Hello! I would like to ask whether there are any news saying the price of car will drop next year? Specifically Toyota and Honda cars. Is it wise to buy now or wait next year? Thanks.

Usually how much cheaper?

i hope they drop the price but not to increase the interest

Another year, another question repeated.....

Toyota definetely no.. coz very high demand for some cars. Like the new Camry have to wait for 6 MONTHSSS!!!!

car price drop..petrol up, loan interest up...

= no difference

now year end will get more discount, next year the interest will increase, dunno price will drop or not..

Juz went to Honda and Proton showroom...both say next year car prices will go up as well as the Government will be announcing a new tax soon.....

sounds like everything is going up

Luckily water rates went down...

toll going up, car price going up, elec rate going up, fuel price going up, everythng going up la!!

I only know that Proton value is just like a piece of Roti Canai.

No point selling off.

Ah, pity you. You actually believed salesman rather than economist ?

If you apply loan now or later its still the same as the bank already announce the new loan and interest rate for next year. If you buy car now, the registration card will print out the exact date of purchase instead of year. If you buy now, got alot of promotion. So all and all, buy now better.

Sei lor all up suffering

that's true, but also ur car value for resale would not be as high because at the end of the day, ur car's manufactured year is 2006, not 2007 if u wait till nxt year to buy.


ps: everything goes up, but salary nv up

If you can wait until March or April 2007, then its ok. Because the manufacturer will produce the car by then. They will still sell those 2006 car til march or april =).

oh noes. not again. TAX!!!!!!

everything goes up except salary ,F**K

The same thing happen every end of the year and always keep people wonder. But for my opinion price will not going down.

lol...yes...salesman tend to lie 1...

always said promotion will end today, next week gonna increase this and that.....ect..

this year just have the NAP, next year tax increase again...ridiculous...BN wanna lose all votes is it?

You can start smiling if it doesnt go up but dont hope for it to come down. Everything up and car goes down? What are the odds man, compared to petrol, ciggy, liquor, toll, electricity, etc.

of all the things to go down, the water went down, thats like the cheapest, my house one month 30 bucks oni

very true.....anyway just my 2 cents.....

prices of car going down means that worse sales for proton unless they reduce their car price too which is unlikely......

no way the government will allow proton to die......the only way proton will survive is other car is more expensive than proton......so the least is the car prices will not change much and hope for no price increase......

why I say this is the only way proton will survive, even with VW joining in the bandwagon, no way there will be a turnaround fast enough to increase sales/quality drastically in 1 year....only with better quality and designs can proton gain more customers' confidence and sales...........it takes more time.....so until that happens, no way that prices of car will be going down.

lol...thus i use to say government is indirectly forcing poor rakyat buy proton...

they can't compete at all, the best way is to increase the tax...

ask savvy owner, if yaris same price with savvy, will they still buy savvy?

sorry for being noob... is the TAX mentioned above refering to tax on vehicles?

1) import tax (especially CBU)
2) annual road tax
3) personal income tax...

which one?

But, the problem is ur current car trade-in value will also drop at the same time. So how... a Malaysian car buyer is always in a lose-lose situation.

i believe they are refering to "1) import tax". but not sure if that is the right term anymore as the locally assembled/manufactured cars also got tax.

that is true. i have given up buying new cars already. if i want a car, will hunt for 2nd hand cars in the range of 1 year - 2 years. save a lot from buying new car. yes a bit difficult to find a good condition one, so just have to be patient. of course you need to have a lot of time and hopefully have enough knowlegde on how to value/judge a car's condition, else need to bring a friend expert along during survey.

Tester, I wish I hv ur know-how when it comes to judge a gd 2ndhand car. I also wish that I could buy a car that I currently wanted (2ndhand only at my current budget) but the problem is dunno how the car's condition.

Not an expert esp, on car's engine, so dunno whether gd or bad or whatever just based on what I hear fr the engine sound.

Yes. They are absolute liars.

