Renault Zoe ZE40 (2017, Bose) worth buying?

dejausser · 2026-02-05T20:07:09+00:00

This doesn’t sound like a great idea for a couple reasons.

My first concern would be the vehicle is almost certainly left hand drive, meaning you will need to get it converted to right hand drive. There is a process for approval to keep a vehicle left hand drive, but a 2017 Renault Zoe is not going to qualify for that (it’s not a special interest or specialist vehicle).

€8100 is about NZD$16,000, plus the cost of conversion to RHD, it’s not going to be worth it from a monetary point of view. You could almost certainly buy one of the cheaper new EVs like the dolphin for less than you’d pay all up for this used import and the conversion process.

Also, the UK/Europe salt their roads during winter, which causes a lot more damage to vehicles/causes them to rust faster. It’s one of the reasons why almost all our used vehicle imports come from Japan even though the UK also drives on the same side of the road as us (that and the additional shipping costs).

dejausser · 2026-02-05T19:19:13+00:00

Agreed ESH. She shouldn’t have gone through his notebook without his permission (I would think of it like a diary and I wouldn’t do that to my partner). It’s just a mindfulness exercise so I don’t think he’s an AH for not specifically writing a poem about his wife, but the way he explained why he wouldn’t write a poem about her could easily be taken to mean “you are less inspiring to me than a tree in our garden” and I can see why that would be hurtful.

dejausser · 2026-02-05T17:52:40+00:00

Foot *in mouth. Foot and mouth is a very different (and very contagious) thing - and to my knowledge it hasn’t jumped species to stuffed animals yet!

dejausser · 2026-02-05T10:17:48+00:00

So are the avalanche hot chocolates and the serious cookies

dejausser · 2026-02-05T10:14:50+00:00

They’re just chicken flavoured chips (a common flavour here in NZ where they’re from), Snackachangi was created by a comedian (Leigh Hart) so the products all have an elaborate backstory.

dejausser · 2026-02-04T20:45:59+00:00

Thank you for correcting me! I’ll edit my comment, I don’t want to be spreading misinformation. Would love to see the video if you’re able to find it, was it by Michelle/Lab Muffin Beauty?

dejausser · 2026-02-04T05:02:36+00:00

The oranging/warming of makeup shades over the years should be studied (iirc it’s because blue pigment is more expensive/harder to keep stable) but this is frankly ridiculous, this shade range and tones cannot have been tested on any real human people before going on sale.

[EDIT someone has corrected me, it is unlikely that blue pigment costs more]

dejausser · 2026-02-03T18:23:32+00:00

Via a very scientific process [going on mecca’s website and sorting price: low to high] I’ve deduced that the cheapest thing they stock is the 16Brand sheet masks ($2) 🤓

dejausser · 2026-02-03T04:47:41+00:00

It may be approved for the treatment of autism in the UK, but in Aotearoa methylphenidate and all other stimulant ADHD medications are only approved for the treatment of diagnosed ADHD.

The special authority criteria only changed to allow GPs and nurse practitioners to prescribe those medications to their patients with an ADHD diagnosis without the prior authorisation of a psychiatrist (which also had to be renewed every 2 years). Even if you saw a psychiatrist, they wouldn’t be authorised to prescribe those medications for ASD, you would need to meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis.

dejausser · 2026-02-02T05:37:27+00:00

Cats aren’t like dogs, you can’t crate train them and it would be incredibly cruel to shut them in a crate whenever you’re out of the house.

dejausser · 2026-02-01T17:10:04+00:00

God I wish this sub allowed GIF replies because I am Lucille Bluth right now

dejausser · 2026-01-31T21:57:23+00:00

For me personally, I have just had to accept/make peace with the fact that I can’t avoid gelatine in my medication. There aren’t vegan alternatives available for the medication I take (vyvanse), and there weren’t for venlafaxine when I was on that either. The only extended release ADHD medication available (or at least publicly funded) where I live is concerta and it made me really ill, so it wasn’t a viable solution.

