A mere youngster. “88” is a strange number, though, and quite a big one for a 15 year old car, though it does have a somehow Germanic ring to it. 
Seems it was worth it though. What is it?
Ah Edith, you clearly don’t understand Chinese culture. Hans clearly does 
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Ducked,
I have a YJ, which will explain the slightly higher cost of such an old car.
'Course not. Who does?
I don’t understand you either, but that is also cool.
I’d guess its a “lucky number” thing, so no understanding involved.
Izzy, I’m planning a move up the hills of Xindian -now, I live in “downtown” Xindian- and I’ve also considered the car issue.
Most of the nice housing developments -as there are in the mountains of Xindian- have their own transportation, plus there is also plenty of public transportation. Most of these are feeder buses that take you to the MRT stations. There are also some that take you all the way to Taipei city, either Main Station or Dunhua or somewhere else. This is very convenient for workers and students, as traffic can be quite a nightmare at rush hour.
If you are taking classes at NCCU, parking is more than limited, and even then, you would have to register early and pay a lot. Dunno about NTU but I think it would be worse. Driving to school is better if you take night classes. During the day, public transportation would be more useful.
The transfer -bus, then MRT if to NTU, or bus then another bus to NCCU- would seem a bit of a hassle but my guess is you want fresh air and space like Xindian and Xizhi offer.
That said, in my case, I’d need a car because I have pets and they need to go to the vet, sometimes there are emergencies. Also, the pet store does not deliver so far up the hills - no further than Bitan. This could be solved with taxis but I believe it is also unconvenient because of the distance. Costco definetively can be done by taxi, no biggie. In summary, even without a car, it can be worked around, except for emergencies.
[quote=“Super Hans”]Ducked,
I have a YJ, which will explain the slightly higher cost of such an old car.[/quote]
Ah. Resisting temptation currently, there being a couple for sale by furriners locally.
I’d like one but I never seem to be able to arrange enough free time to justify having one.
I live pretty far out in Xindian, up in the mountains. I have a two-year-old. I have a car. I don’t need it. I can do anything I want or need to do without a car. However, the car IS very nice and convenient and I basically wouldn’t part with it. But to be honest, no, I don’t actually NEED it. I could get by just fine without it.
I paid around 15,000 British quid for it about 12 years ago or more, and haven’t paid for anything since, except normal servicing and a couple of sets of tyres.
[quote=“iix23”][quote=“citizen k”]Where will you be going to school, izzy? Parking can be easier around some of the campuses in the suburbs
[quote=“Ducked”]Or you can gamble. That’s OK if the stakes are low enough. I paid 15KNT for my car which was probably about 5K too much.
A disposable car cannot “throw you a curveball at any time that may require… great expense to repair”, because you can just dispose of it. (I wouldn’t have thought “towing” involved a huge outlay, though I’ve never had it done here, or anywhere.)[/quote]
For $15k and depending on where you live, you’d probably just push it into a rice field, steal some poor farmer’s bicycle to get home and forget about it, I suppose… :neutral:[/quote]
Don’t do that. The government is buying back clunkers ( 4k$ if my memory serves) That would make it a 11k$ car 
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Well in practice I’d probably at least try and fix it, but my point is that I wouldn’t have to, since I don’t have a significant financial investment in the vehicle.
I’d consider buying another disposable and cannibalise for parts. I suppose that’s not likely to be an option in the Taipei area, though, due to the pressure on space, plus it would tend to comit one to the particular model involved.