I moved to Singapore and bought a very expensive Toyota! Why are cars here so expensive??

Big news from the InstacarHK channel - I have moved to Singapore! Check out this video to see what car I bought here (it's nothing too exciting, I am afraid) and why cars in Singapore are so ridiculously expensive!
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Thanks to Mrs. InstacarHK for being the camerawoman for this video!

[@moinhaider1496]

Good luck on your new journey! SG may not be the best place for drives but you could always hop over to Johor and other parts of Malaysia where there are some great driving roads!

[@Instacarhk]

So I heard! Looking forward to popping over and try out the roads there. Although hopefully by then I will have something else other than the Harrier...🤣

[@bigbeebrian]

I'm blown away by the price to put a car on the road in Singapore. I'll have to remember that the next time I complain about the price to register my car in California.

[@Instacarhk]

Its notorious here!

[@adnesis]

Welcome to SG! I see that you've already checked out the weekend Cars N Kopi sessions @ Dempsey?

[@Instacarhk]

Thanks! Yes, been to Dempsey many times already, great place! I am helping Collecting Cars with their global coffee run there on 19 May Sunday morning, do come!

[@sophaman9193]

I owned a venza hybrid limited 2022 model year in Canada and in Japan, Malaysia and Singapore call the harrier it is beautiful SUV because of the hybrid excellent on gas lexus like but because North America call the venza hybrid aka harrier in Asia. In Canada use 2.5 litre 4 cylinders and 219 horsepowers but the one you drive looks like the older design harrier thanks for sharing your video take care bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 by the way my uncle he is living in Singapore he is gave up Canadian citizenship because he is married to a Chinese Singaporean and we are Chinese Cambodian living in Toronto Canada 🇨🇦

[@Instacarhk]

Nice, the hybrid model is much more expensive here so I didn't even think about it. Mine is just a base model without even a sunroof! Not going to spend a penny more on an already very expensive A-B car! I have some Cambodian friends in Cambodia, incredible place with some very nice people!

[@sophaman9193]

The price for the venza hybrid limited AKA Harrier in some Asian countries in Canada the price when i bought in 2022 the come with fully loaded including call stargaze roof out of the door price is $ 60 000 Canadian dollars remember this is brand new but in 2024 the price gone up the price for 2024 out of the door price is around $ 75 000 but sadly toyota discontinued the venza hybrid name again in North American replace by the toyota crown signia for 2025 by the way in Singapore the price of the car is very expensive because of the taxes my uncle when he bought his lexus LS 600h in 2015 is around $ 400 000 Singapore $ by the way i love HONG Kong Ocean Park i been there before including Singapore and my birth country Cambodia it's beautiful but I can't stand the heat down there but opposite here in Toronto Canada winter time it's cold. Take care bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@Woopy11]

Wonder if it was named after the fighter jet TomCat.

[@Vteckickinyo]

Wish to meet you in real life soon bro! 😊

[@aboutthecurves]

Haha... Love how you decided to dismiss the review of the Harrier.... Having left Singapore around 3 years ago and returning to Australia after living there for over 30 years I feel your pain when talking about car prices.

[@Instacarhk]

@@aboutthecurves haha it was half joke and also truly half “why am I doing this” with the dismissal lol I did buy a new “toy” here tho, see my latest video! 30 years in Singapore, wow! No idea if I’d stay so long, maybe, maybe not 🤷‍♂️. Now you’re back to car heaven in Aus 😄

[@Fc-cb3tn]

Toyota asides, what’s going to happen to your Maserati Indy and Volvo 850R? I don’t think Singapore’s transport departments likes the idea of you bringing in cars from abroad…

[@Instacarhk]

Actually it is relatively easy and affordable to import classic cars here (35 years or older). The COE is only 1/10th the normal price on the classic car scheme, although you are limited to only driving it 45 days a year which is more than enough for most classic cars. That said, I will be keeping my toys in HK for now with no plans to ship them over yet!