Drivers of japanese cars, will you top up a bit and upgrade to conti?

[iosnewbie]

If I’m rich enough to have at least 2 cars, then I don’t mind a conti. But as someone who needs to drive to different customer sites regularly, the priority is reliability and ease of repair. So I will stick to a reliable jap car if I can still afford the COE when it’s time to scrap my current ride which will be 20 years old in 2 years time.

 

[NoLogicLah]

To me, just hoot conti and drive. You dont have much time to drive during ur prime years. Say u use a car for 10 years u buy cars in the following age group

1. 25-35 entry lvl car
2. 35-45 mid range car/entry conti
3. 45-55 top end car/mid range conti car
4. 55-65 whatever suit ur needs
5. 65 onwards Retirement mode liao can dont drive.

so infact ur life got only 4 cars

 

[inf|uencer]

To me, just hoot conti and drive. You dont have much time to drive during ur prime years. Say u use a car for 10 years u buy cars in the following age group

1. 25-35 entry lvl car
2. 35-45 mid range car/entry conti
3. 45-55 top end car/mid range conti car
4. 55-65 whatever suit ur needs
5. 65 onwards Retirement mode liao can dont drive.

so infact ur life got only 4 cars

27 - 29 honda eg6
29 - 35 fiat coupe
35 - 37 vw scirrocco
37 - present 2 wheels (test riding some ducatis, but on a 2a bike)

ride safe drive safe and be smart with money
and ever since i ride ive been saving more than ever

still
ride safe drive safe

 

[inf|uencer]

To me, just hoot conti and drive. You dont have much time to drive during ur prime years. Say u use a car for 10 years u buy cars in the following age group

1. 25-35 entry lvl car
2. 35-45 mid range car/entry conti
3. 45-55 top end car/mid range conti car
4. 55-65 whatever suit ur needs
5. 65 onwards Retirement mode liao can dont drive.

so infact ur life got only 4 cars

will waste money if really got money buy a property and cars in jb

 

[NoLogicLah]

27 - 29 honda eg6
29 - 35 fiat coupe
35 - 37 vw scirrocco
37 - present 2 wheels (test riding some ducatis, but on a 2a bike)

ride safe drive safe and be smart with money
and ever since i ride ive been saving more than ever

still
ride safe drive safe

Ride bike is fun. I got class 2 but stop riding. The heat in SG plus the heat from 1000cc bikes is no joke. If can have 20 degrees weather will be nice to go for a ride.

 

[Capitalist]

Glb is Renault engine


If compare glc vs nx350?

GLC 250 versus NX350, I’ll still get the Lexus.

If you escalate to GLE, … ahhh … but then again, ain’t apple to apple comparison liaoz.

 

[cyke69sg]

Conti cars are well known for their tough chasis.
In a collision, jpn tin cans cannot hope to match the superior "armour" of a conti.

Size matters. Not brand.
Just buy the biggest baddest. Ford F150. Ford Expedition. Toyota Tundra. Toyota Sequioa. Chevrolet Silverado. Chevrolet Suburban. GMC Sierra. Yukon.

Anything bigger is a semi truck

 

[Racking2322]

'SUV's can be racier too

But chassis normally quite heavy

 

[Jdm4ever]

To me, just hoot conti and drive. You dont have much time to drive during ur prime years. Say u use a car for 10 years u buy cars in the following age group

1. 25-35 entry lvl car
2. 35-45 mid range car/entry conti
3. 45-55 top end car/mid range conti car
4. 55-65 whatever suit ur needs
5. 65 onwards Retirement mode liao can dont drive.

so infact ur life got only 4 cars

20s celica
30s sti
late 30s fd2r
early 40s evo

prime must drive conti??

 

[nyvrem]

moi rather upgrade to lexus...

no feels

must have the feel then can drive else driving jin boring

 

[nyvrem]

20s celica
30s sti
late 30s fd2r
early 40s evo

prime must drive conti??

moi late 30s fd2r

by the time moi 40s, evo 9 price jitao 300k riao

totally out of reach

maybe no more evo 9 even since expecting LTA to say bky renew COE for ICE cars from 2030 onwards

 

[gld998]

Size matters. Not brand.
Just buy the biggest baddest. Ford F150. Ford Expedition. Toyota Tundra. Toyota Sequioa. Chevrolet Silverado. Chevrolet Suburban. GMC Sierra. Yukon.

