I have just bought Hafei Minz for $19,990 (OPC)

R.O.C.K.Y SG

hi everyone.

i own a m3sp and a picnic.

and i really think that its unnecessary to flame a car make.

personally, if i'm rather cash tight, but i know that owning a 7 seater can ferry my grandparents, kids, maid and wife around, i'll also own a 7 seater like hafei minz

it cost 19,990, i drive it on weekends to the beach for picnic, family outing.

YES it may not be reliable. but so wat? A tow truck is a phone call away. And Come on... i dont believe it'll break down every time. be realistic. Chances of a COE car breaking down, imho, is higher.

Insurance is cheap, road tax is cheap, petrol is insignificant. YES i'm ready to get flamed. Think about it. It is OPC. even though it only gives 8km/litre, how much difference can it be? $50 a month? Btw, my picnic is 8km/litre too.

Also, dont forget that it is made like a van, tat means most spare parts should be rather cheap.

It comes with 3 years warranty and it cant go really fast becos of weak engine, all the better, u cant speed in that car and the impact of accidents will be mitigated.

Imo, there's a higher chance of a young driver dying in a fast car like mx5 compared to a driver of a china car.

Therefore, I tink that WHATTODO has done his sums properly before buying this hafei minz. And I bet he's feeling really good now cos he still has lots of spare cash to go for holidays etc and at the same time, bring his family out for an outing every weekend, rain or shine, peak or non peak.

tpkw SG

so you are trying to say, any company that makes car without a proper quality control unit we should not flame it at all? even though there might be a chance whereby you drive it out from the showroom and 1 tyre come rolling down the road.

so let say 3 years down the road, every 3 days you car break down getting sick and you dont mind calling a tow break every 3 days again?

don't compare about mx5 to a china made car. its a totally different class and entirely different car.

if you want to compare, get 2 cars. do a similar crash test for both cars, i can bet with you mx5 will surely fare 3912739127 times better than the hafei.
if you talking about high speed accident, of course it's fatal but first of all, hafei cant even reach the speed of mx5. so dont talk about which 1 is bound to get accident more.
we're talking about safety.

if you really want to save money so much and blah blah blah. why did you get a picnic and m3sp? you should have jolly well get a Van or Lorry, convert it to a mpv. you can save even much more. at the end for your case, it's just down class and status also as in why in the first place you choose your rides instead of china made car.

last of all, R u a clone?

sinicker SG

wah so you dont mind being in a traffic jam along the expressway coz' a hafei was speeding at 80 on lane 1 then broke down 3yrs down the road lah. Laughing

and make that an everyday occurence shud more ppl buy it.

R.O.C.K.Y SG

Hi,

I own a m3sp and picnic becos i can jolly well afford it.

If u read carefully, i was just saying if my budget is tight, i would have done this and that. looks like u need to improve ur comprehension.

I'm not comparing the safety features of mx5 versus hafei. I'm comparing the consequences of accidents... many high profile deaths have been caused by evo & mx5 etc, honestly, have u heard of any fatal accident concerning a china car in SINGAPORE?

And u made a biased and preposterous argument about reliability. U asked me if i'll be contended calling a tow truck every few days. The answer is pretty obvious I Won't. But, why make a baseless statement regarding its reliability?

Like i said, and i emphasize now again, I'm not saying the hafei is the best car in the world. I'm saying just in the context of Singapore where car ownership is exorbitant, u may need to settle for less "privileged" choices.

WHATTODO justifies his choice, he's happy with it. I'm just hoping everyone stop flaming his decision. This is really dogmatism and ethnocentrism at work.

Btw, just because my post count is 7 means i'm a clone? it obviously shows how "shut" you are. Also, U simply refuse to acknowledge that there can be people who sit on the other side of the fence; people who disagree with you.

half-wit dunderhead.

tpkw SG

hey look half-wit dunderheadx2.

you know why there are not any accidents in singapore with regards to china car?

cause the market for china cars is still new, probably 2 years or so and many people still have the impression that japanese are the better car manufacturers thus not much people buy china cars.

just like comparing iPod Video/Mini/Nano/Shuffle to those you can see in sls which are of similar designs to the iPods. but why does people still buy the iPod gadgets instead of the "fake" china products? that's because people dont know whether these products are reliable or not, are there even a proper service centre for faulty products even though it's cheap.

it takes time and effort + engineering perfection till the day whereby singaporean can accept that china cars of equal standard to japanese cars.

like i said search for videos of similar crash tests, you see the results. most probably inside hafei, you will be paralysed for life. whereas for mx5 or evo, you will break your rig cages or what but still able to work for the rest of your life.

and i also said IF you really want to save money if you comprehend my statement wrongly.

so you want to talk about consequence of accidents. obviously there are higher profile accidents when mx5 and evo are concerned.

what's hafei top speed? 100km/h? so let say you floor your throttle all the way, i think by the time you reach the next traffic light its speedometer may only register a merely 40 - 50 km/h.

let's talk about mx5 and evo, it's top speed and acceleration? with higher speed and higher acceleration, obviously there are bound to be accidents right? just like the logic for demand and supply.

and if you are a normal human being, you bought a china car. do you think you will speed and try to cut corners at high speed? the answer is NO, cause you will be so scare that the chasis cannot handle that kind of speed and you might overturn.

if you bought a evo in the first place, do you think you will speed and try to cut corners at high speed thinking you can handle it? the answer is YES, cause it's a sport car it's meant to do what it's suppose to do. and when this shyt happens, accidents occur whereby you lose control of you car.

and you refuse to accept the idea that there are many idiots in sgforums that create clones. Smile whatever that floats your boat

think about it, dude.

