mkl22

its actually 2.36...

INXS

Eh.. serious? whats ur kinda breakdown.

INXS

no, to be even more specific.. its 2.36543

Hahahaha... looks like a profitable venture.. hint hint..

Aragosta

Mmm... I wonder how PI can sell 6MT RX8 nowadays at $100k plus with Mazda Motors selling the RX8 at $100,800 based on last month's COE quota ($11,489)...if based on the latest COE of $5,200...a new RX8 from Mazda Motors would be like...$94,511? Woah...it's a good time to wait and watch whether PIs would slash prices heh..

mkl22

the difference is in the OMV. PI 6MT is higher in OMV than MM. reason being MM gets it from factory direct, PI gets the cars from Japanese dealers who already 'earn' a bit.

wolf

Now that will be interesting... if Mazda Motors lowers their price to $100k, that will be very competitive. Hmm... but from the sgcarmart web site, the price apprently is now at $108k.

Ole

Vincar is the CHOICE.....

All my groups of friends and myself bot a fair amount of cars there...
Although my manual Rx8 from Mazda lah la haha....

Honda Fit,
Merz SLK
Merz 240E
Merz 200E
Mazda MX5 Hardtop comming April...my friend cant wait
BMW335 - Performance Motor sell $238.00k VIN $208k

Good after sales service.....

My old Civic and BMW also from Vincar....

Aragosta

SGcarmart put 100k ley...better to ask the Madza ppl for more accurate information

lootster

Sorry but correct me if I am wrong......Just call up a sales girl at MM this afternoon and she confirm that the price remain unchange at $109,888.

Anyone can confirm on this? As i am going to buy from PI already at $88,988

wolf

It struck me that if the COE droped to $5.2k the previous time, there should be some cash rebates. And therefore bringing down the selling price of the MM model. Maybe that is why it was shown as 100k. *shrugs* Just my guess...

lootster

I was also hoping the MM model to drop below $100K so I don even need to consider buying from a PI......Think its just my wish after all

SushiFan

Actually when the COE dropped to 5200, MM's price for the RX-8 went the other way, 108789 (after cash rebate). Interesting eh? I heard that this was due to supply chain changes, something about cars coming in specific periods only after order.

SushiFan

Since we are on this subject, anybody has experience with Cars Motor Enterprise? Their current deal of $92880 (OMV 30k+), 3 years warranty and servicing tie up with Comfort Delgro seems rather attractive. I'm a newbie so really looking for good advice.

het

if they can promise u OMV $30K+, then gd deal i guess. Yen has been dropping and my ride that jus arrive last week oni have OMV of $26K+. Paid $93588 but delivery less than 3 wks (Pearl white + leather seats, 6 disc in dash, reverse sensor, solar film n 3M carmat) but i wrote black n white they have to rebate me 1 to 2 if OMV fall below $27k (SE initially promise $28K above). though got rebate but not happi at all. oni consolation is my ride is here n collecting tis wkend

ur right on Mazda japan issue. now alot of PI dare not sell 8 unless they have ready stock.

lootster

Does it come with leather speed reversed sensor? I think the dealer which i am thinking of getting my ride from should be able to match that. Maybe you like to PM me for more details?

How much they selling Type S?

SushiFan

Wish I can, but I have not gone down to the details as in I have not gone down to their showroom to discuss and see the car yet but probably doing it coming weekend. will let you know!

texter

OMV of 30k+ is not possible at that price.

I got mine 4 weeks ago and my OMV is 27k+. Best is do wat het did. Put everything in black & white.

SushiFan

well that's what I thought too but considering that at the previous price of 94880 the OMV was quoted at 32k, i suppose a linear reduction is a good estimate? Vincar just quoted me 89880 with additional 2k if I want 3k warranty but OMV is 27k. I wonder why the OMV can differ from diff companies (had quote of 22k before), would have thought that it would be about the same since it is supposed to be set by customs?

SushiFan

Well I really like Vincar's customer service and pricing so far but only disadv is the workshop and servicing... hmmmmmmm?

gtsm

Just sharing an experience so someone else doesn't encounter the same problems...

Bought my RX8 at Cars Motor, and it was a terrible experience. Kept refusing to show me the OMV of my car during negotiations, insisting that it was $30+k (it was actually only about $25k). Promised me a delivery date, but I had to keep chasing over and over again, and the sales person kept saying "oh... we're just waiting for you to sign this/pay this before we can process" but all the while he never contacted me to ask me for anything, until I called him to ask about status. Near the date, they kept telling me, that the car was already registered, the number plate was on already and all they're doing is fixing up the audio system and the leather seats, which is taking a long time. Then I realised on the day of delivery that although the number plate was up, they HAVE NOT registered the vehicle (my girlfriend checked with LTA) and only rushed to do it late afternoon that very day.

Not only that. When they said to collect the car that night at about 8pm (after postponing delivery for about a week), there were no leather seats, no reverse sensor, tuner was still in JP settings, and there wasn't even an IU!! I had to go back the next day during noon to get all that fixed.

So I went back the next day, and they fixed IU, reverse sensor and supposedly the audio, but they will arrange with Jackspeed so that I can go down myself to get the seats done. And because I had to rush back to work, I didn't check and found out later they didn't put in cd changer that he promised. I called him to check that as well as give me the appointment date for jackspeed. That was before CNY. I am still waiting.

I call him, he doesn't pick up. I sms him, he doesn't reply. After some time, I managed to get him and he says he was on leave and now that he's back he will check. That was one week ago. Still nothing. Sent him an sms yesterday saying that if i don't get any news from him by this morning, I will lodge a formal complaint. Now I'll just wait till noon to see what happens.

Don't want any of you guys to experience the same problems. The worst thing is killing the joy of a new car with things like this. Sigh....

INXS

Cars Motor should sack this farker.

SushiFan

Ok... your experience is scary. The guy you are referring to, does he happen to have a small beard? A bit plump? I totally agree with you that such processes will spoil the joy of owning an 8 but since you already committed, just watch out for the servicing at Comfort Delgro, do not let them put synthetic oil at all costs..

SushiFan

gtsm: I was down at Monster today, workshop looks quite decent. lots of 8s there... .... I counted like over 7-8 woooooooooooooooo. I think if ur ride any problem you can go there to have it checked out.

DarkLord

What did you do there?

SushiFan

Wanted to look for mike, who was the owner but he was not around so I talked to his other staff instead who was his cousin coincidently. So I got to know more about the car, what to look out for and tips to maintain the car should I get it etc.