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Dealing with uncertainty in the future of automotive development, many manufacturers are stretching their R&D dollars by turning to 2nd or 3rd facelift for their decade old models, or launching "new" models which is basically an old model with a set of new cloth. Will you consider getting such old wine or a brand new model? Some example for a better illustrations. Volvo XC60, XC90, S90 Toyota Camry Lexus IS BMW 1 Series

3 useful links for MCFers Real Time COE Bidding Results (LTA) Check Your COE Bidding Status (LTA) Latest COE Prices and Trending (SGcarmart) Highest Record Cat A => $106,000 [Oct 2023] Cat B => $150,001 [Oct 2023] Cat C => $91,101 [Mar 2023] Cat D => $13,189 [Nov 2022] Cat E => $158,004 [Oct 2023] Lowest Record Cat A => $2 [Nov 2008] Cat B => $200 [Jan 2009] Cat C => $1 [Mar 2007] Cat D => $1 [Mar 2003] Cat E => $3,000 [Feb 2009] The details of the March 1st open bidding exercise for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) are as follows: Tender opens: Monday, 3 Mar 2025, 12 noon Tender closes: Wednesday, 5 Mar 2025, 4.00 pm Tender results: Wednesday, 5 Mar 2025 (Available on the www.onemotoring.lta.gov.sg) The total quota available for this tender is 2,892 for the following vehicle categories: NON-TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category A : Cars (up to 1,600cc and maximum power up to 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power up to 110kW (147bhp)) => 1,144 Category B : Cars (above 1,600cc or maximum power above 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power above 110kW (147bhp)) => 765 Category D : Motorcycles => 519 TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses => 262 Category E : Open Category => 202

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I think our politician here would not have considered such a cheap car (it is cheaper than a cat D COE!) for even for their servant... Even if that happen, the dealer might be praying hard that the buyer would not come back to sue him under lemon law... David Cameron buys used Nissan Micra for wife Samantha – in blue Car dealer Iain Harris says he thought ‘I’ve just sold a car to the prime minister’ after he bought secondhand car for £1,495. When car dealership boss Iain Harris got the call from David Cameron’s security team that the prime minister was about to call in to buy a used blue Nissan Micra, he thought it was his mates winding him up. Harris, owner of Witney Used Car Centre, said he was asked if he would mind staying open for an extra half an hour on Friday night so the prime minister could look over the secondhand car, which cost £1,495. He was in two minds, he told the Guardian, in case his friends turned up instead and thought he was gullible. “I thought, well I’ll stay here just in case, because the security guard said they’d arrive at 17.32 and I thought, well, that’s a bit precise,” he said. “Next thing I know, Mr Cameron and his security guards turned up, and I thought, this is actually happening.” The car dealership, based in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, specialises in “quality pre-owned cars at affordable prices”. Harris said he believed Cameron was buying the blue Nissan Micra, which had 92,000 on the clock, for his wife Samantha. “He looked it over just like any bloke off the street, but not someone with mechanical knowledge,” he said. “I think he must have seen it on the internet, a British-made car, five-door hatchback, not too expensive, within 10 miles of his constituency. And he found this one.” Harris said he had even joked that the colour of the car was right for Cameron and said he was lucky it was not red, but that was as political as the conversation went. “I wouldn’t have asked him about politics,” he said. “You wouldn’t want to start a political argument with a customer asking them about their political beliefs and they say: ‘Hold on, I’d rather not buy the car from you’.” Cameron told Harris he would return the next morning to buy the car, and returned to pay just after 10am. “I didn’t give him a discount, he paid the screen price, got the log book, went to the post office to pay the tax and off he went,” he said. “And then I thought, I’ve just sold a car to the prime minister.” Harris said he did not give Cameron any special treatment. “I think his security team thought it was odd I was just treating him like a normal customer,” he said. “But it’s not like he was buying a £20,000 car, then it might have been different.”

I found this car plate at a bus stop infront of King Albert park condo. If you are the owner of SKT62K please PM me to collect.

back to 7 to 8 years ago, Singapore roads were full of Corolla XLI (before of Altis the model), thinking to change my 10 years picanto to this model, because cannot afford new car's COE, but search on sgcarmart, "zero" result, why??

