After a whole night of pondering on the car buying issue and talking to dad, who's on his way to Kabul (again!), I was still undecided. But I eventually fell asleep and woke up at 11am!!! The moment I saw the clock I was like..shucks..there goes my plan to start something early in the lab today. So decide to just stay home and get my thoughts organized about getting a car.
Nok woke up at 1pm and we had shrimp porridge (sigh..I miss the fish porridge at New Lane!!). I decided to tell her the truth about my hesitation to buy the car. So we talked about the two cars we saw yesterday and all of a sudden, she said, "Stop. What is your favourite car?" Err...M'sian made Kancil? *grins*
Nok: Here, girl! We're talking about cars you can get here.
Me: okay okay.. (thinks about it for a moment). I know! Volkswagon Jetta or Golf!
Nok: Good. Now just look for that car that is within your budget. Don't distract yourself with other cars even if they're cheaper.
Me: Hmm..that's a good idea. I actually have seen quite a few but they are all from dealers.
Nok: So what's wrong with dealers?
Me: All my guy friends say that it's really expensive to get from dealers.
Nok: But have they been chipping in to help you out with this? Have they been telling you about where to look or how to look?
*shakes my head*
Nok: Now just start looking everywhere for these two cars. Even if it's from a dealer, we can go look at it. Furthermore, buying from a dealer can be quite safe too since they provide insurance for at least a year. It can be a little more expensive but we can bargain and you'll get more benefits.
*Phew* That felt like the most comforting advice I've had on this car issue since early of the year when I started looking. It just seems to so hard because I have yet to make any big decision in life and I'm not a very decisive person. I've had the path to my life laid out for me all this while and I did not had to make a lot of decisions. But I guess there's always a first in everything. Let this be my first...I shall get a VW Jetta or Golf.
5 comments:
Way to go :D Labuan Labuan Labuan :)
:) VW ehhh good taste.
kef: Labuan??
dark kai: hehe..that's the only small car here
No Mini??? Minis are cool too.
dark kai: yeah..but that's kinda old and the well-kept ones are REALLY EXPENSIVE
hsin: yeah..i'm having soo many hesitations on buying cars now. Especially now that I'm getting more advice from different people and actually learning how to find car reviews. Hehe..6 months eh? Guess I know approximately how long to anticipate the moment I get to have my own car. :)
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