Car talks

So what happened to our Rio? There isn't any big problem for now. Though the engine is super quiet (so silent that sometimes we thought the engine had stalled), its suspension is bad. Hubby likes to use this description - it's like riding a mountain bike without suspension. Ouch.

There're also some funny noises here & there.... the mechanic had confirmed nothing's wrong during our last servicing but we still felt quite paranoid. Anyway a combination of few reasons that made us decided to let go of our Rio. Mainly the suspension & the resale value.

Here's something interesting. We volunteered to lend the car to June & Kelvin when we went to Melbourne since we wouldn't be using & it'd be more convenient for them to move around during CNY with Rylie. Apparently Kelvin was so impressed with its performance that, during that very week, they went to Hyundai & Kia to shop for an off-peak car. Fyi, he's someone who didn't believe in owning a car & June's been trying hard to convince him for the past 3 years.. he's always preferred the car-sharing system & in fact just renewed his membership about 2 months ago. But a few days after our return, June told us they've booked a Kia Picanto. So our Rio had served a good purpose before it resigned.

It seems a lil ironic that we're giving up the car due to some problems while Kelvin is attracted to it & hence getting one from the same make. But we all agree that it's justifiable to get a Picanto as an OPC. The wear & tear will definitely be slower than ours.

And it's a pure coincidence that Vince & his 2 older siblings are getting new cars around the same time. Constance has changed to a black Merc B-Class exactly 3 weeks ago. Ours later than hers by 1.5 week & June will be getting hers in less than 2 months. Constance, June & I just joked about it... especially for Constance & us as we didn't know each other's changing car.

Btw.. off-topic for a lil while. We're actually quite overwhelmed by how we're being recognised on the road. Singapore isn't big at all.. but the probability of running into the same person for more than once in a while (working or staying near each other not counted) is not high. Yet for us, very often we received calls from friends who happened to spot us on the road. "Why are you at xxx??" was a very common question asked. So much so that once the hp rang (when we on the road) we'd prepare ourselves to be "interrogated". Hmm.. for sure we couldn't do anything bad (not that we would though) nor siam anyone with our Rio, haha.