If you have to choose between buying a new car, buying a used car and accidently paying $100,000 SGD for a Singaporean Karen, and eating – then the best transportation option is probably to lease a car.   That way, the risk of your Singaporean Karen requiring ‘maintenance’ is born by a third party.

In the US,  you can lease a 2015 Mercedes S550 for $1349 USD per month.

Do you know what you get when you convert $1349 USD a month to metric?   If you guessed a 2007 Toyota Wish with 130,000 KM on the odometer (metric for 80,000 miles) – GRAB YOURSELF A TOTEBAG!!!  I didn’t even get a totebag with the Wish, so the winner will have to choose from the current collection of totebags.

Please note that the monthly cost of the Wish is approximately what I got for Karen from the ‘guy’ who let me drive it free to ten days as long as I didn’t get any tickets.

Watch for Episode IV – GETING AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE TEST TO GET YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE.