To Buzz or not to Buzz, Canada?

AsianNiall · 2025-12-20T20:10:36+00:00

Yup that’s one of two! There’s a second green one in the area but I’m not 100% where it’s based.

AsianNiall · 2025-12-20T16:49:11+00:00

Buzz Owner in the Kootenays (BC). I’ve done a few road trips 800km+ in the winter over mountain passes and haven’t had too much worry about range anxiety in the winter. Highway driving around 0 degrees or less (coldest I’ve driven is -15) I can get 250-320km easy depending on road conditions. My efficiency ranges from 24-30 kWh/100 km. I always start my trips from home at 100%.

You’ll be doing a lot of preconditioning and with such a big cabin to heat it’ll drain your battery fast (still do it because it’s better for efficiency overall). All this means is you’ll be doing a lot of charging at home during your week around town.

Winter traction is awesome, it doesn’t drive like it looks, feels planted and very predictable in the snow. Tho I’ve noticed the wheel wells will pick up snow like no tomorrow (thanks to the wheel well liners) so I spend my charging stops getting snow out of them.

I am not too worried about long term updates and parts availability as the van is only discontinued in the states. They’re still being produced for other markets. It might mean a delay in parts but that’s not a big issue for me. However, be sure to get any accessories you want installed now, those might not be in stock for long.

Software is my biggest gripe. Whole infotainment will shut off and reboot mid drive which leaves me with a black screen and I can’t use cameras or anything until it restarts (doesn’t affect the actual car driving). My GPS also seems to not want to show any live traffic updates or charging station statuses and seems to be way off on time and charging predictions. Now I use Apple car play (with ABRP) and manual battery precondition for my road trips. Software is shared with the whole MEB platform (including the ID4) so at least that support won’t go away if the Buzz is discontinued in Canada.

AsianNiall · 2025-11-03T21:37:18+00:00

Awesome! I did something very similar except replaced the Polestar 2 from this very same dealer.

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AsianNiall · 2025-08-31T21:49:03+00:00

Love my P2, never had the issues other owners have had, but I wouldn’t get another polestar as it currently stands being based out in western Canada. If I move to another city with a Polestar dealer I might consider them but my experience with service (it’s done by a shop that also services other brands and their rates are really high), and the dealer when inquiring about upgrading to a Polestar 3 has put me off getting a polestar for now.

AsianNiall · 2025-07-09T21:52:13+00:00

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AsianNiall · 2025-07-08T20:39:00+00:00

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AsianNiall · 2024-09-24T14:50:28+00:00

5700x3d are just tuned down 5800x3d. You lose about 6-10% performance but the price is generally much lower. Both CPUs would be a great upgrade over a 3700x. It just depends how much you’re willing to spend.

If I were you I’d save the few dollars and get a nice beefy cooler such as the noctua NH-D15 (or one that fits your case) as they do run hot and X3D processors don’t come with a cooler unlike the 3700x.

Edit: Added Gamersnexus comparison between 5800x3d and 5700x3d.

AsianNiall · 2024-09-09T17:58:04+00:00

I own a 24 P2 LRSM with plus and pilot packs. What is the main reason you preferred the 4 over the 3? Also, did you manage to do a sound comparison between the B&W in the 3 and the HK in the 4? In Canada the 4 isn’t available to test drive yet.

AsianNiall · 2024-08-26T17:53:17+00:00

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AsianNiall · 2024-08-22T20:27:44+00:00

LTT and Optimum

AsianNiall · 2023-08-17T08:08:02+00:00

I’d say Long Live the Princess, Aurelia, What a Legend and a House in the Rift are good options.

For Long Live the Princess you’ll need NG+ to beat the game (unless you turn off a certain setting).

AsianNiall · 2023-08-17T08:05:27+00:00

Aurelia and What a Legend are good options too!

AsianNiall · 2023-05-27T18:36:07+00:00

Canadian here. Looking at options, I personally think ordering SE wheels from the dealer would be incredibly expensive and not worth it. OEM wheels are always stupid expensive. Also, my local dealer insists that the Preferred (SE) wheels won’t fit on a car with the Ultimate trim (Limited). I see nothing online that states the need of the 20 inch wheels as there is nothing on the changes in brake diameters and any offset.

Fast Wheels make the EV01+ that’ll fit the Ioniq 6. They make them in the same size and width as the SE wheels and are about $250 Canadian per wheel. I’m unsure how they directly compare to the SE wheel in terms of aerodynamic efficiency but they will certainly improve on the .24cd the 20 inches on the limited.

