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Hello guys I'm planning to get my first 2nd hand car soon. I'm seriously a noob when it comes to buying cars. I'm pretty sure those car dealers can smell my 'noobness' when i go car shopping. To those pple here who have bought 2nd hand cars a couple of times, pls list your top 5 must ask questions to the dealer. I think many of us new to buying cars can use such questions to our benefit when we go car shopping. So please shoot away.

I had bought this vehicle from JDM Cars at Turf Club and also trade in my 3 year old Toyota Allion with them under the Sales person named ALAN SOO. It did not take me much consideration to make this purchase under the influence of the false claims, lies and fake claims from this ALAN SOO. At least, i would expect what was promised to me was followed up promptly and completed without my involvement or causing me inconvenience, nevertheless, i was dead wrong. This was his promise, also recollection of events that follows. 1. A three months warranty of the car of ANY defects. He said in the event of ANY problems, I just need bring the car to the MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop at Sin Min Road 05-11, and they will honor any repairs, during the 3 months warranty period. He even promise that he will pass me the warranty letter on the day of collection of the car, but it did not happen. After weeks of ignored SMS, calls, and even went up to his office at Turf City to request for it. He reluctantly just emailed to me a copy of this so called warranty letter as in the attached, this was after the incident below happened on the 16 Dec 2011. One look at this warranty letter, i knew that it was signed and WROTE by ALAN SOO, and the contents if fill with errors and very ambigious. It had indicated that ANY wear and tear is NOT covered under this warranty. How to make a claim with this type of "warranty" contents? I asked ALAN SOO what is non-wear and tear in a car? and why Engine and Transmission is non wear and tear, he did not know how to answer. And the wear and tear clause comes about after this incident. Obviously, he is playing with words and treated me like a fool. On 16 Dec 2011 at 7am, I could not start the car, contacted AA to go to my house carpark to check, was told by the AA mechanics that it was the engine starter having a problem. Call up MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop, the manager Ah Boon asked me to bring it down to take a look. arranged a tow truck, and towed it all the way from Jurong to Sin Min Auto Care. 05-11 Mega Swift Auto. Obviously, it had caused me inconvenience because i had to cancel all my business appointments. (Ironically, just a day before the problem, I was at the workshop to fix my bumper job, a job which the mechanics did manage to do well, after the fixing, my car could not start, as I was still at the workshop, ask Ah Boon to take a look, he checked and said the it was the battery problem. At this moment, my only thought to replace the battery asap.) Reached the workshop, the car mechanics checked and found that true enough, the Car Start has blown and needed to change. While they are working on it, Ah Boon came and immediately stop them from doing so because he said that its still not clear who is going to pay. Why did the workshop have to interfere in this anyway?I got to find out that Ah Boon is the close friend of JDM Car boss, so tat explains the inconvenience caused to me at their celebrated friendship! Immediately tried to contact JDM personel, Jason (the Boss), Chris (the Supervisor) and of cause Alan, but no one answered my calls. Finally manage to speak to Alan, he immediately told me he is not on 24 hours standby and have no obligation to answer my calls before 1030am, he said muttered that i can go ahead to complaint. anyway I told him my car problem, he said YES, it can be repaired under the warranty. I told him Ah Boon only listen to JDM. He said he will call Ah Boon and get him to proceed. Not sure what was their conversation, and to my shocking disbelief, Ah Boon said JDM said it was not cover under the warranty as it was wear and tear...this was the 1st time this word appeared from this entire commotion. I called JDM and managed to speak to Chris (the Supervisor) and he said he was at a meeting, and refuse to talk further. So I was left stranded, my car won't move without repairs, and I have a series of missed appointments, finally, after about one hour, Ah Boon told me that JDM said their will help to pay half of the bills and I have to pay half. At this moment, i was just thinking that, i need the car to go for my appointment, so I said I ONLY will agree to pay $200, but I will settle with JDM at a later stage. Why I chose to pay is because, they have left me with no choice. If I don't pay, no repairs will be done, my car will be stalled there. I was caught in a situation. Before the repair even start, Ah Boon told me that the price he check for a "BRAND NEW STARTER" was around $600 exclude labour. and suggest that I pay $300 now. I said NO way I am going to pay this extra amount, he called up Chris and after their conversation, he turn around and said that I have to pay half, and JDM will settle the rest. Then I told him, I only can pay $250 and that's it. Then Ah Boon instructed his mechanic to buy the parts and start the repairs. Sensing that they are just trying to trick me into paying extra money, I called up Chris, and Chris told me to pay only $200 and they will bear the rest. Though finally the repair was done, but it has already cause me much distress, frustrations and inconvenience and to me, the warranty was not warranted, because I have to pay for the repairs. 