Hi all,
I am about to buy a BYD Dolphin in Denmark, but I am worried about the availability of maintenance for these cars in the long term. I am particularly worried about the possibility of an economic or more traditional war against China (e.g., if the US wages a war using Taiwan as a proxy, Europe is sure to side with them). That would basically make maintenance impossible and make the car resell value drop to zero.
What are the chances for something like that to happen? Am I worrying too much, or is this something that I should indeed worry about?
Yes, there could be a trade war or other issue that makes parts/replacements difficult to acquire. It’s not likely, but it could happen. Think of it the same as you would for very small production number cars - some parts can be difficult or impossible to acquire after just 7-9 years from final production.
With VW, Stellantis, etc… you know they’re going to be around for quite a while and if, somehow, they went out of business in a year there would be spare parts for quite a while as their cars are popular.
So… you can roll the dice. It’s a small risk but it will probably be ok. BYD, etc look like they are very eager to expand. Thus there should be the ability to get spares for the foreseeable future.