anita's*thoughts

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Well most people that know me know that I am not a fan of our car. It isn't very pretty and the ability or lack of to put your foot down and get somewhere quickly makes Auckland driving a wee bit scary. However it is amazing good on gas. We filled up last Monday (29th) and had a bit of a fit when it costs us $60. But it is now Tuesday the following week and have down 380kms and still have a bit more than quarter of a tank left! Nice one. Maybe I am starting to warm to our car just a bit.

10 Comments:

yeah i reckon...if its fuel efficient thats all that matters with the way petrol prices are skyrocketing

By Priscilla, at 9:43 am, September 07, 2005

Sarah's little Dahaitsu or however you spell it is awesome on fuel. I tihnk we may end up keeping it.

By Scotty, at 10:35 am, September 07, 2005

yeah well.
big 'D' (sniff) used to fill up for $60 (including road user charges) and do 700kms road town.

now maroon5, hasn't even used a full tank yet so i'll keep ya posted, but it goes hard. (when the battery is charged!) chur.

keep it real.

By carl, at 11:22 am, September 07, 2005

Alana says:
Auckland should seriously invest in some trams, trains and buses.
Seriously.

By Anonymous, at 6:52 pm, September 07, 2005

Auckland has serious issues in the fact that it was seriously poorly planned, and so is a serious nightmare for anyone trying to design/provide any kind of seriously effective public transport system.
Seriously.

By Dan, at 7:12 pm, September 07, 2005

Seriously?

By Jonathan, at 9:33 am, September 08, 2005

Didn't Connex take over the train system in Auckland? Hows that going?
Alana.

By Anonymous, at 1:46 pm, September 08, 2005

Well I took the train to the rugby at Eden park and into Britomart twice last week and it was great. But I know others haven't had great experiences.

By Anita, at 2:04 pm, September 08, 2005

to put it bluntly: NZ public transport (but particularly Aucks') SUX! no matter who runs it. and Lou's right - its more of a surprise if the trains are running on time!

By Priscilla, at 2:56 pm, September 08, 2005

I've heard Connex have lost public transport contracts in other countries becasue they're not so good. I have to say their scheduling and organisational skills are not their strong point.

By Dan, at 8:25 am, September 09, 2005