Kelpie 2nd Gear June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 1. To keep cost of ownership for a COE car low is to convert it to OPC. You pay less road tax too. That is provided that you are ok to use it as a weekend car. 2. Usually, people buy COE car for its zero or little downpayment. There are various parts and acessories that you should consider changing and this will increase your initial cost of ownership. Regards, ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mivec9 1st Gear June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 the usual..coe ride definitely will have much higher maint/repair cost..prepare around $1k for it. Another drawback would be the higher road tax. Toyotas due to its renowned reliability and brand name, hence can draw more selling price. U can go for a 1.3 ride to minimize the road tax excess. Also with ur budget, i think u can get a brand new or 2nd hand ride..with max loan.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 thanks for the offer bro, no offence but i think i will keep away from civics for obvious reasons Why not Honda? I'm looking for a COE Honda as a second car for weekend chiong. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorco 2nd Gear June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 ohh...was it AE101? ur lancer is 1.6 dohc ah?...mivec issit? COE one normally is the evo3 type lancer. not the evo 4 or 5 one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorco 2nd Gear June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 well bro, not only corolla la...buying COE car depends on luck...if u heng, u got one car with no problem...if u suay, den the car u got sure got alot of problem...anyway there's no such thing as problem free COE cars...old cars sure bound to haf hiccups here and there... just like my lancer, i've already change a couple of parts since i got the car...and i've only got the car for 4 mths only.. u wan change all the wear and tear parts like the belts and the oil for the power steering, brake and engine then your spark plug cable and spark plug the seals if got leak also change then alternator test voltage see if got enough anot if not ask them services the carbon for u. after that u will have a almost brand new car but onli body is old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda323 Neutral Newbie June 6, 2006 Share June 6, 2006 yup, when buying a COE car, the first thing to change is all the belts in the engine and batt... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 1. To keep cost of ownership for a COE car low is to convert it to OPC. You pay less road tax too. That is provided that you are ok to use it as a weekend car. 2. Usually, people buy COE car for its zero or little downpayment. There are various parts and acessories that you should consider changing and this will increase your initial cost of ownership. Regards, bro, COE cars can convert to an OPC? Let's say the 2nd COE expires at 08/2011 & I bought the car at $13k. How does the $ work out when I convert the COE car to an OPC? Thanx. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 same here bro... thinking of getting a Starlet or Charade for the same purpose... hehehe!!! w/end chiong! nite chiong! [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowFlash Clutched June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drivee Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 no diff except u get a lower road tax if i m nt wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drivee Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 (edited) which lancer r u drving? i'm being offered a '97 lancer at $27k any suggestion if it's a gd buy? planning to drv for 3-4 yrs but afriad that will lose alot if resell again... Edited June 7, 2006 by Drivee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda323 Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 i'm driving the 91 model....something like the link i provided below http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-20byOziZ-1138.html hm..97 lancer ah...those just renew 19 yr coe one? manual or auto?? sound quite gd wor..coz i've seen afew all offering 30k izzit this model?? http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-2XMGNuar-1080.html well as for resale value i wun knoe much..coz normally will drive all the way till the coe finish... since planning to drive for 3-4 yrs, why not get those coe cars till 08/2011...itz cheaper somemore...well tatz my pt of view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Clutched June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 With coe cars at a all time low been thinking of getting a coe car now as i have been rideless for quite a while. Reasons 1) Low loan - no unpredictable depreciation 2) If car gives too many problems just scrap and take back the residual coe A coe nissan sunny goes for about 13k, coe proton saga 11k, and etc, toyotas are on the high side with a corolla going for 16-17k and being a coe car no guarantee that a corolla is gonna be any more reliable than say a sunny. Any coe car owners care to comment, don't know if the overall cost eg maintainance is gonna eat away all the savings, pros of course is low loan and can go malaysia to fix the ride. Am looking at a budget of about $900 to 1K all in all to own the car, and of course forgot to mention my employer can subsidise about $500 to $700 if i drive cos i need to travel in my line of work anyway. Ehh...u doing full loan or cash out? Problem many many arh....do consider properly.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drivee Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 well ya they r cheaper but i don't wan the hassle of keep goin to workshop to repair as i m doing sales and can't afford to waste time goin for repair but at the same time too poor to get a car as jus started working so plannin to write 1 for the time being... but scare no resale value any expert advise? anyway it's nt tat car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorco 2nd Gear June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 hm... 27K little of the high if it the Glxi model. 1996 civics are going around 30 to low 40k i believe lancer resale wont be as good as civic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorco 2nd Gear June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 reply to your question to madza323. u asking his lancer is 1.6 mivec or ? btw thogh mivec mostly scrap liao. cos of high COE and parf value not worth driving them. friend father scrap and took back almost 75% of buying price at the 2nd year. but that car is powerful but heavy drinker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda323 Neutral Newbie June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 oic..well kinda true too la...but tatz a cheaper option if u dun wanna lose out more... oh..den which model izzit?? 97 if haven't renew COE can only drive 1 yr more nia... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowFlash Clutched June 7, 2006 Share June 7, 2006 yes, was asking if it was a 1.6mivec. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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