T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

[Ted_v2]

Still too much around 195k would be a pretty decent introduction for the Prius in Trinidad market

[drchaos]

Just called toyota for my tuner peeps!
Prius c (baby Prius) 239k
Prius 395k
Camry hybrid 390k

These prices are laughable at best...

[metalgear2095]

Less than a corolla? Lol.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Have no idea why people think hybrid and electric vehicles magically going to be cheap just cuz government removed a couple taxes

[drchaos]

Wait 4 years for local mechanics to catch up to the tech and then bring in your own foreign new.

[Morpheus]

Wait 4 years for local mechanics to catch up to the tech and then bring in your own foreign new.

Wha?

They catch up to GDi yet?

[Adjudicator]

Actually the new mazda 3 has a hybrid option which is widely available online which when you take off the applicable taxes brings it in at under 200k. I'm seriously looking at one.
Mazda were pretty smart in that they just lifted the best hybrid tech currently available (the prius) and dropped it in to a mated skyactiv 2.0 shifter and all.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mazda/3/84 ... rid-review

The goo net exchange website has quite a few and tradecarview has one or two
Please nobody buy it before I make up my mind lol

[Adjudicator]

On hindsight I shouldn't have posted anything lol.
On topic though, those prius prices are ridiculous not to mention I find the car to be one of the ugliest things ever conceptualized

[PapaC]

Is either the Camry price from page one need updating or something terribly wrong.

Camry
$399,000.00 2.5

[DVSTT]

Just called toyota for my tuner peeps!
Prius c (baby Prius) 239k
Prius 395k
Camry hybrid 390k

These prices are laughable at best...

Guess we won't be seeing much local hybrids

[Dizzy28]

Just called toyota for my tuner peeps!
Prius c (baby Prius) 239k
Prius 395k
Camry hybrid 390k

These prices are laughable at best...

The VAT and MVT off was with immediate effect? If so what were those prices looking like pre budget??

[drchaos]

Yes those prices had the mvt and vat off.
Confirmed when I spoke to the sales rep.

[janfar]

Looking at a Lexus CT 200h to bring in FU. Doubt I would ever take it to some local mech.

200k looks like the price landed. That's pretty good I think

[drchaos]

Remember car has to be less than 2 years old to benefit from vat and mvt removal.

[kamakazi]

Anyone have any idea as to the lifespan of the battery packs in these hybrids. .. and who is going to recycle them after they no longer hold a proper charge.

I like to think that VW's approach of reducing engine size, reducing internal friction and charging to increase volumetric efficiency is the way to go right now. (Still not a believer in their DSG; there are reasons the traditional torque converter is being used in the amarok)

Top Gear's not so scientific test with the Prius and the M3 also shows that driving style is a major factor in saving fuel

[drchaos]

DSG gives up to 15% fuel efficiency than a regular torque converter automatic. Lock up torque converters like the one mazda's have are a good compromise.

[Ted_v2]

those cars are awesome.

ill really bend when i have to do some work with the transmissions, normal cedia lancer transmission costing almost 7k to rebuild fully, i could imagine those. Then again i heard its just the clutch pack that needs changing Not a entire rebuild.
Do your research first

[kamakazi]

A mechatronic unit isn't just a clutch pack. ..

Have they considered bringing the 1.2 tsi or the other small tdi (1.6).... and with manual as an option.
I believe these cars are excellent with the only Achilles heel being the transmission.
I would have seriously considered one if it came in manual


Back to the batteries. .. How are we going to deal with it when it no longer properly retains a charge

[cinco]

pack them in the beetham

[j.o.e]

Sell the whole car to the man who does pass buying battery and ole iron

[drchaos]

Not worth it for car companies to bring in manuals.

[aidan]

Not worth it for car companies to bring in manuals.

So true, and so sad. If they brought some of those tdi manual VW,s that would be awesome. My last trip to the UK, i had a TDI VW Polo manual for a week, and was getting 55mpg according to the trip computer

[kamakazi]

Such a shame

[kamakazi]

Yep.

[NorStar2K]

(Post updated). They have arrived in TT. The 2015 X-Trail. The CVT tranny killed it for me though.

$275,000.00 2.0 4x2 CVT Sense
$365,000.00 2.0 4x4 CVT Advance
$376,000.00 2.0 4x4 CVT Exclusive
$410,000.00 2.0 4x4 CVT Exclusive w/3rd Row seating (7 seater)

[trishala]

Very interesting

[whyteliver]

if am not mistaken I saw a black today....looked about the same size as a turson

[hustla_ambition101]

The coming roro and new from japan already.....massy sticking

[DVSTT]

This should be in TT very soon. The CVT tranny killed it for me though.

The 2.0l 4x4 is $365,000.00

[telfer]

Saw it yesterday the new xtrail looks good