well, the fact is the spect of the car is the same at AD and PI,
but there was a huge price disparity. I almost signed on the
dotted line when I was at AD, but my wife stopped me and asked me
to see if I could get better deal outside. Anyway the SE who
served me at KM was pretty rigid, and not much things she could
offer, pretty much, nothing she could offer.
Not neccesarily true. The price gap has closed considerably, and
no, the specs of the car is not the same. Do take note that PI can
give you lower price not because they cut into their profit margin,
but because of the tricks they have to lower the OMV of the car,
hence less tax = lower paper value for you, the owner.
Things like solar flim, sound system, leather seats, etc are all
installed locally. Quality wise, unless you're getting from high
end PIs such as Richburg who specialises in Toyota, quality wise
will not be on par with the real MIJ - Factoy Fitted deal that KM
ships in directly. PI cars are shipped in from Japan are all 'bare
minumum' to lower OMV as low as possible. Sure when you buy from KM
the price is a bit higher, but if there are problems/product
recalls, at least you know you're safely covered.
Then again, its your money and hence your choice, but I do agree
that KM sales have very rigid price packages, then again most of
the things you'll ask for (floor mat, solar, leather) are already
included in the price, not like other places where the base price
is really bare minimum and you have to work your way up through
expensive options.
