Borneo Motors

I was contemplating to buy either Camry or Altis, so I went to this show room to take a look at the car. A sales person attended to me and explain the function and features of both cars to me. The attitude was good and not pushy at all. I test drive the Altis. For around $50K, I guess it is quite a good buy. But I couldn't make up my mind and I told him I need to think about it and decide between Camry and Altis.

Few days later, I went back to the same show room and look for the same sales person. This time, I test drive Camry. At the end of it, the sales person sat down and went through the pricing and comparision between the two cars. He even suggested that I buy a smaller car. I was a little biased towards Camry but the price of Altis is attractive. So I went home without buying. Since I was not ready to buy, I didn't take note of the detail information.

Few days later, the COE price drop to $2.00. I guessed it is time to make a decision. I went down to look for this guy again. He knew I am serious this time and got me all the detail pricing for both cars. Obviously, the price has been reduced. I promised to make a decision over weekend. On the same night, I receive a call from this guy. He said the company receive over-whelming sales and I need to make a decision by next day before 12pm to enjoy the offered price. I asked why is it so. The offer was not that fantastic but rather a reduction of COE plus $500 discount. Furthermore, an offer should not be affected by the no. of cars sold. Infact, the more car sold the better for the company. He said, 'Well, this is business.'

I was not sure whether this is the policy passed down by the company or is it a tactic to close a deal. No doubt, the service from the salesman was good but the offer does not sound sincere to me. How can an offer last only 1 day for an amount of $50k and more. Besides, the next day was a week day and I had other schedule planned. I was almost decided to go with Camry but because of this invisible pressure and inconvenience, I did not go back to them again. 2 weeks later, I got a car from another brand.