Anything bigger is a semi truck

my younger sibling got bullied by a hilux and crush his conti while the hilux just have some scrathes .. ignore all the suaku here.. now my sibling only use pickup, currently Ford Raptor

 

[li9ht5peed]

I upgraded from European car to Japanese car. The reliability of European cars simply suck and during one accident while driving my European car, where I was hit from the back, the chassis was too hard and didn't absorb any of the impact and the impact transferred to me, my body lunched forward and sprained my thumb as i instinctively tried to hold on to the steering but not managed to.

you are sitting too near the steering wheel. try to push the seat as far back as possible so that your head is close to the b pillar

It's arguable hard or soft chassis is better. Softer chassis absorb the impact and less impact to the passengers. The counter argument is that if the impact is too hard, the crumpling crushes the passengers. If you are hit by such huge impact, conti cars, Japanese cars both will crumple and have the passengers crush by the impact regardless. Hard chassis will have less chance of crumpling, but like my case, my car sees little dents after the impact but I ended up with months of physiotherapy...

conti cars use thicker sheet metal for their chassis and suspension. that's why the ride is quieter, fuel economy is worse and parts fail faster compared to jap cars

If you want to talk about harder or softer chassis, best is not to get into accident by driving safe and slow.

choose hard chassis for safety. push seat all the way back & all the way down, head support adjust height for whip lash. steering wheel all the way down. if you are belted up, you will be safe in accidents

Sold away my conti before end of year two because simply too many issues... Air con sensor spoilt, stop start feature spoilt, windows rubber seal harden and give rise to squeaking sound when driving then eventually the whole car cannot start and it's not because of flat battery... I don't dare to drive into JB not knowing when it's going to die on me.

conti cars have alot of problems mainly due to mechanics taking short cuts. mine is very reliable coz i do most of the repairs myself. engine repairs take weeks. suspension repairs take days. that's how long it takes to check and replace every problem part. outside workshops don't have the time. my aircon is super cold and reliable coz i check everything & replace many tiny parts which outside workshops don't bother coz your aircon will last a long time and their business will be affected. jap cars have more spacious engine bays which enhances the life span of parts & makes repairs easier. conti engine bays are quite tight so it's harder. everything is heavier, thicker & more expensive

Now back to Japanese for 5 years, not a single issue... Absolute peace of mind.

jap cars are made for fuel economy, reliability & ease of repairs. but this means lower survivability in a crash eg getting sandwiched between 2 containers on a downward slope along loyang ave

 

[gld998]

moi late 30s fd2r

by the time moi 40s, evo 9 price jitao 300k riao

totally out of reach

maybe no more evo 9 even since expecting LTA to say bky renew COE for ICE cars from 2030 onwards

chillax rah.. its just a transport

 

[cyke69sg]

my younger sibling got bullied by a hilux and crush his conti while the hilux just have some scrathes .. ignore all the suaku here.. now my sibling only use pickup, currently Ford Raptor

You know the truth.
Size matters.
Raptor quite fierce looking. Nice. SG have?

 

[nyvrem]

chillax rah.. its just a transport

moi exporting moi cat to US after COE expire rah

ish not transport, ish part of moi

i own ma cat

 

[PikaPika33]

this morning the black car wan long you simi brand also toh

 

[gld998]

You know the truth.
Size matters.
Raptor quite fierce looking. Nice. SG have?

Dont have.. sg pickup very rare. My Sibling is driving in Oz

 

[gld998]

moi exporting moi cat to US after COE expire rah

ish not transport, ish part of moi

i own ma cat

Ya.. FD now very high value...

 

[brushless]

maybe no more evo 9 even since expecting LTA to say bky renew COE for ICE cars from 2030 onwards

do you think LTA or NEA will chut this pattern? to kill all the older ICE cars

it happened to motorcycles in 2018, I had to scrap one of my motorcycles because of the new rules/laws