2. ALAN SOO also promised me a series of things that was not done, I have to followup closely and see it done one by one. a. One particular plastic bracket of my rear car seat was missing, which Alan said that it was broken, so he took it out, he will get one from "another" car to fix it back on the day of the car collection .IT DID NOT HAPPEN. When I ask him, he consistently told me that he had place the order and will "LET ME KNOW" once arrive. But I am very sure he did not do anything. After much waiting and frustration, I finally drove up to MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop and request for it to be fix. Ah Boon told me an order need two month, and said that he will get from anther car to fix it for me, which he did. This was 15 Dec 2100. A day before my car stalled. 3. The Road Tax, Alan Soo told me that the road tax have been renewed and it will be delivered to me, but one week after collecting the car, it did not appear, I call up LTA myself and ask them to sent to me. 4. Broken Bumper Before I signed on the dotted line, I noticed that the front bumper lower portion was broken, so I told Allan to get it change before I officially collect the car. he told me NO PROBLEM, the bumper will fix BRAND NEW when I collect my car, however, on the day of collection, the bumper is still broken. Alan purportedly called up Ah Boon and after they speak. Alan told me its because Ah Boon wants to save money for his boss, so he just "TIE IT UP" to me the broken portion "NOT SO OBVIOUS", (But when I check with Ah Boon, he said it was Alan instructions to just "TIE IT UP" and make it look not so obvious) At this point, ALAN SOO said he will arrange for me to get it replace, and even fix a date on the 23 NOV 2011, and said that it will just need TWO hours to fix it. It was a working weekday, and I took a day off just waiting for this to be fix. And when I reach the workshop at 9am, to my horror, Ah Boon told me that it cannot be completed within one day, because they have to smoothen the "NEW BUMPER", (which is a secondhand set from another car) and then match the color of my car. and told me that I can only come one day later to collect, or alternatively come back another day to fix the "NEW" bumper. Again, this has cause me inconvenience and a waste of my time. If Alan Soo is attentive enough, this type of things should not happen. Anyway, it leave me with no choice but to make the arrangement to come back to MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop to get it fix on the Saturday. However, the bumper was not fix well, it left a metal piece sticking out from the right front lamp, this is also one reason why I went to MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop on the 15 Dec, 2011. 5. Spare Key for the Car I told Alan I need a spare key for my car, he said his BOSS lock it, and he will get it from him and pass to me when I collect my car, IT DID NOT HAPPEN. I ask him several times: - ALAN SOO Reason: a. BOSS NOT IN TOWN b. BOSS KEPT IT UNDER LOCK c. BOSS CAME BACK BUT KEY IS IN HIS CAR d. BOSS WILL FIND AND PASS TO HIM e. IT WAS LOCK IN A BOX WHICH HE HAVE NO KEYS TO OPEN. As I thought it would be very serious if i lost my ONLY Key, I went up to Turf CITY to look for him to get the key on 10 Dec 2011. I called up his BOSS Jason that I need the key now and then, this is where Alan got "NO CHOICE" but to get my car key and go to the KEY maker at Turf CITY to duplicate the key. Again, cause me much inconvenience for I have to keep asking for it, and look for him many times to listen to his BIZZARE reasons. 6. A REPAIR Checklist As Alan told me that the car has gone through a major overhaul and MEGA AUTO SWIFT workshop have replaced most of the damaged parts at an amount to almost $8k Naturally, I ask for a repair checklist to see what has been replace and what was done to the car, so that I know what has been done on my Car. Alan told me to get it from Ah Boon when I am at his workshop. But when I ask Ah Boon he consistently told me its not ready and that and he will not pass it to me, he ONLY DEAL with JDM. Nevertheless, until today, week after week, I still cannot see the checklist, the workshop manager Ah Boon, had said that he will only gather all the item list and sent if to JDM cars, I mean, until almost two months, then he start to "GATHER" the items information? then how he can bill JDM cars? How come he know its $8K? 7. Although I have spoken to Jason on Alan Soo, and Jason have got Chris to followup, but they have already caused me very much stress, inconvenience and frustrations which I really don't know who to turn to for help. 8. The mileage meter, before I collect my car was read as around 80K (nls) which Alan Soo told me that its considered LOW mileage, but when I took the car, I sense something is not right, so I make some checking and realized that after converting to KM, it was around 140K! I ask ALAN SOO this and to my expectations, he denied that he did not told me that the meter reading of 80k is actual nls. 9. I have told ALAN SOO i will take further action on this, which he said "CARRY ON". WTF is such a guy doing in sales? 10. Til date, just close to the second month, I have make repairs for this car with another better auto repair shop of around $2200 already. They had told me that diagnostics had showed that after the repairs, the car is in a healthy state now. Hopefully, it can last me for another few years without any major repairs. P.S. I sold my 3 year old Allion SJJ7xxB to JDM Cars at a mileage of 80K(backup up by service log book) When I last saw my car up for sale by JDM at the Turf City, it was up for sale at a mileage of 40K???And this was prominently displayed on the car wind screen that proudly proclaimed "LOW MILEAGE"!!! I did not believe that the car dealer TWEAK the mileage meter until i SAW it with my own eyes. Good luck to the person who bought the car.