What if people don't buy car at all ( Total economy recession), be it Proton or other imported marques. I'm sure they are struggling like hell pushing up the sales. I never expect the price will go down absurdly, but I'm sure the potential buyer will get attractive package or lower interest rates.

If people still don't want to buy proton although it's cheap, you will know the consequences.

Car prices will never go down because duty import on foreign-made cars is one of the major income source for our country.

as long as is TAX ... impose by government to earn our money....

yaris has been taxed nearly 100%

hopefully no
malaysia's traffic jam problem is already very serious

if there is any increases, they would've said it in the budget2007 already.

i don't see any significant increase in prices... but i do believe some companies will take advantage and increase slightly because of some new models being introduced.

fyi, proton sales has slowed down significantly the past 2 years. they better lower the prices, otherwise, it's bad for them. consumer nowadays are very picky.

I heard from a friend of mine who happens to be a sales car dealer, car prices will be dropping next year. For proton the discount, they maybe give you another RM2k discount

This post has been edited by Civil: Dec 19 2006, 02:46 PM

everything goes up only rain comes down

Expect 2005-stock potongs to be even cheaper?

aiyo....
price wont drop much la... if there is any drop also...

they already projected this, they lowered production alot and also they give discount up to Rm 7k recently...

so u think they will seriously going to drop some more?
they will just sugar coat the deal even more only ler....

No they will not announce it at the Budget. Any tax changes for imported/local cars are always announced last minute to prevent any panic selling/buying/stalling that might happen. And since car purchase is based on the year, it is prudent that they announce it only at the beginning of the year. This has been the practice for the last few years when the tax structure kept changing.

dont hope 4 any price changes in cars, coz im pretty sure they arent gonna have any..

if u need a car, n u have the money, juz buy now.. i dont think theyll be any difference if u buy now or later..

only thing is, if u could wait, better wait til next yr.. coz eventhough its juz one day gap, 31st dec 2006 n 1st jan 2007, the former will still be considered 2006 n the latter 2007.. thus, difference in 2nd hand value when the time comes 2 sell it back later..

the car price drop a bit but the interest rate increase, no difference, mayb more expensive sumore..

car prices for proton had already dropped slightly this month and interest rates went up... next year... only time will tell.

thanks for the compliment but the things is, i am not really expert in judging condition of car's engine also. only know how to check to see if the car got accident
before or not.

he he he....actually even experience person will make mistake. no need to say about me lah.....i am no expert at all....so that's why i brought my dad along when i really like a car. also sometimes....the car will only give funny noises when on the move.....because got loading to the engine.....so the important thing is to test drive and have a feel on the car......

very important thing about buying a car is never never never ever fall into the trap of making fast decision. they salesman will always try to rush you to put deposit even when you say you want to just think about it first. take your time to inspect the car. bring one or two person along so that the salesman will not always try to distract your attention when you are checking the car out.

how I wish of that possibility....but.....i am pretty sure this will never happen. some people just can't afford to buy car that is above their budget......there will always be people who buy proton.....like me.... .....but at least now i got a choice to buy perodua....cheap but better quality than proton....this is my 2 cents. those who like proton over perodua pls don't flame me ya.

totally agree.....they will not announce it till the very last minute.......to avoid economy crisis and panic in the nation......

same thing on petrol prices....they will only annouce a few hours before they want to increase the price.....the last time petrol price increase....they announce it at the 9.00pm - 10.00 pm news. Then you see the petrol station suddenly got JAM till 12.00 midnight.....

make no difference Cars price down a little bit & while the petrol price, toll price & bank loan intrest go up.... seems like a marketing trick to me...

In my own opinion, I strongly believe the chances of car reducing in the price is very low. Even if it drops, it won't be much. But in the same time, the interest rate will go up, petrol price go up, toll price go up and bla bla bla....

Imagine the situation where the price just drop once in a blue moon, but with the increment of other rates, it will make u suffer as long as you are still living in Msia.

Only God knows what is going to happen to Msia in the future if the situation continues or even getting worse....

