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Article link: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/blumont-group-asiasons/838940.html

• POSTED: 07 Oct 2013 09:48

 

Sonata is a company car.

Download Google Earth the and coordinates file from http://app2.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source...ml.kml?sfvrsn=0

Source?

http://app2.nea.gov.sg/weather-climate/haz...ges-psi-summary

It just gotten a lot worst in the last 30 mins.

170 at 2PM.

http://app2.nea.gov.sg/anti-pollution-radi...-pm2-5-readings

Now 152 liao!

Refer to http://app2.nea.gov.sg/anti-pollution-radi...-pm2-5-readings for hourly readings.

Latest reading is 95.

VW, Audi and Skoda recalled in Australia.

Article link: http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf...A257B88002305CD

More than 8000 Audi and Skoda vehicles recalled over possible VW transmission flaw

 

By MIKE COSTELLO

MORE than 8000 Audi and Skoda vehicles will be recalled in Australia over the same transmission fault that has seen parent company Volkswagen today recall nearly 26,000 vehicles of its own.

 

Premium brand Audi will recall 6267 of its A1 and A3 small hatchbacks built between July 2008 and July 2011, fitted with the S tronic seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (Audi

someone told me this road can be used for aircraft takeoff and landing during emergencies.

Quoted from http://www.vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php...3625&page=2

Originally Posted by otaku78

You still owe $470k at the end of 3 years. The $788 per month only covers interest (on the $470k), insurance, servicing, road tax, etc.

 

So assuming they guarantee buy back from you at $235k, your annual depreciation would be ($470k - $235k) + ($788 x 36) = $88k per year.

 

Save you a trip down to Stuttgart.

Originally Posted by otaku78

the article is misleading.

 

what it really says is, "at the end of the third year, the company buys back the car at $235,000", which just means that after 3 years, it is guaranteed that you won't have to top up extra cash to clear the outstanding $235k (unlike in car loans with Rule of 78), so your downside is limited.

 

you do NOT get your $235k downpayment back. the downpayment is eaten up on day one, gone forever. confirmed with porsche SE this morning.

*Oops, duplicated post*

The 1.8L TC engine in the E250 has been replaced with a new 2L TC.

Taken from http://www.sae.org/mags/aei/11868

Changes to Mercedes-Benz

Taken from: http://www.sgmerc.com/topic/12900-facelift-e-class/page-2

Its being launched this week.

E200 Elegance $247,888

E200 Avantgarde $257,888

E250 Elegance $258,888

E250 Avantgarde $268,888

E400 Avantgarde $300,888

Full story: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singap...-co/676816.html

By Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid

POSTED: 16 May 2013 10:34 AM

 

SINGAPORE: Those who wish to buy more than one car in Singapore may need to fork out more cash on top of their Certificate of Entitlement (COE) in future.

 

The government is considering imposing a surcharge for the second car onwards - owned by the same person.

 

The move aims to better spread car ownership more evenly, given the limited COE supply.

 

If implemented, the surcharge will not apply to existing multiple car owners.

 

Buyers of mass-market cars who are currently competing for COEs in Category A with buyers of luxury cars may also see some relief.

 

The government is looking at factoring engine power as a way to better delineate Category A from Category B to improve the COE system.

 

It is understood that about 50 per cent of COEs under Category A are currently taken up by luxury cars.

 

The government will begin seeking views from the public and motor dealers on the possible changes next month.

 

The process will likely take about two to three months.

 

- CNA/fa

Thanks...wow $13,900 for "AMG Package" is daylight robbery IMHO....might as well get a plain vanilla version and goto external workshop and alp on a replica kit for less than half the price....

The complete kit is factory fitted and comes with upgraded suspension, brakes, steering, original AMG alloys and interior trim as well hence the hefty price.

Prices are available from Mercedes's SG website.

Using E-Class for an example, the "AMG Sports Package" is an additional S$13,900.

I think there is lots of confusion because even the sale promoters and agents sell some of the cars as "AMG" cars...I saw a ad for an "AMG" version of the new A class just the other day n scratch my head...duh?

They might be referring to the "AMG package" (not AMG powered) that is model specific.

