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MrPerkasa
18th November 2009, 04:17 PM
I was having breakfast at the hotel in Singapore when I saw this:

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3659/img00326200911140949.jpg

I literally drooled. Note that the price in SGD, and cars there literally about 4-5 times the price here.
btm
18th November 2009, 04:28 PM
that's about AUD$65K!! :eek:
mania
18th November 2009, 04:30 PM
What do you think of this (http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Corsa_VXR-R.shtml) one then ;)?
nuggz
18th November 2009, 04:36 PM
after watching a video of a little blue corsa running 11.5

either of those just dont cut it :p
MrPerkasa
18th November 2009, 04:43 PM
that's about AUD$65K!! :eek:

Yes, but cars are really that expensive there. They have this "on the road permit" thingy which costs tens of thousands of sing dollars that is incorporated into the car's price.

Just for comparison, the price is about the price of a 2.0L Lancer
http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_overview.php?CarCode=10464



What do you think of this (http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Corsa_VXR-R.shtml) one then ;)?


after watching a video of a little blue corsa running 11.5 either of those just dont cut it :p

True..... but even a 192bhp from factory corsa would upset a lot of much bigger-engined cars ;)
btm
18th November 2009, 04:43 PM
What do you think of this (http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Corsa_VXR-R.shtml) one then ;)?

at least its 25K cheaper!
poita
18th November 2009, 06:55 PM
True..... but even a 192bhp from factory corsa would upset a lot of much bigger-engined cars ;)

this little blue one, if its the one im thinkin of, is only a 1.8 ;)

with much better things to come!!
Neeko
18th November 2009, 08:01 PM
this little blue one, if its the one im thinkin of, is only a 1.8 ;)

with much better things to come!!

so its not sold?!
ASTRAY
18th November 2009, 10:13 PM
so its not sold?!
from what i read a while back it has been sold, packed into a container and sent off to the uk.
was 500+hp i think.
id say petes comment on things to come may mean tony is building another beast
oneightoo
18th November 2009, 10:45 PM
that's about AUD$65K!! :eek:

and keep in mind in singapore they have a 10 year rule.. which means when you buy a car there you also have to buy a certificate of entitlement..

cars older than that rarley have another bought, which shows as the cars on their roads are all pretty darn recent models..

i guess it helps keep the emissions low..
delemonte
19th November 2009, 01:50 AM
and keep in mind in singapore they have a 10 year rule.. which means when you buy a car there you also have to buy a certificate of entitlement..

cars older than that rarley have another bought, which shows as the cars on their roads are all pretty darn recent models..

i guess it helps keep the emissions low..


Yeah.. AFAIK, only classics or collector's models can renew that certificate... all others are exported once the 10yrs is up...
ASTRAY
19th November 2009, 01:57 AM
exported to where?
btm
19th November 2009, 08:05 AM
has tony sold his corsa?
Ice
19th November 2009, 08:31 AM
exported to where?

Neighbouring Asian countries....maybe even NZ
OPC
19th November 2009, 09:40 AM
has tony sold his corsa?

i saw it last week... in my garage
btm
19th November 2009, 09:48 AM
so he still has it
Wraith
19th November 2009, 01:34 PM
that's about AUD$65K!! :eek:

AFAIK in Singapore you can't have a car that's older than 3 years old, so you need to constantly update and the Government provides some sort of help/subsidy to make it possible to buy a new car every 3 years or something along those lines...

So while the price may appear high, the people are able to get them easily enough...

Don't know exactly what the go is over there ATM but that's what I was told it was like a little while back...