Quick summary, America: "Oh a Lambo, must be a rich person" Singapore: "Oh an AE86, must be a rich person"

@gas-clutch-shift476

9 ай бұрын

That’s nutz right

@soapa4279

9 ай бұрын

@@gas-clutch-shift476 super nutz, I feel so lucky to live in the US and don't have to be an actual rich person to own an AE86 lol

@aimanshamsol2402

9 ай бұрын

Same here in malaysia

@xeong5

9 ай бұрын

@soapa4279 Lucky how? You cant even buy a r34 or import anything new.

@kaedeschulz5422

9 ай бұрын

@@xeong5 They will get Legal soon. As for new car's who wants new car's? Many new car's constantly have very complicated problems that cost thousands to repair while you can repair some old 80s car with a screwdriver and a wrench.

I complained about our car prices here in Thailand with our 300% import duty taxes for years, then I visited Singapore and was shocked at what they go through there just to own cool cars. When I got there my friend had just sent his K20 EK9 over the border to Malaysia because of that certificate of operation you were talking about. It’s freaking crazy.

@CBMedia404

9 ай бұрын

By the way, come to Thailand Larry, I’m happy to play tour guide.

@connoisseuroftigolbitts

9 ай бұрын

@@CBMedia404​​⁠nice to see you here Chad, I pray one day Larry goes to Thailand and reviews creampie and the Evo

@izzathidaiyat8092

9 ай бұрын

Its actually the Certificate of Entitlement. or COE for short.. and yeah as a Singaporean, the prices of COE have drastically rise every year..

@Bensupra

9 ай бұрын

@@CBMedia404I’ve already told him so many times since I’m already half Thai 🤣

@BorisBidjanSaberi11

9 ай бұрын

Our bullshit Mazda minivan in 1990s was $100,000...

It sounds like the real reason that the government makes it so hard to own a car in Singapore is because the island is so small. If everyone owned a car, there’d literally be no place to put them all, or especially drive them -limited roadways too, as explained in the video. I understand the government’s rationale in this particular arena.

@stormix5755

9 ай бұрын

It’s sad but that’s the reality for a place with such high density. There’s just no space. Ideally there could be a system that would allow you to own cars if you were an enthusiast, despite income level. But that’s not something that can or will ever happen so only the rich get that luxury

@konkeydong6907

9 ай бұрын

You are right! That is exactly the reason why COE is introduced. There are other things like ERP Tolls but those arent as big of a factor as the COE.

@SlipAngleG70

9 ай бұрын

I overlaid Singapore over Canada using "Truesize" to compare and was shocked to learn it's the same size as the CITY I live in... wow is that small. No wonder.

@satyakisil4289

9 ай бұрын

@@stormix5755they cannot even build a racetrack outside public roads for enthusiasts.

@asbiwhy7557

9 ай бұрын

@@stormix5755 for less than hour. There is malaysia. Long highway road. Sepang is only 4 hours from JB. Less tax for old cars.

I’m convinced, Larry Chen / Hagerty collabs are the greatest automotive videos on KZread

@Adam-vr5qn

9 ай бұрын

You know what? I second that. Agree 💯%

@TheBishop12

9 ай бұрын

5:17 haha this is why I like Larry 🤙

@LarryChenPhoto

9 ай бұрын

I appreciate you guys for watching.

@gumbootrallynz

9 ай бұрын

100% he has the most casual yet engaging style. The editing is on point. Just true passion I reckon. This video is FANTASTIC.

@WarriorsPhoto

9 ай бұрын

That's kind of you to say. I'm impressed with Larry Chen's work. He's motivating to watch and an inspiration for all of us. 😊

All these rare cars that never move all show up when Larry is in town. It shows you what he means to the car culture and motorsports. Larry is the GOAT of motorsport photography and film

@anabel13andrew

9 ай бұрын

I think it's kinda lame they aren't driven (I mean seriously? having that privilege and not even using em except to show them off at meets?) and that it seems like car culture is only accessible to the ultra rich, I mean R34s are expensive in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, but not 900K dollars expensive. I think Larry should highlight the car culture which is more much grassroots and accessible like in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, even other ASEAN countries

@JonDevlin7

9 ай бұрын

@@anabel13andrew they are only allowed to drive them so much and with the value of the cars there just trying to keep them nice and it's not privilege these ppl probably worked hard killed lost wives and raced to glory to for those cars

@boulx

9 ай бұрын

accessible...

@anabel13andrew

9 ай бұрын

@@JonDevlin7why aren't they allowed to drive them that much If they paid for their COE and other insurance it's completely up to them how much they drive it, which is almost never, I don't understand why that can't drive it more? it irks me that these are more statement pieces and collectors items than cars being ENJOYED. also it's definitely an assumption that it wasn't privilege when you realise Singapore has one of the highest GDP per capita in the world and they have an insane amount of wealth (these garages man!!!!!) don't get me wrong I'm sure these people work hard but let's not assume above isn't true

@JonDevlin7

9 ай бұрын

@@anabel13andrew so I'm in America so I'm not positive but from what I gather some of these vehicles when registered come with a punch card for the days you are allowed to drive it per year and you can't go over that or you get fined just another example of government overreach in my opinion

As a Singaporean, it was breathtaking to see these dream cars running down the KPE at night, the same KPE I always pass through every week! Thank you for sharing this filming with us!

No matter what country, all the stops are pulled out when Larry touches down! Legend.

@lukefrahn8538

9 ай бұрын

Indeed. More than Larry Fink touching down in Davos.

I sold a BMW 635 csi to a guy from Singapore. Because of its age there was no import duty but he could only use it a few months a year so he had 3 classics in his garage for year round motoring!

@stjmd

9 ай бұрын

There’s still import duty for the “Classic car scheme”. It’s tiered depending on the market value. For a 635CSI it’s still about 200% .

@mockngbrdy

9 ай бұрын

You can only use it max 45 days a year

Just a regular Singaporean guy who saved up for his BRZ ZC6. Been owning it for the past 5 years plus. Getting tougher and harder to hold onto her. But I will try to keep her for as long as I can...

@dennischen8887

9 ай бұрын

that sucks. How much was the car in Singapore and for that government certificate they were referring to in the video? Here in the US, we can get it for 35K out the door with taxes and registration. Maybe $120 a year for title renewal yearly.

@tonyhoyx

9 ай бұрын

@@dennischen8887 based on latest price listed in sgcarmart, the ZD8 model is going for SGD$240k.

@devandrasimanjuntak1646

9 ай бұрын

@@dennischen8887I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s $90-100k USD equivalent. That’s the price for a base GR86 in Indonesia, and Indonesia has roughly the same price hike as Singapore. It might be more expensive in Singapore 👀

@dennischen8887

9 ай бұрын

@@devandrasimanjuntak1646 That's insane. I guess you really have to be well off financially to even consider something decent to drive over there.

@febrianadji5758

9 ай бұрын

@@dennischen8887 btw Gr Corolla was soon also available in indo (yep one of a few countries that have both gr Yaris and Corolla) And it predicted to be $120k USD

I guess the silver lining here is. There isn't one car that isn't meticulously cared for and loved. What an incredible display of passion ❤

As a Singaporean, this is fascinating to watch, not because it’s our obsession, but because it’s such a niche and rare hobby, only accessible for the rich. There are many car enthusiasts here, but only very few actually collect cars, or even have a personal giant garage to hold them.

As a Malaysian living next door, you can see a lot of SG car enthusiasts mixing with our people going around at Genting hills. Us Malaysians still have it quite lax.

@JolteonRacer

9 ай бұрын

Malaysia and Thailand are the best places to be car enthusiasts in the ASEAN region. Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam have it pretty bad

@wd8005

9 ай бұрын

@@JolteonRacerMalaysia is best if you’re into brand new sports car / exotics since you can register them in tax free islands & avoid the insane import tax all together and probably afford another car just by the savings in tax alone. Yeah I know 90 days is the limit for cars registered in tax free islands but who cares that’s still better than paying thousands in tax imo.

@darek4488

9 ай бұрын

@@wd8005 WDYM by the 90 day limit? Does it mean you can only use them 90 days in a year?

@wd8005

9 ай бұрын

@@darek4488 90 day limit is only outside the island. You can use it year round in the island or just store the car in a private storage facility or your property in the island. There’s two tax free island that you can register a car in Malaysia in Langkawi near Mainland Malaysia & Labuan near Sabah Malaysia.

@darek4488

9 ай бұрын

@@wd8005 Do you need to live on Langkawi or Labuan to register a car there?

This is why its kinda funny when i see American complaints about raise in price on any vehicles. 40K-100K for a Mustang in the US but nearly a half million $ for us.

@NoDoSwLa

9 ай бұрын

But the rise in prices is not justified. So it is more than right to complain. It's just even worse in Singapure, what's horrible.

@DxBlack

9 ай бұрын

Standard is $30kUSD, standard convertible is 39kUSD. Currency conversion as of August 12, 2003 is 40,563 & 52732.06 respectively...as abhm said, our price increase isn't justified because it's supposed to have been made here or close enough....THEIR price is highway robbery by a government more than likely politically inclined to shove green-garbage down everyone's throats

@lthudgins

9 ай бұрын

There's a difference between dealer markup and the government just fucking you over lol

@stormenthusiast160

9 ай бұрын

@@lthudgins the problem is it is the government, all the required emissions equipment and mpg standards make it more expensive to manufacture vehicles now and harder to repair, look up the World economic forum, they want no one to own cars except the rich

@mjdgi1

9 ай бұрын

It's all about bang for your buck.

Chen capturing that car culture that we never knew existed. Part 2? 🤤

I used to work for a University in California and we had an enormous amount of foreign students from Asia. All the ones from Sinapore bought fancy luxury cars because they couldn't believe how cheap they were. So we would see all kinds of Ferrari etc just parked on the street. Crazy.

@zepp3lin

8 ай бұрын

It's not crazy, it is dirt cheap in your country compared to Singapore because you pay nearly 20 to 30 times less.

Singapore stay strong. It's insane how supportive and enthusiastic the car culture is there. You defy all the odds. Keep it up.🔥

This dude is living every car enthousiast dream look at this house and collection god damnit that's a GOAL !

@fella99999

9 ай бұрын

The Jansen guy? For sure, I wonder what he does. Must be very successful to have a house / collection like that in Singapore, especially at his age

@ArtVandelayOfficial

9 ай бұрын

What is their profession? Or rich parents, royalty?

@gsadmtp

9 ай бұрын

@@fella99999 yeah him, I guess he must be a business man of course and pbbly have millions of dollars

@izzadibrahim5182

9 ай бұрын

Rich parents and into properties

@kenjilee9411

9 ай бұрын

@@ArtVandelayOfficial He is a prof drifter

As a Singaporean, honestly the real killer is the ARF (additional registration fee) that's a multiplier of the open market value of the car. So yeah, being a car enthusiast in sg is pretty rough. Recently the COE has been shooting up as well, before COVID the COE was arnd 20-30k, now its 100k. I've heard of some collectors who simply don't buy the COE and just don't drive their cars and keep them as museum pieces. Also I like how the meet is on Sentosa, where as far as I know the police don't patrol around as much lel.

@casualgamers3369

9 ай бұрын

Damn that's brutal, honestly if that was me, I would just move out of Singapore at that point if I wasn't allowed to actually drive my car. It's weird how even moving to somewhere like Poland or Estonia or anywhere else actually has more freedom to drive your car than Singapore.

@AntilleanConfederation

9 ай бұрын

Dam why is it so Orwellian there? Is the government trying to get rid of private transport and force the population into mass public transit? It just seems like another extreme control mechanism on the masses.

@christopherwilliams9418

9 ай бұрын

@@casualgamers3369 Yeah I'm surprised that doesn't happen more often, it sounds like from the prices quoted in the video it would be cheaper to just study abroad or something and try to get citizenship somewhere with less awful laws...

@honprarules

9 ай бұрын

@@casualgamers3369 but you might get robbed in Poland or Estonia, so everything comes with a price.

@kaeji_namitsua

9 ай бұрын

@@honprarules You can get robbed anywhere whats your point?

I grew up in Singapore and now live in the US. I can definitely say I have a whole other level of respect for the car enthusiasts in Singapore because of the insane cost of cars as well as strict guidelines with modifying your cars!

" you crazy man you got a problem" I died hearing that😂🤣😂 Then "I'm happy I'm not alone" I felt that 😭 Great documentary loved it

Hi from Singapore! My friend (?😅) just sends this to me. She owns a car. I want but cannot. Everything here in SG is super expensive, but cars are siao! You are very lucky!

Hi Larry. COE is now at $126,000. It’s $10,000 for motorbikes. So basically in Singapore the COE cost more than the actual vehicle. The system has not cut the vehicles on the road but just topped up somebody’s coffers for a very failed system created specifically to cut vehicles

@JohnFromAccounting

9 ай бұрын

It's a way of gatekeeping to keep car ownership low. The fewer cars on the road, the better the traffic.

