Q&A with Car Xchange

[MCFTeam]

Q&A with Car Xchange management

 

Dear all,

 

MCF is pleased to host a Q&A discussion between the forumers and the management of Car Xchange Network : http://www.carxchange.com.sg/.

 

Please start posting your question/s in this discussion thread now. Kindly send in your questions by 19th Dec (Thursday) and Alex, the Marketing Director of Car Xchange will be on hand to answer your questions on 21st December 2002 (Saturday)

 

Start posting your questions now!

Edited December 11, 2002 by MCFTeam

[Super7]

Let's start the ball rolling by taking a look at some stat:

 

eg:- what's the success rate for selling a car thru CarXchange??.... say out of a total of ___ posts to sell cars, how many did get sold thru CarXchange??... on average how long it took to see the car??.........

 

cheers

[Lightspeed]

Ok...I know this is not a question...

 

But I think each car needs more pics (interior as well) even though its gonna take up more bandwidth

 

and here's another MAJOR issue (to me...its major enuff for me anyway )

 

some cars on sale have PRICES on them... some dont.

I suppose the purpose of not stating price is to get genuine buyers to call the seller up.

 

But for me... I really hate shopping at places with items without price tags

 

 

 

here's the question:

 

MCF has disabled the classifieds section and thus as MCFTeam has stated, any classifieds are now being directed to CarXchange. But CarXchange is a car sale website ...erm...so where's the redirection?

 

Just wondering

 

Correct me if I'm wrong anywhere

 

overall.... the site does look promising Just needs a tad more pics of each car eg: (www.cartimes.net)

[Chris_ck]

I just browsed the car xchange website and i realised that the site only allows you to sell/buy cars. How about accessories? I did not find any anything about that? Will a section on Car accessories be set up too?

[Tantt70]

Dear Alex,

 

I note the advantages that an online classified like yours have over the simple and yet effective Classifieds on the newspapers. Can you elaborate more on how you can beat ST Classifieds.

 

At the same time, we see quite a few online car classifieds like juzclickcar or carfellas which i believe are backed by BIG BIG boys... so what is your competitive edge?

[Carxchange]

Q&A with Car Xchange Network

Dear MCF Forumers,

Thank you for the questions posted over the past days.

I am Alex, the Marketing Director of Car Exchange Network (www.carxchange.com.sg).

This is an exciting opportunity for us to go online and answer your queries on our Company. I will repeat each question in blue italics followed by my answers in black.

Regards,
Alex

[Carxchange]

Super7, you wrote:

Let's start the ball rolling by taking a look at some stat:

eg:- what's the success rate for selling a car thru CarXchange??.... say out of a total of ___ posts to sell cars, how many did get sold thru CarXchange??... on average how long it took to see the car??.........

 

Hi Super7,

 

Thank you for your question.

 

Our website has been launched for about two weeks. I

[Carxchange]

Lightspeed, you wrote:

 

But I think each car needs more pics (interior as well) even though its gonna take up more bandwidth and here's another MAJOR issue (to me...its major enuff for me anyway ) some cars on sale have PRICES on them... some dont.

I suppose the purpose of not stating price is to get genuine buyers to call the seller up. But for me... I really hate shopping at places with items without price tags

 

 

MCF has disabled the classifieds section and thus as MCFTeam has stated, any classifieds are now being directed to CarXchange. But CarXchange is a car sale website ...erm...so where's the redirection?

 

Hi Lightspeed,

 

Thank you for your questions.

 

I totally agree that photos help to sell the cars and attract attention. That

Edited December 21, 2002 by Carxchange

[Assassin]

Hi Alex,

 

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. I hope you will bear with us as our questions can come from both a general as well as a personal perspective.

 

I have a few general questions myself which I would like to put forward:

 

- Does Car Exchange Network [CEN] impose any requirements/clauses on car sellers to ensure that the vehicles that they sell are of a certain standard ? eg. cars must have vehicle log book, full service and accident history etc.

 

- Are the cars for sale held at a CEN location for viewing or do the buyers have to arrange with the sellers individually for viewing ?

