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Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 11/10/2024 (lemmy.nz)
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Last weeks thread here

Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

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  • Something interesting that happened to you
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, pretty rough. I am keen to get something electric next time around, we have a Leaf at the moment as well but I'm keen for something longer range. But this Kuga with all it's electronics puts me off a car that relies so much on it's computer and electronic system, so not sure what good options there are for a long range EV that is also reliable.

The sad thing is we don't even drive the Kuga that much, only for long trips. I think it would be a reasonable bet that we've spent less on fuel than we have on maintenance.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

The sad thing is we don't even drive the Kuga that much, only for long trips. I think it would be a reasonable bet that we've spent less on fuel than we have on maintenance.

Last road trip from Auckland to Wellington, we just hired a big car (a mid-size SUV, I guess). 100% recommend anyone shopping for a car (or whatever) does a quick check to see if it's actually worth owning it vs hiring. In my case (one kid and no boat), it's way cheaper to just hire something big and flash for the occasional road trips.