Thaiyotakamli Supersonic February 20, 2020 Share February 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, Newbie26 said: Unfortunately due to the practice here, these listed prices do not really reflect the actual transacted prices which are not in the public domain. It also makes it difficult to compare on paper unless one goes down to get the offer at that time point and to negotiate. One buyer may get a big discount but come with various conditions, poorer trade in, higher loans/interests etc whereas another buyer may appear to get a lesser discount but may have a better trade in value, less loans etc. In some other countries, like the USA for instance, the prices are much more transparent The hidden costs are usually the added specs Even with those nett effective price on roadshows is also not accurate as they could have lowball ur old car. also car price doesnt really tally with coe price, some ADs earn diff profit from diff customers. Really problem as customer with no bargaining skill will be at disadvantage. the car that i bought after joining the whatsapp group then found out from other owners for same coe level i bought 7-8k more expensive and The car was week old apart. some owners have higher coe than mine but paid few k less. ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua182 1st Gear February 20, 2020 Share February 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said: Even with those nett effective price on roadshows is also not accurate as they could have lowball ur old car. also car price doesnt really tally with coe price, some ADs earn diff profit from diff customers. Really problem as customer with no bargaining skill will be at disadvantage. the car that i bought after joining the whatsapp group then found out from other owners for same coe level i bought 7-8k more expensive and The car was week old apart. some owners have higher coe than mine but paid few k less. That was unfortunate. What you could have done was join the group before your purchase, ask about their purchasing price, average it out and take into context coe differentials and then you might have been able to make a more informed, data based decision. I understand while we always like to think of ourselves as logical creatures, we often end up making relatively big purchase decisions based on emotions. Anyway, for the topic on hand, its all fairly obvious... It all goes down to choice... In the absence of unlimited funds, we make do with the choices we have 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meloble 2nd Gear February 20, 2020 Share February 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Theoldjaffa said: There wasn’t any C160 before. Yes thanks for pointing that out. Indeed, in the past it was a C180K and not C 160. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAMG69 3rd Gear February 24, 2020 Share February 24, 2020 https://paultan.org/2020/02/24/w213-mercedes-benz-e180-avantgarde-launched-in-the-philippines/ so E180 is 1.5 / 1.6 ? why Paul Tan say use C180 engine ? not C200FL 1.5 engine ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic March 3, 2020 Share March 3, 2020 https://paultan.org/2020/03/03/w213-mercedes-benz-e-class-facelift-debuts/ Quote W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift debuts – new styling, 48V mild hybrid engines, MBUX, AMG models 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoldjaffa Hypersonic March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 12 hours ago, inlinesix said: https://paultan.org/2020/03/03/w213-mercedes-benz-e-class-facelift-debuts/ current model nicer. This one looks 10 years old immediately 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Theoldjaffa said: current model nicer. This one looks 10 years old immediately Yeah - Front is quite forgettable, rear copied from Kia. Even the CLA front looks better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon82 Moderator March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 This extensive facelift can almost qualify for a new model change!! 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Exclusive Line 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon82 Moderator March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 From a smaller size S-Class, it now look more like a upsize new A-Class! 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG Line 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon82 Moderator March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 OK, this one is chio, but I money not enough... 2020 Mercedes-AMG E 53 4MATIC+ 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 ILsex ftw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugimoto 6th Gear March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 The standing Mercedes star seem to placed too far behind from the grille on exclusive line🙄 Maybe will need to see the real car then can decide to replace my "ageing" CLS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic March 4, 2020 Share March 4, 2020 Who dare say e class is for for uncle now..... The steering wheel is like driving a spaceship sia. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAMG69 3rd Gear March 5, 2020 Share March 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Hamburger said: Who dare say e class is for for uncle now..... The steering wheel is like driving a spaceship sia. many diff trim for e class for diff buyers the traditional "towkay" / boss - will be the standing logo - but it does not look grand .. compared to the previous edition / pre FL E53 does look better , but cant afford (not even E180) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic March 5, 2020 Share March 5, 2020 Very anonymous car. Take away the badge and it can be any brand car. 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAMG69 3rd Gear March 6, 2020 Share March 6, 2020 12 hours ago, Jamesc said: Very anonymous car. Take away the badge and it can be any brand car. same same ? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk228b 1st Gear March 6, 2020 Share March 6, 2020 12 hours ago, Jamesc said: Very anonymous car. Take away the badge and it can be any brand car. interior different though..went to test drive the q50 before...wasn't impressed by the interior.. merc e interior swee haha 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel1888 3rd Gear March 6, 2020 Share March 6, 2020 6 hours ago, jk228b said: interior different though..went to test drive the q50 before...wasn't impressed by the interior.. merc e interior swee haha Yea. I have no affinity with infinity interior. When compared with german designed interiror, american cars still lacking. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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