Sometimes you must think whether it is sustainable for you to own a car. Colleagues, friends and relatives are not important la and as for girls - are you looking for wife material or just short fling
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Can You Live Without a Car in Singapore?
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Sometimes you must think whether it is sustainable for you to own a car. Colleagues, friends and relatives are not important la and as for girls - are you looking for wife material or just short fling
Then up to each family to decide on their priorities. If want all the conveniences, then pay the premium. Else suffer a little inconveniences.
It is the same for food. If you want convenience, then eat at restaurant every meal. No need to buy groceries, cook and wash up. If you don't want to pay restaurant prices for meals, then spend more time to buy groceries, cook and then wash up.
Ditto for laundries, home keeping etc.
Maybe he tiok 4D lor!!!!
You have car, you can control your time...at least to a certain extent.
We buy car to buy time.
We buy car to buy time.
Obviously a Loan shark Runner!!!! Rotan him! :oIo:
I work from home and only go back to office once in a while - fortnight maybe.
But I got a car because it's shiok, and because I can afford.
I gave up my car because it's no fun driving in Spore. Too many stressed out motorists out there. I rather save the money & use it to invest. The cost of a car in Spore is really ridiculous. For the same amount you can get a condo in LOS. That's what I plan to eventually do. Get a 2nd home with a beach view
In Singapore you only cannot live without money. Car is meant for people with extra cash to throw. Work hard just to feed the car ? No way for me.
I gave up my car because it's no fun driving in Spore. Too many stressed out motorists out there. I rather save the money & use it to invest. The cost of a car in Spore is really ridiculous. For the same amount you can get a condo in LOS. That's what I plan to eventually do. Get a 2nd home with a beach view
Car price is beyond ridiculous; you are paying for a 10-year right to use that car.
What u friend thinking it might cause inconvenient to other or accident? If I were is boss I will make same comment.
Park else like in store or in a corner no one walking.
When I was living in Canada I would buy 2nd hand Toyotas. Usually 10 year models because they were cheaper. They were great cars and I used them to tour the USA. I paid on average CAN$2,200+ for the cars. The biggest recurring cost to car ownership was insurance & fuel.
Had friends who bought brand new but when you have cold winter seasons it can be very bad for cars e.g. salt used on the roads, cars slipping on the ice, ....
I am still astonished about the prices in Spore . Many Sporeans are well traveled & they have seen how much cheaper it is elsewhere & still they vote PAP
Is it any wonder why people are leaving for greener pastures.
why u make people jealous?
Not towards you la... just feel like trolling some people who like harping on car very expensive, the money could be better used for investment elsewhere blah blah blah...
I mean seriously, for me it's worth the money which I can afford, for a little better quality of life when I decide to drive every other day. Even if I used up all my money to own a car, it's my own money which I earned, I didn't steal or swindle peoples' money to afford this little bit of luxury.
Some non-car owners can be rather holier-than-thou... so I just troll.... pai seh!
Car is one of the biggest liability in Sinking land. Unless, the money made is 'easy money' or 'strike 4D/toto money', don't even think of getting one.
What is worst is the frequent breakdown of mrts. So buy also jialat and don't buy also jialat.
What is worst is the frequent breakdown of mrts. So buy also jialat and don't buy also jialat.
When I was living in Canada I would buy 2nd hand Toyotas. Usually 10 year models because they were cheaper. They were great cars and I used them to tour the USA. I paid on average CAN$2,200+ for the cars. The biggest recurring cost to car ownership was insurance & fuel.
Had friends who bought brand new but when you have cold winter seasons it can be very bad for cars e.g. salt used on the roads, cars slipping on the ice, ....
I am still astonished about the prices in Spore . Many Sporeans are well traveled & they have seen how much cheaper it is elsewhere & still they vote PAP
Is it any wonder why people are leaving for greener pastures.
Many don't have much choice but to stay here. I can certainly understand why many still vote PAP - its all because of the "it could be worse" mentality, but that's for other threads.
I am a car lover, I just love driving good cars. A car for me is not just a point A to point B transport. Its might partly be a symbol that I have arrived, but mostly it's because its a joy to drive. Everything about the car, the interior, the smell of it, the feel when I turn the steering wheel, the acceleration, the engine roar when turbo kicks in, the total silence and serenity when I coast... everything is a joy to me. Whether the traffic is good, or the traffic is bad, whatever weather conditions, nothing beats a driving alone with no destination in mind, except to just enjoy the drive.
I have lived 3/4 of my life without a car and I have done fine. But it is this 1/4 of my life up till now that I feel I really lived. It's something that non-car lovers won't really understand. Its expensive, but worth every penny I have paid.
I'll probably upgrade car after 4 - 5 years anyway... 10 years is plenty.
Sometimes you must think whether it is sustainable for you to own a car. Colleagues, friends and relatives are not important la and as for girls - are you looking for wife material or just short fling
Owning a car is never a rational decision, sustainable or not is another story. If one has the disposable income to own one or a couple, why not?
Office space In Spore is expensive & available space is at a premium. That's why it is rare to see anyone use a bicycle because there is no place to keep it secure.
The colleague didn't care about others. That's why the boss had to step in.
Nowadays many people have to carry a laptop to take home work and If you have to drag around a bicycle , it's just not practical.
I love your post. It sums up the feelings of many car lovers. Actually, nobody needs to get riled up. To each his own, be it for or against PAP, for or against car-ownership, for or against moving to central and well located apartments. I also agree that the car buys time for the car owner. Life is short, money not spent is not yours. So if you can use a thing like money to buy time which is essentially priceless, why not?
agreed!!!!.... do whatever you like..why the fuck care about what others say..
i used cars to show off and make sinkie jealous and i love to do it this way and enjoy it immensely.
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