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FrankDrebin GuestFebruary 21st, 2007 02:27 PM #32
Do the US-based nurses really earn that kind of money? Well, if you are really "born with nothing" then why are you thinking of spending all of your hard-earned money over a luxury car? Only an idiot will do that thing.
Last edited by FrankDrebin; February 21st, 2007 at 02:46 PM.
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FrankDrebin Guest
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February 21st, 2007 03:13 PM #36
It's probably around $70k - $100k per year, depending on whether you're fresh out of school or have a lot of experience before you go. I heard of a guy who started at $7k a month, but he had ten years' experience under his belt before he left, and he was supervisor level.
So, in essence, if you stay in the US long enough and don't spend much... (say you can save $10k-$20k per year) maybe in twenty years you'll have enough saved to buy a Lambo in the US.
But definitely not one here. Taxes aren't linear. Taxes for small vehicles are about 50%, but it's rising rate from there on in. A Mazda3 2.0 costs approximately 50% more here than it does in the US (based on the US 4-door 2.0 without Sirius Satellite radio). But a BMW 760Li, which costs $100K, costs a whopping 150% more here.
So, say a Lambo Murcielago, which costs just under $300k brand new, is brought here... if you don't bribe anyone and do everything officially, you're paying anywhere from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 pesos. If the tax and importation are strictly 150% for cars worth more than 2 million pesos, then it's 35,000,000. Or about $700,000 dollars.
Insurance costs would be about 700k pesos per year... (my cousin pays 250k for his 730i) ouch! Rumor has it that replacement parts are terrible, too. If you drag launch it, expect to spend around 50k pesos to replace the clutch... or more.
I forgot about the Rolls Royce. Back when the new Phantom was launched, they were quoting 30 million pesos for one. It might be around 35 million now, but I'm not sure.
Thus, invest, invest, invest. Start a profitable business or speculate in real estate (not too wildly, though). A Lambo or Rolls would be a nice way to celebrate your retirement, but it's definitely more practical to put it into a good house or building projects (some people invest it in their home villages or barangays, building schools, churches and other things for their old neighbors... builds goodwill, uplifts the standard of living of the area, and as a bonus, they have a very nice place to return to when they retire), then buy a "cheaper" luxury car with what's left over.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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February 21st, 2007 03:38 PM #37
Methinks we're being taken for a ride...not unless he won in the lottery. IMHO, working as a nurse in the US for only 3 years isn't enough to buy a bonafide luxury car or supercar (and I mean a real pedigreed luxury car. Dito kasi sa Pinas, kahit ang Accord, luxury car na, nyak!)
Anyway, there's more than enough info here for him to make up his mind.
Shades of Airshaq???
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February 21st, 2007 04:15 PM #38
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February 21st, 2007 04:18 PM #39Methinks we're being taken for a ride...not unless he won in the lottery.
I could be wrong though, this guy might be one of the "elite few" (read: non-existent) earning more than doctors. Just my two cents (centavos?)
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Where in throttle body is the adjustment the bizscew or on fix SAS
high idle RPM at engine start