Subaru S204 a dud?
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This highly touted performance ride first reached our shores in Sept 2006. Since then, we've heard "Ah Seng" trying to test drive this limited edition car on mediacorp radio which singapore is gratefully allocated 30.
According to the review, I quote:
"Agent MotorImage expects demand to be overwhelming, so it is raising the price by $1,000 after each unit is sold. So the 30th buyer might just have to fork out $190,000 or so."
8 months on, "Ah Seng" is still trying to test drive the S204.
What happened to the "overwhelming demand"?
Has the audacity of MotorImage backfired right into its face? -
its a good car...
however.. singaporeans usually want the bang for buck..
they rather buy the base WRX and modify it with 59k and to be even much faster than the s204 -
even so.. 190k..
i rather buy a 2nd hand BMW M3
and if singapore were to decrease the price of s204.. they probably be a laughing stock..
if u see the OMV.. its nearly the same as a STI -
anyway who thinks that the WRX STI is not already fast enough...Originally posted by zerocool85:its a good car...
however.. singaporeans usually want the bang for buck..
they rather buy the base WRX and modify it with 59k and to be even much faster than the s204 -
... that is, if they are willing to void the manufacturer warranty.
but cos this is a factory "special".. if left stock, it could fetch a good resell price i think... considering the growing number of modded Rexs on the road these days. -
bro... honestly speaking.. which BRAND NEW sports car out there in market isnt modified now.. even when its new, alot of owners modify until nobody business already...Originally posted by tomsss:... that is, if they are willing to void the manufacturer warranty.
but cos this is a factory "special".. if left stock, it could fetch a good resell price i think... considering the growing number of modded Rexs on the road these days.
especially for motorimage.. modify 1 item = void all warranty. -
Some people here would love to buy cars in concours condition. Frankly, I'd not touch any of these modified cars for daily use.
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kantang car is the world fastest car in the world...
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Its just one of those specials only few would appreciate. The lot of singapore buyers are usually ai pee ai cee, hence.
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ai dua liap niOriginally posted by ditzy:Its just one of those specials only few would appreciate. The lot of singapore buyers are usually ai pee ai cee, hence. -
wah this "handful" of people don't even number into the 20s... think the CEO will have to absorb them into his stable or probably hand it out in some lucky draw.Originally posted by ditzy:Its just one of those specials only few would appreciate. The lot of singapore buyers are usually ai pee ai cee, hence. -
yea..for that price,i think 2nd hand M3 still better..
ppl will tot u mod a STI or a WRX to a S204..like the subaru wagon on sgcarmart now..looks so much like the S204 from the front -
spot on!!
a base rex is like 80k while s204 double that. With that additional 10 or more k ur base rex of 230 HP can shoot up to about 300+ depending on the mod used ....change turbo, exhaust, etc etc and finally with aftermarket tuning .........WALA!!!Originally posted by zerocool85:its a good car...
however.. singaporeans usually want the bang for buck..
they rather buy the base WRX and modify it with 59k and to be even much faster than the s204 -
rather motorimage overestimates the popularity of themselves and the brandname of subaru....Originally posted by Axl:This highly touted performance ride first reached our shores in Sept 2006. Since then, we've heard "Ah Seng" trying to test drive this limited edition car on mediacorp radio which singapore is gratefully allocated 30.
According to the review, I quote:
"Agent MotorImage expects demand to be overwhelming, so it is raising the price by $1,000 after each unit is sold. So the 30th buyer might just have to fork out $190,000 or so."
8 months on, "Ah Seng" is still trying to test drive the S204.
What happened to the "overwhelming demand"?
Has the audacity of MotorImage backfired right into its face?
they interviewed the ceo of motorimage in one of the newspaper... son of the head of tan chong... dun like the way the person spoke.. full of himself.... well... it takes somebody so haughty to come up with such a stupid marketing strategy... -
kantang car is the world fastest car in the world...
kantang car is the world fastest car in the world...
kantang car is the world fastest car in the world... -
SPAM!Originally posted by kantang seller:kantang car is the world fastest car in the world...
kantang car is the world fastest car in the world...
kantang car is the world fastest car in the world... -
Maybe their marketing is abit wrong, didn't push the fact that only 600 made worldwide, new zealand only got 6.
