To renew COE for RX350

[Lms822]

8 hours ago, _SC said:

The road tax is a killer. Why not consider 10y/o e class. Around 80k with coe. Power & prestige quite similar.

https://m.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=869405

 

can consider 🤔

[Lms822]

COE car loan interest rate 3.25%? Higher than non COE car

[jcchia]

I would go for a 10yrs renewal if u knows how well yr car condition. 
depreciation is lower and Lexus RX350 is indeed a good car. 

[Ct3833]

1 hour ago, Lms822 said:

https://m.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=869405

 

can consider 🤔

E class makes sense because it is a 1.8L engine..if you are really keen, see if you could get a e250, that would be the best balance in terms of power and road tax because it is also a 1.8L engine. But e200 can do some mod to up the power from the existing 182bhp also. Many e class are driven by bosses and executives, so in terms of condition are good.  Just an option for consideration. The thing is you know your car condition well, buying an used car has its risk.

[Mkl22]

2 hours ago, Lms822 said:

https://m.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=869405

 

can consider 🤔

That’s if you believe it is the true mileage. 

[Lms822]

1 hour ago, Ct3833 said:

E class makes sense because it is a 1.8L engine..if you are really keen, see if you could get a e250, that would be the best balance in terms of power and road tax because it is also a 1.8L engine. But e200 can do some mod to up the power from the existing 182bhp also. Many e class are driven by bosses and executives, so in terms of condition are good.  Just an option for consideration. The thing is you know your car condition well, buying an used car has its risk.

Racechip 👍

[Lms822]

35 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

That’s if you believe it is the true mileage. 

Not serviced by C&C, hard to verify 

[Falc]

On 12/13/2019 at 4:53 PM, Toeknee_33 said:

A COE MX-5 @ $7K depre immediately springs into mind.

MX5 is a hardcore's choice!  😁

[Falc]

19 hours ago, jcchia said:

I would go for a 10yrs renewal if u knows how well yr car condition. 
depreciation is lower and Lexus RX350 is indeed a good car. 

The problem is that while you may know it's present condition, you won't know its future condition. 

No crystal ball here. No warranty, factory or third party, for >10 year old car. That says something.

[RogerNg_185295]

19 hours ago, Mkl22 said:

That’s if you believe it is the true mileage. 

only the foolish will believe that mileage is true.

[Whiteice78]

Just so you guys know, comprehensive insurance is commonplace nowadays for COE renewed cars. Think the insurance companies adapted to the higher number of COE renewals in recent years

[Mkl22]

32 minutes ago, Falc said:

The problem is that while you may know it's present condition, you won't know its future condition. 

No crystal ball here. No warranty, factory or third party, for >10 year old car. That says something.

same with every car, new or used.

even with warranty in place, they might tell you normal and refuse to do anything if its not serious enough, testing your resolve. ie the case of the Porsche Macan.

an older car usually has more things to fix, but if its a simple BB car, then chances are it will be simple and relatively cheap and quick to fix. the more complex higher end cars with numerous electronic gizmos, will be tougher to identify the fault.

[Ct3833]

19 hours ago, Mkl22 said:

That’s if you believe it is the true mileage. 

it  stated  full service history, can take a look, give it a benefit of doubt. 

[Mkl22]

23 minutes ago, Ct3833 said:

it  stated  full service history, can take a look, give it a benefit of doubt. 

been through a few dealers who posted, full history. but when asked, they say records with C&C, need to go get it yourself. However C&C does not release service history if you are not the registered owner. so thats that.

[Lms822]

23 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

been through a few dealers who posted, full history. but when asked, they say records with C&C, need to go get it yourself. However C&C does not release service history if you are not the registered owner. so thats that.

for most authorised agents, they won't release history but you can get the mileage and date of last service over the phone if you are lucky

[RogerNg_185295]

43 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

been through a few dealers who posted, full history. but when asked, they say records with C&C, need to go get it yourself. However C&C does not release service history if you are not the registered owner. so thats that.

Very cunning 

[Mkl22]

22 minutes ago, Lms822 said:

for most authorised agents, they won't release history but you can get the mileage and date of last service over the phone if you are lucky

haha, thats another trick that dealers do. they send it in for a simple sevice at the AD to log the last service date and mileage. so that when you check... yup, it is serviced at dealer, but it is only that one time and there could be a huge gap from the service prior to that.

not to sound arrogant. but most of their tricks, i've heard before.

Edited December 16, 2019 by Mkl22

[Beregond]

20 hours ago, Mkl22 said:

That’s if you believe it is the true mileage. 

Only 1 owner .

I wont say no chance low mileage. 

Ts himself  is a good example.

I would  say Most low mileage car is 1 owner