Ubi Car Showroom Trip

Today my dd(dd=gf) and I went to Ubi, you must be wondering what on earth are we doing there, Ubi is a ulu industrial estate in the east side of the island...and somemore we were there on a sat. haha we actually went to visit the car showrooms there for perodua (m'sia car maker), well my dd was thinking of getting a OPC just to drive around during and to ferry her dog around after work and during the weekends. Well I think you would agree with me that most couples who went to car showrooms are mainly husband and wife , I think we are behaving more like husband and wife now even though we are still officially classified as "single" in the government's register.. Haha We went to look at the perodua Kelisa and the Kia picanto(encouraged by the kelisa salesman). Basically both are small cars low fuel consumption and good for budget conscious ppl like my dd lor. After all we still need to save $$ for our marriage in the future mah so no point getting a too expensive car... Ok to compare kelisa is a smaller car, less room, less "cc" but the insurance is cheaper. The Kia Picanto is slightly bigger,(looks better also),the interior is more spacious, but the insurance is more expensive (and have more colors also). I think my dd like the picanto better although the kelisa is stronger recommended by her uncles. However since the pricing for both cars are about the same(say for the insurance) I think she might as well buy the car she feels more comfortable with, the one she likes better rather than she buy the kelisa already then lament on whether she would be better off is she bought the picanto right? afterall she does like the picanto better and I think it's better lor cos it's roomier and I think I'm more comfortable with it.Cos although it's a small cc car it doesn't look as pint-size as that kelisa + that kelisa with all the "freebies(sports rim, chrome look dashboard)" thrown in made it look like a ah beng car...Think we don't look like ah bengs hor? But ultimately the decision lies with her if she picks kelisa in the end then ok lor it's not too bad also..but i feel that when we buy things it's better to buy something that we like more right? somemore the pricing is roughly about the same...

picanto

kelisa

well mabbe many of u upon reading this will think that she is very extravagant and she should save the $$ for marriage 1st rather than buy a car at this time. I think many people would think this way, in fact I also feel this way too. But I must stress ed that this is only my personal view, I cannot expect everyone to think and feel like me right? I understand my dd (after 5 years of bf-gf relationship), she is the sort who always like to proof that she's better than others it's just her nature . I think that after 5 years of working, all she wans is a "trophy" to show that all her 5 years of slogging have bore a "fruit", that's her carcar. so I can understand why she wants to own a car so badly. wat's more, she has been used to being ferried around when she's young9by her dad) now that she's to take her own transport, naturally there will be a voidness in her all the more she will yearn for a car. I think we can afford a OPC for the time being lah...Actually I tried to dissuade her from buying a car and save for marriage 1st but now upon pondering I kinda changed my stand cos I noe that even if she dun buy car, she won't be able to save much also cos of her spending habits, she likes to buy jewelleries, stuffs for her dogs, etc...and when she don't buy anything, her family would ocasionally borrow(but no return) $$ from her and to fund her brother's high end electronic gadgets. I was hoping that she can used the car ownership to start learning how to save $$. Cos she has to plan for the car and her own living expenses so that at least she can learn how to save $$ and correct her extravangant way of life. Wat's more when she got little money in her hand she can't lend any to her family right? so in a way this will also help curb her family's extravagant spending habits as well. So at least if she buys her carcar which is something she wan rather than she spends her $$ on other things that she can't even see at all. Hopefully she can achieve her goal of owning a car, I must help her to save to make her dream a reality...


Think only then can she concentrate on saving for marriage although she won't be able to save much but as long as she tries I am more than contented..

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=dd's happy family!