@KepleroGT

9 ай бұрын

​@@JohnFromAccountingSeems like it forces poor people to not travel by car so the rich people have all the road for themselves. Such a tax is ridiculous

@ishaqmo7200

9 ай бұрын

@@KepleroGT thing is, singapore have one of the best public transit systems, possibly in the world

@pistonburner6448

9 ай бұрын

@@ishaqmo7200...paid by the people. So what's your point?

@febrianadji5758

9 ай бұрын

@@ishaqmo7200 it's not like all that tax went gone by corruption like it's neighbor

As a Singaporean car guy living in CA, it doesnt even compare. Being a car guy in the US is just so much easier. The laws and costs are one thing. The lack of space and nice driving roads/track days is the double whammy killer.

I was in Singapour couple of times, crazy and so lovely . And ppl are so nice and civilized and safe and.. well from Tel Aviv, cheers guys. 🎉

Whether you like a muscle car, formula, drag car, whatever. This video is a representation of what car love is and nothing can explain what is ❤

It truly is very hard for us car enthusiasts in Singapore with the high exorbitant prices as well as strict regulations. Grateful for your video once again here!

This could be a preview of what happens everywhere. I am going to appreciate my cars that much more today. Thanks Ben and Larry 👍

@TrigonAZR

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing while watching. It's despicable...

@chaseteter

9 ай бұрын

@@TrigonAZR But what a time to be alive. If we’re in a slow drawn out finale of ICE cars, I feel lucky to be alive smack dab in the middle of it.

@JohnFromAccounting

9 ай бұрын

@@TrigonAZR Singapore is a small city-state and can't be compared to anywhere else except Hong Kong.

@AntilleanConfederation

9 ай бұрын

@@JohnFromAccountingregardless of the size. They are trying to get rid of private transportation world wide. Ford already transitioning to a lease only model for their electric cars. These agenda 2030 shills don’t want private citizens to freely be able to travel. They want you living like cattle.

@AIuminum

9 ай бұрын

@@AntilleanConfederation Don't even try bro... these sheep will never get it or care to understand. Eventually it will be the free vs the slaves. Its only a matter of time.

I love this show. Larry takes me to places I'll never be able to go and shows me their car culture. Thanks Larry!

Every single one of these videos I sit down on and watch it on my big screen. The photography and editing is excellent as always. Thank you for the amazing content!!

Big respect to everyone that showed up, Stand up Singapore ! Its such a shame as well because their plates are dope, so glad you're making a putting the spotlight on as many continents as possible, the car world thanks you.

Thank you everybody who was in this video 📹, who shared your precious time for us ,around the world 🌎 too see 👀 and enjoy 😊🎉❤

Great segment here Larry. What an eye opener of what it is to own a car let alone a car you like in other countries. $275K plus $80K/10yrs to own an AE86 is insane! Looking forward for part 2 Larry, please take a trip to Vietnam and check out their car culture. I would recommend linking up with BINZ the Rapper. Most of us Vietnamese American car enthusiasts who grew up in the US would love to learn more about car culture in VN (Saigon, and Hanoi)

So insane. The costs and the fact that people pay it just to be enthusiasts.

That’s so crazy what they have to go through just to enjoy a car! Something we take for granted to easily!!! Thank You Larry for All You Do And For All You Bring To Us As Fans And Car Lovers!!!

I'm Singaporean, it blows my mind that there are people here who are so rich that they built their house to accommodate their cars. These guys are like in their 30-40s max.

That house is incredible. Mind blowingly cool.

I live my last 12 years here in Singapore. Singapore sucks for car lovers. I still got a car. But it's sure expensive.

@Tam84USA

9 ай бұрын

Why would the people of Singapore vote for politicians that allow such stupid and ridiculous taxes on cars??

@ShigureKaiNi

9 ай бұрын

@@Tam84USA Because its not stupid and ridiculous. Imagine if there was no COE. With a country this small and packed, there would literally be no space to even park your car. Besides, all the taxes collected from cars are then reinvested into the public transport system. The rich can enjoy their cars while paying taxes to upgrade the public transport infrastructure for the masses. I'd say that this system may not be pleasant but it's definitely effective.

