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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY April 16 - 30, 2016
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When is the right time to buy
life events or
engagements,
for which you
In reality there is no right
or wrong time to buy a car. It all
depends in so many things. Be
a MAN !!!
Don’t get me wrong ! Its an
acronym for Money, Authority
and Need
Without any of the words
listed, you will always find yourself in a ditch or maybe, end up
just window shopping.
Timing is of the essence…
When deciding the best time to
buy a car, don’t focus to a specific date. Life is unpredictable,
and your circumstances may
change. Look at the timing as a
guide if you will proceed or not.
As others may have difficulty in
financing approval and some
don’t. If you feel like everything is
good in your end, do it.
If you can move a purchase
date around to suit your individual needs, do it. It’s true that cer-
tain months of the year are more
ideal, but its not for everyone.
However, if you take a good look
at what your current finances,
credit and life occurrences overall, you’ll stumble upon the right
time without trying too hard.
Your very Own Schedule
matters !!!
The importance of proper
scheduling matters, in other
words, don’t ignore your major
have planned. The last day of the
month may be the day you are
bound for Vacation or in any particular time of the year may be
reserved for a home renovation
or project. Remember, the best
time to buy a car is when your
finances and circumstances are
well-aligned, and not when others advise you to. It makes no
sense to make your life inconvenient for the sake of what others
suggest.
And lastly…What’s so special about the last day of the
month
in a car
d e a l e rship?
T w o
m a i n
reasons:
1) The
dealer
have a
quota to
reach.
And 2)
Overstocked vehicle and Its just your
lucky day. For both reasons, it
makes sense why auto dealers
would love to get rid of a few extra cars. To do so, they’ll often
include certain incentives or promotions similar to those given
during end of the year event sales.
Some may have no need to offer
such deals, for the fact they have
no excess in their inventories or
have already reached their quo-
tas. So while it may be a good
idea to reserve the last day for
your car purchase, it’s essential
to remain open minded to other
days as well.
The bottom line… Every single day, there is always a
good deal waiting for each and
everyone of us. Not just for a car
purchase but in anything in all
aspects of life. You know it better than I do. You just have to
be ready and grab it when the
proper time arises. Opportunity
is always there, you just have to
look for it.
I welcome letters or inquiries regarding your experiences
in purchasing a car or questions
before buying the right vehicle
for you. This column may not be
the perfect solution but I know
these can help you decide the
right one, somehow.….
For some comments, letters or suggestions: Call me at
Cell No. (604) 710-5404 or email
me at [email protected]
Fact or fiction: Should you keep your engine running?
Let’s face it, life in a megacity like Metro Manila means
regularly getting caught in traffic
jams—sometimes short waits in
intersections, which could occasionally stretch into a grueling
all-night affair of waiting to move
inch by single inch. Like the majority of Filipinos, you’re probably
worried about sitting there in the
middle unmoving traffic which
burns your gasoline needlessly.
And to save fuel and cut
down on your fuel expenses, do
you turn off your engine, or do
you choose to keep it running
worried that constantly having to
turn your engine on and off actually increases your fuel usage?
Studies show that over half
(54%) of drivers in the Philippines
believe that keeping their engine
running to avoid frequent restarts
will improve fuel efficiency. This
was one of
the findings
in the Shell
Fu e l S a v e
Fact or Fiction Report,
a nationwide
study from
Shell polling
1,000
Filipino drivers
aged 18-40
on their fuel
efficiency beliefs and behaviors.
What is
even worse,
around 9 out
of 10 Filipinos actually keep their engine
running as a habit. Unfortunately,
this practice, which is a form of
idling, is a myth. Idling gets you
nowhere but burns fuel. It is more
fuel efficient to turn off your engine when you are not moving
and restart it when needed.
Contrary to misperception,
the power
initially required to
start an engine comes
f r o m
the
battery. This
means that
turning on
the engine
does not
use up a
lot of fuel.
In
other
words, you
should turn
off the engine if you
know you
will be stationary for more than
10 seconds, which is often the
case in the Metro. That means
when you’re going to pick up
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something from a store, or waiting for your kid to step out of
school, you should turn off the
engine if you want to lower your
fuel consumption.
It is worth knowing that
modern vehicles are often fitted
with intelligent battery recharging mechanisms, such as the
use of regenerative braking—
that which automatically convert
the vehicle’s kinetic energy into
electrical energy during braking
to recharge the battery. Modern
engines will consume less fuel
when turning off and restarting
than idling for extended periods.
In fact, some modern cars now
have an incorporated technology
called “auto stop-start”, which
automatically shuts off the engine when the car comes to a
stop. (MS)