Ok, I now realise I really need a car.
Public transport takes me a good 1 hour to get into the city during the weekdays and probably close to 1.5 hours on weekends.
I really try to avoid taking public transport on the weekend after spending 10 hours on it already during the weekdays. Unfortunately I don’t live near a train station so I can’t just walk to the nearest one. Nearest one is an hours walk. I’ve tried it before.
So…
I’m on a quest to get myself an awesome car under $10,000 and under 100,000km, drive away no more to pay unless it’s an extremely good deal.
Cars in the pipeline:
- Honda Civic Vtec
- Honda Integra Vti-R
- Nissan 180sx
- Nissan Silvia
If you’re an Asian, you may ask, “Why not a Toyota?”. Well, I’ve pretty much spent more than half of my life growing up with a Toyota Camry. Yes, my family has 3 Toyota Camry’s. Yes, they’re very reliable and retain good resale value. But yeah, I’m bored of it. That’s all. Time for a change.
Hey, I’m still sticking with Japanese right? Honda. Nissan?
The problem with hunting for used cars is always the impending fear that you’ve bought a dodgy car, as private sellers don’t offer warranty, nor are they legally obligated to. The other problem are the dealerships, who are renowned for their con jobs and shifty deals.
Then there’s the dilemma of odometer tampering, cars used racing activities (higher probability of car problem) and so on.
So that means you really got to do your research like you’re writing a Nobel Prize winning paper and make sure you don’t get short changed when purchasing a car. I know I don’t like getting conned. Perhaps that’s the Asian factor.
Not only do you have to do your car research, you also have to do your insurance research. Since the cars I’m looking at are sports cars and I’m under 25, insurance is going to smack me across the face with a large trout. I think so far ‘Just Car Insurance’ offers the best quote.
Anyways, wish me luck. Some torturous days ahead.
