Enye Hypersonic May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Yup, it's down to Ody or Elgrand for me too. Your timing very zhun...COE sliding and time for you to change ride. so we group buy for bigger discount? nissan gives 1k discount for nissan owners ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabian Turbocharged May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 My COE still has a couple more years to go... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Turbocharged May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Drive Mazda Biante will become Bian Tai (pervert) or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2020 6th Gear May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 There is really no turning back from a Mazda 5 to Biante if one is willing and ready to pay at that price-point. But I would willingly trade the paddle shift with cruise control as never use it at all since taking delivery, haha. u meant Biante doesnt hv cruise control? ooh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartlander Turbocharged May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 u meant Biante doesnt hv cruise control? ooh... It also doesn't have auto headlight and auto rain sensor. All of them not major features to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Supersonic May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 u meant Biante doesnt hv cruise control? ooh... Actually they are options,S'pore bound cars are stripped out of these options to keep the OMV low. It also doesn't have auto headlight and auto rain sensor. All of them not major features to me. Auto lights & Rain sensor are good to have... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2020 6th Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 It also doesn't have auto headlight and auto rain sensor. All of them not major features to me. auto headlight is good for those keep forgetting to turn on the headlight. cruise control is good for those cruise to far north. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powxus 3rd Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 $149k, for non guranteed COE. Top up $3k for guranteed COE. The Biante OMV is only about $1K more than the Mazda 5 but it is selling more than $20k more. Seems like the agent is making huge profit from this car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2020 6th Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 The Biante OMV is only about $1K more than the Mazda 5 but it is selling more than $20k more. Seems like the agent is making huge profit from this car. Mazda 5 has 5k cevs rebate n not sure if any locally fitted features on the Biante. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5266 Supercharged May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 Drive Mazda Biante will become Bian Tai (pervert) or not? .. no..no..... bian te... (become shorter...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powxus 3rd Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 Mazda 5 has 5k cevs rebate n not sure if any locally fitted features on the Biante. I was looking at the pic in sgcarmart. Only the navigation/entertainment system could be locally fitted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifter78 2nd Gear May 29, 2014 Author Share May 29, 2014 (edited) The Biante OMV is only about $1K more than the Mazda 5 but it is selling more than $20k more. Seems like the agent is making huge profit from this car. It's a 30% profit based on the below. Wow!! Current price $148,988 Down Payment $74,494 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,358/mth (change) Depreciation $13,879 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,210 /year OMV $20,400 ARF $20,560 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $115,000 Premium 30% Edited May 29, 2014 by Swifter78 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha78 6th Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 It's a 30% profit based on the below. Wow!! Current price $148,988 Down Payment $74,494 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,358/mth (change) Depreciation $13,879 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,210 /year OMV $20,400 ARF $20,560 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $115,000 Premium 30% No wonder can ask for $5k discount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartlander Turbocharged May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 auto headlight is good for those keep forgetting to turn on the headlight. cruise control is good for those cruise to far north. From my experience, auto headlight always suka suka turn on even when it is not that dark. And I never travel north so far. That is why both are not major features for me. No wonder can ask for $5k discount. Now you know why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartlander Turbocharged May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 (edited) It's a 30% profit based on the below. Wow!! Current price $148,988 Down Payment $74,494 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,358/mth (change) Depreciation $13,879 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,210 /year OMV $20,400 ARF $20,560 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $115,000 Premium 30% Let us all boycott Odyssey also, shall we? Honda even worse, you know? 2.4 EX-S (A) View Loan Breakdown Current price $174,900 Price decreased by $1,000 on23 May 2014. View full price history Down Payment $87,450 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,595/mth (change) Depreciation $16,125 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,630 /year OMV $27,300 ARF $30,220 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $133,520 Premium 31% 2.4 EXV-S (A) View Loan Breakdown Current price $184,900 Price decreased by $1,000 on23 May 2014. View full price history Down Payment $92,450 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,686/mth (change) Depreciation $16,975 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,630 /year OMV $30,300 ARF $34,420 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $141,570 Premium 31% Sometime we need to be flexible abit. If you too rigid, then no way you could buy an Odyssey even though you love it very much as its profit margin is so big! So not only conti, jap ADs also very unscrupulous. Edited May 29, 2014 by Heartlander 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2020 6th Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 It's a 30% profit based on the below. Wow!! Current price $148,988 Down Payment $74,494 (Maximum 50% loan) Installment $1,358/mth (change) Depreciation $13,879 /year COE quota premium $68,103 Road tax $1,210 /year OMV $20,400 ARF $20,560 CEVS $0 Total basic cost $115,000 Premium 30% no la, it's not 30% "profit" bcoz 115k is only the basic cost. there r some other costs to consider as well. rental, demo cars, ad, staff cost, ceo/directors' fee, "free" extended warranty (if any), etc... Sometime we need to be flexible abit. If you too rigid, then no way you could buy an Odyssey even though you love it very much as its profit margin is so big! So not only conti, jap ADs also very unscrupulous. most cars now r selling at higher margin due to lower sales (limited by the number of available coe). eg. KM is only selling abt 40 cars a MONTH, how to survive if margin is low? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powxus 3rd Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 no la, it's not 30% "profit" bcoz 115k is only the basic cost. there r some other costs to consider as well. rental, demo cars, ad, staff cost, ceo/directors' fee, "free" extended warranty (if any), etc... Not all cars are having 30% profit. Mazda 5 profit is only 15%. $128,988 $941/mth $11,934/year $68,103 $1,210 /year $19,300 $112,300 15% $128,988 $156,988 (past 6 mths) $128,988 (past 6 mths) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatupz 1st Gear May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 Why care how much they earn ? Most important you must feel comfortable on the price. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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