Getting a car for the first time
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Hi everyone.
I am about to make a decision about getting my very first ride.
I am deciding between the "VIOS", "LATIO", "CITY" and "SUNNY".
Any comments on these models? About price, reliability and pros?
Also any final sound advice about should i make the buy,
or just stick to the public transport?
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get a kawasaki 1 litre bike.
Bro, include some research you have made yourself lah. Then zoom in on the factors you want us to advice you. You put it so generally, how to advice? The four cars wiill have enough drivers here to justify themselves on their decisions.
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From your msg, I gathered that
1. getting a car is a WANT, and
2. you will be stretching your finances if you get the car.
3. taking public transport is acceptable
Based on just these info, I would suggest you stick to public transport
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depends on how long you will keep the ride,Originally posted by sadistmy:
Hi everyone.
I am about to make a decision about getting my very first ride.
I am deciding between the "VIOS", "LATIO", "CITY" and "SUNNY".
Any comments on these models? About price, reliability and pros?
Also any final sound advice about should i make the buy,
or just stick to the public transport?
If only 2~3 years, go ahead for vois, city, which made in thailand.
if 5~10 years, Latio or Sunny, sunny resell value quit low and if auto, be careful heavy FC, but reliabliity is gd. -
any new cars bought sell after 2-3 yrs always incurr heavy losses due to high depreciation in the first 2-3yrs, unless he pay cash in full.Originally posted by PLC guy:depends on how long you will keep the ride,
If only 2~3 years, go ahead for vois, city, which made in thailand.
if 5~10 years, Latio or Sunny, sunny resell value quit low and if auto, be careful heavy FC, but reliabliity is gd. -
i also wonder why so many ppls sell that cars less 2 years, if you stroll around 2nd car market, you will find almost all the cars less 2yrs, even you can see SFQ, SFR, SFS,... plateOriginally posted by alberteinstein:any new cars bought sell after 2-3 yrs always incurr heavy losses due to high depreciation in the first 2-3yrs, unless he pay cash in full.
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I wonder how many % of these are people who can't service their 10yr loanOriginally posted by PLC guy:i also wonder why so many ppls sell that cars less 2 years, if you stroll around 2nd car market, you will find almost all the cars less 2yrs, even you can see SFQ, SFR, SFS,... plate -
ThX for all the candid replies.
Really appreciate it.
Please keep them rolling in,
many thX.
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If you want to buy a new car, first thing, see how much are you willing to fork out. What will be your budget be.
next, choose a few model in the price range
think how long are you gona drive the car
With tight budget, you can either go for looks or durability but not both unless you willing to fork out much more.
First day u make payment for the car u already losing money.
Normally for first 2 yrs, will lose 15k on average. Which is excluding road tax and insurance u are going to pay.
Those second hand car which is around 1-2 yrs old are mainly, the owner cannot tahan liao or they wan to get rid of car fast(lose more $$)
Normally, if you are taking a 70% car value loan. After 3 yrs u go and scrap the car will still get around 10k back after you pay off the mortage balance which you can use to invest in new cars. (for 7 yr loan there is a 3 yr bond which cannot break or pay $$ or lose benefits)
For a normal 1.6L car, get ready to spend around 15k-18k a year including tax, installment,petrol, season parking etc etc. If you are earning 4k amonth with not liabilities, you will be safe. LOLZ
As for car choice, it would be best for u to go down and test drive it yourself. Individual got their own preference. -
i have a similiar post to yours previously & u might wanna haf a look:
http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=159807
i haf change my mind on getting the honda city vtec due to it's pricing after discussing with my family. at 61k it's 9k more then the vios now..though the vtec is nice but vvti wont lose out much..(if u compare all their specs) the 9k difference could easily come up to 10k++ over the years with interest & if u take up a 10 yrs loan, u can save up to $80 mthly and in this world where every cent counts, $80 is quite an amount. nissan sunny is a safe choice with the only issue is it's FC(a concern with wif most pple i enquire from) however wif a light footing, u can still achieve ard 450-470km for a full tank..or maybe more i not sure..(never drive an nissan before) as for latio, no comments as i never consider this model at all. however the interior is pretty gd..probably the best out of the 4 names u listed. if budget is an issue & u're looking for something sporty, go for the vios..here are some of the prices:
honda city vtec manual: S$61k
nissan sunny ss manual: S$55k-S$57.5k
toyota vios manual: S$52k
gd luck bro...if u're interested in a vios maybe we can purchase together and ask for a better deal! hehe.
