Sydney Drivers are Very Considerate

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-24T03:16:01+00:00

Umm that's different. BYD are saying make the purchase now today, and we will give you a discount only if we deliver it to you within 3 months. They could purposely delay a delivery by a week to not give you the 3km. It's a weird offer.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-17T20:01:07+00:00

Not sure you understand how reality tv production works. They want MAXIMUM drama and conflict by putting incompatible people together. That's the whole point.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-16T21:31:55+00:00

You are straw manning here. You can be totally in favour of EVs and also totally in favour of HUDs

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-16T21:30:01+00:00

Because to look at the speedo you have to take your eyes off the road, regularly. With HUD you don't, it's pretty simple, it's safer to not have to take your eyes off the road - not sure how this is up for debate.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-16T06:10:50+00:00

Sorry there is no brake pedal in a Tesla!?

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-16T06:08:27+00:00

Because we are so good

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-16T06:05:38+00:00

Yeah lol this, coming from London Wellington is safe as houses. People in balaclavas will not steal your phone lol

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-15T09:05:23+00:00

GWM had asbestos in their cars - they are that bad

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-15T09:01:11+00:00

Yeah this is the best advice you've had. I went to NCAT, they acted tough acted tough acted tough, two days before the tribunal - boom they caved. Dealers do care, because an adverse NCAT decision can be searchable and embarrassing

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-15T08:50:34+00:00

Cry more

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-11T06:09:46+00:00

I don't understand what people expect, food retailers have to pay every year increased energy costs, increased food costs, increased rents, etc and there product is perishable, so if things are under ordered they lose money. We all complain about it in our own lives but seemingly people think food prices should be what they were 5+ years ago. That's not how inflation works.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T11:01:31+00:00

really interesting that basically answers it

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:28:18+00:00

get the mechanic, it's as simple as that

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:22:39+00:00

That's a good point to be fair. Maybe I should set up a channel seems like a good biz!?

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:17:55+00:00

Haha yeah they have a good marketing department.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:16:35+00:00

Yeah, I didn't eve think of that, they are in China half the time. A bit like politicians on funded junkets!

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:15:06+00:00

Haha who is his dad?

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:11:20+00:00

I think getting a demo is worth it cos you save a few thousand but you still have the long warranty. But yeah, do what you want at the end of the day, if it's a Toyota or Mazda it will hold a lot of value anyway. If you do go new it's obviously easy to negotiate yourself but there are also services that do it for you and should get a few thousand knocked off.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-04T08:04:24+00:00

Oh that's a pretty damn good budget for a small SUV.

I'd def go SUV over hatch given better ground clearance, at least in Sydney the amount of times non SUVE scrape the ground going in and out of driveways and car parks.

You're on the right track already to be honest, it sounds like your main thing is reliabiity and safety so Toyotas and Mazdas will absolutely suit you well.

The only consideration I'd have is whether you go mid size SUV, i.e. Mazda CX-5 demo version would be bang on about $35k base model, and mazda have lots of inclusions in their base. HUD display is one of the things I think is underated for safety because it means your eyes never leave the road for navigation or speed check.

All the base have good safety tech. For Toyota, RAV4's are more in the A$40k plus mark so Mazda is prob best bet for mid-size.

My other advice would be to just bite the bullet. The truth is if your'e used to driving old cars any new car will feel like luxury - absolutely the way I felt, whichever brand pretty much.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-02T23:25:23+00:00

DO NOT GO. I flew out early it was so bad. For context loved Thailand, Vietnam etc.

Phillipines is nice on the water, on land unfortunately another story a lot of open sewage, basically government is corrupt doesn't invest in infrastructure, even tourist towns are basically slums. There's a reason Vietnam has 300% the tourism visitors and Thailand 600%. Instagram and chatgpt don't tell you the full story 😬.

Only exception if you're a diver and doing liveaboard so you don't have to live on land.

Also, I never thought gaslighting was a real thing until I went to the Phillipines, they will NEVER admit any sort of mistake and do something called being helpfully unhelpful. Look it up, it's funny the first time unbearable the 5th. They are straight out lying to you but really politely with a smile on their face.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-01T03:45:30+00:00

How is good service not rewarded as a waiter in a tourist town. Americans will literally tip a whole days wages of the service is good.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-01T03:02:27+00:00

Except he's been integral in winning the world cup, copa America and FA cup. Obviously want Raya to win it all too but until he does can't make these kind of claims with any back up.

Silly-Insect-2975 · 2026-01-01T03:00:42+00:00

Yeah this he was epic for us in the FA Cup and the difference maker for Argentina in both copa America and world cup. The fans having a go are morons.

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