R.O.C.K.Y SG

hahahaha

i don't wish to enter into a philosophical argument with u.

R.O.C.K.Y SG

This thread is to everyone

When I wanted to start my small business a few years ago, I got lots of such bashing from everyone. A few called me stupid, daft blah blah. Some said I am doomed to fail my business and sacrificed a well paying office job.

i mean, they may have a good point. they quoted many examples. read many stories etc.

But at the same time, i did lots of research. i wanted to give it a go because i am not contended with a fixed salary monthly. i am a little of a risk love u can say.

Right now, I dare not boast about being well-off blah blah. But my business is decent and can afford me a good life, a private house and 2 jap cars.

somehow i seem to reconcile these 2 things... WHATTODO does his sum properly, he absolutely loves the car, especially at such a cheap price. it hasnt given him much of a problem but u guys are predicting that he's bound to die in a traffic accident (metaphorically), his car will break down everyday after 3 years blah blah.

ultimately, i am sure the person with the last laugh is the person who saves the most money. NOT the person who donates the most to the government.

sktan10 SG

Yes!I support what u said.Dont care about those nuts.What they know about car.Buy car think about accident never think of driving safety.If these way then on the road there will be nobody driving motorbike & scooter now.
Some may say that u drive safely but others may not.If this way then no
pedestrian will dare to cross the road because u follow traffic rule but the
driver may not.
Nowonder buy china car as long as is lta approved model is ok.Dont tell me that you all are better than lta.

Ritz79 SG

well said, as long as we do our homework, research, we mostly wont go wrong. Smile

AE86tofu SG

LTA allows the car in cos it has passed its emissions test...not safety standards..some china cars are banned in europe cos they failed the EURO NCAP crash test...to hell with china NCAP...its not even recgonised anywhere Laughing

tpkw SG

Yes!I support what u said.Dont care about those nuts.

FTW AE86tofu, LOL.

AE86tofu SG

lemme give u a good eg. the dodge viper which was supposedly due to launch in SG had come to pass why? cos the car failed the LTA insp…I am very very sure that this has got NOTHING to do with safety standards…the viper at least has a 3.5-4 star NCAP crash test rating if i’m correct….so that proves my point abt the LTA passing the car mainly cos of emissions and NOT coz of safety standards….

silver fish SG

AIYA talk so much for what. Confused wait till there accident occur with china cars then talk abt it. wait till WHATODO hafei broke down then start flaming or else wat you say is bullshit since it never even happens anyway. all of you are juz assuming. Laughing

seow SG

I think what the guys are thinking is that, if the hafei ever gets into an accident, the owner may not be there anymore to relate the incident.

AE86tofu SG

there has been China car accidents one of which if u didnt know was the one where the geely CK hit the prime mover and the driver was killed on the spot....it was published in the ST....mind u they wrent driving @ a fast speed....and another case i witnessed was a geely Ck with a citroen berlingo...the citroen survived with repairable damage while the geely didnt...dont say van VS car cos both of them are the same class in terms of weight and engines...and the berlingo has to go thru NCAP tests cos its considered as a car...and it came out decent if i'm correct while the geely FAILED and hence denied its entry to the EU

tpkw SG

that was what im trying to point out, but some idiots just can't seem to see that idea. whereas they see that monetary rewards plus savings is way more important than their life.

even if survived, he will be paralysed or what for life can't work already.

there will be things in life whereby you dont have to assume to know the result, you see it and you know it.

Cpt.ZR SG

Well thats the price to pay if you wanna get a cheap form of transport lor. Well we cant get the best of both worlds what..

Well since the TS liked the car, so why not let him carry on liking it? I mean though the safety and stuff is not there, but people hav already bought the stuff already so lets respect his decision lo no point arguing of it right?

So lets just stop all these and listen to what TS have to say about his car... like the ride quality and stuff and the down side of having a new to the market car.

Come on, its a free world. People make their own choices ma.. so lets not interfere on their interest, and listen to what they have to say about it... then from what they say about it, we see and think to ourselves whether china cars are a good choice or a disaster.

let get some peace and stop fight.

sinicker SG

okay lah respect TS.

good buy, well done.

dont hog the roads ok. Laughing

Oxide SG

this is proof that CK is a deathtrap
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8vAN2cx2UIE

farky SG

yesterday at CTE i saw a heavily modded Geely CK with evo type of exhaust pipe.... Shocked Laughing Rolling Eyes

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