Comments on: Johor Motor Sales

By: Sleepyhollow

Sleepyhollow — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:02:53 +0000

The car industries is going downtrend worldwide thus Malaysia is going to be affected regardless its new or used vehicles.

Our Neighbor, Thailand is experiencing a 20% dip in car sales in Q4 of 2006 and forecast remains in red. Probably, the launching of new cars in the market can hype up the market but unlikely.

Promotions in the current market are mainly for the new car range that are brought into the stagnant market segment. For instance, Wish. The car is long available in the market and brought in by UMW. Yaris to compete with Jazz when this market segment was long secured by Honda.

In conclusion, POOR car sales for 2007 continues.

By: Ricc

Ricc — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:32:43 +0000

Just dun remove the car reg number and sell it to other states..

By: haroldz

haroldz — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:29:27 +0000

intermilan said,

January 29, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

can confirmed that now insurance company refuse to cover flood for new insurance cover.

i know one guys when to purchase new policy and opted to cover for flood but the insurance company just refuse â€¦

must be afraid after Johor flood and maybe alredi a lot of claims. Rugi lah business.

dat how they get profit lar…

imagine hv2 for tis, sure gulung tikar…

same goes to all type of insurance…

veli seldom they explain about fine prints (veli small font statement, something like disclaimer).

hm, wot biznis u can do in flood prone area??

1. pet rescue

2. cleaning services

3. waste disposal

4. life raft/sampan/pelampung keselamatan

5.water resistant blanket/ container/bags

6.car savage n towing

7.engine repair

8.mobile klinik

9.mobile mini market

10.flood alarm

ehehehehehe

By: Goniothalamus

Goniothalamus — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:14:51 +0000

Another disaster that will be faced by Johorian.. Poor them.

It's time to take the money from the 'e' level of money's tank of the victims.

Think twice before a decision is made.

By: intermilan

intermilan — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:54:54 +0000

can confirmed that now insurance company refuse to cover flood for new insurance cover.

i know one guys when to purchase new policy and opted to cover for flood but the insurance company just refuse …

must be afraid after Johor flood and maybe alredi a lot of claims. Rugi lah business.

By: osh_kosh

osh_kosh — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:12:01 +0000

forgot already about last year flood at TTDI Jaya, Shah Alam? many submerged car there too… i think the most expensive parts in car to replace after hev flooded is the electronic box is it?? i've heard that alone cost u RM4k for waja… my friend nabira cost him RM16k to repair after flooded at TTDI… tuff luck…

By: shaif

shaif — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:01:55 +0000

My colleagues spend RM11k for repair bill of his Vios after the flood. Pity for him. His CRV just let go..too much cost to repair.

By: transformer

transformer — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:55:46 +0000

i feel sorry for those cars that have been soaked by flood…

i feel sad for those J plate car's that had never soaked in flood before but price still dropping…

IMHO, mechanical(carburated) car are less sensative to water as compared to electronics(EFI and sensors) cars… but both still its depend how many days it had been soaked in water…

By: bobdbilder

bobdbilder — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:49:26 +0000

Which state has never been flooded? To generalize this issue of flooded car is the same thing as the old saying that Penang cars are crap coz of the sea breeze which corrodes the car. No matter if the owner is in Kulim and never dared to drive the one way streets of the Island.

Oh…they still say that don't they?

By: motorhead

motorhead — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:50:44 +0000

skrg punya keta byk electronic… can replace all meh??… i don't think so.. won't work 100%…. but kancil shud be ok…. but sure ppl will stay away from j's plate 2nd hand cars….

By: ICER

ICER — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:40:21 +0000

So poor Johor car now…!

2nd hand sell cheap cheap, people also takut banyak!

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:31:08 +0000

My friends car was in a flood near the Weld Tower in an open air carpark. All the electronics was soaked and muddied, and they had to open EVERYTHING, floor carpet, etc. So much damage. It took over a month to put everything together and lots of plastic clips on the inner trim, etc. cracked so more squeaks and rattles when put together again, lots of glitches on electronics, etc. It's a mess! And if u start with water in the cylinders you can bend connecting rods!!

By: ularsawa

ularsawa — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:24:43 +0000

johor 2nd cars will definately be priced cheaper than the other states.

mystvearn : a flooded car will naturally be wet in the interior and the seats, floor mats, cd player will be soaked. even though if can be cleaned and dried, the engine on the other hand is a tricky one.

flooded cars MUST NOT be started after the flood. its best to tow it to the foreman to change ALMOST ALL of the oils ranging from engine oil, brake fluid, ATF fluid, front/rear axle gear oil, etc. even for say that after that, the car behaves perfectly well, there is no guarantee that they are no faults/short circuits with the wiring.

many are not aware of the hazards of starting the engine without proper servicing after a flood. one example is warping of the pistons as water seepage into the engine CANNOT be compressed during combustion.

By: blazerSST

blazerSST — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:13:28 +0000

Yes i think definately the used car prcies will drop, as it is already cars from other states don't command as good used car prices as cars from Wilaayah or Selangor, it seems a lot of people from other states come all the way down to KL just to get a KL plate because the used car price is better when selling esp. to 2nd hand car dealers.

By: BrakeFader

BrakeFader — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:28:19 +0000

One thing for sure, it is gonna be tough to sell any 2nd hand car with a JXX plate. The general public will have a perception that Johor cars are heavily damaged by floods and its hard to know its history. So I guess, this will result price drop by dealers in order to sell Johor registered vehicles as a desperate measure.

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:31:19 +0000

those flooded cars are all besi buruk is it? Can make an article/post on what happens when the car is flooded over and its consequences Paul?

By: doc

doc — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:18:17 +0000

I look at it with the glass half empty in this scenario. Johoreans may prioritize their needs and a car right now may not be the first of many priorities if they have lost everything in the floods. Most of those that suffered the losses were from the low to middle income group.

By: normal_user

normal_user — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:10:47 +0000

i think the johor government should subsidize the excise duty, import tax, sales tax & road tax for all new registered cars in Johor, restricted specifically for the flood victims only.

By: protonGL

protonGL — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:36:15 +0000

myvi sold well because

for average people.,

-roomy

-low consumption,

for techno people

-vvti ,efficient, good torque spread,

-fast

-toyota by right,

By: Joe Ooi

Joe Ooi — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:31:29 +0000

Lelong-lelong, beli 1 hadiah 2!

By: J

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:29:55 +0000

Should be some good business opportunity for Proton. I wonder why Proton rather keep thousands of unsold stock in the field in Shah Alam. They can somehow offer some real good package to the Johorean flood victims.