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How many of these are on the road ? For the past 6 months, I only saw 3 Legends and 2 Fuga. [sweatdrop] I think they are consider the rarest Japan luxury saloon prior to Toyota Crown Royal Saloon / Athlete / Majesta.. The new Majesta looks good...

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Carbon82

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I have yet to see any Fuga on our road, except for the Mitsuoka version (Galue III). It is the high pricing that put buyer off. With a close to S$200K price tag for the Legend for example, most will go for either Mercs or BMW, while die-hard Japanese car fans would have opt for a Lexus, IMO.

 

Legend if market under Acura badge might be able to sell slightly better, if Honda can prove to local buyer that it is a upper grade Honda, just like Lexus vs Toyota. As for Fuga, it look too close for "comfort" to the new Teana, and putting on an Infiniti badge may not work, since the latter is price at very competitive level.

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Kelpie

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  On 4/7/2009 at 6:22 AM, Carbon82 said:

I have yet to see any Fuga on our road, except for the Mitsuoka version (Galue III). It is the high pricing that put buyer off. With a close to S$200K price tag for the Legend for example, most will go for either Mercs or BMW, while die-hard Japanese car fans would have opt for a Lexus, IMO.

 

Legend if market under Acura badge might be able to sell slightly better, if Honda can prove to local buyer that it is a upper grade Honda, just like Lexus vs Toyota. As for Fuga, it look too close for "comfort" to the new Teana, and putting on an Infiniti badge may not work, since the latter is price at very competitive level.

 

Honda Legend or Acura RL is one of my dream cars. I doubt I can afford to own one in this life [:p]. May be can consider a used one if there is one subsequently.

 

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  On 4/17/2009 at 2:48 PM, Kelpie said:

Honda Legend or Acura RL is one of my dream cars. I doubt I can afford to own one in this life [:p]. May be can consider a used one if there is one subsequently.

 

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There was a May 2007 Legend with super high specs that went off at less than $99K . Surely you could afford that. You probably missed it at SgCar mart 2 weeks ago.. [thumbsup]

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  On 4/7/2009 at 6:22 AM, Carbon82 said:

I have yet to see any Fuga on our road, except for the Mitsuoka version (Galue III). It is the high pricing that put buyer off. With a close to S$200K price tag for the Legend for example, most will go for either Mercs or BMW, while die-hard Japanese car fans would have opt for a Lexus, IMO.

 

Legend if market under Acura badge might be able to sell slightly better, if Honda can prove to local buyer that it is a upper grade Honda, just like Lexus vs Toyota. As for Fuga, it look too close for "comfort" to the new Teana, and putting on an Infiniti badge may not work, since the latter is price at very competitive level.

I have seen a Black Fuga 4.5 near ChinaTown point few months back. Surprised !!! Seems to be from PI.

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  On 4/17/2009 at 2:51 PM, Blue850r said:

There was a May 2007 Legend with super high specs that went off at less than $99K . Surely you could afford that. You probably missed it at SgCar mart 2 weeks ago.. [thumbsup]

 

Really? Anyway, that is an old model. Look forward to the new model being sold in the used car market. Thanks for the info.

 

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It is the latest model with Bose sound system, 4 wheel steering or something like this. But the look is quite close to the Accord in my opinion.

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Kelpie

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  On 4/17/2009 at 3:01 PM, Blue850r said:

It is the latest model with Bose sound system, 4 wheel steering or something like this. But the look is quite close to the Accord in my opinion.

 

That one is not the latest model lah [laugh]. I went sgcarmart just now, too bad, no longer in the listing liao.

 

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The legend is too small size for the flagship car....I may be wrong but it seemed like smaller than camry and its own accord.

 

Price is also too high for a car without a luxury presence.

 

 

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In North America, the Legend is sold as an Acura RL and is classified as a mid-sized luxury sedan so its competitors are the Lexus GS, Infiniti M (Nissan Fuga), BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6, Hyundai Genesis (yes, it's worthy) and Volvo S80 etc. Luxury marques like Volvo, Infiniti and Acura do not have a full sized sedan (Lexus LS, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8) in its lineup so the mid-sized sedans are their flagship models.

 

I suggest that Honda and Nissan should bring in their luxury divisions to Singapore but I have a feeling that Infiniti will be more successful as they are more refined and have better value for money than Acura in North America.

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  On 4/17/2009 at 2:52 PM, Blue850r said:

I have seen a Black Fuga 4.5 near ChinaTown point few months back. Surprised !!! Seems to be from PI.

 

Not all Fugas r from PI, e boss of TCM drives 1 too [;)]

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  On 4/17/2009 at 5:10 PM, Iziz said:

Not all Fugas r from PI, e boss of TCM drives 1 too [;)]

 

How much are you guys selling it or used to sell it for?

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  On 4/17/2009 at 5:12 PM, George1688 said:

How much are you guys selling it or used to sell it for?

 

Its not for sale, think they only indent 1 for e big boss [sweatdrop]

 

4.5L V8 [thumbsup]

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Kelpie

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  On 4/17/2009 at 3:49 PM, Rainman said:

The legend is too small size for the flagship car....I may be wrong but it seemed like smaller than camry and its own accord.

 

Price is also too high for a car without a luxury presence.

 

I wonder why are people talking about the ex-generation of Legend? The new generation of RL is a full-size car so is the current KM Accord.

 

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  On 4/17/2009 at 5:01 PM, George1688 said:

In North America, the Legend is sold as an Acura RL and is classified as a mid-sized luxury sedan so its competitors are the Lexus GS, Infiniti M (Nissan Fuga), BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6, Hyundai Genesis (yes, it's worthy) and Volvo S80 etc. Luxury marques like Volvo, Infiniti and Acura do not have a full sized sedan (Lexus LS, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8) in its lineup so the mid-sized sedans are their flagship models.

 

I suggest that Honda and Nissan should bring in their luxury divisions to Singapore but I have a feeling that Infiniti will be more successful as they are more refined and have better value for money than Acura in North America.

 

Acura RL and KM Accord (Asian spec) are now full-size car. Based on US EPA standard, the Accord/Inspire is a full-size sedan. Full-size is defined in measurement as greater than 120 ft

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