Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes - and this privilege is auctioned every month - availability being dictated by the number of cars being Scrapped By the way - the certificate is only good for 10 years -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam Bridge Sent: Friday, 23 March, 2012 11:28 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji X-Pro1 - Jim Just to make sure I understand . . . you pay $61,500 just to have the privilege of then buying the 1600cc car? Wow. The other expenses are attention getters as well. Somehow I don't think my bicycle would be very safe there, though. Thanks for sharing the perspective, one of the side benefits of being a LUG member! Thank Brian for that! Adam On Mar 22, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Joseph Low wrote: > Hi Jayanand > > Thanks for highlighting Singapore - but what you should also know : > > - we have the most expensive car ownership scheme in Singapore - right now > A Certificate of Ownership for 1600cc cars cost US$61,500.00 > > - Car insurance for a 1600cc model is Us$923.00 per year > > - Road Tax US$1308.00 per year > > - Gas is US$1.73 / litre > > - on top of these we pay Electronic Road Pricing entry of US$1.15 to 2.30 per entry > > - Parking in the CBD ranges from US$3.08 to Us$5.38 per hour > > Life is not cheap > > Joseph in Singapore _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information