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Why 2-3 yrs must buy made in thailand?Originally posted by PLC guy:depends on how long you will keep the ride,
If only 2~3 years, go ahead for vois, city, which made in thailand.
if 5~10 years, Latio or Sunny, sunny resell value quit low and if auto, be careful heavy FC, but reliabliity is gd.
Thailand build no good meh? -
jus dat reliability may be compromised.. sadly, this remains a half truth as we dun hear dat much problems coming from cars made in thailand like last time..Originally posted by seow:Why 2-3 yrs must buy made in thailand?
Thailand build no good meh? -
I tink can consider lancer too.. same price wif vios.
Made in japan.
Gook looking also..
add a spoiler if u wanna be more sporty..Originally posted by so_nice:i have a similiar post to yours previously & u might wanna haf a look:
http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=159807
i haf change my mind on getting the honda city vtec due to it's pricing after discussing with my family. at 61k it's 9k more then the vios now..though the vtec is nice but vvti wont lose out much..(if u compare all their specs) the 9k difference could easily come up to 10k++ over the years with interest & if u take up a 10 yrs loan, u can save up to $80 mthly and in this world where every cent counts, $80 is quite an amount. nissan sunny is a safe choice with the only issue is it's FC(a concern with wif most pple i enquire from) however wif a light footing, u can still achieve ard 450-470km for a full tank..or maybe more i not sure..(never drive an nissan before) as for latio, no comments as i never consider this model at all. however the interior is pretty gd..probably the best out of the 4 names u listed. if budget is an issue & u're looking for something sporty, go for the vios..here are some of the prices:
honda city vtec manual: S$61k
nissan sunny ss manual: S$55k-S$57.5k
toyota vios manual: S$52k
gd luck bro...if u're interested in a vios maybe we can purchase together and ask for a better deal! hehe. -
for vois, if you don't have car to trade-in, can go buy parf paper at a discount to offset coe n arfOriginally posted by so_nice:gd luck bro...if u're interested in a vios maybe we can purchase together and ask for a better deal! hehe. -
for vios.. just note that if u book at BM now.. u will be getting the favelift model.. not the current model body u see on the roads right now.. i suggest u check out how the facelift model looks before u decide... coz the facelift has rather opinion polarising kinda looks...
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True.. but Lancer has lower FC than vios..Originally posted by heluim:I tink can consider lancer too.. same price wif vios.
Made in japan.
Gook looking also..
add a spoiler if u wanna be more sporty.. -
bro..thanks for ur advice. a fren just recently offered me this option but i didnt really pay notice to it..care to elabrate more? and roughly, how much would the offset be?Originally posted by fondue:for vois, if you don't have car to trade-in, can go buy parf paper at a discount to offset coe n arf -
hi bro, thanks for the advice..i haf seen the new FL vios on taiwan's website and this is how they looked like:Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:for vios.. just note that if u book at BM now.. u will be getting the favelift model.. not the current model body u see on the roads right now.. i suggest u check out how the facelift model looks before u decide... coz the facelift has rather opinion polarising kinda looks...
actually i find both the FL & non-FL looks the same other then the bumper & front grill..the head lamp looks alittle different too..from what i noe, taiwan's vios comes with a sun roof & HIDs!!! i wonder if these will be included in our local package? the BM SE didn't mentioned anything about this leh..i guess most probably dun haf bah? -
thought u needed it
just a want,
maybe Mrt and bus would be cheaper
lol