Secondhand cars

[stevewool]

Thats the problem, once you have paid good money and a lot of money too, you have to use it, another question is, do I really need one?

[Terpe]

......
do I really need one?

You probably can't answer that one until you're already in residence.
Depends also where you decide to plant roots.

When we lived in Yokohama we had all the transportation links with 5 minutes. As with most big cities, I've never even considered buying a car.

Personally, I feel it's something to seriously question on cost and convenience in most big cities, unless there's a benefit from a safety and security perspective.
(eg Manila)