T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » May 26th, 2012, 2:18 pm

for those interested in 2012 Mazda line-up, make a spin into Movietowne POS today, saw the 2, 3, CX5 and 6 on display.

homeboy · Postby **homeboy** » May 27th, 2012, 7:05 am

^Bought the Mazda 3...thats what the wifey wanted.....

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » May 27th, 2012, 9:30 am

homeboy wrote:^Bought the Mazda 3...thats what the wifey wanted.....

Your wife has good taste.

S_2NR · Postby **S_2NR** » May 27th, 2012, 3:18 pm

Stephon. wrote:
homeboy wrote:^Bought the Mazda 3...thats what the wifey wanted.....

Your wife has good taste.

meh, i still dont like the new mazda 3.

i prefer the new 6.

homeboy · Postby **homeboy** » May 27th, 2012, 8:58 pm

S_2NR wrote:
Stephon. wrote:
homeboy wrote:^Bought the Mazda 3...thats what the wifey wanted.....

Your wife has good taste.

meh, i still dont like the new mazda 3.

i prefer the new 6.

I think she made a good choice Stephon....

S_2NR she had i choice of the 6, 3, Lancer and Optima....Optima had i waiting list until after September.........Lancer was to basic and it went down to the 3 for some reason...will get it this week.......

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » May 27th, 2012, 11:41 pm

Did you buy it from Kelly Ann in POS?

Morpheus · Postby **Morpheus** » May 28th, 2012, 1:55 am

I actually like the old Mazda 3 over the new one. The new one is like

Both 6's are nice. Old and New

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » May 28th, 2012, 6:15 am

mazda 3 basic - $207k
mazda cx5 2wd - $377k; awd - $428k
SS had a display in MT over the weekend

capstar · Postby **capstar** » May 28th, 2012, 1:10 pm

any updates on the 2012 BT-50?

homeboy · Postby **homeboy** » May 28th, 2012, 8:40 pm

Stephon. wrote:Did you buy it from Kelly Ann in POS?

Bought it in South........Guy name Winston....

bess almera · Postby **bess almera** » May 30th, 2012, 5:24 pm

Licensing takes roughly how long to issue a certified copy? N&M sent it in since last Tuesday...I haven't received a call from them as yet! Hope to get before the weekend though.

allon4 · Postby **allon4** » May 30th, 2012, 5:38 pm

Last estimate I heard was about two weeks.

nemesis · Postby **nemesis** » May 31st, 2012, 6:37 am

bess almera wrote:Licensing takes roughly how long to issue a certified copy? N&M sent it in since last Tuesday...I haven't received a call from them as yet! Hope to get before the weekend though.

They claim 3 days. So I'd say 1 week maybe.

ek4ever · Postby **ek4ever** » May 31st, 2012, 3:32 pm

Car prices in Trinidad just too damn ridiculous ..... $200K+ for a Jap econobox when will the madness end. Watching a program on cable last night ... a 19 year old girl waiting tables was able to buy a CLK55 and I'm there shaking my head thinking in Trini yuh could have 2 Masters and working years and you will never see yuhself behind the wheel of something like this.

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » May 31st, 2012, 7:29 pm

Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

pyung99 · Postby **pyung99** » May 31st, 2012, 8:05 pm

ek4ever wrote:Car prices in Trinidad just too damn ridiculous ..... $200K+ for a Jap econobox when will the madness end. Watching a program on cable last night ... a 19 year old girl waiting tables was able to buy a CLK55 and I'm there shaking my head thinking in Trini yuh could have 2 Masters and working years and you will never see yuhself behind the wheel of something like this.

is emo you want to emo we here?

economy of scale ftw (in quite a few cases)

S_2NR · Postby **S_2NR** » May 31st, 2012, 8:18 pm

Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Fckin fanboy :lol:

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » May 31st, 2012, 8:39 pm

ek4ever wrote:... a 19 year old girl waiting tables was able to buy a CLK55 ...

Like someone was watching "My Ride Rules" on SpeedTV last night.

You have to remember the following with respect to the prices of vehicles in the USA as compared to T&T:

1) Economy of scale for LHD vs. RHD. The RHD market is smaller and therefore the same car would cost more as RHD than as LHD.

2) Our motor vehicle taxes are much higher in T&T than in the USA. This is mainly because our fuel costs are subsidised by the Government and therefore vehicles that have larger displacement engines, with higher fuel consumption rates, carry higher taxes. In the USA, fuel costs are not subsidised by the government. The "gas guzzler" tax applied to cars in the USA is mainly an environmental penalty. Also, the taxes applied to vehicles sold by a manufacturer are influenced by the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) value. That is why GM, Ford and Chrysler are now pushing those econoboxes on the American market, to raise their CAFE value and lower penalties that the manufacturer must pay (and which will be transferred to the end consumer).

A secondary reason for the high motor vehicle taxes is to discourage the purchase of motor vehicles so as to push the population to use the mass transit system. This would have been recommended in the last Comprehensive National Transportation Study conducted by the Government.

homeboy · Postby **homeboy** » May 31st, 2012, 9:16 pm

Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Wife got hers today.........

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » May 31st, 2012, 9:27 pm

homeboy wrote:
Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Wife got hers today.........

You're going to have a great night :lol:

homeboy · Postby **homeboy** » May 31st, 2012, 9:30 pm

Stephon. wrote:
homeboy wrote:
Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Wife got hers today.........

You're going to have a great night

So i was told after she got the keys.... :drinking:

scotty_buttons · Postby **scotty_buttons** » May 31st, 2012, 9:55 pm

Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Rel fanboy bizness there boy :lol:

nemesis · Postby **nemesis** » June 1st, 2012, 10:15 am

Very much. Cause that comment ain't even close to the truth.

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » June 1st, 2012, 12:02 pm

Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Liking d exterior but with that Interior d price needs to come down a bit.

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » June 1st, 2012, 1:59 pm

Tell that to Toyota bye!

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » June 1st, 2012, 2:08 pm

Wha toyota hadda do with anything?

ek4ever · Postby **ek4ever** » June 1st, 2012, 2:09 pm

Stephon. wrote:Saw the new Mazda 3 today, Mazda does it again with their flawlessness!!!!!!!!!!!

Mazda 3 = Big YAWN!!

cinco · Postby **cinco** » June 1st, 2012, 2:10 pm

do the new corollas have steering controls for the stereo?
just askin eh

scotty_buttons · Postby **scotty_buttons** » June 1st, 2012, 2:33 pm

Yeah that interior fail miserably. Perhaps at the level of corolla's bland-ness or worse.

Stephon. · Postby **Stephon.** » June 1st, 2012, 2:52 pm

Just the exterior alone is the best in it's class, it's actually the best across the board when it comes to cars, the only car better looking than the Mazda 3 is the Mazda 6.

Also you want a nice interior? Ok go to the many other showrooms in Trinidad that offer a better interior?
Oh wait, they're extremely limited, the interior of the elantra is nice, but what are we all going to do? All buy elantras? Ok have fun being put on a wait list waiting forever on your new vehicle from Neal and massy. And HOW CAN YOU EVEN COMPARE THIS INTERIOR TO A COROLLA! Come on, yeah ok you may have your judgement on the interior? But that comment was just uncalled for and untrue.