New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[intern]

Out of curiosity, what do you want for it?

 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BTW!!!!

Thanks man!

Probably around 6500 dollars I spose...

[Wayne Potgieter]

Thanks man!

Probably around 6500 dollars I spose...

Thanks.

 

That's a bit pricey for an 11 year olds bike 

 

I don't even think my bike cost that much! 

 

Not disputing your price at all - just disputing spending that much on a kid!

[patham]

Thanks.

 

That's a bit pricey for an 11 year olds bike 

 

I don't even think my bike cost that much! 

 

Not disputing your price at all - just disputing spending that much on a kid!

 

That's even more pricey than my sons bike after adding on all the upgrades he has received for various birthday and Christmas presents - and I think he is overcapitalised !

 

At the risk of making a bad pun, the S-works Epic is rather a specialised piece of kit, and it wouIdn't be high on my personal short list even if it is a good deal. But then again, recent history shows I should not have progressed past the tricycle stage.

[patches]

I might take you up on that.

 

I need to laminate a bunch of timber together to make a centre-board and rudder for my dinghy, and I need a thicknesser to plane that down from 30odd mm to 22, so that would make a great start!

 

Going on leave for a week next weekend (skiing/Ruapahu) so likely won't be done for couple weeks.

 

They don't have a cnc machine to cut the foil profile onto it do they...? 

 

Edit: Dang, that saw is everything my 15 y.o. bottom-of-the-range Ryobi circular saw is not...

 

@davetapson, I see you got your invite to the Shed induction next week. For some reason they invited me again

 

Also, I recently acquired a Makita track saw (and a 1400mm track), so there's another option if you need to rip down some sheet goods (especially sheets that are too awkward in size for the Shed table saw). Just give me a shout and we can see what we can do.

[Wayne Potgieter]

I am selling our little runaround Nissan Leaf. With both of us working from home, it is getting almost NO use.

 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/nissan/listing/2708465113?bof=D22iymMk

 

Hubber discount will be available.

[patches]

National seem to be their own worst enemy at the moment.

 

First they rolled Simon Bridges. Then Boag-gate and the resignations resulting from that. Then Todd throws in the towel.

 

A glimmer of hope for party loyals when Auntie Judy stepped in to set things straight.

 

But that didn't last long as it too came with some resignations, followed by a double whammy of Falloon's sexting and sacking.

Edited July 20, 2020 by patches

[intern]

National seem to be their own worst enemy at the moment.

 

First they rolled Simon Bridges. Then Boag-gate and the resignations resulting form that. Then Todd throws in the towel.

 

A glimmer of hope for party loyals when Auntie Judy stepped in to set things straight.

 

But that didn't last long as it too came with some resignations, followed by a double whammy of Falloon's sexting and sacking.

 

Yep, National a major shtshow at the moment. JC is the right person for the job, but the caucus seems hell bent on self-destruction. The Falloon thing...SMH randy politicians, when will they ever learn.

[intern]

I am selling our little runaround Nissan Leaf. With both of us working from home, it is getting almost NO use.

 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/nissan/listing/2708465113?bof=D22iymMk

 

Hubber discount will be available.

 

Just as a matter of interest, how have you found that vehicle? What do you like, not like about it?

[patches]

I am selling our little runaround Nissan Leaf. With both of us working from home, it is getting almost NO use.

 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/nissan/listing/2708465113?bof=D22iymMk

 

Hubber discount will be available.

 

Oooh, just the other day we were saying that we may go electric for our next car. Like you, we'd probably still need a second car for those longer trips or weekends away. We don't want to be "those people" in our group of friends that say 1hr in to the road trip "do you mind if we stop and charge our car quick" 

 

But yeah, the dream is the Audi E-tron. When I first saw the ad for it and had not yet seen the car in person, I thought it was about the same size as a Q3 and foolishly thought "aah yeah, maybe they start at like $60k.

 

I was soon awoken to the harsh reality of the $120k starting price   

 

Your Leaf is a way more palatable option for a foray into EV's. I'll spread the word around! Good luck with the sale!

[Wayne Potgieter]

Just as a matter of interest, how have you found that vehicle? What do you like, not like about it?

Its a great cheap little car for running around. We used it almost exclusively for a year and a bit and only used the big car for weekends away. 

