Oct 18 2011, 01:28 PM
QUOTE(kimhoong @ Oct 18 2011, 09:53 AM)
I'm planning to get a car (most likely Forte 1.6 or 2.0) before CNY (in January 2012 
)
Like to get some opinion on purchasing a car in last quarter of the year.
Pros:
- There are some quite attractive offerings now (check myforteclub
)
- Much much better chance to get the car before CNY
Cons:
- The car will be one year old in the next 2 months.
I'm purchasing the car with no trade-in. So the concern of servicing the installment for current car does not exist.
What do you think?
I'm still torn apart in selecting 1.6 or 2.0.
What shared by gregy is really what been playing in my head EVERYDAY now!
If I'm going for 2.0, I will need to fork out around RM3.5k - RM4k extra every year. This amount of money is not small and could contribute to other more important stuffs (like new house expenses)... and not so important stuffs (like going for annual trips
)
With 2.0, I get more power (fun factor), better safety measurements (other additional features not really that matter to me). But, I will get higher FC, higher commitment in servicing the loan, etc.
Anyway, for me, leather seat is a must. So if I am really going for 1.6, I will surely get it wrapped with leather. The SC has quoted me extra RM2K and can be bundled in the car loan. I think it's slightly more expensive though.
Just a comment, if yours are mostly City Driving, then I propose getting 1.6sx coz 2.0 is going to burn more fuel since you will be constantly stuck in traffic jams. I was going through the same problem when deciding on 1.6 or 2.0 but in the end I chose 1.6, though there are times you wish you are driving 2.0 with the additional "kicks" but, I'm not a crazy F1 driver nor I will go and try to smoke some Civic/Altis just for fun lol.. If $$ is not a problem for you, by all means go ahead.. )Like to get some opinion on purchasing a car in last quarter of the year.
Pros:
- There are some quite attractive offerings now (check myforteclub
)- Much much better chance to get the car before CNY
Cons:
- The car will be one year old in the next 2 months.
I'm purchasing the car with no trade-in. So the concern of servicing the installment for current car does not exist.
What do you think?
I'm still torn apart in selecting 1.6 or 2.0.
What shared by gregy is really what been playing in my head EVERYDAY now!
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If I'm going for 2.0, I will need to fork out around RM3.5k - RM4k extra every year. This amount of money is not small and could contribute to other more important stuffs (like new house expenses)... and not so important stuffs (like going for annual trips
)With 2.0, I get more power (fun factor), better safety measurements (other additional features not really that matter to me). But, I will get higher FC, higher commitment in servicing the loan, etc.
Anyway, for me, leather seat is a must. So if I am really going for 1.6, I will surely get it wrapped with leather. The SC has quoted me extra RM2K and can be bundled in the car loan. I think it's slightly more expensive though.
For my case, I'm staying in PJ and the traffic here are always slow moving (more often stuck in crazy jam for minimum of 2 hours everyday
) so even with my 1.6sx I can only get about 400KM/RM70 full tank or lower, cannot imagine how high it's going to be for 2.0.. Though the mileage will increase significantly when you have more long distance driving (I took a trip down Johor and Singapore recently, my mileage improved by additional 100KM per RM70 full tank), but how often do you really traveling distance? I didn't bother with leathers seats because our weather is going to kill you when you get into your car after parked under hot sun for few hours.. Good luck.. lol
Just my dua Cent.
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