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Monetary Authority of Singapore clamps down on car loans
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It's definitely not the way of weeding out all those pesky old, unreliable, dangerous and polluting monstrosities from a few years back.
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The COE on my forester is valid til May 2017 - I am thinking I'll use the 5 years of no payments (I paid it off in 5) to save for the COE renewal (either 5 or 10 years) and pay it in cash (and note - you can cancel the renewed COE anytime you want if you need to leave). A 6 yo forester has no body value so it's really the only sensible way for me to go and I know from experience outside Singapore that Subarus routinely last 20 years and 300,000 km no problem and I'm only up to 85,000 anyways! There's a few Sinkies I've spoken to who are thinking like me - look forward to the car population getting older!
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That could well be the case also for myself if the trend is more permanent and COE reaches some reasonable level eventually.
The drop between February and March is pretty dramatic ~3-35k down, highest for >1.6k cars.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltawe ... 0_2013.pdf
The drop between February and March is pretty dramatic ~3-35k down, highest for >1.6k cars.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltawe ... 0_2013.pdf
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Well mine's a turbo but my very light footed wife does most of the km/miles now so I think it will last a long time yet.zzm9980 wrote:I've seen 300,000 *miles* on more than a few of the older non-turbo Impreza models in the US. And that's in harsh mid-west climate.offshoreoildude wrote:Subarus routinely last 20 years and 300,000 km no problem
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The problem will be that the COE's released consist of scaped ones as well as 'growth' ones... if you and I and other's stop scrapping cars there will be an even tighter shortage of COE's. I know I'm waiting for the PQP to drop to something reasonable ANY time in the next four years and BAM - I'm in.x9200 wrote:That could well be the case also for myself if the trend is more permanent and COE reaches some reasonable level eventually.
The drop between February and March is pretty dramatic ~3-35k down, highest for >1.6k cars.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltawe ... 0_2013.pdf
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Keep that oil clean and install an oil cooler (if it doesn't have one already).offshoreoildude wrote:Well mine's a turbo but my very light footed wife does most of the km/miles now so I think it will last a long time yet.zzm9980 wrote:I've seen 300,000 *miles* on more than a few of the older non-turbo Impreza models in the US. And that's in harsh mid-west climate.offshoreoildude wrote:Subarus routinely last 20 years and 300,000 km no problem
Given Singapore's heat I'd even consider a turbo timer to prevent oil coking.
It still has some way to go before it can be a problem. Probably PQP needs to drop below 20k in the first place. Besides, what was mentioned earlier and you also mentioned it in the other thread, the dealers will find the way.offshoreoildude wrote:The problem will be that the COE's released consist of scaped ones as well as 'growth' ones... if you and I and other's stop scrapping cars there will be an even tighter shortage of COE's. I know I'm waiting for the PQP to drop to something reasonable ANY time in the next four years and BAM - I'm in.x9200 wrote:That could well be the case also for myself if the trend is more permanent and COE reaches some reasonable level eventually.
The drop between February and March is pretty dramatic ~3-35k down, highest for >1.6k cars.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltawe ... 0_2013.pdf
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Dont worry nothing will happen. Car RPMs are how much? 4000-6000?zzm9980 wrote:Keep that oil clean and install an oil cooler (if it doesn't have one already).offshoreoildude wrote:Well mine's a turbo but my very light footed wife does most of the km/miles now so I think it will last a long time yet.zzm9980 wrote: I've seen 300,000 *miles* on more than a few of the older non-turbo Impreza models in the US. And that's in harsh mid-west climate.
Given Singapore's heat I'd even consider a turbo timer to prevent oil coking.
Motorcycles run at 8000+ RPM at highway speeds and require much higher cooling, yet air cooling does the trick.
But I agree with your point, change oil frequently for cars every 5k and bikes every 2k Kms
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Except for the Honda Hornet which has a 16,000 RPM redline and a max power output at 12,000 RPM, most bikes have much lower RPM ranges. Even the Hayabusa, about the fastest bike around, puts max power out at 9,500 RPM, and cruises at 120 kph at under 4,000 RPM. Most other big cruisers will be around 3,000 RPM at 120 kph. This includes Harleys and my Valkyrie.Wd40 wrote:Dont worry nothing will happen. Car RPMs are how much? 4000-6000? Motorcycles run at 8000+ RPM at highway speeds and require much higher cooling, yet air cooling does the trick.
This is really a waste of money and environmentally poor policy. You don't need to change your oil any earlier than 8,500 km, and more than that if you run synthetic... at least 10k. Same for motorcycles, unless you are running a 125 cc buzzer that has its throttle wide open all the time... then mayb 5k... but 2k? Ridiculous.But I agree with your point, change oil frequently for cars every 5k and bikes every 2k Kms
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