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The negotiating position of people with these devices is already close to nothing. Auto financers can make it a take it or leave it situation, and the consumers
by adt2bt 12y ago
The negotiating position of people with these devices is already close to nothing. Auto financers can make it a take it or leave it situation, and the consumers often have no choice but to take whatever deal they're given. Especially so if they need a car for work.
If you disagree with what I mentioned, I'd love to know why.
- coryrc 12y agoBicycles, buses, walking, bumming a ride, jitneys, trains, motorcycles, scooters, and so many other ways of getting there. But that'd require some initiative.
- lazylizard 12y agoThe per-capita car ownership rate in Singapore is 12 cars per 100 people (or 1 car per 8.25 people). - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_in_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_in_Singapore
- xyzzy123 12y ago... because the number of cars (well, COEs issued) is strictly capped by the government.
- aianus 12y agoIn most of the world, driving a car is an expensive luxury. Even here in Canada insurance for a young male is $4500 a year and gas costs $4.50 a gallon. Regular middle class students and teenagers do not drive, they walk or take the bus, often in blizzards or freezing cold temperatures. Getting a car is something you do when you've graduated and started a full time job. Having to actually pay your monthly payment so that you can travel in comfort in a personal automobile is really, really far from oppressive.