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guys, i'm having a question now so seeking some feedback. i would luv to change my ride now but wife doesnt wanna for practical reasons car is fully paid and it's a jap 1.5L car bought new in Sep 2005 and so far trade in price quoted is between 24K and 28K. from onemotoring webby some details of my car: OMV 12.9K QP paid 14K Minimum PARF 7K from a financial "payback" point of view would trading in or selling the car now give me back more money than scrapping it say on 7th year? sorry, first ride so this is all new to me so hoping for gurus to chip in your advices... cheerios!

Hi bros, need some advise here. What's the difference btwn scrapping and exporting my car in monetary terms? I know i can get the figures for PARF and COE rebates from OneMotoring website. But the car body value is not included right? How can I get that figure? Thanks in advance!!

My car's COE is ending soon (less than 2yrs time), thus I am just thinking what can I remove from the car to sell for some $$$. I know I can take out my rims and throw in some cheapo ones with bald tyres. ECU take out also. How about engine? Can I take out the engine and swap in a blown/high mileage one? What else can I remove from the car? Thanks.

Hi pplm im driving a vios old model. would like to know the adddress for scrap yard in SG whereby i can go source for some stock parts.. pls advise..

Hi, i am driving an OPC Aveo seden, anyone know what is the metal/body value when send for scrap? the metal/body value i mean here is when u deregister or scrap your vehicle, u get the PARF/COE rebates + metal/body value . Thanks

Its COMPLETELY USELESS..... did it reduce the no. of cars on the road? NO...... It only make people pay more for cars, nothing more...... Rich can own 10 million cars, poor peasants can go fug spiders..... Those born mofos should just scrap this COE.

Hi all, enquiring for a fren of mine. Scraping his old ride a 92 starlet, but was wondering any body value for such or zero? Aprreciate experienced forumers feedback.. thanks

Dear All, Just got an accident, got rear-end by another car. Bumper still attached, but part of it caved in and boot cannot close properly. Exchanged driver and insurance details. By right, should just claim insurance and case closed. But my car is already more than 7yrs old, plus already thinking of changing car this year, but not right now. So if I claim insurance and repair the car, then scrap it 3-6 months later... Quite wasted... Alternatively, discuss a private settlement with the other driver (~ $2-3k) and take the cash and scrap the car... About 6 months back, a dealer offered only $800 above paper value for my car... So treat it as a "dealer" buying it for $2-3k... At least the other owner save on next insurance premium renewal... It should be a win-win situation... Not sure whether I am doing the right thing here... Please advice... Cheers...

hi bros.... i have given up trying to sell 3 rims... now just want to scrap them... anybody, know if we get anything ? ie. by weight or something ? if you have done it before, a contact would be much appreciated Thanks kindly PM me.

hi all in MCF..have a question to seek enlightment..am driving an honda civic..coe due in 2011..have paid full n drove for abt 6mths but recently going change job which provide me with a small van..am wondering if any one could tell me if i scrap the car now how much will i get back,i jus renew road tax for 6mths,any rebates?..wats the procedure n waiting time..or shd i sell it back to any dealer, will i get a better price? thks a million for all advices..

Excuse me if this has been posted somewhere else.. I have a April 05 Hyundai Accent to sell. Is there something like from 1st Sept that we can scrap our own car? Or is it still worth it to look for a buyer?

Hi all, I'm going to stay overseas for about 9 mths.. so thinking of getting rid of my current car... It's a chevy aveo 1.4M, bought end 04.. at that time COE was high at $22k... Any advice on what I should do now? Sell or scrap? A check on LTA's de-register car website shows total rebate amount to be just under $19k. Thanks!

Hi bros, anyone got idea on body value for a 05' Hyunda Matrix 1.6A. Dealers quoting from $0 - $3K. Thanks.