I'm not a political issue news follower and I seldom read newspaper, BUT I think I saw from the newspaper saying that there is no election for the next year.... Something fishy going on internal?

Haha, sorry ya for running out from the topic....

here's some wise words

haha

car price imported go up, local remain, toll up, petrol up, interest up loan period down from max 9 to 7 year only

conclusion, get a motorsycle, no road tax no toll no alot...

cause its still a CBU model?

well makes sense, though I would not buy yet. The AFTA is not in full swing right? So if you can wait, wait then. OR you can find some student study overseas, bring back a car? Or if you live near langkawi, can use that excuse of bringing car into peninsular for 3 months, than go back 1 day, back 3 montsh.... Worth it? Civic in langkawi is 70K.

Well, Dr. M and Rafidah mentioned many times that car prices won't go down so accept the fact, it's better to buy now than to wait because in the future, you might not even be able to buy a kancil below RM40K because prices of steel are going up and our import duties even slightly reduced will not have any big effect on the car prices, so what if the current car price is cheaper by a few thousand but it is still not within reach by normal income earners. Even my friends have to settle for a second hand car, no choice what since they have just graduated and nowadays most jobs require you to have our own transport. If you have the money, don't think here, think there, it's best to buy it now, there's no way car prices will be cheaper, not even if Proton gulung tikar, there's Perodua and Naza, indirectly also our so known as our national carmakers too.

emm like past2 years, say car price will drop but after drop, they increase the interest, tax, petrol n bla bla bla.....

of course it is...

so much for AFTA... if anyone even remembers AFTA?

RM2.42 a liter of petrol.... ...as speculated nowadays

The thing to look for now is the FTA with Japan, WTO and the abolishment of APs (which i heard has been postpone to 2015? )

2015? 50 bucks says that it will be 2020 instead...

is this the current retail price for fuel, after the price cut by opec?

9 years loan is crazy...

true but for many, it helps stretches your finance monthly and yearly... in some ways, it's good because the future is so uncertain (heck! it could end with a big bang!) that if you look at it from another perspective, 9 year loan can be a blessing... hehe

Ya, it's true.

Pro's = Less monthly payment burden compared to huge sum if you get 5 years repayment.

Con's = Your paying more according to yearly interest (eg: 2.9% x 9 years x loan taken ). More or less you won't realised it until you sit down and calculated back how much you already make the bank richer

Well it depends, if you have less commitment you can go for shorter duration, or else stretch it until 9 years ( I heard they gonna introduce 10 years soon ). Some say it's ridiculous , but if you want to use the same car for more than 9 years, I think it's worth it. If you want to change the car during the 9 years repayment, you can always opt for refinance. The car depreciation is same but how much you already dumped your money for the loan settlement is another thing. I'm sure people who get 5 years loan pay more than people who get 9 years loan during the first 5 years repayment. Do your math

If I'm surrounded with commitment I prefer to use the current money for profitable investment rather than tightening my stomach just to pay the huge sum every month although you're save with the interest. If you can dig up some profit more than interest you paid each year, why not

In the long run, once you gather your capital, the money should work for you, not you work for the money.

This post has been edited by igor_is300: Dec 30 2006, 10:38 AM

lolz.. soon the japanese currency may higher and their car price will increase... even the tax is reduce 5% it also wont affect much..

but i hope car price will maintain.. if not all the car on the road will be worthless in secondhand market value..

maybe price will drop but not that much. and the interest rates will increase.
you win some, you lose some. people will buy new cars since there is attractive
packages like zero installment for 3 months or so, but in the end they cannot
fulfill the installment coz of increase in standard of living.

besides, you have to take notice of the ever increasing price of petrol. from what
i see now is the market sentiment is so high that our index is on the bullish, so
the buying power is there. my conclusion is, if you can afford it, go ahead.

year 2007 when toyota start using comon chassis to all their cars.. the new generation of vios will cost less then 70k, est 63k i think.. about.. 3rd quarter of the year.. so do most toyota cars.. well. proton.. if not because of their after-purchase service problem.. i would buy them.. ^^

interest for vios already 2.9% and not 2.6% which i bought in june 2006...

