Now or Never

Fears of safety are putting the car-buying public off. And prices are set to keep rising.

May 28, 2001

Warly and his two friends were enthralled with the sedans at a Honda showroom in West Tebet, South Jakarta, last Wednesday. Everything was up for inspection, from the exterior to the engine to the added accessories. Every so often, Warly nodded his head in response to the saleswoman's pitch. A quarter of an hour later, the three left. They didn't buy a car that day, but they intend to. "I'm planning to buy a car sometime soon, before the prices g

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