2nd hand cars from Sgcarmart

[Fuelsaver]

  On 12/11/2009 at 3:04 AM, Picanto said:

to be safe, you can buy 2nd hand jazz from Kah motors. it comes with warranty from them. expensive but you pay for peace of mind. at least kah motors will never cheat you

 

they will not cheat u, oni u pay premium for their labor n parts.

[Fuelsaver]

  On 12/6/2009 at 3:30 PM, Dafeizhu said:

Hi all,

 

New to this forum so I have to hijack. Haa. I intend to buy a 2nd hand car which is 1yr plus old. However, I found a car which has $2 COE. So after driving for a 3-4 years, will car dealers give me a lower quote due to the $2 COE?

 

The car seems good, just that the $2 COE is bothering me cos the next buyer will not get any COE credits back if they are gg to scrap the car.

Thanks in advance.

 

hi

 

may i share wat i've derived as "5-yr depreciation" (for selling back at paper value) compared to "10-yr depreciation":

 

5-yr dep = [new / bought car price - paper value at 5th year] / 5 (or less if bought 2nd hand but not reaching 5 yr)

 

10-yr dep = [new car price - parf at 10th yr] / 10

 

so if u wanna take S$2 coe, gotta use 5-yr dep to work out ur depreciation (or losses) per yr (loan int not incl).

[Rickster]

  On 12/10/2009 at 1:50 PM, Hotouch said:

bro, do you have any tips on choosing second cars? i heard many scary stories of cars being assembled with other scraps of metal after being totaled, a spray of paint over conceals everything.

 

Any tip for a new driver like me??? I'm interested in jazz 1.3m as well, and i'm wondering what is your FC, km/l

 

You get your trusted mechanic to help you check for major accidents (its very easy to spot for an experienced mechanic). The other alternative is send it to STA.

 

BTW, fender benders are not considered accident-vehicle.

[Rickster]

  On 12/16/2009 at 9:15 PM, Ahksim said:

bought my current ride from a dealer who advertised on sgcarmart. list price 68k and the deal closed at 65k. met up with the previous owner of my car, he managed to get back 62k. so dealer earned about 3k. i think is reasonable.

 

Good deal you've got!

[Rickster]

  On 12/17/2009 at 12:24 AM, Picanto said:

there is no substitute for legwork when buying a 2nd hand. the prices at sgcarmart is only an indication.

 

Yap, sgcarmart prices usually can bargain down a few K... but usually that will mean u need to take up certain loan packages from them.

[Eaglet777]

dear all,

 

advise needed as 1st time car buyer. was offered 33k to buy a used 2005 honda civic 1.6l (mileage claimed to be abt 40k with kah motor reciepts to proved) by a car dealer. paper value is ard 25k.

does this sound too good to be true (such low mileage)? anything i should look out for?

if i want the car to be evaluated by STA, who pay for it?

 

all advises are appreciated, thks!

[Tigerwoods]

  On 12/18/2009 at 2:04 AM, Eaglet777 said:

dear all,

 

advise needed as 1st time car buyer. was offered 33k to buy a used 2005 honda civic 1.6l (mileage claimed to be abt 40k with kah motor reciepts to proved) by a car dealer. paper value is ard 25k.

does this sound too good to be true (such low mileage)? anything i should look out for?

if i want the car to be evaluated by STA, who pay for it?

 

all advises are appreciated, thks!

 

If you think yours is good see this one :

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...855&DL=1000

 

It seems normal price to me...

[Ahfeng]

  On 12/18/2009 at 2:20 AM, Tigerwoods said:

If you think yours is good see this one :

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...855&DL=1000

 

It seems normal price to me...

 

 

Still exp. I think can go down to 30k because loan is only base on 5 years.

[Eaglet777]

huh,

 

so will u consider selling yr civic at 30k? can let me send for evaluation by my own mechanic? thks!

 

[Busybody]

  On 12/18/2009 at 2:20 AM, Tigerwoods said:

If you think yours is good see this one :

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...855&DL=1000

 

It seems normal price to me...

 

yeah, but mileage is 30K for a 2005 car? or 130k ?

[Pisces69]

  On 12/6/2009 at 3:30 PM, Dafeizhu said:

Hi all,

 

New to this forum so I have to hijack. Haa. I intend to buy a 2nd hand car which is 1yr plus old. However, I found a car which has $2 COE. So after driving for a 3-4 years, will car dealers give me a lower quote due to the $2 COE?

 

The car seems good, just that the $2 COE is bothering me cos the next buyer will not get any COE credits back if they are gg to scrap the car.

Thanks in advance.

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B very careful with low COE cars.

 

Dealer sell u, he say this car is selling lower than "market value" so u think ok lah but when u sell back to the dealer wil offer u only paper value which is peanuts compared to what u paid.

 

It is OK if u can bargain down the price much lower than Market Value but only if u decide to use till the COE expire. That u lose much less.

[Pisces69]

  On 11/10/2009 at 5:17 PM, Vwguy77 said:

I bought my '07 Jazz on the sgcarmart from a private seller. It was a very very low mileage car and the asking price was really compatible from other listed prices. He voluntarily offered a lower price than his listed price and I just took it without bargaining. It was a very friendly and hassle free transaction right from the beginning to the end which matters the most to me...

 

Still happily driving it everyday :)

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That goes to show there r still good deals out there somewhere. But maybe a bit hard to find only.

 

Must b patient when buying something ex like a car.

 

[Pisces69]

  On 12/10/2009 at 1:50 PM, Hotouch said:

bro, do you have any tips on choosing second cars? i heard many scary stories of cars being assembled with other scraps of metal after being totaled, a spray of paint over conceals everything.

 

Any tip for a new driver like me??? I'm interested in jazz 1.3m as well, and i'm wondering what is your FC, km/l

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Buy only from a reputable & established dealer.

 

Get an experienced fren or mechanic to check the car b4 signing anything.

 

Send to those trusted evaluation centres. Maybe STA is OK. Vicom u sud think twice.

 

[Yunalesca]

Hi dear forum members.

 

Sorry for Hijacking this thread. Would like some help regarding getting a used car.

 

I'm thinking on getting a 2nd hand car as a mean of transport to get from Point A to Point B and back everyday.

Not asking for much as I am on a tight budget. As long as it can move and get me to places.

I also considering a used van, since operating on diesel will prove more economical.

 

Maybe something like this?

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...242&DL=1000

 

Does the pricing look ok?

Is a car of this age advisable to get? Maintenance wise will it be a nightmare?

If the car need constant repairing then kinda defeats the purpose of me getting car at this price. =(

Anyone knows where can I find the info on the fuel efficiency of the car?

 

May I know what other money factors should I be looking out for? Both Long term and short term wise.

Other than Payment/Loan, Road Tax (I do notice that the Road tax is quite high), Parking, ERP+ Misc, Radio Tax, Insurance (How is Insurance amount calculated anyway?)

Please do fill me in if I am missing anything. I am a total greenhorn at all these stuff. My family hasn't own a car yet.

 

I would appreciated it very much if someone could do a mock-up calculation on the monthly expenses of taking on cars like this.

It will probably also be useful for other forum members like me who are looking into buying 2nd hand cars.

Any other advices are also very much appreciated. =)

 

Have a great holiday~

[Picanto]

maintainence wise it could be a nightmare, depending on how lucky you are. its an old car afterall. if sway, its going to make your tight budget even tighter.

[Singtech]

on behalf of SingTech Family, I wish you all and your love ones a Blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year........

[Nissan_s152001]

  On 12/23/2009 at 8:33 PM, Yunalesca said:

Hi dear forum members.

 

Sorry for Hijacking this thread. Would like some help regarding getting a used car.

 

I'm thinking on getting a 2nd hand car as a mean of transport to get from Point A to Point B and back everyday.

Not asking for much as I am on a tight budget. As long as it can move and get me to places.

I also considering a used van, since operating on diesel will prove more economical.

 

Maybe something like this?

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...242&DL=1000

 

Does the pricing look ok?

Is a car of this age advisable to get? Maintenance wise will it be a nightmare?

If the car need constant repairing then kinda defeats the purpose of me getting car at this price. =(

Anyone knows where can I find the info on the fuel efficiency of the car?

 

May I know what other money factors should I be looking out for? Both Long term and short term wise.

Other than Payment/Loan, Road Tax (I do notice that the Road tax is quite high), Parking, ERP+ Misc, Radio Tax, Insurance (How is Insurance amount calculated anyway?)

Please do fill me in if I am missing anything. I am a total greenhorn at all these stuff. My family hasn't own a car yet.

 

I would appreciated it very much if someone could do a mock-up calculation on the monthly expenses of taking on cars like this.

It will probably also be useful for other forum members like me who are looking into buying 2nd hand cars.

Any other advices are also very much appreciated. =)

 

Have a great holiday~

Hi!

 

Try not to get such an old car as the FC tend to be higher and road tax is 150%..... Maintenance is as pain in the @ss.... My friend bought an ESI abt 2 yrs ago... after 1/2 yr he sell it off as the Maintenance is too high.... Too much wear n tear parts need to change... (Maybe he suay bought an bad car). As for the insurance is depend on wht is ur age, how long ago u got u lic and ur car model (ESI dun think will be cheap) and Lastly NCB but i dun think u gave as u said u never own a car b4.....

 

"Other than Payment/Loan, Road Tax (I do notice that the Road tax is quite high), Parking, ERP+ Misc, Radio Tax, Insurance (How is Insurance amount calculated anyway?)"

 

Think u miss out the most important: Fuel, Tyre, servicing. tht all i can think of for now.... Might miss out something... Any bro or sis pls add on.....

 

 

[MitsubishiExLancer2010]

Still worth it!

 

 

 

  On 11/10/2009 at 6:52 AM, E3lipse said:

Got my Jazz from there last July (Car registered Sept 2005)

Listed price $39k, bargained to 35-36k

 

Car was in pretty good condition. Except my side mirror paint got chipped 2 weeks later , they might have patched it and the paint just chipped off and wiring in my left mirror broke, Kah Motor fixed it for $35.