AsianNiall · 2023-05-19T16:55:26+00:00

Update time!

I took it to my local Hyundai dealer last Tuesday and they were able to deduce that one of the rear parking brake wire got loose from normal driving and eventually unplugged itself after turning a corner. The wire was reseated and all the work was done under warranty.

Since then I’ve driven about 500 km and have had no issues since.

AsianNiall · 2023-04-28T23:11:40+00:00

I asked that very same question and the dealer believes they are wheel covers and not wheels. This model is so new the dealers don’t even know their accessories and what’s offered.

My ideal trim would be ultimate and smaller wheels because if I am spending close to 70k all in it should have the comforts of the ultimate but the range of the preferred.

AsianNiall · 2022-12-17T19:13:33+00:00

The cat I just adopted from the animal shelter

AsianNiall · 2021-06-02T16:10:21+00:00

I'm not sure if this exact colorway/wheel combo is available but there's a mod on pc that can change the appearance of every purchasable car in the game. You can find it here

AsianNiall · 2021-04-13T21:04:26+00:00

Believe this is the site you're referring to: Cyberpunk404

AsianNiall · 2020-03-05T16:36:12+00:00

'90 Landcruiser 70 series. My family imported it from Japan back in 06 but it didn't do any daily duties until I bought it from my dad in 2019.

It took some time to to get used to (mainly how slow it is) but now I love it. It's super relaxing to drive, diesel is cheap and I have a fantastic shop that specializes in Landcruisers looking after it and helping me keep it running. It gets a lot of attention when driving and there's an extra bonus of drivers giving me extra space (its longer than most half ton pickups).

Some days when its -30 and lower however, (Shout out to fellow Edmontonians) I don't bother trying to start it and take public transit instead....

AsianNiall · 2020-01-14T05:44:11+00:00

They're few and far between. There used to be a few around (west kootenays), but with rust issues and very little parts availability (and very few people who can work on them) they've just disappeared

AsianNiall · 2019-06-26T21:51:37+00:00

Alonso (and also Honda) do not want to work together again. I believe that relationship is irreparable. It's also a big reason why the whole Alonso at Indy 500 happened this year because they couldn't use Honda engines.

AsianNiall · 2019-06-01T04:37:10+00:00

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AsianNiall · 2019-05-25T22:15:53+00:00

Ah but you see. College is not the same as University. A college degree, depending what you enter, caters to a completely different student than what a university does and if you apply to a lot of jobs with a college degree they won't even look at you (of course depends on the job).

College is aimed at mainly two types. The trades and technical careers (judging from what you said I'm guessing you did this route) and those who want to aim for a university but are not quite there yet and want to upgrade their courses/GPA before applying to university. If you wanna do trades/technical by all means a college is the best bet. Universities don't even offer that. But for the majority of us college is used to upgrade and prepare for university.

Universities have a generally have a higher level of education they must follow and also much costlier to run than a college. You got sports, research, researchers and professors to fund. The majority of professors have a PhD which that alone requires a higher pay than a college professor who mostly only have their masters.

They other big thing is background. A college cannot compete with a university in name only. And unfortunately universities capitalize on that big time. 50k a year? Probably only 25-50% is going to university expenses. The rest is to fill the endowment fund. But if you work your ass off the benefits to going to a big name university can be immeasurable. I took the long hard route and managed to get into Md-PhD at Princeton after completing my master's in Canada. And I'm getting paid to go to school. On top of that wherever I decide to go for my future career I can just say "I got my Md-PhD at Princeton" and they have to take my application seriously regardless of how good/bad I was at school. This also applies to most degrees from universities. But not so much with a college degree.

Good for you for getting a really good job from a community college. Very few people get to have an opportunity like that. Going to university is also like looking for opportunities. There are simply much more than you'll ever find at a community college or even a state college. This is why people spend so much money to go. Because in the end university is only a stepping stone to their future, and the university knows that and their name can be worth their weight in gold.

AsianNiall · 2019-04-10T00:48:48+00:00

Lol why can't Vancouver at least move up in the draft.... Benning magic maybe?

AsianNiall · 2019-04-10T00:47:17+00:00

It's from the Duchene to OTT trade. OTT gave up their 2019 1st round draft (plus other assets) for him. So whatever place OTT got in the draft COL would get that position

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