1) A Class AMG package options: http://www.mercedes-benz.com.sg/content/si...portsmodel.html

2) C Class AMG package options: http://www.mercedes-benz.com.sg/content/si...ipment/amg.html

3) E Class AMG package options: http://www.mercedes-benz.com.sg/content/si...ipment/amg.html

4) S Class AMG package options: http://www.mercedes-benz.com.sg/content/si...ipment/amg.html

Vids from http://www.youtube.com/user/Icefury76?feature=watch

Original thread: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drin...pe-4190164.html

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The 1.4 twin-charged 150bhp TSI Tiguan is using a 6sp DSG, http://www.volkswagen.com.sg/en/models/Tig...8966ba6318ba0fc

Jetta sport 1.4 twin-charged is equipped with a 7sp DSG and produces 160bhp, http://www.volkswagen.com.sg/en/models/Jet...c373bd6f2fe1d56

I wonder why the 1.4 Tiguan gets a 6sp DSG while the rest of the 1.4 DSG models are still using the 7sp DSG.

Its called "water hammer", a plumber will be able to help you.

I had the same encounter at my place, faucets would vibrate and pipes sounded like they were going to fall apart.

Mine was caused by a faulty flushing mechanism, plumber changed the entire plastic assembly and problem was solved.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...surance-claim-2

Got video got talk!

 

By Khushwant Singh

 

A sales manager, who was fetching his six-year-old son home, deliberately reversed his car into a stationary taxi. The next day, Melvyn Chua Tong Ling, 31, lied in an insurance claim that the cab had rear-ended him in January last year.

 

He was jailed for four months on Wednesday. He had pleaded guilty on March 19 to driving rashly and endangering the safety of his son and cabby Ng Chor Foo, and to attempting to cheat First Capital Insurance of $11,463 with the false insurance claim. District Judge Eddy Tham said that it was very fortunate that Mr Ng, 55, had captured the incident on the camera in his taxi. The footage was screened in court at last month's hearing.

 

It showed that at 6.30pm on Jan 10 last year, Chua stopped his car along Ang Mo Kio Street 44 to pick up his son. As it was a narrow road, Mr Ng overtook the Chua's car by going into the right lane for oncoming traffic. Just then, Chua tried to move off but had to brake suddenly when he saw the taxi moving left in front of him. It then stopped some distance ahead to let a passenger disembark. Chua sped forward and swore at Mr Ng for cutting into his lane.

 

Wishing to avoid a confrontation, the cabby drove off. Chua pursued him and after overtaking the taxi, he jammed his brakes, forcing the cab to stop. Chua then reversed his vehicle into the front of the taxi. The next day, Chua put in his fraudulent claim at Ah Lim Motor Company in Ang Mo Kio.

 

Pleading for a lenient sentence, defence counsel N. Sudha Nair said that when Chua went to complain to Mr Ng for causing him to brake suddenly which made his son fall from the back seat to the car's floor, the cabby had said: "So what? Is your son dead? If he dies, I will present you with a coffin."

 

In reply, Assistant Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok pointed out that there was no evidence of any provocation.

most people just take budget air to bangkok

smoke weed, party, drink for the weekend then fly back

cheaper better faster

http://goseasia.about.com/od/singapore/a/S...e-Drug-Laws.htm

Mandatory Drug Testing

 

In Singapore, you can be dragged into custody without a warrant and be compelled to submit to drug testing by the Singapore authorities. As Singaporean drug counselor and ex-detainee Tony Tan explains: "[Penalties for] the first time you are caught for drug consumption is one year, the second time is three years and the third time is five minimum with three strokes of the cane," says Tan. "Consumption just means that your urine has tested positive."

 

According to Tan, Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers are stationed at Changi Airport, searching for telltale signs of drug use. "In Singapore, if you are taking drugs overseas once you cross the border into Singapore and test positive you will still be charged even though you didn't consume the drugs in Singapore," says Tan.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1017.html

Mandatory Death Penalty for Many Narcotics Offenses: Singapore police have the authority to compel both residents and non-residents to submit to random drug analysis. They do not distinguish between drugs consumed before or after entering Singapore in applying local laws. In Singapore, detained U.S. citizens have been surprised that they had been arrested for violations that would not have resulted in arrest in the United States.

 

There are no jury trials in Singapore. Judges hear cases and decide sentencing. The Government of Singapore does not provide legal assistance except in capital cases; legal assistance may be available in some other cases through the Law Society.