Really really good video. I could watch this for 2 hours and not get bored. Singapore is such an interesting country, I love how nice everyone is and how respectful the car meet looked. I hope to see more content like this

@bokiNYC

9 ай бұрын

Agree 100%! 👍

@theauthor3259

3 ай бұрын

Well there is a video camera recording so...

Absolutely amazing video! Grew up in Singapore but haven't been back since. Despite how rich the country is, it was always so much more special to see any kind of remotely high end car there. Thank you for making this!

Awesome video and collaboration, thanks for the eye-opening! These series must continue, you need to visit all the countries. I am in Dominican republic and everything is legal without any penalties. To enjoy a car here all you need is the money to purchase it.

Holy Sh!t Jansens house is next level! The things dreams are made of. One day I hope I will own a poster of it.

My heart goes out to all Singaporean car lovers out there. I can't believe I've been watching F1 road races on tv held in Singapore just to realize the roads were barely used

I have to say, in my years of watching YT videos, i have never EVER paused a video as much as i have this video to go "oh WOW". Great clips, clicks and unreal car scene

No matter where you're from it's so beautiful and magical to see the love of the car culture.

The car community there reminds of the traveling funfair ride enthusiasts here in uk because just like the car community in Singapore know how many of each car is left. over here in uk most funfair enthusiasts knows how many of each type of ride are in the country and when they get sold and who too and where it went ect ect and we get hyped when a new ride gets brought to our country. So it seems like very similar communities but with very different things at same time

It's so funny you don't realize you're literally a celebrity at this point, Larry. The People love you!

Hagerty having Larry cover the JDM scene worldwide was the best move . I use Hagerty for my JDM Honda's!

I don’t know about you guys, but watching this really made me feel thankful for what I drive, and it really made me want to take my car out for a ride

America is by far one of the cheapest and easiest places to buy, own and maintain high end cars. I know we all like to complain about California lol but prices overseas when I watch European videos and convert them to USD, especially in the UK, are insane

@casualgamers3369

9 ай бұрын

I honestly hope the freedom to own and drive our cars continues to stay that way in America for the foreseeable future.

@Cernunn0s90

9 ай бұрын

In Norway we see UK car prices and wish those numbers were real for us. We usually have to double them...

@StockCarGuy

9 ай бұрын

america has everything easy, any race can freely walk in a dealership and with some financial discipline able to walk out with a nice car.

@darek4488

9 ай бұрын

UK cars are cheap, because their insurance is crazy high and fixing a car is really expensive there. It is also a market where they often order cars in maxed out configurations and with the best engines. Here in Poland, we import a lot of these and if you are searching for a car, the cheapest ones are always RHD. These are often half the price of an equal LHD one. Most get UK cars for engine swaps and part outs, but there are some crazy people who register these to be driven like that. Mind that in Poland we drive on the right side of the road and there are a lot of tight roads with no shoulder and there are situations where your lane is blocked and you have to use the opposing lane. Good luck checking if it is clear.

@Ru2stee

9 ай бұрын

And here i was, complaining about how "expensive" used classic cars are getting in the US. God, these poor guys have it rough.

Sorry I turned your vacation time into work 🤣 There’s just too much to see !

@windmill1965

9 ай бұрын

Well done! Hats off to you.

This is hands down the best page for car enthusiasts! I love how tell the story ❤

Thanks for documenting our struggles. Cheers, Priced out car lover

I had one of the first three Nissan R35s in Singapore through a friend who was a parallel importer I remember driving to the airport running in the car, and having other drivers hold their phones trying to take videos of my car on the road. We had some great times. The car I missed most was my Evo 8MR kitted out with Ohlins Flag L, Endless brakes, HKS 2835 Jun 272 cams and the Test and Service body kit.. needless to say, I still get shivers every time I see a ROV bike behind me.

@PeterTistaken

9 ай бұрын

Hey there, I dont want to be nosy, but I cant find any comment of anyone asking. I googled the average salary in Singapore, and by seeing the numbers of what it costs to buy/own these cars. How are such a young group of car enthusiasts paying for this stuff? all entrepreneurs, inheritance, generous parents??? thanks!

@doggiehowzer

9 ай бұрын

@@PeterTistaken the next installment is called Crazy Rich Asians 😅 There’s a segment of the population that will give Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous a run for their money. I was just lucky I got a transport allowance - and it covered the car. In hindsight and having moved to Australia, I’m wondering how I was crazy enough to spend that kind of money on a car. Australia is still a more expensive place for cars than the US - but it’s a bargain compared to Singapore.

