Peugeot 307 convertible or Mercedes coupe

[duriz]

cherrygal:

It is hot in Singapore and too many traffic lights (too many prying eyes). I drive a convertible (sadly bought with my own money) and seldom open the top. My next buy would be a coupe (or maybe a MPV with the increasing barang barang I have ).

My first car was a soft-top Golf convertible.
I never once opened the top.
I washed it twice in 6 years.
The black-colored top changed to light grey, white almost.
When I brought it to scrap, the technician tried to open the top, and it fell to the ground *crash* :oops:

[carebear]

I won’t buy convertible. Not in Singapore.

To me convertible = motorcycle.
Wah, why everyone driving high end cars?

[sleepy]

carebear:

loner:

I'm not taking a loan to get a 2nd hand car. Just a gift from my DH to commemorate our 12th anniversary. :love: But having said that, I'm looking for a car that is most value for money- without burning his pocket ( u know the typical \"auntie\" mentality)

You are one lucky woman, loner!
No, that's not auntie mentality, but a considerate wife who is not out to fleece your hubby!
Last year for my 14th wedding anniversary, DH gave me a choice to buy a car, and i chose one which was half of what he budgeted.

:!:

I must get mine to read this thread. Usually, he just conveniently forgets our anniversary :x

[sleepy]

cherrygal:

Yes, that will be what I will ask my DH when he hits the jackpot.

I will make sure he hand over the entire pot to me

[loner]

Don't hv so much money to buy 3rd property lah! Just a little extra/spare cash he has .... Anyway, with the COE price going up again, wonder is it a good time to buy a second car? Any good suggestion out there...

:?:

Why dun you get him to buy a 2nd property (or 3rd) in your name only? Then you rent out and the rental can go straight to your bank account EVERY month. You can buy lots of things with $2-3K extra money every month.

Yes, that will be what I will ask my DH when he hits the jackpot.[/quote]

[MMM]

Think my hubby won't even consider luxury car even if he can afford it.


To him, car is just a liability. He might as well put the $ to property/ stock. Too practical :?

[loner]

The black-colored top changed to light grey, white almost.

When I brought it to scrap, the technician tried to open the top, and it fell to the ground *crash* :oops:[/quote]

I like your sense of humour !! :rotflmao:

[carebear]

MMM:

Think my hubby won't even consider luxury car even if he can afford it.


To him, car is just a liability. He might as well put the $ to property/ stock. Too practical :?

Mine also will not consider luxury car at the moment.
Makes no sense unless got a lot of spare cash.
He only spends 1-2 hours per day in the car, so no point.
Also he is the only one in the car most of the time.

[Eagle-Ladybird]

hi loner, comparing peugeot 307 and merc coupe is not really apple-to-apple. One is a convetible, the other is a coupe. Specs/Space wise they are very different.


If we insist, then the most levelled comparison would be 307 against CLC 180, in terms of cost, engine size and power. Personally I would not go for a french car

[Funz]

verykiasu2010:

Funz:

Between the 2, I will choose a Merc.


But if can have other choices, I will look at BMW or the Passat Coupe.

And for cabrio, I prefer hard top less noisy. But cabrio not very practical, will end up with the top up most of the time since difficult to drive when hair is being whipped around.

got wind deflector, right ? Maybach has

Dun know about that. My hair was still whipping around when DH was driving a BMW cabrio last time, that was b4 kids. My retriever loved it though. Thing is you will find that you will hardly put the top down cos firstly, it's hot in Singapore, 2ndly traffic is heavy so you will be breathing in exhaust all the time, you won't want that if you have kids in the car. 3rdly, with the top down, you can forget about any conversation, well can still have lah, but must shout whatever you want to say. We had that car for a grand total of 9mths, sold it off when we had our 1st kid. Safety more important.

Actually, if you dun mind spending a bit of money, go rent a cabrio for a week just to get a feel of what it is like using it as a daily mode of transport for you and your kids.