Took me quite some time to piece all the information together for this thread, which I have wanted to start a few months back. No right or wrong here, just some personal opinions on why I think the AD plays an important role in determining the resale value of the model sold by them. Feel free to share your thoughts (a forum is meant for members to engage in meaningful discussion, isn't it?) Many ADs has been playing hard to maintain the sales price of new car sold by them, citing reasons such as protecting customer's interest (by not having an unusually wide price fluctuation from month to month), guarantee a good resale value in the used car market (used car price is tagged almost directly to new car pricing), better service if buying the car from them directly, etc. But is that always the case? It is an open secret that when ADs are not able to meet their sales target, they will register the new car and sold it as used car through their used car division of even 3rd parties. I am using PML and Wearnes as an example below, to highlight the adverse effects of doing so. PML (BMW) With the new X3 priced from $302,888 (xDrive20i) / $308,888 (xDrive20i M-Sport) before over trade, the profit margin is between $68K to $71K, which is almost 150% of their respective OMV! Even after an generous O/T of say ~$30K, the net car price will still be around $270K to $280K. Yet PML would rather sell brand new unit at a much lower price (estimated to be ~$250K+) every month to used car dealers, only for it to be listed as used car, than to price it down to similar level for genuine buyers (direct PML customer). This is the screen grab I have taken from sgcarmart.com and the list is not exhaustive. You can even find pre-facelift X3, which was registered exactly a year ago, on the list (there are actually several units available, but the dealer don't want to give potential buyer the impression that they have to lelong the car in their inventory)! Based on the info I have, used car dealers got these units last year at just $200K thereabout, so they can continue to hold and wait (for uninformed buyer). So what does it got to do with resale value? Well, we all know that in a few years time, when the owner want to sell their ride, used car dealers will probably offer PARF + remaining COE value + another few $$$K for the body, and given the record breaking COE premium currently, the owner is likely to burn >$150K in just <5 years (buy at $280K, sell at $105K - $120K max. at 5th year). That's when some will KPKB that BMW has low resale value, nope? Wearnes (Volvo) Let look at the total number of V60 Cross Country and V90 Cross Country registered in the first 5 month of this year, 13 units in total. Want to make a guess how many of this units are sold as brand new used car? 1, 2 or 3? Well, I found 5 units listed on sgcarmart.com (I have reasons to believe there are more units available but not advertised - 'cos I saw at least another 1 - 2 units parked outside Wearnes Pre-Owned, probably management unit, which will eventually be sold as used car). That translate to ~40 to 50% of the new car sold as used. Reason for doing that? Having to meet sales quota without lowering the new car price. BTW, the profits for both model range from ~$67K to >$100K (before O/T), I will leave it to the readers to decide if that is reasonable for the brand. In the case of Volvo, it is a double whammy for the owners (be it brand new from Wearnes or brand new used car / management unit), as not only they are experiencing paper lost as what I have described above, with many used car in the market with transfer count of more than 1, the resale value will be further suppressed. One just need to browse the used car list on sgcarmart.com for the earlier model, and some can be had for ~$14K annual depreciation (in the current climate of $100K COE, so I cannot imagine when the COE return to $50K, these used car will have <$9K depreciation??) One particular unit of V60 Cross Country has been put up for sales for at least 2 months, with asking price of <$190K (for a 6 months old car) till the owner gave up and sell it to Eurokars Pre-Owned, so does that paint a picture that matches what I have written so far?