 

 

Regards

[Carxchange]

Chris_ck, you wrote: I just browsed the car xchange website and i realised that the site only allows you to sell/buy cars. How about accessories? I did not find any anything about that? Will a section on Car accessories be set up too?

 

Hi Chris_ck,

 

Thank you for your questions.

 

We have received quite a number of inquiries regarding car accessories. At Car Exchange, we

[Carxchange]

Tantt70, you wrote: I note the advantages that an online classified like yours have over the simple and yet effective Classifieds on the newspapers. Can you elaborate more on how you can beat ST Classifieds.

 

At the same time, we see quite a few online car classifieds like juzclickcar or carfellas which i believe are backed by BIG BIG boys... so what is your competitive edge?

 

 

Hi Tantt70,

 

Thank you for your questions.

 

As you mentioned, most people already see the advantages of online classifieds over traditional media. In the long run, no question, online classifieds will become the main stream classifieds provider. But this will not happen overnight. At the moment, the population is divided.

 

1. There is an older generation who will stick to newspapers.

2. There is a big group of office workers who will use both. Maybe finding a car online in the office, reading newspapers after work.

3. There is a less educated group who will not use online classifieds yet.

4. There is a young generation who use online media heavily.

 

Currently, it is group 2 & 4 which is driving the change. It is enough mass to keep the momentum going and create a balance between traditional media and online media for a while. Over time, group 1 & 3 will diminish and 2 & 4 will dominate. That will be the time online classifieds really overtake traditional media.

 

We know there are a few classifieds sites around.

 

Some of the sites out there try to sell everything. They end up providing a very general service. We are focus on car classifieds. You can see our site is tailored to sell cars from day one. So it does a much more effective job in selling and finding cars.

 

We have the expertise and created a unique photo listing. It is attractive to buyers

and helps to locate what you need effectively. Yet, our pages load fast!

Some of the sites out there provide free classifieds. So they just put the sites up and leave it.

 

Classifieds is just the side business, they don

[Carxchange]

To all,

 

Thanks for all your valuable questions & inputs. They are important to us. They drive us to improve and serve you better!

 

We wish all MCF members Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!!!

 

Rgds,

Alex

Car Exchange Network

www.carxchange.com.sg

email: [email protected]

DID: 67941775

[Carxchange]

Hi Assasin,

 

Thanks for your questions.

 

- Car Exchange Network is a pure classified provider. Sellers are free to post any car advertisements. Though we hope that all who come to Car Exchange Network will act honorably and treat each other fairly, we can't verify the information they supply or guarantee the vehicles they offer. Buyers must practice same caution and good judgement as you would in responding to a classified ad in the newspaper.

 

- Sellers just advertise with Car Exchange Network. Buyers will contact sellers directly.

 

Best Regards,

Alex

Car Exchange Network

[Guest Triggerhappy]

Hallo Alex, nice to have you here.

 

A small question from me.

 

Visited your website a few times as my cousin is considering using his yr end bonus to buy a car. My question is: Would it make sense for you to list if the seller is a dealer or pte seller.

 

Reason why I asked is that I for one do not want to deal with dealers. Had some bad experience with them so rather buy direct from sellers. Many benefits to buy direct (via classifieds) but shan't drag the topic here. Appreciate your comments.

 

Thanks!

[Carxchange]

Hi Triggerhappy,

 

We have both dealers and direct sellers listing in our sites. We know some buyers like to buy from sellers hoping to save on commission. But there are also buyers don't mind buying from dealers, as dealers will do most of the administrative works for them.

 

In our website, it is a free market, choices belong to the buyers.

 

Best Regards,

Alex

Car Exchange Network

[Guest Triggerhappy]

Thks for your prompt reply, Alex.

 

Have a good weekend.

[Carxchange]

You're most welcome!

 

And same to you, enjoy your weekend!

 

Alex

Car Exchange Network

www.carxchange.com.sg

Edited December 21, 2002 by Carxchange

[MCFTeam]

Dear MCF forumers,

 

The management of Car Xchange has indicated to us that they would be pleased to answer any questions that users might.

 

So do feel free to post in this thread your questions to the management and they will respond to your queries.

 

Cheers!