Great video! I feel sad that cars are so expensive here in Singapore and out of reach for many people but experience the morning peak hour traffic and it's very understandable as to the drastic expensive measures implemented by the govt. I have a feeling one day other countries may adopt this certificate model too to control traffic.

@kornkernel2232

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the overall effect is actually good. Less congestion and they focus more on mass transport that can transport way more people efficiently. It does suck for car enthusiasts for the price, but that also benefits indirectly since there are less congestions, lesser risks of accidents due to people who drive will likely more disciplined and take care their own cars better. In regards to lower income people not owning a car, well unless they are car enthusiasts, they dont need car like most people if public transport is great anyways. Most people are not car enthusiasts, only few people involve with this kind of hobby and it is an expensive hobby to begin with.

@HE-162

9 ай бұрын

@@kornkernel2232yeah it doesn’t seem terrible to me. It’s unfortunate that it makes it a rich persons hobby, but ultimately it benefits everyone tremendously. I do wonder if there isn’t a way to implement a system where classic cars can be owned and driven for 1-2 days a month, for enthusiast purposes only, without prices being extreme. Like, once a car is X number of years old, it becomes only eligible for enthusiast use and can only be driven on certain weekends each months or something. Maybe a requirement for the license could be a mandatory garage for storage, to prevent them from clogging streets when parked.

I live Singapore! I was there for 7 days earlier this year and can’t wait to go back! So many awesome cars driving around, from Supercars to modified cars and rare JDM imports, and also loads of fantastic food at the hawker centres.

Larry, you're the first. Very special, thanks so much.

my dad's 45 when he got his first car in Singapore . for once im grateful to be their neighbor Malaysia because cars are cheaper here

Great video. Maybe interesting facts one might want to know. 1- many undiagnosed OCD people in Singapore. 2- "so many people here" there's always so many people everywhere. 3- low income tax means high consumer tax 4- The smoothest and cleanest streets I've ever seen my world travels. (Little lumpy for formula one tho) 5- max limit on the highway is 90km/h. So if you did a 0-60mph you'd be breaking the law. Lol

Larry Chen, incredible work! This documentary opened my eyes to such a cool scene and inspired me, keep it up!

6:31 Out of five AE86's left, one guy was legendary enough to put Karin Futo branding on his. Love to see it

This was eye opening, to say the least. Thanks for the excellent video, as always!

Literally just bought a super cool car for $3k in the states and helped my friend just by another 5 speed 190E for $2k today. With enough time and knowledge you can amass a collection in the states on a shockingly small busget. It has to be an insane feeling of elation getting to driveand own your first "special" car in Singapore.

@Trillogical

9 ай бұрын

Your comment has added an additional layer of motivation to get out of here & move to the states. Don’t wanna live the rest of my life with my passion for cars suppressed.

@icehawk3442

9 ай бұрын

@@Trillogical Singaporean in the UK here, the space and cost of car ownership alone (and sheer number of cool cars) makes it impossible to give up. No midnight comfort food for supper, lots of conveniences lacking outside the city centres, but when you can own landed property for the cost of HDB and R-33s for less than a Kia Cerato, it just makes complete sense to live here. I've started work for less than 1 year and can afford a 2015 Lexus IS Hybrid. Try getting one of those in SG, maybe after 5-10 years

@LinuzWorkz

9 ай бұрын

Back when I got my first car (an 11 year old COE renewed AE101 Corolla back in '02), the elation (and strangeness I got a car) feel is true. Same for each car I changed to, but the first remains special.

Wow, Larry Chen! Your dive into Singapore's best garages was amazing! Greetings!

Larry top tier content as always 👌🏾 & man that guy’s house/shop is really goals, the entire aesthetic is just beautiful

Bro, you should do the same for other countries. Here in Brazil, for example, we have a tax where any imported car costs at least twice the value, not to mention that we can only import the car if it is brand new or if it is over 30 years old, which doesn't even make sense. Just as a basis, the minimum wage in the country is 240 dollars MONTHLY!! By the way, huge respect for Singapore car guys

finally someone shedding light on the absolutely insane costs to own a car here in Singapore. Americans really have it cheap and still complain when a car costs $50000. The COE itself costs $126000 as of today 😂😂😂

@DroneStrike1776

9 ай бұрын

And? Is there a law you can't complain? We don't live in a draconian Singapore country that forbids people of happiness.

