the cost of a mini van

[fraggershell]

thinking of getting one and give up riding..

gf wun take my bike, and i am going nuts taking buses and trains.

 

 

please advise me of the hidden cost.

[bobo_rider]

got to get it register under a company name... cannot buy as a private vehicle.

[hailang_82]

changing the gf is cheaper..

 

Anyway, take bus with gf.. is safer.

[archenemy]

check out the previous thread abt vans..quite a bit discussed there...

[Aldric]

Originally posted by fraggershell@March 07, 2007 11:13 pm

thinking of getting one and give up riding..

gf wun take my bike, and i am going nuts taking buses and trains.

 

 

please advise me of the hidden cost.

why not considering a small car like getz 1.1 if u are getting a brand new van which now coe is too low and if happen u wanna sell in the following yrs u might loss even more then a small car

[Flaky_Boi]

Originally posted by hailang_82@March 07, 2007 11:25 pm

changing the gf is cheaper..

 

Anyway, take bus with gf.. is safer.

Gd one dude!

 

 

 

 

For me, I will nv giv up riding becoz of gf...

[archenemy]

Originally posted by Aldric@March 09, 2007 07:01 pm

why not considering a small car like getz 1.1 if u are getting a brand new van which now coe is too low and if happen u wanna sell in the following yrs u might loss even more then a small car

have you considered the running cost?

 

fuel makes up a big part of using a vehicle...

 

diesel is now ard 80 cents after discounts...and 1 litre gets me at least 17km...

 

but of course...it has its pros & cons...

 

up to the user to weigh the costs vs benefits...

 

i didnt want to get a small car because im a big guy..and with my budget..i will be cramped inside the driver seat of a small car..

[who_noe]

Originally posted by archenemy@March 10, 2007 02:16 am

have you considered the running cost?

 

fuel makes up a big part of using a vehicle...

 

diesel is now ard 80 cents after discounts...and 1 litre gets me at least 17km...

 

but of course...it has its pros & cons...

 

up to the user to weigh the costs vs benefits...

 

i didnt want to get a small car because im a big guy..and with my budget..i will be cramped inside the driver seat of a small car..

tsk tsk tsk

 

van no good

 

can only go till 70km/h

 

go too fast will start to beep(unless u dismantle the stupid beep sound)

 

will kena caught black smoke

 

only good thing is no scare TP scare for speeding cos only 70 mah

 

behind veri big space of cargo space which u can do watever u wan

[Aldric]

Originally posted by archenemy@March 10, 2007 02:16 am

have you considered the running cost?

 

fuel makes up a big part of using a vehicle...

 

diesel is now ard 80 cents after discounts...and 1 litre gets me at least 17km...

 

but of course...it has its pros & cons...

 

up to the user to weigh the costs vs benefits...

 

i didnt want to get a small car because im a big guy..and with my budget..i will be cramped inside the driver seat of a small car..

yup u got the point .. that diesel is cheap and fc is good .. thats for urs lolx mine FC quite bad 12km/l only ...

 

but u got to see what is the buyer purpose if partly he need for his work or he things tt van is more suitable for his size la ..

 

but if for own use u also should calculate the average usage of ur vehicle may be 2k km per month using petrol might just cost u about 100buck more ?

 

if u use it alone only is ok .. at least can travel 70-80km/h

but if is for family use and is more then 3 member the person behind would have a little be more risk and u can only travel at 60km/h if u have passenger behind

 

maintenance is high for euro van .. very much need to be well maintaining the timing belt ,water pump etc .

 

and not forgetting the uncomfortable suspension ..

 

if talking about overall cost .. taking depreciation as urs u bought 22k plus minus right secondhand left about 7 plus yrs

 

so about 3k per yr , rd tax 500per yr ,insurance 1k, diesel say 150per month(depends on usage)

if loan for van is 4.125 to 4.8%per annual(of cos if u full cash no worrys) add up yearly is about 5.5k per yr per month close to 500..(are base without servicing )

euro van has higher maintenance cost

 

while if u get a small car like getz 1.1 insurance depend on age hence if u are older will be cheaper then 1k may be about 800plus or can use parents as owner. petrol say 250 per month, rd tax 575, interest about 3.5 or2.88 for new cars, if get second hand should have some

yearly depreciation about 2.8k add up about 7k per year and per month about 600(are base without servicing) just normal service and it is cheap

 

 

hence by comparing and depends on what purpose of the usage u can decide whats are the best for urself, remember van has no scrap value only body value if touch wood anything beyond repair u get back ur coe value only .. bearing in mind car can travel up to 90km.h

 

but i myself had choosen a van too lolx

[blue thunder]

Originally posted by fraggershell@March 07, 2007 11:13 pm

thinking of getting one and give up riding..

gf wun take my bike, and i am going nuts taking buses and trains.

 

 

please advise me of the hidden cost.

u got class 3 boh?

 

if not dun ask so much lah....

[archenemy]

Originally posted by fraggershell@March 07, 2007 11:13 pm

thinking of getting one and give up riding..

gf wun take my bike, and i am going nuts taking buses and trains.

 

 

please advise me of the hidden cost.

now that i was looking at the topic....

 

kangeroo van?

 

wow!

[who_noe]

Originally posted by archenemy@March 12, 2007 09:31 pm

now that i was looking at the topic....

 

kangeroo van?

 

wow!

 

new model mah...u dun noe meh

[archenemy]

Originally posted by who_noe@March 12, 2007 09:37 pm

 

new model mah...u dun noe meh

i outdated liao...

 

must go back to the van forum & check it out liao...

 

made in australia?

[who_noe]

Originally posted by archenemy@March 12, 2007 09:57 pm

i outdated liao...

 

must go back to the van forum & check it out liao...

 

made in australia?

not sure...

 

mine is from france leh...