Xiaomi coming soon, no joke. Xiaomi to invest $10bn in electric vehicle race Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is wading into electric vehicles with a $10bn (£7.3bn) investment over ten years. The company will be entering a fiercely competitive electric car market that also includes rivals Apple and Huawei. Xiaomi will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary with an initial investment of about $1.5bn, with the company's chief executive Lei Jun heading up the new venture. "The decision was made after numerous rounds of deliberation among all our partners, and this will be the final major entrepreneurial project of my life," he said in a statement. So far, the company has given no indication about whether it will produce budget models or target the top end of the market. There are already hundreds of companies in China jostling for a share of the world's leading market for electric cars. Xiaomi founder Lei Jun says his company’s first electric car will be an SUV or a sedan, priced between US$15,000 to US$45,000 Xiaomi’s first vehicle will be either a sedan or an SUV costing between 100,000 yuan and 300,000 yuan (US$15,300 to US$45,900), said the Chinese smartphone giant’s co-founder and CEO Lei Jun on Tuesday, shedding light on the new Tesla challenger’s multibillion-dollar venture into electric vehicles (EV). Lei revealed the details during a live-streamed video session on Douyin, the Chinese sibling app of TikTok, to promote Xiaomi products, which came a week after he announced the company’s foray into smart cars. “The first car will definitely not be a sports car or a motorhome; it’d be either a sedan or an SUV,” Lei said, adding that the plans are still at an early stage and the details are still being worked out.

Anyone bought the car? is it true Suzuki CVT is bad - don’t last long? thinking of buying it.

Hi All, is there anyway to check for Mileage Tampering? Bringing to a workshop and plugging in to check work? As I had been looking around for a used vehicle and seems like all Singaporeans don't really drive. Alot or most of the postings drives are about 10k lesser per year. Not sure how true it is

Didn't realized that I have been maintaining this database of mine for a quarter century! 😅 If one day the file is corrupted, I don't think I have the energy to do it all over again. Community Service brought to you by MCF Good Luck to all vested! 3 useful links for MCFers Real Time COE Bidding Results (LTA) Check Your COE Bidding Status (LTA) Latest COE Prices and Trending (SGcarmart) Highest Record Cat A => $106,000 [Oct 2023] Cat B => $150,001 [Oct 2023] Cat C => $91,101 [Mar 2023] Cat D => $13,189 [Nov 2022] Cat E => $158,004 [Oct 2023] Lowest Record Cat A => $2 [Nov 2008] Cat B => $200 [Jan 2009] Cat C => $1 [Mar 2007] Cat D => $1 [Mar 2003] Cat E => $3,000 [Feb 2009] Past Bidding Results (2001 - 2024) Past Bidding Results (2025) 24 Months Trend Chart (Feb 2023 - Jan 2025) *chart taken from www.sgcarmart.com PQP (2010 - 2024) PQP (2025) The details of the Feb 1st open bidding exercise for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) are as follows: Tender opens: Monday, 3 Feb 2025, 12 noon Tender closes: Wednesday, 5 Feb 2025, 4.00 pm Tender results: Wednesday, 5 Feb 2025 (Available on the www.onemotoring.lta.gov.sg) The total quota available for this tender is 2,869 for the following vehicle categories: NON-TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category A : Cars (up to 1,600cc and maximum power up to 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power up to 110kW (147bhp)) => 1,138 Category B : Cars (above 1,600cc or maximum power above 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power above 110kW (147bhp)) => 748 Category D : Motorcycles => 524 TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses => 260 Category E : Open Category => 199

