One thing that makes me unexcitable about owning a car someday, well, obviously besides the steep oil price, is the high cost in maintenance. I’ve got lots of friends who drive their own cars and everybody’s complaining about the cost. Of course, even those concerns are overriden by the comfort of having a ready and faster means of transportation. But then again, there’s my fear of driving in the streets of Manila where everyone’s in a hurry and a lot of drivers are undisciplined and reckless.

I was riding in a friend’s car one time after a badminton game when there’s this sudden jolt from the back that pushed us forward rather forcefully. It turned out a mini-truck hit the car’s bumper, causing a huge dent from the impact. It was a harrowing experience for my friend as the truck’s driver managed to make a run for it. He brought his wheels to a car repair shop so it looked all normal all shiny again in a few days time but not without shelling out a huge chunk of money. Sure, that’s not something that happens everyday (knock on wood) but it would help to have a directory of auto body repair shops like collisionrepairexperts.com.