means for 60k loan, total interest is 10920 for 7 years...

if rate is 12180

means more 1260 ...

currently proton still have 200,000 units of unsold car + another 200,000 units in the 2nd hand market.

malaysia annual sales for the car industry is approx. 500,000 unit

price going up/down? time will tell.

interest up? Dato Zeti says interest rate will staballize, if it goes up then the economy will suffer. In that case, better save your $$ and wait the bank to lelong their cars

This post has been edited by deadalus: Jan 2 2007, 11:14 AM

any news yet on the car price?.....the road tax is down a bit.......

mine is down from RM325 to RM280

200% tax?may b?

UMNO suddenly feel that money is not important?

It's hard to court a girl by driving a motorcycle.

but not in singapore... whyyy ahh??

i believe those who say impossible are those untry

Next year all car's price will raise rite.. used car's price also raise.. I got this info from my mum..

ur mum rafidah ke??

hi tester, is your car 1.8 non-local CBU carmake?

yes....kia carens 1.8 year 2004, Aug --> still like this car a lot.....thinking of keeping this car till its probably more than 10 years old.....

err....how come you ask......your car also same cc?


because in singapore is really motorcycle....not kapcai like the ones here.....

what i can say is car prices wont drop anymore at the moment

If you need to court a girl with a car, you better dump the girl lah, where true love is concerned, if she really loves you, even you use a kereta lembu also doesn't matter lah. You ask the girl one question, you love me or love my money?

Get a car if you really need it, otherwise, just use a motorcycle lor, buying a car to impress a girl is nuts, if you buy a car and take your parents for sight seeing then that's sensible.

the price of a new car maybe drop but not those FR old skool cars..


Trueno,Levin and KE70 car price went up this year..

for the exception of superbike. girls will go ga ga over you.

this i don't quite agree with you.
motorbike saves a lot money, this is indeed true.
but, just get a motorcycle, if living in busy city, no no.
it's so dangerous riding a bike. some idiot drivers might just knock you down for no reason. even you're not wrong and obey all the rules, but one slight hit from a car and can fly few meters away.

for the sake of my safety and my gf, i would still insist to drive a car instead of riding a bike.


anyway, back to topic.
i feel the car prices will drop. if raise also not much.

This post has been edited by F1meteor: Jan 10 2007, 03:40 PM

those cars' price go up because of car enthusiasts only...as far as the bank is concern.....they will not provide full loan if you want to buy those cars.....as for them the price for the car is not that high.........

Yr mom listen frm other auntie izzit? Dont believe u unless ur mom is rafidah.

The problem is its more harder to get FR cars nowdays. Alot of manufacturers dont wanna make FR as it is too expensive and only Manufacturers with passion like Mazda and Nissan only make some FR models which suited for drifters.

Well there one more manufacturer who stay true to FR, if u can afford, is the good old BMW.

dun forget, if u really wanna make an old skool car into a proper drift car, expect at least 20k for the sport..... engine upgrades/transplant, LSD, good set of suspensions, another set of tyres + rims, roll cage+chassis re-weld....etc

all these not inclusive of maintenance, wear & tear parts.......


back to topic: price fluctuations should nvr determine when u purchase a car, rather than needs arise,.....

This post has been edited by toda6866: Jan 10 2007, 04:29 PM

no lah...rempit oso can wan... see got alot girls riding with rempits...

not to forget merc...

true......but I wouldn't want that kind of girl.......unless of course you are looking for the type......

in Malaysia if you dont have car you cant survive...

in Singapore i even saw a young couple riding small scooter not those big bike as you guys mention...

csz if non tax.. the car will be vy cheap then the bank got no way to sux more interest from ppl loan.. so interest will be raise to cover bak

dont forget that when new car price go down, the used cars price also go down.

so if new car price reduce, only buyers will benefit. but at the same time, all car owners will face instant depreciation