I do not always agree with Christopher Tan, but this article, I think its really valid. Time to scrap car transfer fee By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent Four months ago, the Government rescinded a longstanding policy when it ruled that motorists who scrap their cars can get a cash refund. The move changed a 33-year practice of handing rebates for scrapped cars in the form of tax credits on a new car. The change, initiated by Transport Minister Raymond Lim, was triggered by a suggestion by Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Inderjit Singh last February. With the move, car owners stand to receive the full value of the car's scrap rebate. Previously, an owner who did not want to use the tax credits to buy another car had to sell them to a dealer, who typically paid a discounted rate for them. In these extraordinary times, perhaps it is timely to reconsider another long-time practice: Levying a transfer fee each time a car changes ownership. The fee is 2 per cent of a perceived market value of the vehicle and is borne by the buyer. Say a three-year-old Toyota Camry is deemed to be worth $50,000. The transfer levy would come up to $1,000. That is on top of an administrative charge of $10. It may not seem like a lot of money, but between 1997 and 2004, the Government collected about $60 million a year on the transactions. The money, like all taxes, goes to the Consolidated Fund, which is used for various national projects. But the reasons - if there are any - for a transfer fee should be scrutinised. When asked if it is meant to control vehicle ownership and usage or tax consumption, the Land Transport Authority, which administers the fee, merely says the levy "is part of our national taxation framework". But why should it be "part of the framework" when vehicle owners here already pay myriad taxes and levies? Car ownership and usage curbs include road tax, petrol duty, excise duty and Electronic Road Pricing. If the fee is an attempt to discourage car ownership and control vehicle population, its role is superseded by an absolute tool - the certificate of entitlement (COE) system. If the fee is a tax on consumption, then it is double taxation as the goods and services tax (GST) had already been levied on the car when it was new. If it is like a stamp duty that is levied for homes that change hands - a move that discourages speculative trading that drives up property prices - then it misses the mark too. That is because cars do not lend themselves to speculative trading. They are fast-depreciating assets. No one makes money when he sells his three-year-old BMW 3-series. So the reasons to re-examine the transfer fee are twofold. One, the fee lacks relevance in the first place, even if it yields a tidy contribution to the tax coffers. And two, this is a decent time to look at ways to lower cost. There are a couple of ways to lower cost. Removing the transfer fee would ease the lot for austere consumers who are buying second-hand instead of new. The car is not always a luxury. Many depend on it for work and business. Doing away with the fee would also help the local used-car market, especially at a time like this. While 75 per cent to 80 per cent of car buyers in recent years choose to buy new instead of used - because an abundant supply of COEs has made new cars rather affordable - things will change. COE supplies will shrink sizeably from this year. So, when the economy recovers, demand for cars will be satisfied more and more by the used-car market. And the transfer fee will likely be a thorn in the side for more people. By then, the tax revenue it contributes might become too attractive to give up. It is better if the weaning process starts now. For a start, the fee could be halved to 1 per cent. Or, instead of pegging it to the "market value" of the car, perhaps it could be based on its Open Market Value, which roughly translates to its cost price. Like the call for scrap rebates to be paid in cash, there have been repeated requests for the transfer fee to be dropped or cut over the years. Maybe its time has come too. Beyond the argument that it will help lighten the burden on the man in the street, abolishing or modifying the fee will go towards making Singapore a slightly less expensive place to work and do business in. And on a macro scale, it could even reverse the wasteful trend of premature scrapping. For the past decade or so, hundreds of thousands of relatively new cars - some as new as two years old - have been taken off the road. They are either sent to be scrapped or re-exported. This trend is not only wasteful for the individual vehicle owner but is also detrimental to Singapore's foreign exchange earnings. We lose hundreds of millions this way. Doing away with the transfer fee should lift the local used-car market, which in turn makes it less attractive to re-export or scrap a perfectly good vehicle. And hence it keeps more money within the country. Extracted from http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/Motor...202-118881.html

I had always come across Japanese Scrap Parts dealers commonly known as scrap yards usually located in Kranji or Woodland industrial Park E. They only have Japanese car parts. Anyone come across a scrap yard that deals with Korean Cars Parts?

