Am i a low income worker?

[sammyboyfor]

Originally Posted by KiaMLX

Thanks Boss

I am so wealthy in the world yet cannot afford car. Wonder how many singaporean can afford a S$120K family car?

Being able to afford a car is not a measure of wealth.

Lots of middle income earners who live in cities can't afford cars because of the exorbitant overheads imposed on private vehicles by many municipal bodies around the world.

In Auckland, those who live downtown don't own cars because the parking fees are so high even though they're comfortably well off.

Same applies to cities like New York, London, Tokyo etc.

[Big Sexy]

what's your point???

i know people who owns a car with a monthly income of 2.5k
and i also know people who earns 25k a month and doesnt own a car.

Originally Posted by KiaMLX

Thanks Boss

I am so wealthy in the world yet cannot afford car. Wonder how many singaporean can afford a S$120K family car?

[KiaMLX]

Like that say that mean my perception is wrong.

Thank you for clarification.

Originally Posted by sammyboyfor

Being able to afford a car is not a measure of wealth.

Lots of middle income earners who live in cities can't afford cars because of the exorbitant overheads imposed on private vehicles by many municipal bodies around the world.

In Auckland, those who live downtown don't own cars because the parking fees are so high even though they're comfortably well off.

Same applies to cities like New York, London, Tokyo etc.

Originally Posted by Big Sexy

what's your point???

i know people who owns a car with a monthly income of 2.5k
and i also know people who earns 25k a month and doesnt own a car.

[sammyboyfor]

Originally Posted by KiaMLX

Like that say that mean my perception is wrong.

Thank you for clarification.

High private car overheads are a consequence of city living. Singapore is no different from other big and successful cities around the world.

If you're a car lover and consider driving a car of your dreams to be high on your list of priorities, then you need to scout around for a more suitable country to reside in.

[MoJoe313]

You are the new poor when the basket of goods you consume keeps decreasing. Doesn't matter how much you earn or what global standards are (you don't live elsewhere, you live in sg). Someone beat you to that piece of COE paper. Its call Real purchasing power. Simply put, in a land of giants earning $15k, when you earn less, your ability to compete for the same good has fallen. Economics 101.

[Summerhillt]

Basically , cars yes they are overpriced in Singapore but there are still so many atas car on the streets. You look left and right everywhere is a mercs or bmw trying to cut in your lane without signalling.

Is car really essential in singapore? I dare say with proper time management.. one can survive with public transport in Singapore. Worst come to worse taxis are everywhere. Uber is so fucking handy. hahah.

Before getting a car.. you might have already thought .. waa hoseh liao can pick up xmm or ols to go watch movie or go rounding or late night supper than hoping you can fuck her. But i have been driving on the streets. 100km around the island a night... minimum.. My job requires so.. Driving is such a dick. You can't speed. Expressway 90kmph than you go 120kmph your lampar starts to shrink.. trying to spot any tp.. Than you drink you cannot drive... plus morning and evening traffic on expressway 80% jam.

Cant find parking at popular hotspots ... park liao still kena parking fine..

[YouAreRight]

You are right bro

Originally Posted by Summerhillt

Before getting a car.. you might have already thought .. waa hoseh liao can pick up xmm or ols to go watch movie or go rounding or late night supper than hoping you can fuck her. But i have been driving on the streets. 100km around the island a night... minimum.. My job requires so.. Driving is such a dick. You can't speed. Expressway 90kmph than you go 120kmph your lampar starts to shrink.. trying to spot any tp.. Than you drink you cannot drive... plus morning and evening traffic on expressway 80% jam.

Cant find parking at popular hotspots ... park liao still kena parking fine..

[MoJoe313]

Originally Posted by Summerhillt

... plus morning and evening traffic on expressway 80% jam.

Afternoons also quite jam. Can surf SBF while stuck in one

[GaoGanJohn]

Originally Posted by KiaMLX

Hi bro and sis

Hope you don't mind.

I estimate that the total damage to drive a car for 10 years is approximately S$180,000 for a Japan made 1.6 litre family car.
The damage include car body, coe, road tax, car insurance, fuel, servicing and repair, parking and traffic fine.

OMG this is equivalent to 2.5 years of my gross salary. 1 consider myself not capable to drive car. No choice i take MRT and bus to work.

Yet i see many people driving big big car. Am i right to say i am earning low income?

In the first place, why do you think cars are so expensive?

But don't tell me the crap thing about demand and supply

[Lindar]

I paddle LTA approved folding electric assisted bicycle to work.

Can carry to bus and MRT

I don't need car

[Sentguy]

Originally Posted by Big Sexy

what's your point???

i know people who owns a car with a monthly income of 2.5k
and i also know people who earns 25k a month and doesnt own a car.

i like this comment very much!

i believe that once someone no need to bother about your CPF (don't even care what the balance is, and don't care about the minimum balance and future changes), you will have comfortably moved into the middle class in Singapore.

[backslash]

is it true that having a car greatly increase the chance of closing a girl? in terms of having the logistics. all else equal.

anyone who transit into being a car owner and experienced an increase in success rate of closing a girl?

[ZapHim2Negative]

Sir

Increase the chance of PRC girl zap your bank balance to negative

Originally Posted by backslash

is it true that having a car greatly increase the chance of closing a girl? in terms of having the logistics. all else equal.

anyone who transit into being a car owner and experienced an increase in success rate of closing a girl?

[KiaMLX]

Car is never cheap.

Originally Posted by GaoGanJohn

In the first place, why do you think cars are so expensive?

But don't tell me the crap thing about demand and supply

[WeeWillieWanker]

That's sg for u. Would u rather cars being cheap n the jams are ridiculous?

Its just part n parcel of living here in sgp.