Unusual or Rare Cars - Part 3

[brandonyuen]

Would a VW Phaeton be considered uncommon?
At first glance, I actually thought it was a Chrysler 300C.  😅 Might have been the big wheels and flared wheel arches...

[ER-3682]

9 hours ago, brandonyuen said:

Would a VW Phaeton be considered uncommon?
At first glance, I actually thought it was a Chrysler 300C.  😅 Might have been the big wheels and flared wheel arches...

This Phaeton,is a failure Worldwide,that time in 2001,VW wanted to make a VW & match with Mercedes Benz S-Class,BMW 7 Series & their Own Group Audi A8,it never really sold well,even in Germany,i still went for it's Launch in Singapore at the Esplanade,when VW just took over from Peter Kwee's Hand.

[Fitvip]

13 hours ago, Carbon82 said:

@Volvobrick is that your ride?!!!

@Fitvip now you know who is the owner right? BTW do you still that "VIP" badge on your Fit? 

Oh yes. Until now no one has spotted it.

Only some Malaysian guys were saying it aloud when they saw it near the Woodlands Check Point many years ago.

[Mkl22]

2 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

This Phaeton,is a failure Worldwide,that time in 2001,VW wanted to make a VW & match with Mercedes Benz S-Class,BMW 7 Series & their Own Group Audi A8,it never really sold well,even in Germany,i still went for it's Launch in Singapore at the Esplanade,when VW just took over from Peter Kwee's Hand.

2 words from what I gathered on YouTube. 
MONEY PIT

[Vratenza]

12 hours ago, brandonyuen said:

Would a VW Phaeton be considered uncommon?
At first glance, I actually thought it was a Chrysler 300C.  😅 Might have been the big wheels and flared wheel arches...

I think the VW Ah tiong will be the next rarest....

[Confusedboi]

 real Ford Focus RS lol? Alphina B4 I’m guessing , it has no badge at the back.

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, Confusedboi said:

 real Ford Focus RS lol? Alphina B4 I’m guessing , it has no badge at the back.

Alpina has to see interior 

[Carbon82]

On 9/8/2022 at 5:39 PM, jimmyfong said:

who is limgene?

The company sells a series of body kits for Ford, Toyota, Lexus, Land Rover, Buick and several other brands. 

http://www.limgene.com/#Home

The front of this Land Cruiser should look like this, 

[Confusedboi]

E63S at clementi mall basement

[inlinesix]

@Confusedboi Are you sure?🤭

[Confusedboi]

32 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

@Confusedboi Are you sure?🤭

lol im sure, checked the plate already, shows it the real deal AMG model 😁

[ER-3682]

@Confusedboi Real AMG or not,in Singapore,the most daring just 110Km/h.

[Confusedboi]

20 minutes ago, ER-3682 said:

@Confusedboi Real AMG or not,in Singapore,the most daring just 110Km/h.

hmm for the E class AMGs think thats  mostly true, not so sure for  the C AMGs and especially not for the A45 AMG's most likely "troublemaker" 😁😅

[107fan]

On 9/9/2022 at 7:26 PM, Carbon82 said:

I believe this model will remain rare on our road in near term, no thanks to the 6 digits COE premium...

very attractive

[Vratenza]

2 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

@Confusedboi Real AMG or not,in Singapore,the most daring just 110Km/h.

It is not the top speed that matters.. .. It is how fast one reach the intended speed and how stable  and easy it is to reach that speed. 

[ER-3682]

10 hours ago, Vratenza said:

It is not the top speed that matters.. .. It is how fast one reach the intended speed and how stable  and easy it is to reach that speed. 

Well,compare a E200 & a E63s,0-100Km/h is of course faster by 3 secs,but stable.?,,,almost the same...and don't ask me why i get an M240i instead of a 218i,i get the M240i just because i like the sound of a 6 Cyls Engine.

Edited September 11, 2022 by ER-3682

[Vratenza]

1 hour ago, ER-3682 said:

Well,compare a E200 & a E63s,0-100Km/h is of course faster by 3 secs,but stable.?,,,almost the same...and don't ask me why i get an M240i instead of a 218i,i get the M240i just because i like the sound of a 6 Cyls Engine.

It is not just the 0-100kph, it is also the 60-100kph, in gear acceleration, power on demand that matters in city driving and overtaking maneuvers. 

Increased stability comes with the wider track of the M/AMG/RS (resulting in wider fenders) vs the normal variant, addition of 4 wheel tractions (whether full time or part time) as well as limited slip differentials. These are not easily modified from base models. 

The more easily modified aspects are the sports suspension and the wheels/tyres.

So, when people say, why need to spend so much more for higher power versions of a car since singapore is so small and limited to 100kph, well, these people probably have not experience the higher power variant themselves on long term basis. 

I get it if the person has other priorities in life and decided to just get the base model, to each his own, but there is really no need to upbadge unless it is like their christmas wish list. 

To be absolutely honest, if money is not an issue, I would have gone for the RS6 just for the performance, exhaust sound, practicality, rarity and sleeper status. Who cares if I am stuck in traffic jams, even the idling note is fantastic... And once the road opens up... Whoo hoo!

Edited September 12, 2022 by Vratenza

[inlinesix]

2 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

Well,compare a E200 & a E63s,0-100Km/h is of course faster by 3 secs,but stable.?,,,almost the same...and don't ask me why i get an M240i instead of a 218i,i get the M240i just because i like the sound of a 6 Cyls Engine.

218, no amount can be 200hp.

240, can hit 400hp with ECU tune.

IL6 definitely sound nice on hi rev