Hope this practise is not spreading to others.

In any case, If it is up to me, I won't cancel and pay SST just because to get car faster (which at best it is just a promise, could be an empty one)

Patience is a virtue. And see it on the brighter side, if I don't get it soon, it will be my new year 2023 Happy New Year car, and that by all means is a better thing.

Don't give in to haste, don't give in to greed, right?

(And , if you have done multiple booking with other brands and make) , you don't need to.

I have checked with other car clubs , so far Toyota and Perodua reported no such practice. Only state "faster if you trade in old car", not sure why?! And it was faster....

I am also wondering how trustworthy this SAs are, if you are tempted and cancel your pre SST booking, what if they give this slot to someone else who give these SA some sort of monetary reward, because the SST difference is quite big, and if some joker offer to pay SA half SST value, some unethical SA may just pull some stunts like this.

I must say all this is my own suspicion but I Have no proof, just offering my thoughts.

Ask yourself this question.

MUST I have this car by end if 2022 ?

Or is it I want to have it by 31/12/2022 or 31/10/2022 or any dates your have mentally set for it.

I can only share my experience, when i booked a new car last year-end, the SA (not Honda btw) ask me to get the car faster , I say no hurry. I was trading in my old ride, and he have said you trade in faster will fetch higher value mah if not next year lower trade in, I was not moved.

I told him if can make it CNY, cannot make it nvm.

In the end of the day, he arranged for Carsome to view and inspect my old ride and I only hand over my old ride towards end of Jan 2022 to Carsome (all completed ) and I was without ride for weeks before my new car arrive.


If this is your first car, I can understand your excitement, however don't get caught up in the euphoria of the moment.

If this your replacement ride, also learn to adopt `look I have done what I have done, i.e. book before SST) , I will leave this matter to the seller who would be more eager to complete the sales . I don't need to respond in kind if I don't want to.

You still have the upper hand, don't worry, it is just HRV, there are others coming along end of the year or next year. I have waited for so long, I think i can wait for a year more or two, right?

So my advise to Not cancel the booking , don't give in , hold your ground.

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Jul 26 2022, 10:05 PM

Anyone here considered CX30 before deciding on HRV?May I get your thoughts shared if you have ?