Cook123 Supercharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Was thinking of this just now and hence did a web search on sgcarmart. at the moment: total number of COE passenger cars on sale : 128 breakdown by make : benz 33, bmw 9, toyota 6, honda 8, volkwagen 10 etc Seems benz still the most popular car to keep after 10 years as can be seen from the data. ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 That's because the drivers are all ah peks who don't like to change cars. Just kidding, no offence intended to Benz owners. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ake109 6th Gear January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 (edited) I bought my old W124 when she was 16 and kept her till 20.... Still miss her. Would have kept if not for COE. Edited January 28, 2015 by Ake109 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benarsenal Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 (edited) Volkswagen 10 ah. Brave souls. Hahaha. My own car also COE renew. But Mitsubishi Lancer nia. Not common. Edited January 28, 2015 by Benarsenal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthboy 4th Gear January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 exactly. those not here probably owner extend COE are the most popular. Then those cars that are so solid that no owners want to sell, but renew COE .. won't be reflected here right ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanK Supercharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 exactly. those not here probably owner extend COE are the most popular. SUBARU!!! Honda lah... actually not very accurate lah... And the 10 VWs are most probably the luckiest and bravest people in Singapore. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Volkswagen 10 ah. Brave souls. Hahaha. My own car also COE renew. But Mitsubishi Lancer nia. Not common. Cos 7 speed dry dsg wasn't born 10 yrs ago. Lol...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzy Twincharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Volkswagen 10 ah. Brave souls. Hahaha. My own car also COE renew. But Mitsubishi Lancer nia. Not common. 10 years ago no DSG ma. And I think most of the VW are the beetles. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 That's because the drivers are all ah peks who don't like to change cars. Just kidding, no offence intended to Benz owners. Old Mercedes,esp the 80's are "Over Engineering" cars,models like W-126,if you can still find a mint condition,1993 300SEL,Classic[the last batch],you drive out,it still won't look out of shape,in today's world. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Volkswagen 10 ah. Brave souls. Hahaha. My own car also COE renew. But Mitsubishi Lancer nia. Not common. Could be beetle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 When all other aspects (eg reliability, part-availability etc) being equal, cars with high OMV values are less attractive for renewing COE (due to bigger "loss" in forgoing scrap value) compared with those with moderate OMV values, true/false?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinceng Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Majority of Merc with renewed COE are the W124 with $3k COE Renewal expiring in Apr 2019. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355 Turbocharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Volkswagen 10 ah. Brave souls. Hahaha. From 2017 to 2019 , I foresee many VW Mk5 , especially the Gti , renew COEs . Its over-engineered when compared to the Mk 6 and 7 , and do not have the infamous gearbox issue . When all other aspects (eg reliability, part-availability etc) being equal, cars with high OMV values are less attractive for renewing COE (due to bigger "loss" in forgoing scrap value) compared with those with moderate OMV values, true/false?? Personally I think a high OMV one is more worth renewing , as the similar model now will be subjected to the tiered ARF tax when registered new. In fact many supercars choose to forgo the PARF benefit and renew their COEs . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobycane Clutched January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 From 2017 to 2019 , I foresee many VW Mk5 , especially the Gti , renew COEs . Its over-engineered when compared to the Mk 6 and 7 , and do not have the infamous gearbox issue . Personally I think a high OMV one is more worth renewing , as the similar model now will be subjected to the tiered ARF tax when registered new. In fact many supercars choose to forgo the PARF benefit and renew their COEs . Would luv to buy the VW Mk5 in 2-3 years time and renew the COE.. still find the design good enough to withstand time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 The way i look at it, these are just some COE cars that no one wants going for sale now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amgm125 2nd Gear January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Agreed that most COE cars are mercs, used to be many Civics EG/EK in the market too, but many are scrapped. I do own a W140 Benz in Msia, old it may be but the build/ride quality puts many cars built today to shame. It's extremely reliable too without too much modern gadgets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll 2nd Gear January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 When all other aspects (eg reliability, part-availability etc) being equal, cars with high OMV values are less attractive for renewing COE (due to bigger "loss" in forgoing scrap value) compared with those with moderate OMV values, true/false?? I don't think so. Take for example: 1. A Mercedes S-Class that is $460K with OMV of $100K. If you keep for 10 years, depreciation is about $38.8K per year (based on sgcarmart). But if you keep for 20 years, depreciation is $23K per year. Difference is $15.8K per year. 2. A Honda Accord that is $167K with OMV of $28K. If you keep for 10 years, depreciation is 15K a year. But if you keep for 20 years, depreciation is $8.5K. Difference is $6.5K per year. In the above case, would you keep the Merc or Honda? You tend to lose much more with expensive cars if it is just driven for 10 years. This is even more obvious with super cars. Then again… rich people won't want to be seen driving the same car for 20 years! So they'll likely sell off before COE is up, and then people who like a bargain like me will buy a 7~8 yr old S-Class to renew COE. :p 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Was thinking of this just now and hence did a web search on sgcarmart. at the moment: total number of COE passenger cars on sale : 128 breakdown by make : benz 33, bmw 9, toyota 6, honda 8, volkwagen 10 etc Seems benz still the most popular car to keep after 10 years as can be seen from the data. could it mean that the higher numbers means the car starts to break down after 10 years so many people are selling off instead of driving it to the end??lol ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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