I bought my Mazda 2 nearly two years ago for slightly more than S$70,000. I thought it was a little expensive but I pillarised my then Mazda 6 and was somewhat depressed. So, I got a new car.
Read the stories here:
1. Tea with AK71: Pillarised.
2. Tea with AK71: Bought a new car!
Anyway, buying a new car then proved to be a somewhat fortunate move since car prices have shot through the roof!
Read: Tea with AK71: The price of my car now.
Indeed, I found out that it would cost more than $100k now to buy a new Mazda 2!
As if that is not depressing enough, I am constantly reminded by foreigners what I could have bought in their home countries with the money I paid for my car.
Today, I am reminded once more of how expensive cars are in Singapore as I read the ......