Bike or car?

sinicker SG

hello guys... i'm an 18-yr-old taking my As now. when it's over on Friday, one of the things i wanna do is... get a riding license...

and suddenly my dad says i cant have a riding license! he told me to get a driving license. unfair, isn't it? my two elder brothers got to take bike licenses and they've inspired me a lot on riding.. well, they've even told me to get a riding license and keep it frm my dad..

the reason my dad gave was... he doesnt want to "keep paying instalments till he's old." he's gonna be 55 nxt yr and wants to get a car with his CPF $. my dad already knows how to drive, my 2nd bro, who is also a class 2B/2A holder is going for driving lessons. if i also drive, then that car will be utilised by 3 drivers! i can already foresee arguments taking place abt who to use the car for their own purposes. so, when i asked whether i am gonna have the car each day to and fro uni in the future, he said no. so can i have the bike? no. Evil or Very Mad

yes, i admit that i have rode bikes around my JC carpark with a friend's scrambler. he said that i was a natural-born rider. i don't want a car because it's 1) uses up a lot of petrol, 2) parking charges around town is expensive. how can i drive with my meagre salary with NS or a temporary job after A lvls? it's not like my parents are going to increase my allowance. if i have a riding license, i will get a scrambler...

i want to ride. but i dont wanna hide it frm my dad.

Itachi SG

lolz.. post in AA for advice bah Very Happy
Yeahh i agree that riding bike ish gd as it's cheap and convenience.. but on the other hand.. it's veri dangerous. ppl always say driving a car ish like metal wrap flesh.. but motor ish flesh wrap metal.. lolzz

shade343 SG

How about getting both?...... and then make use of public transport?

sinicker SG

post at AA.. ppl dono mah..

accidents? nvm. i think it's pre-destined in my family..

1st bro - one accident
2nd bro - two accidents
3rd bro(me) - three accidents??

octega SG

U take up the lic first, be it class 2B or Class 3. And dun need to buy a bike after u got lic. Buy it after ur NS or atleast after BMT and u know where u are going to be posted, vocation type,etc.

Why?

If i buy ur bike now, u are going to start to pay $$$ for ur bike and for person who is not earning or not earning much. It can be really burning the pockets. If u get pocket money from ur dad or ur dad is paying for the bike, I can see why the reluntance of u owning a bike.

2nd, NS. Trust me for BMT atleast 3mths u are not going to be using ur bike because for most BMT in the army dun let Recruits drive or ride in. Be it in tekong or u mono-intake somewhere else. PLUS after u post out, u have no idea wat vocation u are going to be in,if suay suay kena siong one, confirm dun need to ride liao (maybe except on sat/sun). This means u will be paying $$$ for the bike but using it only for less than 1 day. And NS is 2 years and allowance is miserable already. Bo hua leh.

From wat u have posted, ur dad doesn't seems to mind his children take up biking so taking up a lic for u shld not be a problem. Just tell ur dad that u are not going to buy a bike for the time being.

If ur dad insist u take up driving, just take it up lor. Trust me, (like me Mr. Green ) sooner or later u will out grow ur bike phase and start to look into cars liao so its handy to have a lic first.

kopiosatu SG

no harm taking a class 3 licence and then settling your bike licence after that.

First things first, this is the way I see things. I pay for the car, I use it whenever I like it. So if you are going to 'borrow' the car and someone who is forking out money wants to use it, then there should be no argument.

Now, riding a bike is dangerous like most say. I'm not too bothered by those comments at all because I love riding bikes. Unlike the previous poster who has had a 'bike phase' and grown out of it, there are people who love riding bikes even if they can afford 5 cars.

But unlike those people who can afford so many cars and yet they still purchase a bike to ride, you on the other hand have serious budget constraints.

So what I suggest now is that you get your car licence, if you get a chance to get to drive the car then good for you. Otherwise there's no point arguing over a car which you have no reason to argue about anyway. Get a bike licence when you have time and money. At the end of it all, if you really still wanna own a bike of your own, then you can take out your calculator and start counting how much money you have AFTER you've gone into army.

Unless you can fully support a car or bike, I don't see any reason why a student can't get around in public transport.

GLX SG

Hi,
Get a Class 3 first would be a better choice for uyr case, from what i see.

1stly, you are going to have a car in the family, imagine on days wehn the car is available for ur use , but you are without a license , wouldn't u be more "dui" ?
Hehe..

2ndly, getting a license early is good when u can afford to buy a car for urself in the future. Insurance companies will take into account of how long you have been holding the license , when deciding the premium to load you. Furthermore, if you dun drive or ride, for 3 years, that also means you dun kenna any demerit points. You will then be eligible for the certificate of merit from the TP. That is another 5% savings on top of ur insurace NCDs. This is especially helpful, for people who buy cars like integras and mx5. The insurance for a 25 yr old will cost from $4k onwards per year without NCD, and with a class 3 license that is 1-2 yrs old.

In a sense, it pays to get a Class 3 license, even if you dun forsee urself driving one or much in the near future.