Singapore Expats

Culture Shock - Arriving in singapore

Moving to Singapore? Ask our regular expats in Singapore questions on relocation and their experience here. Ask about banking, employment pass, insurance, visa, work permit, citizenship or immigration issues.
Post Reply
User avatar
Sergei82
Editor
Editor
Posts: 1456
Joined: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 9:52 pm

Post by Sergei82 » Wed, 29 May 2013 2:47 pm

Wd40, I don't see any Lamborghini on that photo!


Hmm... you edited the post already...

User avatar
Wd40
Director
Director
Posts: 4664
Joined: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:53 am
Answers: 1
Location: SIndiapore

Post by Wd40 » Wed, 29 May 2013 2:59 pm

Yeah, sorry, I am doing it for the firsttime, i.e uploading an image in another site and referencing its URL here.

1st time when I did it the size was too big and finally got it right.

I mentioned this before this forum is still working on ancient technology, but X9200 wont agree with me :)

User avatar
nakatago
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 8364
Joined: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:23 pm
Location: Thunderbolts* HQ

Post by nakatago » Wed, 29 May 2013 3:28 pm

Sergei82 wrote:Another Singaporean fetish: what is the point of having a sports car in Singapore that make A LOT of ear-damaging noise??? You can't drive fast in Singapore, you can only make noise - that's it! Idiotically ridiculous...
This. A thousand times this.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."

User avatar
zzm9980
Governor
Governor
Posts: 6869
Joined: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 1:35 pm
Location: Once more unto the breach

Post by zzm9980 » Wed, 29 May 2013 3:31 pm

nakatago wrote:
Sergei82 wrote:Another Singaporean fetish: what is the point of having a sports car in Singapore that make A LOT of ear-damaging noise??? You can't drive fast in Singapore, you can only make noise - that's it! Idiotically ridiculous...
This. A thousand times this.
What's the point of any sports car here, ear-deafening or dead silent? Just a status symbol. You can't drive fast anywhere south of the causeway, and of the people I've met here 99% of them would be scared shitless to drive a nice car to Malaysia.

User avatar
nakatago
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 8364
Joined: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:23 pm
Location: Thunderbolts* HQ

Post by nakatago » Wed, 29 May 2013 3:38 pm

zzm9980 wrote:
nakatago wrote:
Sergei82 wrote:Another Singaporean fetish: what is the point of having a sports car in Singapore that make A LOT of ear-damaging noise??? You can't drive fast in Singapore, you can only make noise - that's it! Idiotically ridiculous...
This. A thousand times this.
What's the point of any sports car here, ear-deafening or dead silent? Just a status symbol. You can't drive fast anywhere south of the causeway, and of the people I've met here 99% of them would be scared shitless to drive a nice car to Malaysia.
A sports car is for thrills. And showing off while getting your thrills. Otherwise, it'll be like those people who buy really nice couches but have them wrapped in plastic. They just want to be able to say they have something but not truly enjoy what that something is for.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."

User avatar
Wd40
Director
Director
Posts: 4664
Joined: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:53 am
Answers: 1
Location: SIndiapore

Post by Wd40 » Wed, 29 May 2013 5:58 pm

Sorry I dont get it. You can still go on expressways upto 90 kms/hr and normal roads upto 60 kms/hr and its not the speed that matters, its the 0-60/ 0-90 in ?? Secs that matters :)

User avatar
zzm9980
Governor
Governor
Posts: 6869
Joined: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 1:35 pm
Location: Once more unto the breach

Post by zzm9980 » Wed, 29 May 2013 6:33 pm

Wd40 wrote:Sorry I dont get it. You can still go on expressways upto 90 kms/hr and normal roads upto 60 kms/hr and its not the speed that matters, its the 0-60/ 0-90 in ?? Secs that matters :)
Have you ever driven a high performance car like that? I have, quite a few. 90km/hr would be mid-range RPM second gear on most of the Ferraris or Lamborghinis, etc, driving around here. You'll have fun for less than 3-4 seconds, then have to let off. There is no enjoyment in driving those cars around at low speeds on the roads here. What is fun is sustained spirited driving through curves and along scenic roads.

Here, this is what we'd do for fun a few times a month back when I lived in California:

Image

The Gallardo is about 5 years old, and the Ferrari about 7. Sadly my Honda Fit is now 5 years old, but costs more here than either of those do in California :(

But even that cheap, I only had a 'lowly' S2000 :P
Last edited by zzm9980 on Wed, 29 May 2013 6:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.

User avatar
nakatago
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 8364
Joined: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:23 pm
Location: Thunderbolts* HQ

Post by nakatago » Wed, 29 May 2013 8:08 pm

Wd40 wrote:Sorry I dont get it. You can still go on expressways upto 90 kms/hr and normal roads upto 60 kms/hr and its not the speed that matters, its the 0-60/ 0-90 in ?? Secs that matters :)
I haven't driven a sports car like zzm above but if I want a rush that short, I'd get on thrill rides. If I know I have a car that can go fast, I'd want to drive it as long as a drive is feasible.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."

User avatar
Wd40
Director
Director
Posts: 4664
Joined: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:53 am
Answers: 1
Location: SIndiapore

Post by Wd40 » Wed, 29 May 2013 8:37 pm

zzm9980 wrote:
Wd40 wrote:Sorry I dont get it. You can still go on expressways upto 90 kms/hr and normal roads upto 60 kms/hr and its not the speed that matters, its the 0-60/ 0-90 in ?? Secs that matters :)
Have you ever driven a high performance car like that? I have, quite a few. 90km/hr would be mid-range RPM second gear on most of the Ferraris or Lamborghinis, etc, driving around here. You'll have fun for less than 3-4 seconds, then have to let off. There is no enjoyment in driving those cars around at low speeds on the roads here. What is fun is sustained spirited driving through curves and along scenic roads.