@kg_canuck

9 ай бұрын

​@@DroneStrike1776chill

@casualgamers3369

9 ай бұрын

TBH any country outside of Singapore is "cheaper" to own a car only because Singapore's laws are so extreme... No seriously I mean owning a car in Croatia or Estonia is probably easier than Singapore.

@larryjoseph9063

9 ай бұрын

They literally complain about everything.

@oddn6158

9 ай бұрын

I would rather have no car because it is insanely expensive than to have to drive through a ten lane urban hell just to get some groceries.

Larry Chen/Hagarty this music at the start is very symphonic, and Larry Chen I LOVE the intro music you did, I LOVE the stop watch sound!

Thank you Larry for uniting all the car enthusiast together in a positive vibe. If it weren't for you, all of us be just stuck up singaporeans looking down other singaporeans. Once again, thank you.

My neighbor 10 years ago in Philippines had an R34, and you could hear blow off valve a mile away. They’re cool , always one of my favorites but I’ve grown less interested and impressed by them over the years. I haven’t however the NSX gen 1. Still a car a plan to own before I die

@taiminsen8069

9 ай бұрын

seems like you didn't caught FnF hype bugs yet, especially considering the price of R34 in several SEA countries are ridiculous in video they're only talking about crazy JDM FnF prices such as 1 million SGD Skyline GT-R R34 and 300k SGD Corolla AE86 but never mention that entry-level Ferrari and Lamborghini such as F360 and Gallardo from same year and era of R34 is much cheaper compare to it

Man that is some crazy dystopian stuff there. I thought it was bad in Australia...

Singapore was blessed to host Larry Chen, Larry Chen was blessed to see the only r33 moving in Singapore

I just bought my first car in myanmar a week ago (a nissan 350z for around the usd price of 28k) and i thought this was crazy expensive because of our current car market situation......... Holy hell, you guys in singapore have it hard

Man this is like being at a JDM Disney World

@AntilleanConfederation

9 ай бұрын

More like a dystopian hell hole.

@PhillyDee215

9 ай бұрын

@@AntilleanConfederation .....😵

Cannot imagine the price tag on that LFA

@DarylCook63

9 ай бұрын

Imagine the price of that Pagani! Holy cow!

Larry, since you really enjoyed the passion people have in Singapore to enjoy car culture through all the difficulties, I'd think you would enjoy the car culture in Bangladesh as well, even though it isn't as rich or expressive as many other places, but the passion and commitment people have for car culture in Bangladesh through all the difficulties really makes it an unique experience!

that’s a dream house. i love how they respect the cars and homes. just makes everything feel better when it’s all tidy and organized

Sadly it's the story of lot of Asian countries. In addition to high import duty and registration fees, many country has strict law on how old a imported car should be. In my birthplace, only used cars are imported from Japan, otherwise it has to be new.

I wish they would've given more details on the insane taxes, COE and how normal people deal with them

@HyosHi11

9 ай бұрын

Normal people don't need cars to travel around as public transport is subsidized by people who pay for cars with the COE tax.

@homiefizzle5260

9 ай бұрын

@@HyosHi11 so everyone who has a car in Singapore is rich or do they have more lenient financing options and things like that?

@HyosHi11

9 ай бұрын

@@homiefizzle5260 Anyone who can afford a car is about middle to upper-middle income and up. Anyone who can afford more then one car is rich. The guys who can afford to pay for a car and not use it are rich. Monthly cost of owning a car is around $1200 and up, from most basic models. It's cheaper to take a geab(uber/lyft) or taxi everyday then driving your own car most of the time. I would guess financing is similar to how it is in other countries.

Absolutely loved this Larry! Great work!

Man what a different life over there...Larry Chen the bourdain of car culture. 👍👏👌🔥

Rich people doing rich people things. Not really interested in the car culture of the extremely wealthy, I would much rather see the REAL car culture of the average person.

@realAlexChoi

9 ай бұрын

At $80K to own a car, there isn’t really any car culture for the average Joe there. Very sad!

@Incendia

9 ай бұрын

​@@realAlexChoi There is. We struggle much harder, but we make it work. Come for one of the everyman's meet-ups and you'll see.

@realAlexChoi

9 ай бұрын

@@Incendia I’d love to see that! That’s true dedication right there!

Larry, you have a way of making all of us that aren't there with you feel like we're part of the group. Amazing cars. Disgusting that the govt treats car owners like this.

