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Darryn

Darryn

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Mine also sub 8sec car. I use to drive sub 6sec car and sub 8 is rather slow.

Well....

 

Police used to wear short pants and all that - but this list puts a slightly different perspective on "fast"

 

Between 7 and 8 seconds.
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.3 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.7 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.7 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.9 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 second
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Vhtfhwlego

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Well....

 

Police used to wear short pants and all that - but this list puts a slightly different perspective on "fast"

 

Between 7 and 8 seconds.
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.1 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.2 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.3 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.5 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.7 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.7 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.8 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 7.9 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 seconds
0 to 60 mph time - 8.0 second

 

& your point is?

 

Give me so many cars which never been registered in Singapore.

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Darryn

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& your point is?

 

Give me so many cars which never been registered in Singapore.

No Point ...

 

Just an illustration of how much perceptions have changed -

 

It's not so very long since a sub 8 second 0-100 timing was considered the height of performance, and the preserve only of the "best"

 

And P.S - some of the cars in the list were in Singapore....(or at least, should have been,,,,don't ask me for a cite though as almost impossible to find, except that I have personally seen an Espada in a car warehouse - although it did have JB plates)

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Vhtfhwlego

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No Point ...

 

Just an illustration of how much perceptions have changed -

 

It's not so very long since a sub 8 second 0-100 timing was considered the height of performance, and the preserve only of the "best"

 

And P.S - some of the cars in the list were in Singapore....(or at least, should have been,,,,don't ask me for a cite though as almost impossible to find, except that I have personally seen an Espada in a car warehouse - although it did have JB plates)

Oic.

Last time sub 8 consider fast and now consider slow.

Like Ford GT40, a legend. Took how many years for other car markers to come close to a 50 year old technology.

do you know there is 1 old cadillac reg in Singapore?

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Waterh2o

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In countries like Malaysia, Indonesia where their taxi services are not so regulated as in places like japan and Singapore, any tom, dick and harry as long as u can get your hands on a set of wheels u can be taxi drivers.

This type of taxi u dare to take? Take u to Horlan u also don't know. And most of the time they have no idea how to take u to your destination.

 

In this situation of course take premium lah. Cannot compare. Not to mention the superior exchange of SGD to MYR and INR. Last time AM travellers more willing to take premium taxi is for the same reason. Now? SGD/US 1.31 and SGD/EURO 1.62. compare to the heyday drop a lot of course must consider when taking premium.

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Fitvip

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To be fair, most cabbies queued for a long time at the airport, hence don't blame them for pulling a long face when picking a fare to Tampines, PR and Changi. But that is a minority.

Why should there be long taxi queues? This could have been avoided if they check the flight schedule! But being Singaporean, they are kia su, so they queue there before the planes start their descend...

 

There is also nothing wrong with people who live in Tampines and Pasir Ris to take cabs from the airport!

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Coolpica

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Why should there be long taxi queues? This could have been avoided if they check the flight schedule! But being Singaporean, they are kia su, so they queue there before the planes start their descend...

 

There is also nothing wrong with people who live in Tampines and Pasir Ris to take cabs from the airport!

I didn't say people living in Tampines and PR deserve to be given a long face by the taxi drivers. What I offered was the possible reason why the taxi drivers have a long face when picking a fare to Tampines and PR.

 

Please lor... Why do these cabbies queue up for a long time at the airport? They do that knowing that it's idle time while waiting in the queue, and at the same time can earn $3 more. So when they get a fare that goes to Tampines etc, they pull a long face.

 

They want to eat snake and make easy money, is that the passenger's problem? No.

 

Passenger lives in Tampines, is that his problem? No.

Please lor am I saying those staying in Tampines deserve a long face? Edited by Coolpica
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Alpha78

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I didn't say people living in Tampines and PR deserve to be given a long face by the taxi drivers. What I offered was the possible reason why the taxi drivers have a long face when picking a fare to Tampines and PR.

Please lor am I saying those staying in Tampines deserve a long face?

 

Precisely what I'm saying too. People staying near the airport, it's their fault? No.

 

Conversely, it's the taxi driver's fault/laziness/wishful thinking, to eat snake while waiting in the queue, and hoping to pick up a passenger who wants to go Jurong, thus earning them $3 extra + long fare.

 

Our taxi rental system is so screwed up, everyone is playing punk with the system, and forever there are not enough taxis. Yet go to any coffeeshop and you will see some of these taxi laos stirring kopi for hours.

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Galantspeedz

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Premium or not, still have to put up with the black face of the taxi drivers just becos my destination is along East Coast.

They also showed their displeasure by frequent unnecessary braking, snapped at me when I gave directions and inching the vehicle slowly forward when I was unloading luggages.

 

Really regretted tipping these guys but I'm a sucker everytime - out of pity for their long hrs on the roads.

 

never happened to me before even though mine also around same area.....maybe you suay

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RH1667

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unfortunately, most customers are stone faced.

 

It takes a lot of energy for service staff to initiate the cheerfulness, after rounds and rounds of facing the walls.

 

I won't expect cheerful service staff (though it's a bonus); just give me the service in the most efficient and effective way.

 

 

 

Yes, agreed on your point too.

That's why I make it a point to thank them for their service.

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