Daily Drivers:
1. 2006 BMW 760Li
2. 2006 MBZ E55 AMG
3. 2005 BMW M3
Fun Cars:
1. 1991 Ferrari F40
2. 1988 Ferrari 308 GTB
3. 1989 Ferrari 348
4. 1986 Ferrari Testarossa
5. 2005 Mini Cooper S
6. 2006 6 Saleen S281 Coupe
7. 1999 Porsche 996 GT3
Tow Rig:
1. 2005 Ram SRT10
2. Featherlite Custom 5th wheel enclosed race trailer.
Race Cars: (I quit racing, now just for track days)
1. Lola T-250 Formula Ford (1972)
2. March 75B Formula Atlantic (1975)
3. Ralt RT41 Formula Atlantic (1995)
4. Swift 008a Formula Atlantic (1998
5. Porsche 934 RSR Turbo (1976)
What I'd like to see are a shot of ALL of archer's cars. I'm most lookin forward to seeing the 996 and the Saleen.
Like NS has mentioned, cars in Singapore don't come cheap. Take for example the Maserati Gransport Spyder which is just getting released here... it costs a cool S$420,000 (which includes only the Certificate of Entitlement and the cost of the car). If you include the myriad of taxes, it'd be almost half a mil); convert that to US$ makes you poorer by US$267k. Even your standard cheap family sedan (Thai-made Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8L) is S$68k (US$43k).
Driving my Dad's S80 2.0T has made me a Volvo shipper, it's like the Thinkpad of family cars. Built to last a good trashing, costs a bomb, at the forefront of technology and incredibly safe. Despite the presence of the Turbo, I've never actually taken it above 140kmh (and that was on a 70kmh street at 2am). My Mom's car is a different story. Hers is a 3.0L Toyota Estima. Despite the size and bulk, she's so quick off the mark, that I've scared quite a number of the punks that drive around in their pimped-up street racers. The power of the 3.0L is so good, that on the highways when I think I'm driving at the speed limit (of 90kmh), I'm usually way above 120 already. Sweet thing is, I've hit 180 (on the same 70kmh street mentioned above) and the speedometer could have gone up more except that lights changed against my favour. It takes corners incredibly well for its size and gait. Lack of traction control or any electronics (like in the Volvo) however make it considerably less stable in wet conditions.
Given the astronomical prices of cars in Singapore, I doubt it'll be anytime soon before I'd be able to afford even a small 2nd hand one. The Singapore government more than doubles the taxes on cars older than 10 years, thus making it just that much harder to get an old (but still road-worthy) car for cheap.
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