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November 8th, 2006 05:33 PM #61
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November 8th, 2006 05:38 PM #62
All too true... gospel, bro!
How the heck do manufacturers think banning 400k peso secondhand SUVs will help them sell 500k peso subcompacts? It doesn't make sense!
And yet I feel their pain. They pour millions of pesos into development in the Philippines, bringing more work to thousands upon thousands of Filipinos, more than those who benefit from secondhand imports... yet they're fighting a losing battle, as the average Filipino, even with the supposed strengthening of the economy, can't afford even the cheapest of brand new vehicles (don't bring up the Norkis... that isn't really firsthand... )
Heck, how are you going to get your typical 150k peso budget buyer into a 600k car?
And yet, this legislation is merely a band-aid over our real problem:
Which is that. Which is the fact that any half-assed body shop can "manufacture" a Jeepney from secondhand parts of crappy quality and get it road certified...
What will help our country is this:
1. Lower taxes on brand new SKD and locally-assembled vehicles even more. This encourages more investment and development in the country, more jobs, and more business.
2. Offer tax breaks on x number of non-ASEAN assembled vehicles for every x times five or x times ten number of vehicles locally assembled by the same manufacturer.
3. Remove the ridiculous 500k peso tax on secondhand imported vehicles, it doesn't work. Fix the LTO process to include a flat 200% tax on the vehicle's blue book value (not declared value) for the end-user. Even better, make it blue book value for a car in "excellent" condition.
4. Make roadworthiness tests mandatory for ALL vehicles over the age of three years (manufacturing date, not sale or registration date) and upon initial registration. Make it affordable, but make re-tests more expensive. Times two for the first, times three for the third, etcetera. Include a structural inspection by a qualified engineer (hmmm... another possible kotongan?), and make sure he is trustworthy... audit the engineers regularly! Personally, even the condition of your tires should be a possible failure point.
This will lose the government money in initial taxes, yes, but they'll gain it back through income from road-worthiness testing and registration. And our people will gain it back through extra income for car manufacturers, dealers, and workshops dedicated to fixing up cars to pass roadworthiness testing. I imagine the sale of catalytic converters alone will make Nodalo's rich...Last edited by niky; November 8th, 2006 at 05:41 PM.
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November 8th, 2006 07:08 PM #64
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November 8th, 2006 07:29 PM #65
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November 8th, 2006 08:30 PM #66
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November 8th, 2006 09:03 PM #67Originally Posted by FrankDrebinOriginally Posted by StraightSix
Originally Posted by always_yummy
kaya for me correct si 6
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November 9th, 2006 12:13 AM #68
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November 9th, 2006 12:21 AM #69
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November 9th, 2006 07:30 AM #70
pero kung "auto prominence" din hahawak......remember proton and see nexus nalang......
etoo llang sa akin:
kung mura ang imported na used at ung loacl brand-new-kasing feature-packed ng imported used at a lump cost na maliit lang ang difference sa price ng used, well saan ka pa?
just like in japan, may pambili talaga hamak na clerk dun ng sasakyng 3+ milyon yen every 3 years. e sa 3 years, mostly public transport parin ginagamit nila, lalo na kung malalayo. so di laspag sasakyan nila, kaya pag dispose, mostly 90-95% bnew pa!kung may masisira, orig. japan parts pa! and most important,sure kang assembled sa japan!unlike ung local na hati-hati na ASEAN nations sa pag-assemble.
if the average and below pinoy will not have savings, even if there are breaks in taxes for the local manufacturers, wala din..
tayo, on th other hand, may be considered "the line between above ave and average" pinoy.Last edited by alwayz_yummy; November 9th, 2006 at 07:39 AM.
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