Chelsea manage to scrap through to the last 16 with a 2 - 1 win over CFR Cluj-Napoca with the help from Didier Drogba.......... Elsewhere, Liverpool manage to beat PSV Eindhoven with a much weaken side and three youngsters. RB rest SG, Xabi Alonso and Jose Reina with Stephen Darby, Jay Spearing and Martin Kelly all getting their first taste of Champions league football. ........ ESPN Soccernet report : Chelsea 2 - 1 CFR Cluj-Napoca Didier Drogba climbed off the substitute's bench to send Chelsea into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over CFR Cluj. The Ivory Coast international, a 65th minute substitute for opening scorer Salomon Kalou, poked the ball under CFR Cluj goalkeeper Nuno Claro for the winner just six minutes later. But Drogba's efforts were not enough for Chelsea to finish top of Group A after Roma defeated Bordeaux. Chelsea have only themselves to blame for finishing second. They squandered two chances to top the group during a European campaign that has eventually seen them stutter across the first-stage finishing line. Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he feels `zero pressure' as coach of Chelsea but his animated behaviour on the touchline in the early moments of the game suggested otherwise. PSV Eindhoven 1 - 3 Liverpool Liverpool had to come from behind against PSV Eindhoven to clinch top place in Group D, but in the end this Champions League victory was achieved at a canter at the Philips Stadion. Boss Rafael Benitez rested Steven Gerrard and sent out a much-changed side against the Dutch champions. Rafael Benitez hailed Liverpool's young brigade as they produced a compelling victory that made the Spaniard a record breaker. A comfortable 3-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the final Champions League Group D match means Benitez has now won 40 games in Europe as Liverpool manager, surpassing Bob Paisley's previous mark of 39. ............................. Y N W A ............................

Hi Bros, I am intending to get rid of my 2007 April Hyundai Avante, which would be a better option? To sell or scrap? anyone can refer me to the right people/person(s) to get this done? Not intending to trade in or anything, just not going to have a car in SG. Thanks in advance!

hi guys..........i am looking for a coe or scrap car......any1 has any reliabl;e place???

The OMV is rather high for this version of the FD Civic. How do we calculate the Scrap/Dep of this car? thanks

The government announced that we can recover our COE and PARF rebate in cash from september 2008. How much can I expect to receive if I were to sell the car body to an exporter with the option to recover the COE and PARF value direct from the government and get only the body value from the exporter. Hope fellow cerato owners with experience can provide some information. Mine's an Dec04 manual Hatchback Cerato. Thanks all for the information.

The government announced that we can recover our COE and PARF rebate in cash from september 2008. How much can I expect to receive if I were to sell the car body to an exporter with the option to recover the COE and PARF value direct from the government and get only the body value from the exporter. Hope fellow cerato owners with experience can provide some information. Mine's an Dec04 manual Hatchback Cerato. Thanks all for the information.

Malaysia will scrap fuel price controls in August and allow pump prices to rise in line with market rates as part of plans to cut the government's burgeoning subsidy bill, the domestic trade minister said on Tuesday. Looks like Malaysian drivers r screwed now http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/latest...,281981,00.html?

Quote:Drive.com.au http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleD...age:ClassiePuff A new study in the United States has found that red light cameras may do more harm than good. By RICHARD BLACKBURN. Red light cameras significantly increase the risk of crashes at intersections, according to a new study released in the United States. Researchers at the University of South Florida found that cameras increased crashes and related injuries because drivers were slamming on their brakes to avoid fines, causing rear-end accidents. They also claim that some red light camera operators in the US have shortened the time that a light flashes orange in an attempt to increase revenue.

Hi All , I bought my Vios at $66000 June 2004 , registered on 3 Sep 2004 . OMV $12,149 , COE $28,331.00 Loan $46000 ( 70% ) - 7 year still Owed Bank 20+ k . Would it be advisable to scrap my car and buy a 2005/2006 2nd hand car ? ( Altis / Civic / Lancer / Colt ) Do i need to top up any cash ? Any dealer around ? Thanks !

Hi, Can someone advice me on how much can i get back after i scrap my car at year 10 or whatever years? Eg. Body value offer at the time of scrap? who should i push the car to? i heard they can offer $500 for your metal body?? Any fee included for scrap?? thxthx