Financial IQ: Tips for Luxury Car Owners & Car Drivers

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How do we ordinary citizens with or even without cars survive Metro Manila’s streets in the face of daily and chaotic traffic jams, plus a seeming crime wave in recent weeks ranging from carjacking to grizzly murders of car dealers?


Here are a few driving tips for car owners and drivers from the 19-year-old Filipino-Swiss racer Marlon Stockinger, who is the first-ever Filipino to win a Formula race in Europe by placing 8th in the Formula Renault UK 2010. He was also Asian Karting Champion in 2006 and Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Winner in 2008. Here are tips that Stockinger shared at Kyss Bar in Makati during the Jan. 20 launch party of Inside Showbiz magazine:


• It is best to drive by listening to music, for better focus and concentration whether in Europe’s race tracks or Metro Manila’s jungle of streets.


• To be good in driving, whether as a Formula racer or ordinary driver, be physically fit with regular exercise, sufficient sleep and a good balanced diet. Marlon Stockinger has three European coaches and trainers on racing and physical fitness from England, Austria and Germany.


• Keep a low profile, if obviously you have a very nice car.


• For better safety, use tinted car windows.


• Try to avoid those areas of Metro Manila where carnappings are rampant, or if you happen to be there, be careful with your vehicle.


• Always drive very carefully in Metro Manila, because driving here is a bit crazy. People cut you off so often. There are so many Formula 1 prospects in Metro Manila, especially the bus drivers.


• Pre-owned or used cars are okay, especially for a first car.

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