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They even park on Zebra crossings outside of schoolceej1979 wrote:There is next to no second hand car market in Singapore. Dealers often just scrap any cars they receive as part exchanges on new cars.
There is no real affordable way to buy a car in Singapore. You’ll pay 200% (of what it would be in the west) on any car you buy.
You’ll also have to pay a one off lump sum fee just for the right to buy the damn thing.
The key to happy car buying in Singapore is to just not bother. You’ll save a lot of time and money just riding the train to work.
I’m unsure why you even want to buy a car anyway? Have you seen how many crashes happen on Singapore roads!?
Seeing a car parked, on the wrong side of the road, on double yellow lines, in the middle of the road, on a junction – night after night near my home – and it not even getting a parking ticket, tells me all I need to know about driving a car over here!
ksl wrote:They even park on Zebra crossings outside of schoolceej1979 wrote:There is next to no second hand car market in Singapore. Dealers often just scrap any cars they receive as part exchanges on new cars.
There is no real affordable way to buy a car in Singapore. You’ll pay 200% (of what it would be in the west) on any car you buy.
You’ll also have to pay a one off lump sum fee just for the right to buy the damn thing.
The key to happy car buying in Singapore is to just not bother. You’ll save a lot of time and money just riding the train to work.
I’m unsure why you even want to buy a car anyway? Have you seen how many crashes happen on Singapore roads!?
Seeing a car parked, on the wrong side of the road, on double yellow lines, in the middle of the road, on a junction – night after night near my home – and it not even getting a parking ticket, tells me all I need to know about driving a car over here!If the government thought about it, they could start earning a lot of revenue on the bad driving!
I wonder if they will let the public freelance on a 50% 50% basis, with camera and fixed penalities....
Wrong - There is a good second hand market.ceej1979 wrote:There is next to no second hand car market in Singapore. Dealers often just scrap any cars they receive as part exchanges on new cars.
True about the 110 percent registration tax, but a used car takes a plunge in value just like everywhere else so deals (relative to the 200 percent) can be found.There is no real affordable way to buy a car in Singapore. You’ll pay 200% (of what it would be in the west) on any car you buy.
Wrong. Used cars are sold with transferable COE (Certificate of Entitlement that lets you DRIVE it, not buy it). COE figures into the price. For cars that are 10 and more years older, the COE is often half the value of the car, and if you are buying a car you need a sweet deal if the COE is going to expire in a year or two. Typical COE auction prices right now - $16,000 for a 10 year COE.You’ll also have to pay a one off lump sum fee just for the right to buy the damn thing.
True to some extent but try to find a taxi in the rain. And if your work requires you to travel to clients a car is just about a necessity. Unless you own a motorcycle.The key to happy car buying in Singapore is to just not bother. You’ll save a lot of time and money just riding the train to work.
Singapore is a lot safer than many places and it is reflected in the insurance rates as compared to many US cities of comparable size.I’m unsure why you even want to buy a car anyway? Have you seen how many crashes happen on Singapore roads!?
I tried to say that line above and i stuttered, it must be my Lancashire accent!sundaymorningstaple wrote:I'm am always in a good mood. I'm just opinionated.
Assuming you're talking about a new car, the answer is obviously the cheaper car. The usual rule of thumb is that a car loses 20% of its value the moment you tear off the shrink wrap, so just apply this to two hypothetical cars:queenie71 wrote:Is it better to buy a more premium car which will somehow retain more value pro rata at resale or a cheaper car from the outset?
If it were not for a cashflow issue, which is better for losing LESS money in the long run?
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