@GTAbestplayer123

9 ай бұрын

It is just because our government is so controlling of the car population. They believed that coe would discourage people from buying cars even though it never fully worked. 😔

@xxDxxism

9 ай бұрын

how bout read into why the gov does what they do

@JDHpower

9 ай бұрын

I'm sorry that the roads and streets are meant for humans to walk on. Let us give private car owners all of the public space to drive on as cars require them.

Such a nice video, absolutely loving all the aesthetics, the JDM vibe and what a beautiful house Jansen Tan designed

Seeing this level of camaraderie and enthusiasm puts a smile on my face.

Brazil is even worse. Impossible to be a car enthusiast here 😢

@dmrtagge6274

9 ай бұрын

Why ?

@RafaelV6

9 ай бұрын

It’s not worse. Brazil has several car meetings with rare cars.

@Jeff_Klein

9 ай бұрын

@@RafaelV6 there’s no GTRs, no Type R or Evo 8 like in the video. You will only find 911 and BMW. And only the super rich can afford it. The new Type R and Corolla GR will be launch costing as much as an apartment. Will be very rare to spot.

@Jeff_Klein

9 ай бұрын

@@dmrtagge6274 we have a very protective industry that pressures the government to tax anything that is not built here. So basically people pay a lot for very old and unsafe cars. A Corvette C8 will cost you 265k US dollars. Or 1060 minimum wages.

@dmrtagge6274

9 ай бұрын

@@Jeff_Klein that's horrible you basically have no way to afford a damn hot hatch , but how about motorbikes are they also overpriced ? If you cannot afford a Lamborghini at least you can afford an superbike like R1 ? and cruising at same speed as supercars

Why is Singapore so dystopian?

So great to see Larry work with Hagerty and cover this.

this was such a good video.. thank you for sharing the car culture from Singapore

Not gonna say first comment. Only gonna say "great content as always"

In America for car meets we have dodge chargers smashing into other cars while drifting in a circle and lasers pointing at the drivers eyes

@EnhancedTrashBin

9 ай бұрын

That's if you go to the sketchy ones at night. Gotta go to the day time ones or early morning car meets because that's where those trouble makers are not there sicne you know they only ever want to do that crap at night.

@sofithebeaglier5190

9 ай бұрын

@@EnhancedTrashBin true, gotta love cars and coffee

Good coverage...very humbling that we enjoy cars for much cheaper of a price over all..much respect to them..👍🏽🏁

Next level stuff right here ! My friends think I'm nuts cause i like to work in my garage shop in my slippers and jammies. After i show them this they'll get it. Pure next level ! Thank you for this video

Thanks for covering how ridiculous we have to get for our car ownership. Hopefully in the future you can come back and cover commoners that don't have super deep pockets and yet still strive to own cars to their best ability. Some drive their builds daily, just for it to disappear in 10 years after the COE expires.

@metarugia3981

9 ай бұрын

"Some drive their builds daily, just for it to disappear in 10 years after the COE expires." That's so sad to hear.

@Trillogical

9 ай бұрын

@@metarugia3981It’s indeed sad. You’ll need to fork out an additional $100k or more to keep your ride alive for another 10 years. And 100k is the mark now, it’d probably double in a few years.

It's crazy to know that the government will crush those cars if the owners didn't pay the 10 years certificate.

Awesome video as always! Makes you appreciate how easy it is here in America! Now, time to clean my garage!

Absolutely loved watching this 🥺 All the sacrifices to be a car guy 😮‍💨

Through all the bs tactics, restrictions and loops the Singapore government makes car enthusiasts go through, they STILL find a way to enjoy cars, even at a very costly and high premium. Just goes to show that, whatever it may be in life, if you have the passion, there's always a way.

@mediumplayer1

9 ай бұрын

And if you have the money.

@notting2640

9 ай бұрын

Make no mistake, most of these singaporean car enthusiasts can only afford to indulge in their hobbies because they’re fortunate enough to be sons of rich billionaire tycoons 😂

@DylanReid-vw2qv

9 ай бұрын

Despite all the "bs tactics, restrictions and loops" your average Singaporean can live without needing a car to participate in society, that's worth considering too.

God bless America 🇺🇸

Wow, such a great video! Larry Chen is the Man!

This is great, love what you’ve captured and shared here! Come do a miata special in Singapore when you get a chance. Really nice miata community here too!