T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

[kg494EJ-1]

If yall think things bad yall should see the prices of vehicles in Singapore. Honda accord 2.4 litre is US $130,000.00 or approx TT $838,000.00 for example. Nissan Versa that people laugh at here costs more than TT $500,000 and ting



Can't really tell if the youtube link above working right now so you can check the article and see the youtube video in it yourself.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/02/fast ... ces-video/

^^^ Not surprised have a friend that loved Trini so much, she has now moved to Trinidad and during the process her parents were in shock over home prices and vehicle prices.
I had a good laugh she owned a 335i coupe and mini in the US, thinking she would be able to get the same here lets just the bubble burst and she went VW and thinking they could bargain,they were shocked when they received only a $4k TT discount. Different markets had to remind them continuously.

[Habit7]

Singapore is 1/7 the size of T&T and has a modern public transport system (Rapid rail, bus, etc). With 4x our population they can ill-afford everybody buying a car far less more than one. So they jack up the prices.

[Dizzy28]

Singapore is 1/7 the size of T&T and has a modern public transport system (Rapid rail, bus, etc). With 4x our population they can ill-afford everybody buying a car far less more than one. So they jack up the prices.

Ditto.
As well as very high taxes on motor vehicles there is also a bidding process to purchasing the "rights" to own a car.

New car buyers are required to buy a Certificate of Entitlement. The term "bidding" is often used but, in practice, new car dealers assist in the process. The fee of each successfully obtained COE is added on the costs of a new car based on engine size (usually lower for cars with 1600cc engine or smaller, and higher vice versa). The COE is valid for 10 years. There are provisions for a rebate of the COE if the car is scrapped before 10 years.

The COE costs have increased in recent years. The January 2012 COE for Cat A (1600 cc engine and below) was $48,112 and Category B (1601 cc engine and larger) was $67,889.[11] The January 2013 COE for Cat A (1600 cc engine and below) was $87,109 and Category B (1601 cc engine and larger) was $92,901

[ek4ever]

The Chevrolet line-up of vehicles were on show at MT over the weekend.

I must admit, brands like Chevrolet, Ford, Skoda, Volkswagen, Fiat, Hyundai and Kia have their work cut out. They don't have Toyota resale value and they don't have Bamboo support for parts/accessories but each one are making in-roads into the T&T market like never before.

Having said that, I checked out the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic 1.6 and noted the following features:

-1.6 DOHC 16V ECOTEC DCVCP motor with intake and exhaust cam phasing
(the most powerful sub-compact sedan in T&T market and the 2nd most powerful sub-compact on a whole locally after the new 2nd gen Suzuki Swift Sport)

not a bad price at all.

What's the rating of this engine? I think the Kia Rio 1.6L @ 138hp is more powerful .... the Chevy engine seems to be rated at 116hp

[aidan]

Anyone knows if the Ford Ecosport is gonna be sold here?

[drchaos]

If yall think things bad yall should see the prices of vehicles in Singapore. Honda accord 2.4 litre is US $130,000.00 or approx TT $838,000.00 for example. Nissan Versa that people laugh at here costs more than TT $500,000 and ting



Can't really tell if the youtube link above working right now so you can check the article and see the youtube video in it yourself.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/02/fast ... ces-video/

I disagree ... Things here real bad!
Singapore has a reason for car prices being that high, they are a city state on a tiny island. !/7 the size of Trinidad and they are a first world country. They have an amazing public mass transit system that is clean, safe and efficient. We have one mess of a transit system that is neither clean nor safe and its a blasphemy to call it efficient. Therefore a car is a luxury in that country, where as in trinidad it is a necessity and still our prices are high.
If we had a good mass transit system in trinidad I would never buy a car. Forget my love of driving a nice car ... the traffic in this country to me is a form of terrorism imposed on us by the stupidity/negligence/greed of successive governments and the large companies that act as dealers.

[agent007]

hey ek4ever you are spot on but I don't think the rio is available with a 1.6 locally. Those rio's and accent's only local petrol engine is the 1.4l.

