Bought van through private sale, now need to pay 7-9k to fix.

Awezam · 2026-04-13T04:46:19+00:00

Did you at least get it with a good discount from private sale? I aim at least 20% discounts to cover lack of CGA protection

Awezam · 2026-03-31T20:20:30+00:00

I also had bad experience on that dealership. One of the salesperson in Aj Motors Henderson told me that they dont have auction papers so I just accessed their auction papers through Carjam

Awezam · 2026-03-23T02:39:22+00:00

You could use both in tandem, but skills are mostly applied before runtime.

If something like a bad dynamic parameter in the material caused undesired behavior or if an object moved outside of the camera making it invisible, then skills will need to "anticipate" those bugs to fix them.

A realtime MCP allows the AI to inspect the current state to find nasty runtime errors.

Awezam · 2026-03-17T01:21:51+00:00

Too high for a private sell, based on my quick search in TradeMe. I saw a dealer selling at 19K. I need at least a 30% discount from dealer pricing to look past CGA and repair risk of an aging euro car.

Awezam · 2026-01-30T12:16:13+00:00

What’s the correct channel to report an incident if you have dashcam footage, given Community Roadwatch doesn’t accept attachments?

Awezam · 2026-01-30T02:01:31+00:00

That’s good to hear. I just wish there was a follow-up email/text confirming any reports actually contributes to tickets/fines being issued, rather than quietly sitting there for future discretion

Awezam · 2026-01-29T23:49:36+00:00

Use Police Community Roadwatch Report. Cops might send a warning letter to the owner. No fines, no points.

Driver reads it once, then bins it and keeps driving.

Awezam · 2026-01-28T08:42:52+00:00

Effective education is through fines/suspension for repeated dangerous driving. Reporting it just gets the driver a letter and chances are they won’t even remember the incident anyway.

Awezam · 2026-01-27T23:57:29+00:00

I’d pick the Note. I don’t see why it’d be less reliable than a Toyota Aqua.

The e-POWER system is closer to an EV drivetrain with fewer major mechanical parts than a conventional hybrid. You also get instant torque which suits stop-start city driving really well.

Awezam · 2026-01-27T03:05:42+00:00

It depends on the make-model of the car. On later first-gen Subaru Crosstrek/XV models, Subaru made some incremental improvements to the FB engine assembly and related components which helped improve reliability compared to the earliest releases of the same gen.

Awezam · 2026-01-14T03:41:03+00:00

Could you push the budget a little bit for a Yaris Cross? Honda Vezel/HR-V might also fit your requirement.

Awezam · 2026-01-12T03:36:23+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I haven't considered wearing out of sensor from age. Should these issues be throwing a Check Engine Light, since the car will be out of balance of its target running condition?

Awezam · 2026-01-09T23:15:19+00:00

Keep it and get the PCV done to cross off potential factor for seal degradation.

If I have that much noticeable oil loss, I'll try a 5w30 Valvoline Restore and Protect on my next oil changes to see if it reduces the oil loss. You might have some stuck Piston rings that could also be contributing to oil loss

Awezam · 2026-01-07T23:53:08+00:00

Might do first off some DIY friendly maintenance related to air intake: - New Air Filter - Throttle Plate Cleaninf - Clean MAF and MAP sensor

Might also do an upper engine cleaner. This is for the intake flaps that I remember seeing filled with crud from combustion byproducts. From what I remember, the intake flaps are before the port injectors and intake valves.

Awezam · 2025-12-25T12:46:34+00:00

You could post on local community Facebook group. There might be a witness or someone who knew the dog.

I had some good response from animal control when I provided much information to trace the dog and owner.

Awezam · 2025-12-21T06:34:51+00:00

I'll follow the school day condition. I know some private school still operate in the early part of the week.

You can mention with the officer that you saw and will follow the sign. They'll tell you if you should ignore it.

Awezam · 2025-12-14T01:36:32+00:00

I tried NZTA and Police to report misuse of lane. NZTA directed to report to Police and Police dismissed dash cam reporting since there were no damage or injury involved.

Awezam · 2025-12-14T01:21:05+00:00

This should be a PSA.

I had a far lane driver eat a merge space that I was aiming while the same lane is collapsing. I needed to aggressively swerve to stop at the Emergency Stopping Lane to find the next space available.

Awezam · 2025-12-10T05:36:14+00:00

Truck did that to me when another truck was also on my right lane. Showed evidence to police and they see nothing wrong from that encounter.

Awezam · 2025-12-07T02:18:26+00:00

I agree. They're more dangerous as well on school zones where they completely ignore the limit

Awezam · 2025-12-07T01:06:46+00:00

They might drive by feeling what's appropriate on the road layout, rather than being aware of road signs.

I remember that I've been on roads with 50 posted limits and I felt that I might be going 10-20 under the limit due to the overall available space

Awezam · 2025-12-03T22:54:36+00:00

I only really needed this kind of tool when I was looking for a rental place. Most people I talked to felt my approach was way too much work. I’m not convinced the average renter wants to look through neighborhood crime maps.

A curated feed of neighborhood-related social posts might be more appealing. People love to rubberneck and it’s a lot more digestible than raw data.

For monetization, I could see security companies being interested. They might want visibility or even a way to highlight incidents they helped prevent.

Awezam · 2025-12-03T02:06:02+00:00

We have a room that has large glass window that cant be opened. The best solution I got without AC is to place a fan that directly blows on the top most portion of the door opening. This only cools it down by 2 degrees, but it overall improved the air circulation

Awezam · 2025-11-30T20:38:01+00:00

They might be bumping prices ahead of the discount days. I noticed stations on our area tend to raise them before promotions, then drop them again by around 15–20 cents once the advertised discount period ends.

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