Legacy RS displayed at main dealership
16 June 2012, 10:44 AM
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Legacy RS displayed at main dealership
The daddy of the Impreza. 
The cars here in Singapore have a "lifespan" of 10 years from the date of registration. Afterwhich they are either sent into the junkyard, exported or if you're rich enough, renew it's term for another 10 years in what we call "Certificate of Entitlement".
It's due to this unique and frankly unloved system that the cars here are all quite new, which is sad because cars like the GC8s are all being exported or scrapped because it isn't worthwhile keeping them.
Anyway, this car has just finished it's 2nd term of 10 years usage and the owner is donated it (or maybe the dealership is gave him some cash for it
) to the Main dealership here. Word has it that it will be displayed to show the Impreza's heritage or maybe dipped in WR blue to show its rally roots. 
P.S. Doors were locked, so no interior pics. I'll take more with a proper camera when i return.
The cars here in Singapore have a "lifespan" of 10 years from the date of registration. Afterwhich they are either sent into the junkyard, exported or if you're rich enough, renew it's term for another 10 years in what we call "Certificate of Entitlement".
It's due to this unique and frankly unloved system that the cars here are all quite new, which is sad because cars like the GC8s are all being exported or scrapped because it isn't worthwhile keeping them.
Anyway, this car has just finished it's 2nd term of 10 years usage and the owner is donated it (or maybe the dealership is gave him some cash for it
) to the Main dealership here. Word has it that it will be displayed to show the Impreza's heritage or maybe dipped in WR blue to show its rally roots. P.S. Doors were locked, so no interior pics. I'll take more with a proper camera when i return.
16 June 2012, 02:47 PM
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thats why so many are exported then?
16 June 2012, 10:14 PM
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Not recently. As the COE short for Certificate of Entitlement has reached record high levels recently. The government's way of controlling vehicle population.
They were doing rather well say...2-3 years ago when the COE was MUCH cheaper then.
Yeah, that's part of the reason. The other reason is that when the COE was cheap, buying new cars made it more worthwhile than buying used. So the used cars were often exported.
It does look smart. But not sure if i can say the same for their level of service or workmanship.
Perhaps i should call it a distributor. As these are the guys who holds the distribution rights of Subarus to 8 countries in asia. Big establishment really.
They were doing rather well say...2-3 years ago when the COE was MUCH cheaper then.
Yeah, that's part of the reason. The other reason is that when the COE was cheap, buying new cars made it more worthwhile than buying used. So the used cars were often exported.
It does look smart. But not sure if i can say the same for their level of service or workmanship.
Perhaps i should call it a distributor. As these are the guys who holds the distribution rights of Subarus to 8 countries in asia. Big establishment really.
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17 June 2012, 08:30 AM
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This is going to sound strange, but the price of the COE varies from month to month and year to year.
This system exists primarily like i said to control vehicle population. It's a small country afterall, but frankly the traffic is still rubbish during peak hours.
There is a COE quota every month, and the price is determined (somewhat) by the bids received. Prices go north when there is a rush to purchase.
For the past year or so, prices have reached a record high of almost SG$90,000 (£45,000?)
for cars with a capacity of 2.0L and above, and about SG$60,000 for capacity of 1.6L and below. That's frankly ridiculous as the government is trying to cut back on vehicle population growth. The quota gets squeezed, the prices shoot up.
The COE is on top of what you'll pay for the base price of a new car. So that makes this place one of the most expensive place around to own a car!
I was lucky when i bought my Spec C over 2 years ago. The COE then was just under SG$20,000.
What was supposed to be a reply has turned into a rant.
This system exists primarily like i said to control vehicle population. It's a small country afterall, but frankly the traffic is still rubbish during peak hours.
There is a COE quota every month, and the price is determined (somewhat) by the bids received. Prices go north when there is a rush to purchase.
For the past year or so, prices have reached a record high of almost SG$90,000 (£45,000?)
for cars with a capacity of 2.0L and above, and about SG$60,000 for capacity of 1.6L and below. That's frankly ridiculous as the government is trying to cut back on vehicle population growth. The quota gets squeezed, the prices shoot up.The COE is on top of what you'll pay for the base price of a new car. So that makes this place one of the most expensive place around to own a car!
I was lucky when i bought my Spec C over 2 years ago. The COE then was just under SG$20,000.
What was supposed to be a reply has turned into a rant.
17 June 2012, 08:37 AM
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Does that mean the average salary in Singapore is x3 a european one?
For us mortals, even if one had the money, it would be crazy to pay £80k for a car and COE only to be worth nil after 10 years.
Or if the government earns so much from taxes I guess the public benefits must be excellent?
For us mortals, even if one had the money, it would be crazy to pay £80k for a car and COE only to be worth nil after 10 years.
Or if the government earns so much from taxes I guess the public benefits must be excellent?
Last edited by fpan; 17 June 2012 at 08:39 AM.
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