[agent007]

Here are the pics I took, sorry about the quality. Prices are on page 1.

[MadCrix]

That yellow and black...all that looks and is a lame as automatic??? Wtf. Seriously?

[aidan]

Nice pics there man. They chevy lineup looks great

[silent_riot]

Cruze interior looks nice.

[DJ Q]

That yellow and black...all that looks and is a lame as automatic??? Wtf. Seriously?

They can pretty it up all they want... it's still a spark

[acesinghit]

questions:

Colorado - what is that black knob-looking thing on the tray?
Cruze - is that the 1.6 or 1.8?
Spark - is that the 1.0 or 1.2?
Captiva - is that a 5 or 7 seater?

[dogichi]

Agent 007...I agree with what you saying there. But in the long run, what is the prognosis for that Sonic. When cars disappear of the market, it makes it really hard for a man to sell his car and get parts. I don't know if you remember the Proton car we had many years back, the Bora disappeared too. Audi has even discontinued their A3....it not selling so they stop bringing it. So new lines of cars from these not so popular brands...has me so cautious

[equipped2ripp]

^ the Bora is now the Jetta

[gastly369]

Found out the local cruze was made and shipped from korea . Was expecting US

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[Renaldo25]

The Spark is still a spark but it does look good. Not sure of the price but I could see that being the young ricer's new cube

[Dizzy28]

Found out the local cruze was made and shipped from korea . Was expecting US

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I don't think that too unexpected. The largest right hand drive markets are in the Far East/Oceana. Expected production to be somewhere on that side of the world. ROK already has a well established cluster going to support auto manufacturing.

[markme]

Cruze interior looks nice.

Cruze interior design is a work of art, by far and away the best Chevy interior available locally. I understand that GM outsourced designers for interior LEDs, door handles, instrumentation, knobs, materials etc. The LT model will not be out of place in a vehicle >250 k TTD.

[DJ Q]

The Spark is still a spark but it does look good. Not sure of the price but I could see that being the young ricer's new cube

Sit down inside a spark for 5 minutes and you'll understand why I disagree.

[Renaldo25]

The Spark is still a spark but it does look good. Not sure of the price but I could see that being the young ricer's new cube

Sit down inside a spark for 5 minutes and you'll understand why I disagree.

Lack of space DJ? cause I cant see it being interior quality...ricers dont care about that lol

[Dave]

I rented a cruze, well was an upgrade in the states and that thing was so loaded it was a nice car to drive. The 1.4 turbo was peppy and great on gas too. I would buy one if it came like that.

[trini mk5]

I thought everyone knew that the chevy locally is korean made?

[Dave]

Those chevys are the daewoo brand they bought

[acesinghit]

the chevy is a callaloo car:

Built in South Korea when GM bought over those old Daewoo factories and gave them Opel engines from Germany

and then we have the Jetta from Mexico and the Octavia from Czech Republic!!

[drchaos]

and now audi's are made in mexico .... whats your point
Some Toyota's are made in Thailand ...
Some Honda's are made in the UK ...
Some Ford's are even made in Germany ...

And Skoda is originally from czech republic ...

[trini mk5]

Aren't the jetta's locally built in Brazil? Just asking

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Nah mayne. All Jettas made in Mexico.

[kurpal_v2]

Quick mahindra update: Something broke


Nothing major, the hoodlight switch thing broke and I noticed a few rusting screws, called my sales agent last night and she offered me to come in with the van and they will take care of it.

And everyone stares when you drive this thing :/

Had my hilux almost 3 months now, looks and works the same way when it drove out the show room. Doing 6000 km now I drive it everyday no issues.

3months huh? Good for you. My hilux on 200000 sum km and gets beaten everyday, mahindra has been taking every blow along side the hilux. Major differnce IMO is the hilux has more power, that's about it and well the mahindra gets those akward stares


I'm happy lifestyle acknowledged the faults and asked no questions to replace.


With my toyotas and Tttl over the past 10years......well lets hope you have better luck.

[dogichi]

Had a look at the 2014 BMW X5.....they dropped the ball on that new design. It too much resembles the X1. It's lost all