Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Committing financial suicide...

aka The Evils of Owning Personal Transport

aka Buying and Maintaining A Car


Photo from Google

...managed to spend almost $30 on a single round trip in a cab last evening. Buses and MRT are not exactly baby-friendly, especially so after a long day at work and the last thing you'd want to do is to carry a wriggling baby in rainy weather, on a crowded bus where you can smell the next guy's after-shave (or the lack of).

So Wifey and I are going window-shopping for a car this weekend. Yes, the emphasis is on the term "window". Strictly to test the market and discover how financially bankrupt we really are :-p

Sugestions anyone? Something slightly less expensive than an SL perhaps?

3 comments:

No Name Applicable said...

hyundai matrix?

hehex i like tt car cos the front seat is soooooooooooo spacious. comfy.

n dun tink its ex ba? since its a hyundai.. kekeke..

n most imptly, it looks like a family car haha

Anonymous said...

Huhhhhh....for SLIGHTLY LESS than an SL??? Mannnnnn....that's rich & DEFINITELY BEYOND me mannnnn.

For the moment, Jap stuff is still the top on the car sales list...on the economical and maintenance scales. Toyota and Honda still the pop hits (based on statistics published 2005). Continental stuff looks good but high on maintenance. (Don't ask me abt mine....that's a VAIN choice....hahah! VAIN simply 'cos I decided to try s'thing new after having 2nd-hand Jap cars for years and i just LOVE the look of Pgeot 206. )

Sharing experience of pals with babies like yours...honda jazz/fit and other brands with hatchback may be rough...'cos the ride at the back seat can be pretty bumpy and the boot space can too small for the baby stroller and stuff altogether. sedan vehicles may offer a more spacious and comfortable/smoother ride.

DK said...

slightly less than a SL???
hmmm... how bout Lexus SC then? Hahahaha....