COE....

Subject: COE.... Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:47 pm

Aiyoo....COE price up again.... We are going car mad!!!!

Madness and Sadness in one sheet of paper.

LTA should name the top 3 bidders - Screw anonymity.

Subject: Re: COE.... Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:51 pm

steady bro.. u buying a porsche 911 ar?

Subject: Re: COE.... Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:53 pm

jeffman88 wrote:: steady bro.. u buying a porsche 911 ar?

Yes...the ones from Toys R us... I can only afford a bus trip to orchard and back with the toy..

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:08 am

Khorkar wrote:

jeffman88 wrote:: steady bro.. u buying a porsche 911 ar?

Yes...the ones from Toys R us... I can only afford a bus trip to orchard and back with the toy..

whahaha..

Bro kk, pls drive hme during off-peak k! Wink

If nt, messy jam u ll b causg! Laughing

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:16 am

Ya lor, it is really getting insane. There are so many rich singaporeans but I am not one of them. This COE money generating machine is truly the legacy left behind by you-know-who. SIGH....

Caddy Posts : 2158 Join date : 2009-10-20

relocate to Malaysia guys ...

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:47 am

My car dealer told me that those who buy cars now are buying to show off, never mind what brand of cars they buy. All categories are affected. Wonder if that's true? scratch

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:51 am

Derek wrote:: relocate to Malaysia guys ...

You got your car liao ah?

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:17 am

anyone sell car insurance here?

Junior Golfer Posts : 138 Join date : 2012-11-04

I think we need to look at it fm the bigger picture.

USA is facing problem with figuring out how to tax the wealthy.....and imagine this, in SG, we don need to worrk about that.....the wealthy are already indirectly tax....

Garmen si pek clever

Super Active Golfer Posts : 1839 Join date : 2012-03-22

Happy Feet wrote:: I think we need to look at it fm the bigger picture.

USA is facing problem with figuring out how to tax the wealthy.....and imagine this, in SG, we don need to worrk about that.....the wealthy are already indirectly tax....

Garmen si pek clever

I actually agree...

I do realize the roads are getting very crowded, it's jam everywhere.. ERPs are not working for sure.. So the question is whether higher COEs are able to control the cars population?

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:34 am

chien wrote:

Happy Feet wrote:: I think we need to look at it fm the bigger picture.

USA is facing problem with figuring out how to tax the wealthy.....and imagine this, in SG, we don need to worrk about that.....the wealthy are already indirectly tax....

Garmen si pek clever

I actually agree...

I do realize the roads are getting very crowded, it's jam everywhere.. ERPs are not working for sure.. So the question is whether higher COEs are able to control the cars population?

I agreed too! Wink

Bt to wat extend! Question

Still, its a temporary solution bcoz e rich re gettg richer n many! Shocked

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:57 pm

good thing i got rid of my car 2 years ago!

Caddy Posts : 2158 Join date : 2009-10-20

@blee

bought a new Honda CRZ for myself and a new 1000cc car for my wife ...

On the road (incl insurance, full options and road tax) for both cars less than 65K SGD total ... which I think can't even buy a COE in Singapore

And the traffic (at least during peak hours) seems equally bad in both places ...

so all in all ... I am pretty happy to have left

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:29 pm

Derek wrote:: @blee

bought a new Honda CRZ for myself and a new 1000cc car for my wife ...

On the road (incl insurance, full options and road tax) for both cars less than 65K SGD total ... which I think can't even buy a COE in Singapore

And the traffic (at least during peak hours) seems equally bad in both places ...

so all in all ... I am pretty happy to have left

have you made the modifications yet? What a Face

Are you back in Jan? wanna have a game?

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:12 pm

Derek wrote:: @blee

bought a new Honda CRZ for myself and a new 1000cc car for my wife ...

On the road (incl insurance, full options and road tax) for both cars less than 65K SGD total ... which I think can't even buy a COE in Singapore

And the traffic (at least during peak hours) seems equally bad in both places ...

so all in all ... I am pretty happy to have left

Can your golf bag fit into the CRZ?

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:20 pm

Vinny, Golf bag or golf bags?? albino

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:25 pm

blee wrote:: Vinny, Golf bag or golf bags??

Depends on which course to play in KL........

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:39 pm

Vinny wrote:

blee wrote:: Vinny, Golf bag or golf bags??

Depends on which course to play in KL........

For him, more like which COURSES, he is playing... Very Happy

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:17 pm

TDO wrote:: My car dealer told me that those who buy cars now are buying to show off, never mind what brand of cars they buy. All categories are affected. Wonder if that's true?

Dunno whether its true but look at the pocket rockets on the road now. I think they are the ones spoiling the market now.

Gone were the days that supercharged and turbo engine are garage experiments in jb workshops. Now we have VW mass producing them...sighs

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:01 pm

Ha ha...

Take it or leave it...

Wat to do??? LL lor...

Caddy Posts : 2158 Join date : 2009-10-20

The golf bag fits comfortably ... it is just that my car is now permanently a 2-seater ... not a 2+2 anymore ... I push the back seat down and treat the whole thing as a boot

When I have people to ferry around ... I just use my wife's car ... 4 doors with 4 seats

However, gone are the days I could take 4 pax and 4 golf bags to go golfing in my Toyota Altis

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:33 pm

Traffic in KL is NOTHING like traffic in SG.

I swear, there are times when I wished that the M'sian govt. imposed a similar regime in Malaysia. It's complete gridlock all over the damn place and getting from Damansara Utama to SS2 (which, for those of you who know, should take no more than 10 minutes) can take 30-45 minutes.

Like it or not, I don't see the COE approach going away any time soon. What I can say is that buy a car when you need it. Don't wait to buy based on the COE. If it drops, it's a bonus. If it doesn't, that's the way things work.

Very Active Golfer Posts : 554 Join date : 2011-02-10

Happy Feet wrote:: I think we need to look at it fm the bigger picture.

USA is facing problem with figuring out how to tax the wealthy.....and imagine this, in SG, we don need to worrk about that.....the wealthy are already indirectly tax....

Garmen si pek clever

There are numerous indirect tax burdens, be it on the wealthy or the poor, which the government levies on us.

I think what matters more is the distribution of wealth, as well as income equality, to really gauge the true impact on society.

$100K to a billionaire is different from $100K to a young family with kids who really needs the car for transport purposes but can't afford it.

Subject: Re: COE.... Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:14 pm

Master wrote:

Happy Feet wrote:: I think we need to look at it fm the bigger picture.

USA is facing problem with figuring out how to tax the wealthy.....and imagine this, in SG, we don need to worrk about that.....the wealthy are already indirectly tax....

Garmen si pek clever

There are numerous indirect tax burdens, be it on the wealthy or the poor, which the government levies on us.

I think what matters more is the distribution of wealth, as well as income equality, to really gauge the true impact on society.

$100K to a billionaire is different from $100K to a young family with kids who really needs the car for transport purposes but can't afford it.

Master, what is the COE for the tank which ferries you around?