Here, this is what we'd do for fun a few times a month back when I lived in California:

Image

The Gallardo is about 5 years old, and the Ferrari about 7. Sadly my Honda Fit is now 5 years old, but costs more here than either of those do in California :(

But even that cheap, I only had a 'lowly' S2000 :P
By that logic, then you shouldnt have any cars in Singapore more than 1.6 Ltr engine. The BMWs and Audis too are way more capable than what people get out of them here in Singapore.

What about the R1s and hayabusa's then? :o

User avatar
sundaymorningstaple
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 40551
Joined: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 1:26 pm
Answers: 21
Location: Retired on the Little Red Dot

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 29 May 2013 8:56 pm

I reckon this is the only sports car needed in Singapore

Image
K3-VE engine
1.3l DVVT engine DOHC 16 valve
Power —
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

User avatar
zzm9980
Governor
Governor
Posts: 6869
Joined: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 1:35 pm
Location: Once more unto the breach

Post by zzm9980 » Wed, 29 May 2013 11:04 pm

Wd40 wrote: By that logic, then you shouldnt have any cars in Singapore more than 1.6 Ltr engine. The BMWs and Audis too are way more capable than what people get out of them here in Singapore.

What about the R1s and hayabusa's then? :o
In your quest to be extreme, you actually hit on a valid point. See all of those BMW 520s, 320s, Benz S330s? Well in the US, you'd be hard pressed to find a BMW 5-Series under a 4.0 liter V8, a 3-Series under an inline six turbo, or an S-class benz under a 5.0 liter V8. They exist, but they don't sell many at all. And the smallest engine options are still much larger than the most common engine options here. The reason? Because it really just isn't needed here.

If I decide to stick around for more than the short term (likeliness decreasing daily), I already decided I'd wind up with a 316i. More than sufficient merging power and acceleration for Singapore, with sufficient umph to deal with Malaysian highways too. Honestly, my Fit is enough for Singapore. It's the 5-speed with 1.5l engine, so a bit peppier than the normal fit, but the way most people drive here like they're peddling the car manually, I have no problem down shifting and having sufficient power to merge.


Liter bikes (or 1.3 liters in the busa's case) *are* overkill for Singapore. Hell, they're overkill in the US half the sport bikes are R6s or CBR600RRs. I used to ride an SV650S personally, which I've noticed there aren't any of in Singapore. And again I attribute that to the speed not being needed here which is why you see so many small displacement bikes. Funny enough, anything under a 600CC sport bike or a 750CC anything else is a "girls" bike in the US. Or OSOD's Harley Sportster heh.

What happened to OSOD anyway?

User avatar
zzm9980
Governor
Governor
Posts: 6869
Joined: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 1:35 pm
Location: Once more unto the breach

Post by zzm9980 » Wed, 29 May 2013 11:12 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:I reckon this is the only sports car needed in Singapore
I agree 100%. That is the perfect car for Singapore, its looks perfectly personify the masculinity of this island. Right JR8? :lol:

x9200
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 10075
Joined: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 4:06 pm
Location: Singapore

Post by x9200 » Thu, 30 May 2013 5:42 am

zzm9980 wrote:
sundaymorningstaple wrote:I reckon this is the only sports car needed in Singapore
I agree 100%. That is the perfect car for Singapore, its looks perfectly personify the masculinity of this island. Right JR8? :lol:
Some middle-size / longer furniture from Ikea won't fit. Ferrari and Lamborghini are better, because they are more flat at the back part so you can fix it there.

User avatar
ScoobyDoes
Manager
Manager
Posts: 1667
Joined: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 6:42 pm
Location: A More Lucky Spot

Post by ScoobyDoes » Thu, 30 May 2013 9:47 am

zzm9980 wrote:
Have you ever driven a high performance car like that? I have, quite a few. 90km/hr would be mid-range RPM second gear on most of the Ferraris or Lamborghinis, etc, driving around here. You'll have fun for less than 3-4 seconds, then have to let off. There is no enjoyment in driving those cars around at low speeds on the roads here. What is fun is sustained spirited driving through curves and along scenic roads.

Here, this is what we'd do for fun a few times a month back when I lived in California

Wow, complain about everything THEN bring up the US as an example of how to do it where the bulk of speeds limits are 50mph? Top Gear's American road trip even found a superb road at 30mph.

Sorry but by all logic, that's illogical where at least from Singapore there is always the option of heading to Malaysia, where many do go....hunting in packs for safety. Of course, there is a lot of time spent at Sepang as well but that's a different discussion.
'When Lewis Hamilton wins a race he has to thank Vodafone whereas in my day I used to chase the crumpet. I know which era I'd rather race in.'

SIR Stirling Moss OBE

Hannieroo
Reporter
Reporter
Posts: 999
Joined: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 6:04 pm

Post by Hannieroo » Thu, 30 May 2013 9:51 am

This is what I never get about muscle cars. Why even bother with a car that's faster than the speed limit? I had a v8 and I loved her but she didn't need 5 litres. The only time it comes in handy is if you are first at the lights and need to change lanes.

Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “Relocating, Moving to Singapore”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest