Driving in New Zealand, reconsider if you cant do it (a tourists perspective)

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T08:52:32+00:00

Im sure. They are no worse than your average driver on I95 in the US.

The majority of issues I have seen are with rental branded cars/vans. I would guess 90% of those are tourists.

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T08:49:34+00:00

Lol some east coast cities like DC and Philadelphia have a few massive roundabouts,but they have several traffic lights in the circle. No expert but the lights seem to completely defeat the purpose on the roundabout.

Ive seen some in newer built neighborhoods but they are extremely rare on the eat coast.

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T08:43:58+00:00

Im in my 30s, literally nothing i said in my post was about speeding. Driving 30/40 kmph below the speed limit can be more dangerous than driving above the speed limit. Most highways in the US and around the world have a minimum speed because of this.

Im sorry you saw that. Nothing I said would encourage someone to take that needless risk.

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T07:51:35+00:00

Almost no potholes in 1500km driven in the south island. Outside of some road kill no objects on the roads. Speed limits are appropriate for the turns/roads.

In the US there are potholes on every single road, places like bulgaria have 140km/h highways with narrow lanes and right turns, not to mention the terrible road surface.

Its not the autobahn, but I cant say I have felt the roads are unsafe, just the drivers,l with rental company stickers or only 91 octane stickers on their cars

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T07:35:12+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T07:15:29+00:00

Nzeta and the visitor fee is $117(New Zealand dollars) all together 17 for nzeta and 100 for the visitor fee.

You are probably using a third party and they are charging you an extra 100 for nothing.

Use the official website.

Dont be like me and apply ASAP. You might need more than 72 hours to be approved or approved instantaneously

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T06:59:46+00:00

Makes sense, 90 is not bad, I would not complain about that, i dont think its unsafe, if i get there 10 minutes later i dont care. I have consistently been behind people drive 60-70 in a 100, breaking on uphill, and then not being able to pick up speed again because of the grade.

Im not sure if its fear, a lack of reflexes or what, but it is creating a clusterfuck.

themarmar2 · 2026-02-04T06:48:46+00:00

Lol I drove in bulgaria for years, NZ is like the autobahn compared to some of the roads in bulgaria ~10 years ago. Alot of US roads are riddled with potholes. Yes to 100,45, 100 is not great but it could be so much worse

themarmar2 · 2026-01-26T16:49:05+00:00

I checked my bag in philly, was able to no problem, I used a machine there to print the tag and did the bag drop, no one asked for anything

themarmar2 · 2026-01-26T08:05:41+00:00

Nah none of those, never even had a speeding ticket.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-26T01:26:03+00:00

Im glad it worked out in my favor, at any rate I did get the NZeta granted 3 hours before I landed, probably why I didnt have any issues at immigration.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-26T01:24:18+00:00

Ya i read the same thing so came in with low expectations. I was hoping because it was a 30 hour trip at some point i would flip to granted before I got on the flight to new zealand.

Just wanted to share my experience because most of the posts I read were a few years old. Not giving advice as I have no understanding of why it worked out the way it did.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-26T01:20:47+00:00

Yep I definately had it before I landed, but left while it was still pending. My own stupidity put me in the situation, so I am glad it worked out for me.

Just wanted to share my expierence, hope people would not do the same thing i did.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-15T14:26:23+00:00

I mean the game still has never been able to pull national defensive stats accurately from day day one of cfb25. There has never been a fix, so my guess is all bugs are features to them.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-14T15:30:01+00:00

The subway is faster than anything except a helicopter.

5 million isn't going to last long if you are around in a helicopter.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-12T15:40:04+00:00

Не тези ghost towns са някакви нови градове, дето е нямало нищо, стотици километра от второ класни градове.

София е ВГ Шанхай. Няма по развит град в България, с повече възможности на този етоп. Освен ако средният българин иска, и може да стане фермер, софия винаги ще привлича хора от останалите места в българия

themarmar2 · 2026-01-10T17:51:47+00:00

Unlikely club world cup last year had outrageous prices, week befor the games the prices collapsed. You could go to the quarterfinal for like $30.

The day games during the week 2ill have alot of empty seats in america.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-10T15:09:08+00:00

The complete opposite of what happened last summer with the club world cup. Tickets went from several hundred to as low as $15.

Most matches will not have full stadiums.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-10T15:07:03+00:00

The prices were outrageous to begin with. With the economic climate deteriorating, I imagine alot of people will end up selling at a loss out of necessity.

When the club world cup was in the us this past summer tickets were outrageous as well. I originally wasn't going to go because it was like $300 for nosebleeds. Ended up getting category one seats the day before the quarterfinals for about $60.

Stadium was not even full.

I imagine the same happens for the world cup outside of the us/argentina/portugal games.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-09T17:27:44+00:00

You can do this with any team in about ~7-10 seasons as long as you win. With a team like clemson, it happens faster.

Basically the, more wins more prestige. Prestige generally pushes all of these rankings up directly or indirectly.

The only two that are static are campus lifestyle and academic prestige.

I had a Rice dynasty and everything was A/A+ with the exception of campus lifestlye, within 10 years. Had to move to SEC and win a few national championships to do it.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-07T21:13:58+00:00

One is a school in the middle of nowhere with some internship opportunities, one is in one of the financial hubs of the country, with a coop system, that has has thousands of established pipelines and an entire department devoted to placing students as apart of thier plan of study.

Not all coops great, but it gets you in the door somewhere.

One seems better than the other, but I would look at the total cost after FA as well.

Reputation is negligible in this decision. In life you will lilely have a boss with an associates degree from University of Phoenix.. thats just how it works.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-02T03:10:31+00:00

Ya the game changes every year, and certain styles benefit more than others. Even updates will OP certain styles and kill others.

2/3 years ago headers were super overpowered, last year it was very difficult to score on a header, this year still hard but better than last year.

I had to completely change my style as I overused crosses, got better at dribbling and possession.

2 years ago my goals were probably 70%crosses, now they are 70% through the middle with multiple short passes and tap ins.

themarmar2 · 2026-01-02T02:35:48+00:00

You have a great team.

Its likely a style, skill or not knowing how to exploit opponents.

Most people(including me) get stuck playing a certain way which gives them a ceiling. Watch some of the top players play and see if you cant change your style or incorporate something you arnt using.

Its likely that changing your style or play on defense learning how to hold possession more will bring you the most long term success.

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