Getting New Car!
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Hello car-owners,
I will be joining all of u as car-owners soon!
As this is my first time owning a car, I have some questions if anyone can help to advise:
(a) Has anyone used credit cards to make the balance payment for the car? If we can do this, it will give us alot of reward points!
I understand they may worry we sign and run away with the car... but we can ask them to give us the car once the payment is clear?
(b) How do we get our car plate number? Is it allocated? Is it possible to get our favourite 4 digit number without bidding or any payment?
(c) The SE told us that the car will be ready in 4 months but she called and said it is ready now, which is 2 months earlier! When I asked her for the reason, she just said it is early shipment! Is it common practice in the industry? Anything wrong with the car?
Thank you very much! -
Hi bro.Originally posted by squareeyebrow:Hello car-owners,
I will be joining all of u as car-owners soon!
As this is my first time owning a car, I have some questions if anyone can help to advise:
(a) Has anyone used credit cards to make the balance payment for the car? If we can do this, it will give us alot of reward points! I understand they may worry we sign and run away with the car... but we can ask them to give us the car once the payment is clear?
(b) How do we get our car plate number? Is it allocated? Is it possible to get our favourite 4 digit number without bidding or any payment?
(c) The SE told us that the car will be ready in 4 months but she called and said it is ready now, which is 2 months earlier! When I asked her for the reason, she just said it is early shipment! Is it common practice in the industry? Anything wrong with the car?
Thank you very much!
I am a Lexus SC of Borneo Motors. Maybe I can help you with some of your queries..
a) In Borneo Motors Lexus point of view, the customer cannot make balance paymant through credit card, or even credit facilities - due to the merchant surcharge of 3 - 4%. Imagine you making a credit balance payment of $80k - then the dealership have to fork out at least $2,400! Unless you are willing to sign an agreement to pay the surcharge yourself...
b) No way besides number bid or getting someone to transfer his number to you. If there is another way, whole Singapore will chiong already.
c) No worries. Usually, expected date of delivery was given by the management or the computer system. Actually, a good SE should underpromise her customer instead of overpromising her customer. So your SE had actually done the right thing by not giving you a date that is too early - just in case the deadline was not fulfilled. -
But can pay insurance through credit card, and bid the register no. for minimum of $1k.
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Lexus SC bro, can share or not.... is it true every Lexus sold agent commission more than 2K?
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what's ur new ride to be?
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u can bid for ur own nos they are biding now ! SFK series min $1000
now LTA is reg. SFJ 7XXX
do u wan me to keep u posted on a nos??? -
it's SGJ.Originally posted by tanhs8:u can bid for ur own nos they are biding now ! SFK series min $1000
now LTA is reg. SFJ 7XXX
do u wan me to keep u posted on a nos??? -
My ride's installment is paid thru my DBS credit card, coz my loan is from DBS.
So it's possible, i guessed. -
Thanks, guys for all your replies!
So looks like there is no way I can pay the balance with credit cards bcos of the 3% merchant charge!
Thot since I cant get much feebies out of the SE, I can at least get 'some' reward points from the credit cards!
For the car number, how does it work? if I dont bid, then they will allocate me a number from the system? if I dont like, can I ask for another allocation until I like the number?? When does this number allocation take place? When I go and settle all the admin & payment before I get the keys or after I get the keys?
If I choose to bid for the number, does it mean guarantee I will get the number or not necessary? So I still have to pay $1k for the number even if it is not some golden number? Am I suppose to bid now before I get the key?
Pai seh for so many questions -
Hi bro.Originally posted by squareeyebrow:Thanks, guys for all your replies!
So looks like there is no way I can pay the balance with credit cards bcos of the 3% merchant charge!
Thot since I cant get much feebies out of the SE, I can at least get 'some' reward points from the credit cards!
For the car number, how does it work? if I dont bid, then they will allocate me a number from the system? if I dont like, can I ask for another allocation until I like the number?? When does this number allocation take place? When I go and settle all the admin & payment before I get the keys or after I get the keys?
If I choose to bid for the number, does it mean guarantee I will get the number or not necessary? So I still have to pay $1k for the number even if it is not some golden number? Am I suppose to bid now before I get the key?
Pai seh for so many questions
Yup if you don't bid, the LTA computer system will allocate you a number automatically. That happens when your dealership 'register' your new car - the new number allocated is almost immediate. You cannot ask for another number. Haha of cos you would have to settle all the payments before collecting your keys - no worries, your SE will call you.
If you bid, it doesn't mean guaranteed. For golden numbers like 8, 88, 668, etc, you will definitely have to fork out much more. Then again, doing a $20,000 bid will also not guarantee you the number - i.e. it is never guaranteed. Yes you will have to pay $1k as a minimum bid. The list of numbers are on onemotoring.com. It is good to bid before your new car is registered. You can choose to bid after getting your new car - but you will have to pay an additional $315 (including 5% GST) to transfer the number (i.e. swap the number onto your new car).
If you so decide to bid for a new number before the car is registered, please do it early. Cos the bidding results will take a few days. Also, remember LTA accepts no cheque or cash. It has to be cashier's/money order.
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do not waste money on biding ,collect car first if do not like nos, then go for bid.. not sucessful at first bid and try again. sorry it is SGJ now
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Actually, it'll be more expensive to bid for new number after collection of car, and not forgetting, the procedure is very lengthy and tedious.Originally posted by tanhs8:do not waste money on biding ,collect car first if do not like nos, then go for bid.. not sucessful at first bid and try again. sorry it is SGJ now -
not necessary more expensive,u can bid low and t
ask the sales staff to help,and the same time use ur new car.LTA might give u a nos.and u might not want to change -
So I take it that the $1k use for bidding is refundable? If I dun get the number, I can bid again & again, right?
Spoke to the SE. She said they will only register the car after the cheque is cleared! Have also been 'monitoring' the highest system allocated number! Now already SGJ 9240! Prob by my turn will be SGK!!! Ha!
Seems amazing that an average of 200-300 cars were registered each day! Do they skip numbers or each n every number is allocated?? No wonder I heard so many complaints about not able to find a parking lot especially during weekend and some even resort to taking public transport or park faraway & take taxi! That really defeats the purpose of having a car, isnt it?
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Yup the $1,000 is refundable if you are not successful in your bid. And you can bid an infintie number of times.
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not a good ideal to drive ur car evertime u go out.certain places are packed like holland rd,some places parking rate very high ,some places parking wardens always come.sure to get fines,sooner or later
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u rich lor.. buy car to park at home.. like brunei sultanOriginally posted by tanhs8:not a good ideal to drive ur car evertime u go out.certain places are packed like holland rd,some places parking rate very high ,some places parking wardens always come.sure to get fines,sooner or later
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thanks, rich but hot as rich as sultan, use the car when necessary and convienent,hate to wait for parking lots,and getting fines when coupons expire
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sfk 1xxx reg. now
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Thanks, Tan for monitoring the car number.
Got the car this am! I was right about SGK! Ha! It was a 3 digit number and we are happy with it. So saved $1k for other new car stuff! Seems to be endless! Oredi topped up to get a 'hidden' reverse sensor instead of the free one! The grey color 3M car mat was out of stock! Any other reliable source recommended? -
btw wat ride issit?
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Mazda 3 can buy? fc 10-12 only
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there is more to motoring than FC..Originally posted by xmark:Mazda 3 can buy? fc 10-12 only 