYD Seal advertised on Facebook Marketplace for 995K, don't know which version it was. I would guess the trade in value of one to be around 800K. It looks a bargain until you have to buy a new battery at around 7 years old. Check cost of battery!

[josephbloggs]

8 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Chinese cars depreciate alarmingly. Up to 50% in the first year. Saw a BYD Seal advertised on Facebook Marketplace for 995K, don't know which version it was. I would guess the trade in value of one to be around 800K. It looks a bargain until you have to buy a new battery at around 7 years old. Check cost of battery!

Who's buying a new battery after seven years? Seven years would still be under warranty. And LFP batteries have been proven to last much much longer.

Just more misinformed nonsense.

[UWEB]

14 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Chinese cars depreciate alarmingly. Up to 50% in the first year. Saw a BYD Seal advertised on Facebook Marketplace for 995K, don't know which version it was. I would guess the trade in value of one to be around 800K. It looks a bargain until you have to buy a new battery at around 7 years old. Check cost of battery!

What a nonsense, Seal Batteries having a warranty of 8 years.

[JBChiangRai]

31 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Chinese cars depreciate alarmingly. Up to 50% in the first year. Saw a BYD Seal advertised on Facebook Marketplace for 995K, don't know which version it was. I would guess the trade in value of one to be around 800K. It looks a bargain until you have to buy a new battery at around 7 years old. Check cost of battery!

 

Batteries are expected to last 18-25 years.  You're misinformed.