2.38% loan for less than five year loan maybe, SA told that Tan Chong not even interested to consider any 9 years loan.

I went to one of Melaka branch. The SA said their profit is very marginal which the maximum commission they can get for each Serena is RM800. So the maximum they can offer me is RM500.

Usually nissan will offer high second hand car trade in price but this time i ask they just offer me very cheap trade in price. So just say bye bye to this Serena for this time being.

Price wise I think we no need to argue so much here. The money is on your hand. if you feel the money you pay is worth so just go for it. No need to complaint either cheap or expensive.

We are here at Malaysia if Malaysian do not have the capability to produce those quality car forever we will need to pay for higher.

For those already booking I wish you have a nice riding and enjoy your new ride.

Oh? Thought respond not so good then still choosy for the loan?? No high trade in, no free gift..... No offer for the loan, then guess respond will not as good as expected.

Me too , still bargain with the trade in price, otherwise will just take Toyota Innova.

OK, thanks to all for sharing your findings

Thinking of cx5 now, 135 k niah, got 6 air bag.
By the way wats yr curent ride to be trade in?
my g.livina too very low price 52 only .....

did anyone notice new serena have no spare tyre?!? it only have what they call a tyre repair kit!

Aware of that already. checked crv and cx5, the 17 in spare wheel taken almost 1/3 of the rear space.
Something to give and take, want more space u lose the spare wheel. Want spare wheel , have to sacrifice your space.....

This post has been edited by sianglee: Jul 27 2013, 09:17 PM

whats wrong with a tyre repair kit ? when was the last time you used your spare tyre anyways ?
me and my friends havent used our spare tyres at all..... think about the weight and fuel savings man...

Want to trade in kancil......also need to bargain few days.......hahaha , by the way Mazda and CRV both are SUV and only 5 seater right ?

yup. 7 seater you have to see kia sorento, mazda cx 9 , hyundai santa fe or....toyoda innova

Did you know the differences between the Highway Star CBU models in other places and the ones we have here in Malaysia?


1. headlights


2. steering


3. roof


This post has been edited by ryanit: Jul 28 2013, 04:27 PM

Do you have a choice of Serenas if you are keen to buy a Serena?

At least TCM gives customer choice to have few spec to choose. I think a lot customer willing to pay more with those higher spec gadgets.

The spec TCM import in should the most lowest spec available.

I think TCM try to keep the price as low as possible. The only way to do it strip off some of the stuff. I read an article explaining bout why our car price so expensive.

http://www.livelifedrive.com/malaysia/news...laysia---part-1

http://www.livelifedrive.com/malaysia/news...laysia---part-2

those of you who have time can read it.

This is also what I suspected, but when I asked such q in their FB page, they told me it is the "original" cbu from jp.

is that means the Hong Kong and Indonesia version is not CBU from Japan???

Let me quote some facts here as example to gauge whether this new Serena hybrid is overpriced?

1) Civic Hybrid selling RM119k in Peninsular and 116k in Langkawi ... The 3k different perhaps is because of the 10% sales tax? It mean if excise duty and imports duty are waived, the Hybrid car selling in Peninsular should be not much different compared to the car sold in Langkawi

2) Premium mpv like S-max (2.0 turbo engine) is selling for RM199k in peninsular while in Langkawi is selling for RM109k. The huge different of 90k is because s-max is not an hybrid car thus excise duty and import duty are applicable for Peninsular

My doubt is :

1) Is the manufacturing cost of Serena MPV simple hybrid higher than S-Max 2.0 turbo / ecoboost? If not why Serena hybrid is selling @ RM149k? If yes it mean this simple hybrid systems is much more costly to build compared to turbo powered engine s-max which also come with much more accessories like 9 airbags, better sound systems, sun roof etc ... Not sure about this

2) If Serena Hybrid is not exempted from excise duty / import tax, it should be selling at around 250k or slightly below ... Is this Serena Hybrid really worth for RM250k if it is not tax exempted ?

Anybody has better view / explanation on this?

I'm keen to see if government not to continue the excise duty exemption and import tax after Dec 2013, what would be the selling price of this Serena Hybrid ...

By the way, I'm having a NGL and very keen to upgrade to this new Serena Hybrid but is this RM149k a fair price in view government is giving full exemption on excise duty and import tax ?

This post has been edited by ls71: Jul 30 2013, 09:22 PM

Indonesia not sure, but in HK, definitely cbu from jp

it really doubts me is tis mpv cbu from japan. The cheap plastics are almost like proton quality and thats the main reason i choose Ngl instead of exora.
Somemore the welding joints at both front doors shows significant poor wormanship. There are plenty of gaps left unsealed or with poor match. Its so unbelievable tats the JAPANESE quality or workmanship.
TCM tis time really disappointed nissan fans especially who owns a NGL. The most hurting part is they pushing the trade in price so low even their own car( 40%+ depreciation for merely 3yrs car) and I m forced to give up over serena.Imagine that how much more going to lose in the coming 3yrs with tis serena.
The stragegy made by TCM really makes big profit to their organization but it does fatally damage their image and reputation here.

Now wonders korean make could better....