Hello Bros Has anyone service their cars at Shell stations? I am looking at the one at Serangoon Garden becos the space is big and clean. I dont fancy those cramp workshops. Thanks for ya views and recommendation Cheers

https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/woman-stranded-after-jb-workshop-loses-her-car-keys-i-will-not-go-to-malaysia-for A routine car maintenance trip across the Causeway turned into a frustrating ordeal for a Singaporean woman who claims a Johor Bahru workshop lost her car keys, leaving her stranded and almost $300 out of pocket. 31-year-old bank officer, Ms Cai, recounted her experience to Shin Min Daily News, detailing how a simple oil change and air-conditioning check turned into a logistical nightmare. On Dec 29, 2024, she took her car to NK Car Care in Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru. “The workshop was very busy,” Ms Cai explained. “Around 3pm, a staff member asked me to park my car at the car wash next door and hand over the keys. I gave the keys to the workshop owner's brother. He said he would collect the car in about five minutes.” Hours passed with no word. It wasn’t until 6pm that Ms Cai received a distressing call: the workshop had lost her car keys. They assured her they were searching, but by 9pm, closing time, the keys were still missing and her car untouched. “When I arrived, the workshop owner said it was Sunday and the locksmith wasn’t available until the next day,” she said. Determined to resolve the issue, Ms Cai took matters into her own hands, locating a locksmith herself. However, due to differences in the car’s security system between Singapore and Malaysia, the locksmith could only unlock the doors, not start the engine. Hoping to have her authorised dealer in Singapore reprogram a new key, Ms Cai requested the workshop tow her car back across the border. The workshop refused, insisting she return to Singapore to retrieve her spare key for them to duplicate. This suggestion was met with immediate resistance. “If someone finds the lost key, they could steal my car," Ms Cai argued. "If my car goes missing in Malaysia, who will be responsible?” Ms Cai, who said she had previously patronised the workshop three or four times without incident, expressed her disappointment at their lack of accountability. Ultimately, Ms Cai paid RM900 (approximately S$271) to have her car towed back to Singapore. Reflecting on the costly and time-consuming ordeal, she declared: “I will not go to Malaysia for car repairs anymore. This experience was really troublesome. I don't want to lose more because of a small issue.”

With many rushing to see lion (not run lion hor) over the past weekends, I wonder how many here are eagerly waiting for this COE bidding exercise... Cat A : 1,034 Cat B : 677 Cat C : 248 Cat D : 520 Cat E : 191

Will be going to Melbourne for a week with my family this coming school holiday.... Any good lobang on which car rental to rent a car at Tullamarine airport?

Community Service brought to you by MCF Good Luck to all vested! 3 useful links for MCFers Real Time COE Bidding Results Check Your COE Bidding Status Latest COE Prices and Trending Highest Record Cat A => $106,000 [Oct 2023] Cat B => $150,001 [Oct 2023] Cat C => $91,101 [Mar 2023] Cat D => $13,189 [Nov 2022] Cat E => $158,004 [Oct 2023] Lowest Record Cat A => $2 [Nov 2008] Cat B => $200 [Jan 2009] Cat C => $1 [Mar 2007] Cat D => $1 [Mar 2003] Cat E => $3,000 [Feb 2009] 24 Months Trend Chart (Mar 2021 - Feb 2023) *chart taken from www.sgcarmart.com Upcoming Bidding Exercise The details of the December 1st open bidding exercise for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) are as follows: Tender opens: Monday, 2 December 2024, 12 noon Tender closes: Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 4.00 pm Tender results: Wednesday, 4 December 2024 (Available on www.onemotoring.lta.gov.sg) The total quota available for this tender is 2,684 for the following vehicle categories: NON-TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category A : Cars (up to 1,600cc and maximum power up to 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power up to 110kW (147bhp)) => 1,037 Category B : Cars (above 1,600cc or maximum power above 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power above 110kW (147bhp)) => 689 Category D : Motorcycles => 517 TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses => 262 Category E : Open Category => 179

Hi guys, just a check, what is the minimal grade acceptable for a used car to guarantee a safe buy? B? Will the STA inspection indicate all the defects and if got accident before will highlight to us?

