Our new wheels
Friday, October 13, 2006
Yup, now that we've both got jobs and a steady income, thought has got to be given to getting a set of wheels. Public transport doesn't cover the metropolitan Melbourne area all the well (especially the suburbs) so a car is needed more than in Singapore. Was a tossup between the Honda Jazz and Hyundai Getz but in the end the difference of about A$4000 settled the issue in favour of the former. All up, it cost us A$21,000 thereabouts which is less than the S$44,000+ it would have cost in Singapore (so I'm told). Got a licence plate for it that says YEO339 (the 3 letters for obvious reasons and 339 as its the licence plate number for all my extended family's cars back home). Still have yet to settle the comprehensive insurance (which should set me back another A$1000+ per year) so theres more outlay...still its a lot more convenient and at least the price of fuel is not as prohibitive (for now...)
While I'm at it, yesterday was a scorcher of a day over here. Temperatures hit 36+ deg C in Melbourne itself while some of the western outlying areas saw the mercury touching just over 37 deg C! Unlike in Singapore, where you sweat buckets due to the humidity, the dry heat here simply means you feel like you're in a giant oven. Little sweat comes out, although you feel stifled and need lots of fluid. Thankfully today is cooler although I dread to think what summer's gonna be like. -
DSM
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