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Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - forum456 - 25-04-2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-average-singaporean-should-have-a-decent-chance-of-owning-a-car

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - sgbuffett - 25-04-2023

Like I said max one car per household additional tax and levy if you want more like the ABSD.

Many with elderly and disabled in family need a care to take care but now. Cannot afford.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - klat - 25-04-2023

All FTrs buying a car should pay for additional taxes and levy.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - ODA TETSURO - 25-04-2023

I can own a car but I don't want to because too stressful to own a car in SG.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - starbugs - 25-04-2023

Want to drive, go drive for grab or gojek part-time to help fund the car. What the letter writer is suggesting is never going to happen.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - SeewhatLook - 25-04-2023

Dont want to spend 100k to stress myself.juat spend few dollar can have a free driver fetch me around

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - winbig - 25-04-2023

Buying car is a liability not a resource.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Levin - 25-04-2023

Maybe introduce something like ABSD for cars to discourage ownership of too many cars for a single person.

Loophole will be company cars.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - CharsiewNotfatnotnice - 25-04-2023

Drive phv go rent car is susa, own one 2nd hand is slightly cheaper

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - winbig - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 10:05 AM)CharsiewNotfatnotnice Wrote:  Drive phv go rent car is susa, own one 2nd hand is slightly cheaper

Drive phv can earn back car rental. Own car keep paying leh

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - CharsiewNotfatnotnice - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 10:07 AM)winbig Wrote:  Drive phv can earn back car rental. Own car keep paying leh

Correct also, unless really earning 20k per month, then own car is peanuts. 

Any phv drivers in this forum?

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Tangsen - 25-04-2023

Put car is a luxury, not a necessity. You feel better

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - RiseofAsia - 25-04-2023

This garment only allow the rich to own a car lah. Rotfl

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - red3 - 25-04-2023

It is not a right when MRT and bus cover every inch of the country. Is this article an excuse?

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Huliwang - 25-04-2023

The whole idea of this system is to ensure that most average Singaporeans cannot own or if can own but find it very stressful to maintain the car. Just go figure if all average Singaporeans can own a car, what will be the traffic density like on our roads. 

Currently the MRT and public transport system is convenient and handicaps friendly. So excuses of having aging and handicapped parents to own cars is no longer valid. .... Rolleyes

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Dan - 25-04-2023

They also have a decent chance of voting a new government.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Clyde - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 11:53 AM)red3 Wrote:  It is not a right when MRT and bus cover every inch of the country. Is this article an excuse?

Agree.

How come the people in Hong Kong did not come out with this idea that the government must ensure that every household with elderly parents or young children can afford a car? If this is implemented, my whole neighbourhood will be flooded with cars as most households will either have young children or elderly parents or both.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Tangsen - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 12:21 PM)Dan Wrote:  They also have a decent chance of voting a new government.

Over a car .... well, if it is true ... they well truly deserve to get fugged Laughing

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - starbugs - 25-04-2023

Next time, another person will write in say every sinkie should have a decent chance of owning a landed property with a swimming pool in sg.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Clyde - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 12:23 PM)Tangsen Wrote:  Over a car .... well, if it is true ... they well truly deserve to get fugged Laughing

Turn the country upside down just over a car.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - mikotan - 25-04-2023

Sad to say locals are getting lazy and feel entitled to everything.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - Alice Alicia - 25-04-2023

We have a decent chance of voting pap out.

RE: Forum: Average Singaporean should have a decent chance of owning a car - debono - 25-04-2023

(25-04-2023, 12:43 PM)mikotan Wrote:  Sad to say locals are getting lazy and feel entitled to everything.

Quite true, locals tend to feel entitled to buy a car, but then the roads will be flooded with cars and traffic jams would occur............ Big Grin