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Hi all need to ask for opinion here. i sold off my car thru a consignment agent last month. Did the transfer of ownership on 28-Jan and was told I will get the rest of payment for my car in about 10 days time. 10 days passed money never come in. Tell me will transfer by 15-Feb cos CNY blah, blah, blah. 15-Feb passed again CNY , COVID blah blah blah.. I am getting a bit worry. I have buy and sell cars before but all thru AD. First time selling thru a consignment agent. Is it normal to take this long for the fund to be release? in case I don’t get my money back any channel I can pursuit to get back my money? TIA for the feedback and comments

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/car-dealership-manager-admits-to-cheating-buyers-of-over-222000-in-deposits SINGAPORE - A manager of a car dealership lied to sellers that he would pay their outstanding car loans so that he could buy their vehicles with a smaller outlay. He then cheated buyers of these used cars into paying him more than $222,000 in deposits, knowing full well that ownership could not be transferred because of the unpaid loans. Ng Leeson, 45, pleaded guilty to six counts of cheating and one of criminal breach of trust as an agent on Tuesday (Oct 5). The court heard that he was a manager at B Leasing, a company that bought and sold second-hand cars. He had oversight of the day-to-day operations. Between January and March 2015, Ng conspired with his colleague Chong Zhuang Jian, a 36-year-old salesman, to carry out the scheme. Chong was promised a commission of about $300 for each car he purchased and $500 for each sale. The pair sourced for cars with outstanding loans on motoring portal sgCarMart. They would offer to pay the seller's outstanding loan to the bank directly and thus obtain the car for a smaller sum. For instance, if the agreed sale price was $100,000 and the outstanding loan was $99,000, they would offer $1,000. Ng then advertised these cars for sale on the same portal at attractive prices and deceived buyers into thinking that they would be the registered owners after they had paid deposits. When sellers and buyers sensed that something was amiss and tried to reach the pair, they were not contactable. The duo purchased nine cars and sold seven of them between January and March 2015. On top of his managerial role at B Leasing, Ng was also the sole owner of Leeson Motors, a company that bought and sold used cars. His offences came to light when a seller lodged a police report against Leeson Motors in July 2015 because Ng failed to pay her over $41,000 for her car. A search on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority website showed that Leeson Motors is no longer in operation. No results were yielded for car dealerships with the name B Leasing. Ng is due to be sentenced on Oct 20. Chong had been sentenced to two years and three months' jail in February 2019 for his offences. No restitution has been made to the victims. For each count of cheating, Ng could be jailed up to 10 years and fined. The maximum penalty for criminal breach of trust as an agent carries a jail term of 20 years and a fine.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for genuine advice for my situation. I bought my pre-owned car via consignment thru a car dealer and took delivery of the car on 26 March 2021. Prior to closing the deal, it was our understanding that the car would still be under warranty by the authorized dealer till Oct 2022. In fact, I even paid for the car to be checked and confirmed by the authorized dealer before concluding the deal. So I've been driving the said car till Monday, 14 June when I sent it for servicing with the authorized dealer. The Service Advisor noted that the mileage on my vehicle doesn't tally with their last records! Before jumping into any conclusions, we both agreed that I should have a chat and check with the car dealer from whom I gotten my carI then wrote an email to the car dealer. No response from them after one day. I called the office line next day and spoke to someone who basically said he can't recall and have details on hand. I told him that I've written an email with the relevant details and attached reports from the authorized dealer to his company and confirmed the email address. He said would look out for the email. Few days passed and still no response. I called again today (Thursday) and spoke to the same Mr Tan. He claimed that never received any email and "don't know what is wrong". Again, I confirmed the email address. In my email, I explained that I wish to get confirmation that the instrument cluster or on-board computer of my car has not been tempered with prior to handover. I'm approaching it with a open mind that there could be other reasons why the odometer is not reflecting correctly. Or if there has been acts that put the warranty by the authorized dealer at risk, we should explore our options to resolve the issue. So I'm all ears to what I should do next? I've written few emails to the car dealer and followed with a couple of re-sent. But the Mr Tan simply claimed "never see". What else can I do? Go onto their Facebook page and try demand a response? I don't wish to suggest that they could be into the "tempering odometer" as it could be disastrous for their business. But I should also be fair to myself too, right? If I should send the car to the authorized dealer for a deeper probe, it could result in immediate void of my warranty. And the odometer discrepancies would be all on me! Thank you all for reading patiently and help. I welcome all actionable suggestions.

