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"But the job is never done and we are hunting hard right now." I wonder who in the current team is eligible... Teo chee Hean, Khaw Boon Wan, Shanmugaratnam, Balakrishnan...

Before I shortlisted Focus &Optra, Optra. I have test droven Magane, Focus, Optra, Aveo, Sunny, Lancer, Mazda3, Sonata, Altis In my opinion, worst of the lot is Lancer. Sunny lack of power. My wife & I like Magane the most, but too costly. I like the look & feel of Sonata, with the price of $76K (Gold edition), it is a very good buy for 2L car. But my wife aginst it. Otherwise, I would have booked it. Altis is value for money as well, and BM is offering 2% interest rate for 7-10 years. Very attractive. But, too common and my wife doesn't like it. , most importantly, we felt that Optra & Focus are better than Altis, in term of handling & comfort. Finally, we shortlisted Focus & Optra. We test drive few times again, particularly the Optra, and took a very close look at both cars again & again. After few rounds of analysis we finally chose OPTRA. External look: We like Focus. (Optra not too bad as well) Interial look: I like Optra, and my wife like Focus Handling: Comparable. I felt that Focus is better. Cabin quiteness: Optra wins Brake: Focus is more responsive, but the squzzing noice of the braking just too high. Warranty: Focus 5 years Price: Optra is cheaper by $9+K (taking into consideration of OMV & Cash back), insurance premium is cheaper on Optra as well, and the cash need is lower. Resale value: Focus is well known Design: Focus design is due soon, and Optra is new. We choose Optra mainly because of Optra meets our basic expectation - "Conti feel" and cheaper. If RM offers cash back, and have a more aggresive SE, we would have chosen Focus already. Actually, on Wednesday, We have decided on Focus, but SE of SA called me again & urge me the test the car again, and gave us the the assurance on the build quality of Optra. We tested Optra again & again on Friday, and decided on it. Hopefully, we have made a right choice.