Monday, May 26, 2008

Prices

I was chatting with a friend of mine, on how these days car prices are high, that people are finding it diffucult to purchase one. Few days ago, i went to Toyota Malaysia's website. I went and check out the Vios. The price is RM88k. I also checked the Avanza, the price is RM65k. Quite weird, seeing the Vios is more pricey than the Avanza, because the Avanza can fit in more people, and it's bigger. The thing i dont like about Avanza is the 1.3litter CC engine (for the RM65k price). Wherelse the Vios is has 1.5CC powered engine. Another reason why i dont like the Avanza is cause it looks ugly, seriously. But on the other hand, i can bring more people in this car. So it would be good too. Anyway, my point is these days common mistakes car manufacturers doing are making expensive cars, for people to own. I love BMWs so much, but when i look at the most basic. . . ok, let us go to the second hand ones instead, the price is still so high for a normal person to afford.

Im not saying for them to decrease the quality of their cars, but if it's possible, they could make cars which is cheap for the people. I even went to Proton and Perodua's websites. The most cheap car, i can find there is the Saga- BLM (Proton) and Viva (Perodua). If i were to chose either both cars, i would certainly go for the Viva. But the car is so small, that people will make the "how to put an elephant into a refridgerator" on me. So in the end of the day, i still think that car prices these days are expensive, not to mention the price of fuel going to hike up soon, and i feel that car manufacturers could make much more cheaper cars for us, people.

On the other hand . . .

It's been more than 10 days already, and i guess i didn't get the HSBC job. Quite disappointed though, i mean, it would be good working with a GIANT banking company, working at weird hours (4PM - 1AM), travelling to CyberJaya and drive past other GIANT companies in awe( and also being labeled as Executive). Overall i learned a lot during the interview, like how much my friends cared, asking me if i got the job or not, it shows they really care.

So what's my next step now? I don't know, really. I plan to find another job, but after June. Because on June, ill be going to Port Dickson, P.D. and i don't want to get a job at this nearby weeks, and take leave. Please do pray for me, so that i can get a job, which can suit with my lifestyle as in doesn't clash with my usual routine.

Me-lvin^_~

2 comments:

gceutd@gmail.com said...

Vios ought never to be cheaper than avanza, I guess your descriptions of avanza later on answered your own question.

And FYI, don't be so naive to assume that it's a wise move for premium automobile marque like BMW to lower their price to attract more buyers. The high price is perfectly justified by the inclusion of edge-leading technologies in the car(mind you, a Volkswagen GTI has 10 airbags in it), and MOST IMPORTANTLY, most people who buy high-end cars like BMW are looking for something more than merely a basic transport. What they seek are prestige, social status, admiration, recognition and self-esteem, and reducing its price may be one of the most ridiculous strategies you could adopt as it completely violates with its biggest selling point and people will move on to better cars at higher prices because a BMW is not expensive enough to portray their degree of success.

Regarding your suggestion that high-end marques like BMW should make cheaper models that could be easily afforded by the mass of the market, OMG, can you ever imagine ROLEX introducing the latest series of their products which cost RM12 per watch? Again, this is in direct conflict with the brand image, and people will begin to question the quality of upper-end ROLEX watches which cost more than 10k.

Yes, you have a point, but it should not be implemented this way, perhaps they could establish a brand new range of cheap cars under a DIFFERENT brand name. Toyota did this when they introduced their high-end vehicles to the market, they didn't name it Toyota, they named it LEXUS.

Me-lvin said...

Hi Ernie,

Firstly thanks for dropping by and giving your opinion on this matter. I agree with you, about those high end car makers, such as BMW implement high price for their car. Silly me. I'm just a car lover, who loves BMW a lot, and each time i see the price tag on anyone of it, even for the used ones, it's pricey. So it's hard not only for me, but also for other car lovers to get the car they wanted to get all this while. I also agree with you on the matter of people who buys BMWs. They want a car, to show their luxury, it's sophisticated, classy, and that's what sets BMW different, from the other car makers.

Hahahaha, after you gave me the Rolex example, i can clearly see what you trying to say here. Yea i agree with you on creating a another brand new range, like how Toyota with Lexus, Honda with Acura Again, and INFINITI with Nissan. In that way, car lovers can buy cars from the same manufacturer, with cheaper price range (of course it might not be as good as the real stuff). By the way, thanks for dropping by, and giving your opinion, i really appreciate it, you manage to highlight some points which i didn't clearly see. Thank You