Why no more panel vans in Singapore?
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singapore used to have a lot of toyota corolla panel vans, 3 doors, very useful. i thought such a genre was no longer manufactured.
but opel astra and ford focus etc actually have panel vans. why doesn't singapore import them? with the trend of using euro-vans as cars, i expect them to have sales..
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isn't corolla a sedan car?
is it liteace?
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Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:
isn't corolla a sedan car?
is it liteace?
no... a very old model corolla... like this:
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Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
no... a very old model corolla... like this:
oh ok. i think it is considered as a pick up? -
Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
no... a very old model corolla... like this:this one i drive before during 1999 in sg belong to my boss he have two of this kind but sold cheap cheap in end 2000 if not wrong.
i am a p plate driver during that time attending a breakdown. i am amazing why cant engage into 5 gear. found out only 4 gear for this vehicle.
no power steering but then the engine power no bad also
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Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
singapore used to have a lot of toyota corolla panel vans, 3 doors, very useful. i thought such a genre was no longer manufactured.
but opel astra and ford focus etc actually have panel vans. why doesn't singapore import them? with the trend of using euro-vans as cars, i expect them to have sales..
Well, light goods vehicles like Cabstar, Kangoo, Berlingo, Fiat Dublo are pretty popular now in Singapore as they comply to Euro4 emission standards . I suppose they dun lose out much, in terms of cargo efficiency and handling.
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Originally posted by kisscutter:
this one i drive before during 1999 in sg belong to my boss he have two of this kind but sold cheap cheap in end 2000 if not wrong.
i am a p plate driver during that time attending a breakdown. i am amazing why cant engage into 5 gear. found out only 4 gear for this vehicle.
no power steering but then the engine power no bad also
I also drove a few times for this kind of vehicle in the same period...also P-plate then...my only few times without power steering...quite nice to try out a non-power steered vehicle...
but the engine CMI lar...cannot really go up Ngee Ann City carpark with 4 people(not beri big-sized ppl...army boys mah)...drop to 1st gear and inch myself up...lucky behind no car...those were the days...
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would be interesting to see the astra van here.
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That Astra pix looks modern and different from typical panel vans.
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Try to differentiate from van and cars.Nowaday Turbo diesel euro vans sped like no one bussiness,From lane 3 to lane 1 even tailgating other cars in the middle lane although the speedo is 90km/h.With such model import i see many racer wannabe van drivers soon.