After I installed my car alarm and in-car camera, I have been experiencing battery drain... basically from time to time if I do not drive the car for a few days, my battery may end up being fully discharged. This has happened a few times in the last few months already. Initially, I thought it was a battery issue but after having it checked at autobacs and also with a battery test device that I bought, I found the battery to still be working fine. I also thought it was because I seldom drive but recently I have been driving alot more and the situation still remains. I am now suspecting that the mechanic who connected the equipment to my car did not do a good job and had resulted in something being shorted inside thereby causing the drain. Is there any recommended workshop who is good with these things and can check out the connections done to my car, maybe with a multimeter to figure out if something is draining my battery away unnecessarily?

Gathering car enthusiasts! Lai lai, come and share what you want to see in growing our car community Driving tours or events with your fellow members? Any diecast/resin car model collectors here?

Sgcarmart Adventures: Car Factories from Past to Present Sgcarmart is proud to present our upcoming driving tour, a curated adventure designed for car enthusiasts and community. This is your chance to meet fellow driving aficionados and drive to explore the legacy and future of innovation of car factories in Singapore. From the iconic Ford factory, a symbol of wartime resilience, to Hyundai's cutting-edge EV factory, join us on this adventure where history meets innovation at every turn! 🚘 Adventure Route: [8.30am] Sgcarmart office (New Tech Park) Kickstart your adventure and connect with fellow drivers over breakfast. Gather for a fun convoy photoshoot before we hit the road! [9.30am] Former Ford Factory Step back in time at the historic Ford factory, where you'll learn about Singapore's role in the automotive industry during World War II. [11am] Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) In this exclusive VIP tour, witness the future of automotive manufacturing at Hyundai's first global innovation hub with a car manufacturing facility. You won't want to miss out on these highlights! 💯 1️⃣ Private tour guide at Former Ford Factory 2️⃣ VIP tour of Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore 3️⃣ Learn about the automated production of Hyundai IONIQ 5 through an immersive 3D Virtual Reality Factory Tour 4️⃣ Enjoy a thrilling EV ride on Singapore’s first rooftop Skytrack 5️⃣ Get the opportunity to test drive Hyundai IONIQ 5 or IONIQ 6 Secure your spot on an unforgettable journey through Singapore's automotive heritage and its electrifying future, visit the link for more registration details. --> REGISTER NOW <-- Spaces are limited, so act fast!

I have just seen cases of used car dealers adjusting the mileage of the cars advertised on SGCarMart. Is this against the law? My recent ex-ride is one such case.

With the influx of cat A EV from every Tom Dick & Harry brand, I am only interested to see when will cat A record will be broken again. That 20,000 extra COEs is nothing but a smoke screen. Community Service brought to you by MCF Good Luck to all vested! 3 useful links for MCFers Real Time COE Bidding Results Check Your COE Bidding Status Latest COE Prices and Trending Highest Record Cat A => $106,000 [Oct 2023] Cat B => $150,001 [Oct 2023] Cat C => $91,101 [Mar 2023] Cat D => $13,189 [Nov 2022] Cat E => $158,004 [Oct 2023] Lowest Record Cat A => $2 [Nov 2008] Cat B => $200 [Jan 2009] Cat C => $1 [Mar 2007] Cat D => $1 [Mar 2003] Cat E => $3,000 [Feb 2009] 24 Months Trend Chart (Mar 2021 - Feb 2023) *chart taken from www.sgcarmart.com Upcoming Bidding Exercise The details of the November 1st open bidding exercise for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) are as follows: Tender opens: Monday, 4 November 2024, 12 noon Tender closes: Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 4.00 pm Tender results: Wednesday, 6 November 2024 (Available on www.onemotoring.lta.gov.sg) The total quota available for this tender is 2,681 for the following vehicle categories: NON-TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category A : Cars (up to 1,600cc and maximum power up to 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power up to 110kW (147bhp)) => 1,040 Category B : Cars (above 1,600cc or maximum power above 97kW (130bhp); and fully electric car with maximum power above 110kW (147bhp)) => 696 Category D : Motorcycles => 520 TRANSFERABLE CATEGORIES Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses => 236 Category E : Open Category => 189

