Are you happy?!?
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Do u know how much to own a car??Originally posted by will4:I see in Spore majority of the cars nice n expensive. I wonder if people no need to buy the car, they still need to buy? Is is really necessary to spend
money on a nice item in order to earn praise? I heard people after buying car became not happy after not being able to service the car loan. They started to blame the government for their predicament.
my calculations are as follows:
(1) COE, depreciation of car value ,road tax and insurance S$20000 per year i.e S$1,700 p.m
(2) petrol S$300 p.m
(3) ERP and car park S$150
(4) Installment loan S$1000 p.m
U hve too spend ard S$3000 p.m to keep a car which is the most expensive thing in the world.
It is not true that we are not able to service the car loan ,then blame the gov but wat is the rational of paying COE etc and we are still hve to pay road tax and radio fee etc.
Cost of living is so high in Spore and we hve paid so much to the gov unknowingly ie COE,road tax,maid levy and GST etc,do u know how much all these items add up to be per month??? -
If my memory is right, the COE is implemented to prevent people from buying many car n resulting in the road being jammed. Although there is still trafficOriginally posted by zzzdidi:Do u know how much to own a car??
my calculations are as follows:
(1) COE, depreciation of car value ,road tax and insurance S$20000 per year i.e S$1,700 p.m
(2) petrol S$300 p.m
(3) ERP and car park S$150
(4) Installment loan S$1000 p.m
U hve too spend ard S$3000 p.m to keep a car which is the most expensive thing in the world.
It is not true that we are not able to service the car loan ,then blame the gov but wat is the rational of paying COE etc and we are still hve to pay road tax and radio fee etc.
Cost of living is so high in Spore and we hve paid so much to the gov unknowingly ie COE,road tax,maid levy and GST etc,do u know how much all these items add up to be per month???
problem with COE implemented, thing could be tougher without COE.
The problem is people will not simply obeyed the government's call not to
buy cars. If the traffic problem reached to Thailand or Indonesia's level
Sporean will start pointing finger to government for not being able to
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hmm..
if they really wanna control or regulate car ownership, why allow for such things as Zero Downpayment with 10 year loan schemes???
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In Spore, car allowed to keep for only ten year. Based on ur saying aboutOriginally posted by ShutterBug:hmm..
if they really wanna control or regulate car ownership, why allow for such things as Zero Downpayment with 10 year loan schemes???
And who's making more money this way???
zero payment, the company still need to pay for the COE or the buyer? -
All in lah.. plus registration, insurance and first month instalment only less than $3000 you drive home a new car, and stuck with a loan for 10 years!Originally posted by will4:In Spore, car allowed to keep for only ten year. Based on ur saying about
zero payment, the company still need to pay for the COE or the buyer?
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WE ARE ON THE SAME TRACK!Originally posted by ShutterBug:hmm..
if they really wanna control or regulate car ownership, why allow for such things as Zero Downpayment with 10 year loan schemes???
And who's making more money this way???
WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY GOV 2 BUY CAR,OH!!!OUR GOV ISSUE MORE COE TO LET THE CAR POPULATION UP N UP AND COE DROP AND DROP!!! SELLING ON VOLUME AND MAKE LESS PROFIT BUT BETTER INCOME,VERY SMART OH!!!
BUT WE DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IF THERE IS COE WHY WE HVE TO PAY ROAD TAX ETC.
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Aiya.. very obvious lah.. no need to say...Originally posted by zzzdidi:WE ARE ON THE SAME TRACK!
WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY GOV 2 BUY CAR,OH!!!OUR GOV ISSUE MORE COE TO LET THE CAR POPULATION UP N UP AND COE DROP AND DROP!!! SELLING ON VOLUME AND MAKE LESS PROFIT BUT BETTER INCOME,VERY SMART OH!!!
BUT WE DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IF THERE IS COE WHY WE HVE TO PAY ROAD TAX ETC.
you know as much as I know... why...
Say too much, they not happy with the truth being to obvious.... -
Since owning a car have so many hidden cost then in order not to lose money is to banish the thought of even owning a car. It is that simple logic.
Wanna have a car then be prepared to pay. Pay too much complain then also no choice. Venting your anger in this forum is one good outlet for your frustrations. Please post more
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COE is just another means for the govt to collect more money. control car population is BS.
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Uh, what has happiness got to do with cars and COE?
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Absolutely right. But now COE less important, the new plaything is the ERP, that one got more potential to squeeze...Originally posted by dragg:COE is just another means for the govt to collect more money. control car population is BS. -
nobody is forcing you to buy a car..take buses and mrt trains...Originally posted by ShutterBug:Aiya.. very obvious lah.. no need to say...
you know as much as I know... why...
