kcleung

Talking of jap cars, I was in the Toyota showroom last sat. Noah now cost 310k! Even though they now come w higher level of standard equipment, is that inflation or what.

Mind u, BMW and mini as a group outsold Toyota last yr and definitely I c more bimmers on the road.

pinguhk

with honda not so.
I got loads for my stepwgn, more than BMW.
Tint windows, $2k petro, full tank of petro on delivery, extra floor matts, $15k off the car.
maybe it is all change now after all it was 4 years ago

pinguhk

that is way over price just like the stepwgn over $310k.

kcleung

think what song bill meant was things like leather seat, rain sensor, paking sensor, individual climate control, etc. few yrs ago the low end jap models tend to be retrofit locally in hk. and to be fair, perhaps the low end models inc better standard eq now and hence the higher price, this I havent checked.

pinguhk

k that is why I told them to cut them out and discount the car.
I got 9k off for not installing the leather seats

pinguhk

watch how they make a HRE Vintage Rim
other work of art

billhk

what has changed is the range looks like it was designed by a geek,
its gone the same way as Sony, managed by accountants,
No NSX,Prelude, CRX...........
they had it all, but flushed it down the drain, the way VW and others are going, they got a hard job coming back
to form

billhk

what has changed is the range looks like it was designed by a geek,
its gone the same way as Sony, managed by accountants,
No NSX,Prelude, CRX...........
they had it all, but flushed it down the drain, the way VW and others are going, they got a hard job coming back
to form

pinguhk

I agree
There will be a new NSX coming in 2015.

pinguhk

guys with canon body get this lens 24-70 mk2, I will be ordering 1.
Available April 2012, price is about $19k hkd
http://www.northligh...70_f28l_is.html

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