Hi all, doing my homework on selling my cars. I prefer not to trade in. Any feedback on using the following to sell our cars? 1) Wheeldeal - new player, FOC quote 2) Quotz - need to pay for service, they help you take pictures and arrange for bidding, can view bidding process "live" 3) List on SGCarmart as owner selling - more control, can sell direct cutting out the middleman, more hassle from the transfer work? Are there any difference in the method of choice in selling depending on the type and model of cars? eg. bread and butter popular models (altis, sunny, civic) just sell to highest and hand dealer eg. rarer less common and niche models (saab, chryser) list and sell to direct buyers who appreciate such cars Thanks!

Motul is widely recognised as the specialist in synthetic lubricants. In 1971, Motul was the pioneer lubricant manufacturer to formulate a 100% synthetic lubricant for automotive engines, the 300V lubricant, making use of its proprietary ESTER Core(R) technology. Motul connect is everything Singaporean drivers will need to check it out. We have featured the full range of Motul's line up and promotion in our website to update all our customers in Singapore! You can now visit us at http://www.motulconnect.com.sg Where can I find Motul products in Singapore? You can visit us at http://www.motulconnect.com.sg and click on the "dealer locator". Select the "Vehicle Segment" and the "Zone" and click "Find Dealers" And here are the workshops in Singapore that carries Motul Lubricants.

Do you know roughly how much mileage dealer will adjust to deceive buyers? It is not 20% or 30%. They adjust as low as you will believe. My friend sold his Honda jazz to a dealer, mileage was at more than 250K. The car was full of problems when mileage was from 150+km onwards. The dealer adjusted it to 120km when advertising it for sale. They will choose a mileage to “match” the car condition in a way that you will believe. They know if adjusted to say less than 100KM, it’s too obvious and buyers will not believe. Maybe I should track down the buyer and inform him so that he can take necessary recourse / compensation / refund / legal actions against the dealer, whichever he chooses. You want insider? My car dealer friend told me ALL his cars are mileage adjusted. This is “Industry Practice”.

Lotus has not been popular in Singapore for a long time.... Will it make any difference by appointing Wearnes? https://www.tnp.sg/news/business/lotus-appoints-wearnes-its-singapore-dealer

Former RWS casino dealer stole chips worth at least S$77,000, bought branded goods Sources: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/former-rws-casino-dealer-stole-chips-worth-least-s77000-bought-branded-goods SINGAPORE — A former dealer at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino took at least S$77,000 worth of S$1,000 cash chips, asked a friend to help him cash some of them out, and used the money to buy luxury goods for himself and his girlfriend. His spending spree included a Breitling watch worth almost S$6,000, a pair of Balenciaga shoes and a pouch, and S$400 Chanel earrings. He also bought an Apple iPad mini and an iPhone. On Thursday (June 20), Ding Zhipeng, a Chinese national, was sentenced to nine months and six weeks’ jail and fined S$12,000. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty in the State Courts to one charge of criminal breach of trust, one charge under the Casino Control Act and one charge under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act. Thirteen similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. The court heard that Ding had been employed at RWS since July 2017, and looked after casino cash chips kept in the float — that is, trays where the chips were kept — of his assigned gaming tables. He began stealing casino cash chips from the float sometime in May or June 2018, when there were no patrons at his gaming table. His offences were finally discovered on Nov 12, 2018, when a surveillance operator spotted Ding taking S$1,000 cash chips from the float. The operator then called the police. Officers seized 72 chips and S$3,000 in cash from Ding’s rental room when they searched it later that evening. He surrendered another two chips that he had kept inside his pants when he was arrested. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tay Jia En noted that Ding had misappropriated a large amount over an extended period of time. He showed premeditation by stealing the chips when his supervisor was not looking, the prosecutor added, and he used a friend to cash out the chips as he would attract suspicion by doing it himself. In mitigation, Ding’s lawyer John Koh told the court that his client was stressed and “resorted to improper channels to make extra money”, while working long hours to make money for his family back in China. Most of the money was eventually recovered as well, Mr Koh added.

Planning to get a 2nd Mazda 2. But dunno which dealer to go for or avoid? Anyone can advice

Feeling the heat of competition from online sites, used car traders are banding together to set up their own portal. A group of 20 traders led by Mr Eddie Loo, managing director of CarTimes Automobile, is raising $5 million with the aim of rolling out the site by early next year. "The online presence is eating into dealers' business," Mr. Loo told The Straits Times. "We need to protect our business before it's all taken away from us." He said competition has been coming fast and furious, in the form of such entities as sgCarMart, Carousell, Carros and ------. "And we find it's meaningless for us to support these online portals when they are competing with us," he added. Carousell, for instance, has muscled into the car domain, while sgCarMart has just started a car financial services arm. "Our aim is to become the largest online portal... to create a new marketplace for dealers," Mr. Loo said, adding that the yet-to-be-named site will be run by 'a professional team'. "It won't be run by dealers, so that it won't be one-sided," he added. "Every dealer will have a stake, so that their interest is protected." He said the business-to-consumer site will cater to motorists who want to buy or sell vehicles, and it could eventually allow deals to be done fully online. "It's still preliminary," he added. "The $5 million is just the first phase." Mr. Loo said the investment will go into hiring a team as well as marketing efforts. "There's a lot of marketing to be done," he noted. The used car trade is in the doldrums on account of depressed Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices, which have rendered vehicle stocks bought with higher premiums commercially unviable. The slowdown, which started in July when COEs for cars up to 1,600cc fell to eight-year lows, has claimed at least one company. Shen Tat Enterprises has shut down after nearly 30 years in the business. ST PREMIUM article. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/used-car-dealers-to-set-up-largest-online-portal

Hi I've found a direct buyer who wants to purchase my car. He's a friend's friend. However I told him to give me abit of time to settle the purchase of my car by end March. Once I shortlist the car I'm buying from a dealer, what would be the fastest way to complete both end of the transactions? Should i settle the loan with my bank first?

just wondering usually from the list price on sgcarmart, how much discount will the dealer give usually? eg $32k for civic FD 2litre, how much discount can i squeeze expect out of it?

Hey guys, Looking to sell my ride to a 2nd hand car dealer. Done a search in the forum but could not find any useful threads on this matter. It's my first time selling to a 2nd car dealer, so just want to know any pitfalls or things to take note of. What are the steps involved in the whole process? When do we finally hand the car over to the dealer? Thanks for any valuable advise. Cheers

Hi all, i just want to get attention from people that i realise a lot of direct buyer is actually same person who selling a lot of cars and same contact as other dealer. The reason is to manipulate the market to make people think that the used car price high sky is to blame direct seller who want to sell their car at high price infact the truth is dealer jack up the price, worse is the used car peice depreciation is higher than the current new car price even at $60-65k coe price tag. They realise that people who dun afford downpayment for new car will narrow down to used car search n hence dealer unethically appreciate all their assets that they bought in at low price previously by manipulating market cause they know ppl who does not have a choice will go for used car It is up to the buyer now to think twice n make clear calculation cause if u make purchase used car will always cause the used car market at high price due to dealer think no matter how high the depreciation u dun afford new car downpayment u come to used car n u pay something that is not worth moreover will need to pay for repair cost if the used car went wrong. Overall in actual the used car depreciation will be a lot higher than the new car. example new altis 10-11k depreciation 2006 altis 9-12k depreciation haven count the repair cost n the risk that the car might involve several accident i want to urge the dealer stop manipulate the market price, also sgcarmart do not allow not genuine direct owner to post their car sales under direct owner advertisement.

On 07-July, we purchased a 2006 Audi A6 (Reg# SKD 6169 G) from Mich Automobile Pte Ltd in Turf City for S$39,011 and paid the full amount upfront via trading in our old car (Honda Accord, Reg # SDQ 902 K) for $15,999 and DBS bank transfer of $23,012 to the company account of Mich Automobile Pte Ltd. The Sales Agreement was signed together with Michael Boey (Boey Fook Weng, NRIC: S1750030I); while the sole director of this company, his wife, Michelle (Ow Yin Fun, NRIC: S6914096C) was physically present during the sale, however did not sign any contracts / sales agreements. Sales agreement attached for your consideration. Mich Automobile is a Singapore registered company which at this point is solvent. We also had the car insured on the day of purchase by Aviva Insurance Pte Ltd. Upon not receiving the title transfer confirmation from LTA (Land transport Authority) until 27-July, which Michael claimed to have completed, we tried to contact Michael however he was no longer contactable – our messages were ignored and phone calls not answered. At 1am on 01-Aug, a tow truck with 2 individuals in it, gained entry to our condominium, One Amber on false claims without producing any documentation and towed the aforementioned car away. We are separately pursuing the building management and security for a case of negligence and trespassing. Upon not finding the car in our carpark the next morning, we lodged a Police Report at Marine Parade police station. We later found out that Skyway Credit Pte Ltd repossessed this car as they were owed $33,000 from Mich Automobile for this car. Michael absconded from Singapore on 27-July. I am reaching out to fellow members here to check if you or someone you know has been a victim of Mich Automobile. If so, I welcome you to please share my details so we can join forces in taking action against these corrupt individuals. We have all but lost our hard earned money and are running out of options to recover anything from the system at play here…

Hello anyone have experience for this dealer? thanks.

Hi all, I would like to check and discuss on this topic. Mitsubishi Lancer GLX CS3 MANUAL, due 2016 October.. Is it better to sell your car 6 months before due date or just drive till end of 10 years and scrap? I heard is better to sell 6 months before scrap date, you will have a much higher value... Come lets discuss! Cheers

Went to book a car from them car is 7 months old C&C understand that their salesman told me that I can transfer my DVD player from my old car to their newer car and warranty won’t be void for my car when I go to C&C servicing. Can anyone advise me on this please as I got no experience on this thank u. The car I bought is this http://m.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=689053

Guys, please help advice! I am purchasing a used vehicle from Company A, but on the vehicle log card, the owner of the car is NOT company A but another company. (Let's call it company B) When I ask company A to give me the full UEN of the company that own the car, they refuse to give me. They explain that the reason why the car ownership is company B, is because they not enough cash to purchase the car from the seller previously, so they borrow money from company B. So company B keep the ownership of car to be safe. So should I still purchase this car from company A? Is it safe? Please advice! xoxo

What happens? Any way to negotiate to get back deposit???