Say too much, they not happy with the truth being to obvious.... -
I am worrying they are so many dogs running ard!!Originally posted by ShutterBug:Aiya.. very obvious lah.. no need to say...
you know as much as I know... why...
Say too much, they not happy with the truth being to obvious....
i will not post anything here!!!!sorry,GOD!!! -
one of the many great ideas to bring in revenue.Originally posted by sgheartland:Absolutely right. But now COE less important, the new plaything is the ERP, that one got more potential to squeeze... -
One fine day, ERP gantries will be just outside your HDB estate's carpark!Originally posted by dragg:one of the many great ideas to bring in revenue.
I wouldn't be surprised at all!
I'm doing fine, I make my own living.. it's just the others like my colleagues, associates, friends, clients, who are crawling along each new year....
I wouldn't mind taking public transport if it isn't so unreliable and crowded.
Supposing if 60% of motorists in Singapore gave up their own transport, what do you think will happen during peak hours??
Just imagine...
And with the extra load of commuters, the fares will increase again. In the end, public transport will not be any different from owning your own transport.
Singapore is becoming like Japan - super duper expensive living. -
That day will neber come cuz I know deep within each sporeans they yearn to own a car for convenience sake. Something like everyday must eat to survive habitOriginally posted by ShutterBug:Supposing if 60% of motorists in Singapore gave up their own transport, what do you think will happen during peak hours??
Just imagine...
And with the extra load of commuters, the fares will increase again. In the end, public transport will not be any different from owning your own transport.
For your scenario assumption to happen, maybe after I lie down inside the coffin send to burn then that MIGHT just happen. -
frankly i dont yearn to own a car.
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Originally posted by ShutterBug:One fine day, ERP gantries will be just outside your HDB estate's carpark!
I wouldn't be surprised at all!
I'm doing fine, I make my own living.. it's just the others like my colleagues, associates, friends, clients, who are crawling along each new year....
I wouldn't mind taking public transport if it isn't so unreliable and crowded.
Supposing if 60% of motorists in Singapore gave up their own transport, what do you think will happen during peak hours??
Just imagine...
And with the extra load of commuters, the fares will increase again. In the end, public transport will not be any different from owning your own transport.
Singapore is becoming like Japan - super duper expensive living. -
cost of general public transport can nv be near to owning ur own transport, if not who will take them? Not to mention that the price of having a car here is just too high for public transport to ever catch up.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Supposing if 60% of motorists in Singapore gave up their own transport, what do you think will happen during peak hours??
Just imagine...
And with the extra load of commuters, the fares will increase again. In the end, public transport will not be any different from owning your own transport. -
sadly for many people, these painful times is not going to end until the day they die.Originally posted by Gosu.:What makes us sad is the superficial increase of the standard of living. However, due to this superficial increase on the surface, it has directly influenced our inner-self's level of a "what makes me happy", even if not at whole, at a comparable ratio.
This thread shows that, even when the country is progressing, certain people get left out. Using the meagre sum they earn to make ends meet.
However it's in the process of undergoing such painful times, that you realise that rice is sweet. -
This will continue for many generations.
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===============================================Originally posted by oxford mushroom:nobody is forcing you to buy a car..take buses and mrt trains...
This one of many other facts that drives people into owning cars/bikes:
Power failure knocks out part of NEL train services
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 July 2006 0001 hrs
Power failure knocks out part of NEL train services
A power failure around lunch time on Monday knocked out part of the North East Line train services, causing four stations to be closed to the public.
And, 100 passengers had to be evacuated from a stalled train just after Outram Park Station.
Outside, hundreds of stranded passengers headed for free shuttle services as the breakdown stretched into the evening rush hour.
Goodwill ambassadors - 50 in all - spread out along the affected stretches to guide passengers.
The problem started at 12.45pm when a southbound NEL train stalled in the tunnel some 200 metres after leaving the Outram Park Station.
Investigations showed a wire which supplies traction power to the trains had come loose.
NEL officers rushed to the train five minutes after it stalled.
Fan Chee Peng, NEL's Assistant Station Manager, said: "My job was to try to board the train to calm down the passengers, make sure they are okay."
The passengers were then evacuated.
HarbourFront, Outram Park, Chinatown and Clarke Quay stations were then closed to the public.
But normal train operations continued from Dhoby Ghaut to Punggol Stations.
Outside the affected stations, things quickly got busier as the breakdown stretched into the evening rush hour.
SBS Transit staff were kept busy giving directions.
35 shuttle buses swung into action, arriving every 2-3 minutes at its peak.
Monday's transit breakdown is one of the longest in Singapore's history.
The last such breakdown was in 1993 when there was an SMRT train accident and service was only resumed the following day. - CNA/ir