PowerMaxII 1st Gear November 14, 2011 Share November 14, 2011 Received Mazda's updated pricelist after the takeover by Trans Eurokars, and realised they have raised the price across the model line-up to as much as 10k! Seems like Karsono Kwee of Trans Eurokars (who also runs Porsche, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Saab and Opel) is bringing Mazda into the premium price region of the conti makes.... Hmm... looks like a far fetched dream to owning even a Mz3 now... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear November 14, 2011 Share November 14, 2011 Received Mazda's updated pricelist after the takeover by Trans Eurokars, and realised they have raised the price across the model line-up to as much as 10k! Seems like Karsono Kwee of Trans Eurokars (who also runs Porsche, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Saab and Opel) is bringing Mazda into the premium price region of the conti makes.... Hmm... looks like a far fetched dream to owning even a Mz3 now... he has been in this line for decades. i am sure he know what he is doing. anyway, its just a matter of time before the AD for Honda, toyota etc do the same thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic November 14, 2011 Share November 14, 2011 Received Mazda's updated pricelist after the takeover by Trans Eurokars, and realised they have raised the price across the model line-up to as much as 10k! Seems like Karsono Kwee of Trans Eurokars (who also runs Porsche, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Saab and Opel) is bringing Mazda into the premium price region of the conti makes.... Hmm... looks like a far fetched dream to owning even a Mz3 now... Open up your options. There are some under-rated contis which you can take into consideration. Don't think MIJ Jap car prices will match contis for the next few years. Don't even mention about specs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightsky 1st Gear November 14, 2011 Share November 14, 2011 Received Mazda's updated pricelist after the takeover by Trans Eurokars, and realised they have raised the price across the model line-up to as much as 10k! Seems like Karsono Kwee of Trans Eurokars (who also runs Porsche, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Saab and Opel) is bringing Mazda into the premium price region of the conti makes.... Hmm... looks like a far fetched dream to owning even a Mz3 now... Seriously, other than Porsche, which other brands of his makes money? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeloc Neutral Newbie November 14, 2011 Share November 14, 2011 maybe mini and RR too? but 206k for a mx5? any1 sane enough wouldn't have bought it.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptronic Supercharged November 15, 2011 Share November 15, 2011 TEK announced lot of promotions last weekend. any one visited? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minikong 1st Gear November 15, 2011 Share November 15, 2011 maybe mini and RR too? but 206k for a mx5? any1 sane enough wouldn't have bought it.. ya because of the coe..... mini of trans, model cooper s cabrio is now cheaper than mx5..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp66 5th Gear November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 Finally Mr Kwee decided to let go Opel dealership after 11 years of lost in sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_blade Turbocharged November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 About time. For Opel to successful, GM has to loosen it's grip on price control and lower the cost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmical Clutched November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 Who want an Mazda nowadays anyway? Sorry about being to blunt and blatant but I regretted buying a Mazda previous based on overpriced and undervalued. Have to sell the car at a big lost (nobody make money anyway but a big lose means still need to come up with $ out of pocket when selling). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptronic Supercharged November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 Who want an Mazda nowadays anyway? Sorry about being to blunt and blatant but I regretted buying a Mazda previous based on overpriced and undervalued. Have to sell the car at a big lost (nobody make money anyway but a big lose means still need to come up with $ out of pocket when selling). If you want good sale, you need to trade-in with bigger cars. In my case, trade-in price offered was much more than the original cost of the car. When I tried to sell with agents, they were offering lesser than original cost even though the listed price of Mazda 3 -2L between now and then is to the tune of 55k! I guess, this is the problem with Mazda (among MIJ cars) only . I got a decent deal with my previous Honda and Nissan cars. Hmmmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 Seriously, other than Porsche, which other brands of his makes money? karsono kwee can afford to lose the money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 (edited) Received Mazda's updated pricelist after the takeover by Trans Eurokars, and realised they have raised the price across the model line-up to as much as 10k! Seems like Karsono Kwee of Trans Eurokars (who also runs Porsche, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Saab and Opel) is bringing Mazda into the premium price region of the conti makes.... Hmm... looks like a far fetched dream to owning even a Mz3 now... i can understand the marketing strategy....but yeah europeans are still the leaders in vehicle manufacturing like big software companies like microsoft oracle and google....where they are all based in the united states.... Edited November 18, 2011 by Ithunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmical Clutched November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 If you want good sale, you need to trade-in with bigger cars. In my case, trade-in price offered was much more than the original cost of the car. When I tried to sell with agents, they were offering lesser than original cost even though the listed price of Mazda 3 -2L between now and then is to the tune of 55k! I guess, this is the problem with Mazda (among MIJ cars) only . I got a decent deal with my previous Honda and Nissan cars. Hmmmm. Why do I still want to trade in with Mazda if the resale value of the car is so bad? If trading with Mazda is what you are referring to. The mark up of Mazda cars are simply too high from dealer and it does not reflect the actual market value ala OMV...PARF value. It doesn't help when there isn't much demand out there too. I encountered ghost now am very scare of dark. However it is a good consideration as a used car because the previous owner have already paid it's due. This is provide if 2nd hand car hunter wanted a slow, not very fuel efficient, neither sporty nor very comfy car. To me a car should be either sporty in all aspect or comfortable in all aspect. Mazda unfortunately is the in-between...either pregnant or not pregnant...there is no maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hosaybo 6th Gear November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 just for discussion, what's the market price of a 2nd hand mazda 3 or mazda 6 that is about 2 to 3 years old in the current high coe situation? I get the impression that demand is low and one couls probably get it for a good price as a second hand compared to other makes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
538 Neutral Newbie November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 Huh instead of lowering the prices he actually raised them? Haha good luck to him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingenius Turbocharged November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 just for discussion, what's the market price of a 2nd hand mazda 3 or mazda 6 that is about 2 to 3 years old in the current high coe situation? I get the impression that demand is low and one couls probably get it for a good price as a second hand compared to other makes. hi hosaybo, if you interested i can let you test drive my mazda3 2.0 . btw, how is the battery toy car ? still available ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptronic Supercharged November 18, 2011 Share November 18, 2011 (edited) Why do I still want to trade in with Mazda if the resale value of the car is so bad? If trading with Mazda is what you are referring to. The mark up of Mazda cars are simply too high from dealer and it does not reflect the actual market value ala OMV...PARF value. It doesn't help when there isn't much demand out there too. I encountered ghost now am very scare of dark. However it is a good consideration as a used car because the previous owner have already paid it's due. This is provide if 2nd hand car hunter wanted a slow, not very fuel efficient, neither sporty nor very comfy car. To me a car should be either sporty in all aspect or comfortable in all aspect. Mazda unfortunately is the in-between...either pregnant or not pregnant...there is no maybe. My reply was about trading-in a Mazda for a bigger car (probably a conti one) and not on trading-in other cars for Mazda bro! Edited November 18, 2011 by Steptronic ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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