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mr kantang first post totally ignored so he had to made it more prominent in his second post how pathetic
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Fairly speaking though, he has done a great job with Subaru IMO; previously Subaru was generally viewed as second class in comparison to Toyota/Nissan. Their brand value has climbed dramatically.Originally posted by n0x:rather motorimage overestimates the popularity of themselves and the brandname of subaru....
they interviewed the ceo of motorimage in one of the newspaper... son of the head of tan chong... dun like the way the person spoke.. full of himself.... well... it takes somebody so haughty to come up with such a stupid marketing strategy...
Don't let his privilleged family background prevent unbiased observations when passing judgments. -
Actually i dun think he did anything to increase the brand value, i think the brand was made better awareness to us through the WRC.Originally posted by rmyfrm:Fairly speaking though, he has done a great job with Subaru IMO; previously Subaru was generally viewed as second class in comparison to Toyota/Nissan. Their brand value has climbed dramatically.
Don't let his privilleged family background prevent unbiased observations when passing judgments. -
maybe u dont like the way he speaks. but he is actually a nice guy. stupid marketing strategy or not...subaru is still selling... come on,Originally posted by n0x:rather motorimage overestimates the popularity of themselves and the brandname of subaru....
they interviewed the ceo of motorimage in one of the newspaper... son of the head of tan chong... dun like the way the person spoke.. full of himself.... well... it takes somebody so haughty to come up with such a stupid marketing strategy... -
not the S204 though..Originally posted by KhidMasAE86:maybe u dont like the way he speaks. but he is actually a nice guy. stupid marketing strategy or not...subaru is still selling... come on,
subaru will sell itself because of its cult status. If it can climb among the ranks of toyota and nissan, then we got some special. -
hrmm.. 2 items inside the car which makes it even more ex than the STi.
is...................
The 2 special ordered bucket seat... worth about almost 10k each ( from what I heard )
Not to forget, the accessories like the defi gauge full sti option + a 2.0L engine in a 06 body in MT
But then not to forget it produce higher power output at the same time, its totally LTA compliant... ROV stop you, Lta check... not worries...
I remembered a conversation between 2 drivers last time.
1 is a fast original car while the other driver over mod his mid-level car to be on par with the first driver.
A: Why go thru so much mod
B: So that it is much more powerfull and yet no one knows whats underneath.
A: Ok lor.. since so powerful, lets go in front of TP HQ at UBi and we 2 lup oil at the man gate see whose exhaust louder lor... See the LTA catch me or catch you lor... and anyway yours is full of illegal mod.
Thats the good point of stock car....
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Ya ok, this is the car forum, people would know the WRC, but definitely the people here (if any at all) only account for the most minimal fraction of Subaru buyers.Originally posted by cosmic_rides:Actually i dun think he did anything to increase the brand value, i think the brand was made better awareness to us through the WRC.
Go up to the average subaru driver, ask them anything beyond knowledge about the existence of the WRC; I very much doubt they will be able to produce any substantive reply.
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I do admit, this guy, not the sharpest tool ... look at the way he fragments up his own market by bringing in so many versions of the impreza; I can think of many other ways to better this approach. However, that is not to say he is dumb either >> I think one of his best moves recently was bringing in an automatic WRX.
This is Singapore; most of us that can afford to drive are working professionals clocking in hours at the office. Many of us do think about driving sports or exotic cars but none of us actually moves up on that because of issues of practicality (luxury for the money) >> e.g. 4 doors - A MUST; leather seats - A MUST etc etc. >> After a long day at work, we're tired ... who has the mood to drive a manual! My licence is for a manual but I've never ever ever driven a manual beyond my driving exam.
Non-drivers (that is people who do not work daily and drive daily, and for the past 3 years at least) please do not contribute your worthless 2 cents.