Hi! I'm shopping around for a pre-owned car to replace my wife's current aging ride. I came across a few dealers who posted on sgcarmart claiming that the cars they are advertising are on consignment. I'm curious: 1) How do I know that the car is really on consignment? Or could it be a "consignment car" is easier for them to sell at higher profit since it lowers the buyer's guard against 2nd hand car dealers and reduce the tendency to bargain too aggressively. 2) If it is really a consignment car, do I need to pay admin fee to the dealer on my side? I was quoted a $700 fee if taking a loan with them and $1000 if paying full cash. Is this the usual for consignment? 3) Is the consignment dealer taking money from both sides ie.buyer and seller all pay a fee to him? I thought usually the seller already need to pay roughly 1% of the sales as commission for the consignment deal. 4) Can I get the seller to absorb these "admin fees" since I want to use my own financier who can handle all paperwork without additional cost to me. Thanks in advance!

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/import-cars-jail-tax-gst-duty-evasion-fined-4064701 Low Han Siang, the sole proprietor of car importer M’ Exclusive, will serve 69 months' jail in total. SINGAPORE: A man was fined S$6 million (US$4.4 million) last Friday (Jan 19) for evading duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1,828 motor cars imported into Singapore. As he failed to pay the fine, Low Han Siang, the sole proprietor of car importer M’ Exclusive, will serve a jail term of 60 months in default. He was also sentenced to an additional nine months' jail for underpaying the Additional Registration Fee (ARF) during the registration of the vehicles. The ARF is a tax imposed when a vehicle is registered, calculated based on a percentage of the Open Market Value of the vehicle. Low, 46, had pleaded guilty to two charges under the Customs Act for evading over S$1.8 million in taxes and duties incurred from importing 1,141 motor vehicles, including brands like Mercedes, Porsche and Tesla, into Singapore between 2017 and 2021. The Singaporean also pleaded guilty to two amalgamated charges of giving incorrect information under the Road Traffic Act. Another two charges of fradulent evasion of GST, six charges of fradulent evasion of duty and GST, five charges of causing an incorrect declaration to be made and four amalgamated charges for giving incorrect information were taken into considering during sentencing. HOW LOW WAS CAUGHT An investigation into M’Exclusive was launched after the car importer was suspected of under-declaring the values of motor vehicles for assessment of duty and GST payable, Singapore Customs said in a press release on Monday. Investigations found that from April 2017 to June 2021, Low created false invoices or asked his suppliers to issue multiple invoices with partial values to conceal the actual values of the imported cars. These invoices were then submitted to Singapore Customs for assessment of duty and GST payable. The suppression of the values of the 1,828 motor cars imported into Singapore between April 2017 and June 2021 resulted in the short payment of duty and GST amounting to about S$3,263,280. It was also discovered that Low had instructed his employee, Lee Pak How, to falsify invoices with suppressed values determined by Low. Lee, a 33-year-old Singapore permanent resident, was fined S$10,000 on Jan 13 after pleading guilty to one charge of falsification of documents. DECLARED VALUES OF IMPORTED MOTOR CARS Singapore Customs said it “closely monitors" the declared values of motor cars imported into Singapore and "will not hesitate to take enforcement actions on errant traders”. The agency added it maintains a "robust commitment" to combat fraudulent evasion of duty and GST, and will take the necessary actions against individuals and entities engaging in such illicit activities. Singapore Customs noted that in January, five individuals involving three separate cases were charged for fraudulent evasion of duty and GST by suppressing the declared values of imported motor cars, making incorrect declaration or causing incorrect declaration to be made on the values of motor vehicles, and falsification of documents. Court proceedings are ongoing for these cases. “Any person who is concerned in fraudulent evasion of any duty or GST on imported goods shall be liable on conviction to a fine of up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and/or jailed for up to two years,” Singapore Customs said. Any person who is concerned in fraudulent evasion of any duty or GST on imported goods can face a maximum fine of up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and jailed for up to two years. Any person who gives incorrect information in relation to any matter affecting the amount of tax chargeable shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. "The court shall also order the offender to pay up the ARF which has been undercharged to the LTA," Singapore Customs said.

Any tips? Thinking of bidding