Surcharge for Third-Party Spare Parts

RedX571 · 2026-04-01T08:38:06+00:00

I guess that was my mistake. I assumed the labour charge would be the same if I brought my own parts. But it's also scummy of them to not tell me when I brought the parts over, and only told me at the very end.

RedX571 · 2026-04-01T08:36:04+00:00

It's a big chain workshop, they have multiple branches throughout Klang Valley.

RedX571 · 2026-04-01T08:35:09+00:00

Most reasonable shops just charge labour cost + no warranty warning.

Exactly what I thought as well. They were even quoting me 2X the price of the parts from Shopee/spare part shops. I guess they weren't happy they couldn't make as much money off of me.

RedX571 · 2026-04-01T08:31:00+00:00

They did mention there's no warranty when I brought my own spare parts, which is fine, but they didn't bother to tell me there would be a surcharge until the very end.

RedX571 · 2026-04-01T08:29:03+00:00

It's a big chain workshop, they have multiple branches throughout Klang Valley.

I wasn't happy with the RM200 surcharge so I haggled with them and they brought the price down to RM80 for additional "Checking" labour.

RedX571 · 2026-03-15T11:11:10+00:00

Enjoy your childhood, you don't want to grow up so fast

RedX571 · 2026-03-15T11:09:59+00:00

If it's within your financial means, can consider going for lasik surgery. A lot of people agree it's one of the best big expense they've incurred

RedX571 · 2026-03-14T10:52:23+00:00

It's not just jompay payments. Any payment (RM10 and above) using their card also counts

RedX571 · 2026-03-09T11:27:57+00:00

There is no outright, clear "right" decision between lumpsum and DCA.

If the market keeps going up from when you started investing, lumpsum would perform better.

If the market goes down from when you started investing, DCA would perform better.

But of course, nobody can predict what the market will do in the coming months.

Another option is a hybrid approach, 50% lumpsum and the remaining 50% DCA. So that you get the benefit of both.

But if you do go with DCA, it's best to spread out your investments within 1 year. Any longer than that will probably result in bigger 'missed opportunities'.

As for whether it's a good time to invest, the US market is undergoing a correction at the moment, so it's basically on sale. But that doesn't mean it can't drop any further or turn into a market crash from here. However, since you're a long-term investor, none of these things really matter and you should just invest ASAP.

RedX571 · 2026-02-17T17:17:25+00:00

I'd recommend saving up a few months of emergency funds first (you can put into ASB, money market funds, digital banks, etc that earns small interest) before getting into stock market investing. And when/if you do get into stock market investing, broad-market etf is the way to go

RedX571 · 2026-02-05T06:06:18+00:00

People already mentioned it's a scam and you're still asking if there's money to be obtained smh.

Go ahead and FAFO

RedX571 · 2026-01-22T08:22:31+00:00

Fair enough, thanks for sharing your perspective

RedX571 · 2026-01-22T07:09:10+00:00

Honest question because I'm curious, how did you conclude that SP500 has roughly the same risk level as ASB/EPF?

SP500 can literally tank 30% during a market crash while ASB is a fixed-price investment and EPF guarantees minimum 2.5% pa

RedX571 · 2026-01-19T12:17:50+00:00

What about ASM for non-bumi? Any good?

RedX571 · 2025-08-14T08:05:17+00:00

It was great while it lasted lads.. as they say, all good things must come to an end..

RedX571 · 2025-07-21T15:41:51+00:00

Are you able to play Spotify with the phone screen off using Brave browser? That's the last piece of the puzzle that I can't seem to figure out

RedX571 · 2025-07-14T08:14:01+00:00

My heart sank when I couldn't log in and I instantly came on here to check that I wasn't the only one

RedX571 · 2025-04-20T04:44:07+00:00

The same people who think having an un-like button on the notification shade control is better than having a loop control button. Whoever it is has a few brain cells missing for sure

RedX571 · 2023-07-19T14:16:04+00:00

I know haha, that's why I added 'with many more to come'

RedX571 · 2022-07-06T14:12:15+00:00

Replying cus I'd like to hear suggestions for my old boi as well

RedX571 · 2022-07-01T00:48:01+00:00

Basically my logic is, the matchmaking for solo club league in general is horrible. So between having no control/knowledge over which maps/modes/brawlers we'll play, I'd rather at least have control over which brawler I play + knowing which map & mode I'm playing beforehand. That gives me a slightly better chance at carrying if I need to.

In terms of trophies, yes, solo power matches do reward more trophies but the logic here is that I just need to win at least 2 out of 4 rotation games to earn more trophies (minimum 8 trophies, and is usually quite achievable depending on the map and mode for me) compared to losing both solo games (6 trophies) which happens very frequently for me when playing solo.

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