COE Cars in Singapore

[XJSJohn]

Quotes went all a bit pete tong on that last one ... anyway, back on subject ...


Happy, found you a nice sensible little runner ....

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=384...

[HappyGoLucky]

XJSJohn said:

Happy, found you a nice sensible little runner ....

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=384...

Ever so slightly over budget dear! There's a much nicer one on there somewhere!

Looked at this last night, if I can get them to move on price it might be a goer.... also rans were this looked good had a lot of reciepts for work done, but just didn't feel tight -also had well 300k on the clock! and this Too much with the z3 gills and spoliers also power steering wasn't making nice noises, suspicious of 114k on the clock too

still want to check out the celica this weekend though

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Thursday 26th February 12:45

[XJSJohn]

HappyGoLucky said:

XJSJohn said:

Happy, found you a nice sensible little runner ....

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=384...

Ever so slightly over budget dear! There's a much nicer one on there somewhere!

Looked at this last night, if I can get them to move on price it might be a goer.... also rans were this looked good had a lot of reciepts for work done, but just didn't feel tight -also had well 300k on the clock! and this Too much with the z3 gills and spoliers also power steering wasn't making nice noises, suspicious of 114k on the clock too

still want to check out the celica this weekend though

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Thursday 26th February 12:45

There is a few of those 3 and 5's doing the rounds with Z3 gills, and they do look naff, the ones i have seen are usually run into the ground too.

The white one is nice but a bit too "arab white" all over for my taste!!

TBH on cars like these thay will have the milage as once they became cheep cars they have been bought by a succession of people to commuting to KL. So the first 80k km is singa town and everything else is long distance motorway work !!! (your average new car in Singa rarely does more than 10k a year for the first 5 or 6 years !!)

[Ej74]

HGL - A few more for you to ponder :

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=209...
some of the mods are an acquired taste

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=362...
High mileage but maybe able to neg. downwards

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=382...
cheap but not exactly a car

happy hunting

[XJSJohn]

EJ, the gobbler is a commercial vehicle, you have to register it to a company, and you are not allowed to drive them in Malaysia either!!

That MX5 looks rather good if a touch zhinged.

Wonder if the Alfa chap knows he painted his car in German Taxi yellow??


Happy, that black merc that John bought ..... broke down on him in Orchard this morning. Lesson learnt here - the car had been kept unused on someone's drive for the last few years ... rad only filled with tap water, which rusted through and as soon as some pressure was put on the system .... pop. Seems that you have to factor in a thorough service before you start driving these old COE cars!

[HappyGoLucky]

Ej74 said:

HGL - A few more for you to ponder :

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=209...
some of the mods are an acquired taste

I kind of liked it but it sold a couple of weeks ago

Ej74 said:

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=362...
High mileage but maybe able to neg. downwards

Now there's a car that passes the custard test without a tin of Birds!

Ej74 said:

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=382...
cheap but not exactly a car

What John said!

Going onto nights as of Wednseday for at least a week, so should have some time during the day to look at cars, thankfully I have a friends E200 until 8th so can get around until I find something appropriate! Thanks for keeping em peeled!!

[XJSJohn]

HappyGoLucky said:

Going onto nights as of Wednseday for at least a week, so should have some time during the day to look at cars, thankfully I have a friends E200 until 8th so can get around until I find something appropriate! Thanks for keeping em peeled!!

Have found a well recomended chap called Francis for a pre-inspection on a merc, sadly, John B didn't get the details 'till too late.

Cost is $160, refundable on first service.

BTW that werc was a lemon, cooked so many times that it was like a bit of char siew pork!!

Give me a buzz for details!!

[HappyGoLucky]

XJSJohn said:

Have found a well recomended chap called Francis for a pre-inspection on a merc, sadly, John B didn't get the details 'till too late.

Cost is $160, refundable on first service.

Please email his contact dteails as I'd prefer to have someone who knows what they are doing look the car over rather than me just kicking tyres! Does he do beemers too?

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Monday 2nd March 15:31

[XJSJohn]

HappyGoLucky said:

XJSJohn said:

Have found a well recomended chap called Francis for a pre-inspection on a merc, sadly, John B didn't get the details 'till too late.

Cost is $160, refundable on first service.

Please email his contact dteails as I'd prefer to have someone who knows what they are doing look the car over rather than me just kicking tyres! Does he do beemers too?

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Monday 2nd March 15:31

Francis Chia
Carewell Auto Service

1. 02-06 Sin Min Autocare

9818 9926

To inspect a car is $160, refundable on your first service!

[HappyGoLucky]

XJSJohn said:

To inspect a car is $160, refundable on your first service!

Cheers fir that! I take it you need to bring the car to him????

[XJSJohn]

HappyGoLucky said:

XJSJohn said:

To inspect a car is $160, refundable on your first service!

Cheers fir that! I take it you need to bring the car to him????

I suspect so!

[XJSJohn]

could just see you cruising around in this stylish set of wheels HGL!!

[HappyGoLucky]

With that sort of money it'd have to be a proker or an elise or maybe both!

[XJSJohn]

depreciated by almost $6k A MONTH and still chiffin expensive!!

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=306...

[HappyGoLucky]

CAn we get them back intot he realms of my Budget John? You're gooing to get me into trouble otehrwise! Looked at few more sheds this weekend, wondering if I am going to find something at this rate!

[XJSJohn]

HappyGoLucky said:

CAn we get them back intot he realms of my Budget John? You're gooing to get me into trouble otehrwise! Looked at few more sheds this weekend, wondering if I am going to find something at this rate!

[Ej74]

HPL

Not sure what stock Mackenzie Motor Trading have ? but they are based round teh corner from me and have a huge space full of cars which don't seem to be shifting !

Maybe worth checking it out to see if they have a bargain bin !

[HappyGoLucky]

Well after seeing more sheds than Arthur Jackson, I've finally made a purchase.... http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=407... off to the LTA on Tuesday to renew trhe COE & Tax and then jobs a good un!!

[XJSJohn]

Congratulations there HGL!!! Looks like a tidy Beemer (ironic that you got it from a dealer called "Mr Benz"!!

[HappyGoLucky]

XJSJohn said:

Congratulations there HGL!!! Looks like a tidy Beemer

Thanks, needs a little bit doing here and there but all stuff commensutate with age! Not SUre how long I can live with the fast n furious stylee go faster black bonnet though! That and the defi type volt meter pod must go soon!!

XJSJohn said:

ironic that you got it from a dealer called "Mr Benz"!!

Even funnier was the fact that I slated some of the other beemers (Sheds) I tested elsewhere for a good 20 minutes before I realised they were all cars form his other branch!!

Now I just have to get myself down to the LTA to renew the COE