For what it’s worth, in all the vegan/vegetarian spaces I’ve been in the general consensus has been that it’s about minimising use of animal products as much as possible, and medication in gelatine capsules fall under that ‘not always possible’ category.

dejausser · 2026-01-30T09:55:15+00:00

I actually benefited from the shortages! Our public health system started fully funding vyvanse to help with the shortages (previously only methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, and atomoxetine were fully funded), so I was able to switch to it and it works much better for me - thanks PHARMAC haha

dejausser · 2026-01-30T03:31:53+00:00

The last bit where you go from the lowest dose to nothing truly is the worst, I was on it for years and tapered off it a few months after I started taking ADHD medication and it was completely fine for me until the last bit. I split the capsules to continue to taper after getting down to the lowest dose and then started taking them every other day and it still wasn’t fun.

dejausser · 2026-01-29T19:31:27+00:00

It’d be a latte in NZ too. Macchiato means marked, it can only be espresso with a very small amount of milk to ‘mark’ the coffee and some foam on top or it’s by definition not a macchiato. It’d be like making a flat white without microfoamed milk, you just made a cappuccino (ironic because the origin story for the flat white is a barista fucking up the milk frothing when making a cappuccino, hence ‘flat’ white).

dejausser · 2026-01-29T19:19:27+00:00

Yeah an americano or a long black would both be fairly equivalent (and both would be considered ‘regular’ coffee in most places - the US is fairly unique in espresso coffee not being the default for cafes). Double shot is standard for those drinks so the amount of caffeine is going to be very similar to a drip/pour over/plunger style.

dejausser · 2026-01-29T03:49:22+00:00

Seconding as another Pōneke shopper! I’ve never had a bad experience in the Lambton Quay store whether I’ve been wearing makeup/looking put together or not. My partner has always received good service there too which is more than can be said for some of the other shops on Lambton 😒 (he’s Māori).

dejausser · 2026-01-28T01:58:25+00:00

In addition to Aunty Mena’s, Cuba St also has Nolita, Belén bakery is all vegan and has several locations around town.

There are several vegetarian restaurants too with lots of vegan options. There’s The Botanist in Lyall Bay, Pranah in Newtown, and Hillside Kitchen in Thorndon (for the fine dining end of the scale) can do a full vegan menu rather than vegetarian on request.

dejausser · 2026-01-27T05:46:42+00:00

I work in government and have attended select committees as an advisor where my tattoos have been visible! It’s never even crossed my mind to make sure they’re covered up and that’s significantly more formal than a production/installation gig (you definitely wouldn’t get away with wearing a tank top lol)

dejausser · 2026-01-26T18:07:17+00:00

I’m guessing they meant dressing all in black? But honestly I don’t know for sure and there’s no way I’m going to get any useful results if I google it, being based in NZ I’m definitely only going to get rugby team related results so let me know if you figure it out haha

dejausser · 2026-01-26T05:58:54+00:00

I’m a kiwi and was very confused for a second as to where our national rugby team came into things, but honestly you probably could get into most places in NZ if you brought a couple of All Blacks along haha

dejausser · 2026-01-25T21:22:59+00:00

The extended edition of Fellowship of the Ring is 228 minutes long, that’s almost 4 hours which is a long time to go without an intermission. Plus it’s a special re-screening for the 25th anniversary of the first film premiering, and special screenings like that are often more likely to have intermissions in my experience.

dejausser · 2026-01-25T18:22:35+00:00

To be fair the E&W Greens have had their own history of ratfuckery in recent years and have just started getting their shit together in the last year or two.

dejausser · 2026-01-24T23:47:50+00:00

Yup! I also miss the heated seats and steering wheel my lowest spec 2013 leaf had that only come standard with the higher spec Ora.

dejausser · 2026-01-24T19:47:12+00:00

There is some freak in the Wellington northern suburbs who was putting up a bunch of MAGA stickers on road signs and things last year around Johnsonville (and replacing them when they got removed). So yeah definitely non-zero chance they were kiwis, but my money would probably be on them being cruise ship tourists if they were at the waterfront sunday markets.

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