So my girlfriend had an epiphany recently: She wants to buy a car. Not some boring old Toyota Camry, mind you (no offense to the Toyota Camry drivers reading this), but a sexy, sporty Mazda MX 5. 

Why now? Because she realized that she’ll only look cool driving a sports car while she’s still young. After all, the age when you can afford to buy a brand new sports car in Singapore exactly coincides with the age when you stop looking cool driving it. True story. 

With cars priced the way they are in Singapore, a brand-new sports car is way out of reach for the average young person. Which is why my girlfriend wants to get a second-hand car, drive it for a year or two to feel awesome, and then ditch it and go back to normal life.

When I first heard her plan, my personal ...