Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour

[tody]

Two questions:
What cars do people drive in Singapore?
And what is that zip tie doing on your shoe?

Jacket is looking great, seems like you found a solution for the sleeves.

[louisbosco]

@tody

mostly japanese. the COE last 10 years and it makes no sense forking out 70k usd to renew it for a 10 year old car. so most of the fleet is pretty new. the asians also love their MPVs.

but with how expensive things have gotten post covid. 180k for japanese vs 210k for an entry level European (x1/ a class etc) most people are heading towards European made.

there are also specs you will never get in Europe because of the COE category system.

Cat A: cars below 1600cc and/or less than 130bhp
Cat B: cars above 1600cc and/or more than 130bhp

the X1 we've just gotten last year has the 1.3 turbo inline 3 but detuned to be less than 130bhp but huge on torque..

the zip tie is the off white design language..

[sabergirl]

I had no idea cars were that expensive in Singapore! Does this mean that driving personal vehicles is just out of reach for a lot of people? Or is there enough wealth floating around that most families can still afford it? How’s the mass transit? TIA for entertaining my questions.

[louisbosco]

@sabergirl the mass transit is pretty decent. You have decent bus routes and train stations within minutes of each other. The planning of it is pretty good but it’s probably not difficult considering the land size of the country being about 50km2. The challenge will be how far deep underground can you dig I guess..

Without sounding too snobbish, I think the ownership of a car is pretty attainable. Most singles probably wouldn’t own one but a family would’ve one car to share for groceries and for ferrying elderly parents. Car share has also seen its growth in recent years.

Most cars are paid off on a loan. Interest rates are fairly low, something about 2.8%. The ironic thing is that a car would probably cost more if you wanted to pay it off outright than to go for a loan where the price would be lower as both banks and dealerships earn from interest.

[denim-dawg]

@Aetas Thank you for doing this! We should make this into a calendar love this jacket and the journey you’ve put it through ️️️

[denim-dawg]

@louisbosco Rocking it so BAD ️️

[louisbosco]

last weekend a monsoon swell came in and it poured non stop from friday till monday. proper rain, none of that drizzly shit. also been raining intermittently over the whole week and this weekend. unfortunately that means no Wabash and the cordura riders jacket comes out.

headed home after work last night thinking it was going to pour. seeing a gap in the rain and cloud cover, I headed out for a petrol run. so just to entertain you all, here's a shot clip tunnel blasting..

Everything is done within local laws and regulations

[goosehd]

@louisbosco Singapore has the most odd looking parking lots I’ve ever seen. Looks like cars just park randomly where ever they want…

[louisbosco]

@goosehd hahaha you should see it during peak hour in the city..

[louisbosco]

day off. errands to run.

first off, picking up my triumph from servicing. the local dealer carries triumph, Guzzi and Vespa.

next up dropping the car off for a wash. happen to spot a very nice M4 (CSL?) there too..

[louisbosco]

onwards to OGL/ Rugged Gentlemen Shoppe to pick up my red wings I sent off for resoling by Dr.Sole.

made use of the studio to take some photos of a jacket and of course, a fit pic.

[Fadez]

Killing it so far @louisbosco