It's the real thing.
It is true that it can sell more than 300,000 yuan, but the place has to be changed, in Singapore.
Here's the thing, last week my sister who lives in Singapore suddenly WeChat me —
(It is a true sister, a sister who is related by blood)
That as a MINI blow, MINI iron fan, I immediately typed out four big words "very good, great", and then prepared to start a long story about the history of MINI, the spirit of MINI.
When you buy MINI, you are not only my sister, but also my car friend who has reached the next level!
As soon as I typed a paragraph, my sister sent a bunch of pictures and a bunch of questions:
Brother K saw the tricks.
The question of whether the open top will leak water is very interesting, we know that the old convertible car will have a risk of water leakage, change the rubber strip thing. If the tarpaulin is broken, it is not a big deal to buy a new piece of cloth, and it is not impossible to change.
Which year is better, then Brother K has something to say.
I can see that my sister sent me a convertible MINI in the picture -
(I don't know if this photo was taken by my sister, but if it is, it is a bit bad.) ）
It's easy to see that this is an R52, and this car K brother has a lot of say, because I have an R50 myself, which is a hardtop version of the same generation.
At the beginning, I also introduced to the riders, the oldest MINI that can be on the road in China, this car is very flavorful, but there are also many shortcomings. Brother K bought it after fully understanding the shortcomings of this R50 and feeling that he could accept it.
So I gave my sister a popular science, saying that the steering wheel of this car is heavy, how hard the suspension is, how troublesome it is to repair -
(Please make up your own brain for voice content)
My sister said to brother K how to be so godly, too powerful, and everything he said was to the point.
Then came the sentence: "This car sells for 300,000 yuan in Singapore." ”
My expression at that time was like running 1,000 meters in the summer and sweating, and then I immediately took off my pants and sat on the toilet, but I found that the heat was too hot to pull out.
300,000 RMB?
Brother K's R50, which started at 45,000 that year, renovated 20,000, and spent a total of 65,000 on the road to fly.
My sister's R52, even if the car looks good, also wrapped the seat, but it is 300,000!
This difference is a bit exaggerated, right?
The same R52 can now be started in Hangzhou for only 88,000 yuan -
At the time, I didn't realize that this was a problem in Singapore, not a problem with used car dealers or MINI.
So I very much do not recommend my sister to buy this car, whether it is the price or driving experience, it is not recommended, so I let her look for it again, MINI substitutes or quite a lot.
Who knew my sister had given me a sentence:
Okay, woman.
But Brother K still did not give up, I and my sister said that I really want to buy, you can look at the MINI after this generation, whether it is driving texture or configuration will make themselves more comfortable to drive.
Be sure to buy a new bit of MINI!
So my sister went to look for it, and it wasn't long before she had the following conversation —
I immediately opened SGcarmart, Singapore's largest car trading website, and conducted a search for the new MINI convertible.
231888 new coins, converted according to the latest exchange rate, almost 1,085,000 yuan.
Well, I froze whole.
So I searched for some common cars in China .
Mazda CX-5: SGD 139888 = 654608 RMB
BMW 320i: SGD 288888 = RMB 1,350,000
Toyota Camry Hybrid: SGD 161888 = 757558 RMB
Honda New Fit: S$89,888 = 420632 RMB
The cheapest new car I found on this site is a pickup truck —
Isuzu diesel version of the small card, sold for 42,000 Singapore dollars, converted to almost 200,000 yuan...
Brother K also found a fun, domestic has not yet listed the new BYD E6 pure electricity -
"Only sell" 131888 S$, 617172 RMB! (This wave, ah, belongs to the eyebrows raised!) ）
For a while, I didn't know what to say, but I could only sigh that Singapore's car lovers lived in the depths of the water.
By the way, I sighed that my pattern was small.
Singapore F1
So Brother K went to check the average annual income in Singapore, according to the Singapore Bureau of Statistics [2018 household income main trends] this report, the actual average monthly income of Singaporean households is 12137 Singapore dollars, the annual income is 145644 S$.
In this way, the price of the car does not seem to be so outrageous, but the above report is the family income... Personal income is also written in the report - S$4563.
Ordinary people work hard all year, just enough to buy the cheapest pickup truck.
It is worthy of singapore with the name of "the most expensive country in the world to buy a car!!!
So why, in this country, cars, are so expensive?
Singapore Driver's License
Combined with Brother K's online access to information and my sister's dictation, there are probably several reasons -
High taxes
Singapore is an extremely environment-conscious country, thanks to their relatively small industrial sector and the fact that they do not have a homegrown automotive industry. In order not to keep the local car ownership out of control, the Singapore government has established a tariff of up to 41%, plus registration fees and other fees...
garden city
Vehicle Ownership Permit (COE)
In fact, it is equivalent to a domestic driving license. Because Singapore is too small in size and too populous, the Singapore government began to enact this measure in 1990 to control the number of vehicles on the road.
If you want to buy a car, first go to buy a car qualification certificate, not expensive, it is 200,000 yuan. This has made the Singapore Car Ownership Certificate the title of "the world's most expensive iron sheet".
Moreover, this car ownership card is only valid for ten years, and it can only be renewed once when it expires.
At that time, Brother K raised a question, then is there no classic car in this country???
Of course there are —)
At least 35 years old cars
Classic cars have a special classic car certification, you must meet this condition, will be issued to you a special classic car license plate...
A classic Singaporean car with a special license plate
Very good, although the conditions are a little harsh, but the money you should give is in place, you can still go on the road.
So it's not easy to have a car in Singapore.
If there is a BBA, then it is not... Take off directly?
The price of supercar is similar to that in China
If all goes well, at the same time that Brother K sent out this article, my sister should have already bought the old MINI.
Brother K also made a blessing directly here, happy with the car! Hope smooth and smooth, do not overhaul!
Finally, show you my sister's dog -
ins@luke_the_cav
Have a nice weekend!
Here's the car that Brother K has picked up
Whether it's spit or recommendation
We all gave our thoughts frankly
New attention to the car friends can look at it again!