 

I moved to Mercury Energy when we got it as they offer great power incentives for ev's. Costs me about $4 to "fill the tank" and i can do around 120km on that charge. We charged primarily at home using a standard wall plug.

 

In AKL we can also use the Vector public chargers for free , so i can charge it from empty to 80% in less than 30 minutes at a garage.

 

It is insanely quick - having all that torque is amazing and there is not many vehicles that keep up to it on pull off. 

 

EDIT - the range is better in winter weirdly, Get around 140km on a single charge.

 

I bought the smallest battery size at 24kw. There is a 30KW version in the old shape, but with only doing low mileages around home, there was really no need to buy the bigger battery.

 

I got into the habit of charging it every second evening and it became second nature really to just plug the car in.

 

I highly highly recommend an EV in NZ as a second runaround. I would not use it as a primary family vehicle as the range is too short for long trips.

Edited July 20, 2020 by Wayne Potgieter

[intern]

Its a great cheap little car for running around. We used it almost exclusively for a year and a bit and only used the big car for weekends away. 

 

I moved to Mercury Energy when we got it as they offer great power incentives for ev's. Costs me about $4 to "fill the tank" and i can do around 120km on that charge. We charged primarily at home using a standard wall plug.

 

In AKL we can also use the Vector public chargers for free , so i can charge it from empty to 80% in less than 30 minutes at a garage.

 

It is insanely quick - having all that torque is amazing and there is not many vehicles that keep up to it on pull off. 

 

EDIT - the range is better in winter weirdly, Get around 140km on a single charge.

 

I bought the smallest battery size at 24kw. There is a 30KW version in the old shape, but with only doing low mileages around home, there was really no need to buy the bigger battery.

 

I got into the habit of charging it every second evening and it became second nature really to just plug the car in.

 

I highly highly recommend an EV in NZ as a second runaround. I would not use it as a primary family vehicle as the range is too short for long trips.

 

 

Comprehensive reply, thanks. Yes I think if you need two vehicles, one EV runaround is the way to go; maintenance likely far less given the lack of moving parts/simplicity of an electric motor vs ICE. Of course there is eventual battery replacement to factor in, too.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Comprehensive reply, thanks. Yes I think if you need two vehicles, one EV runaround is the way to go; maintenance likely far less given the lack of moving parts/simplicity of an electric motor vs ICE. Of course there is eventual battery replacement to factor in, too.

On the maintenance side it is almost non existent. 

 

I need to do an annual WOF by law. My annual service costs $105 which includes the WOF. Main thing they check for is tyre wear. With never going to a fuel station, checking your tyre pressure is not top of mind so it is something to remember explicitly to do.

 

Honestly, its not worth changing the batteries at this point on these cars. The lifespan is around 15 years and then the car is essentially toast. Until the battery packs come down in price(which they are) its probably not worth it as you would be bored in 15 years anyway. A battery replacement on a 2015 leaf is around $7k and by the time it will need one in 10 years, i doubt it will even be worth that.

 

I drove a 2020 Tesla the other day and can confirm that the difference in the batteries from my leaf to the tesla is huge. The technology has come a long way since then.

 

We love EV's so much, we replaced our big 3.5L V6 Highlander with a Rav4 Hybrid and it is awesome!

[davetapson]

@davetapson, I see you got your invite to the Shed induction next week. For some reason they invited me again [emoji38]

 

Also, I recently acquired a Makita track saw (and a 1400mm track), so there's another option if you need to rip down some sheet goods (especially sheets that are too awkward in size for the Shed table saw). Just give me a shout and we can see what we can do.

Yeh - got the email!

 

You shouldn't make offers like that... [emoji38]

 

I've got another boat in mind. Need to finish this one first, then lull the missus into a state of inattention, then sneak another one in. For this one I started on a kayak, then realised that it's never going to get used due to family, better do some family friendly thing, started on the dinghy and only when it was obviously not a kayak did she notice... 'What, you building ANOTHER boat..!?' "Yeh, didn't you notice? Oh, thought you knew..."

 

The next one is going to be hopefully a bespoke John Welsford design - something beefy enough to go camping on the various islands - including Great Barrier. I've asked him to come up with the equivalent of a double-cab bakkie - some accommodation, loadable, fast.

 

He has something he designed for himself that is nearly right - just too fine / un-loadable for my purposes....

Edited July 21, 2020 by davetapson

[patches]

Yeh - got the email!

 

You shouldn't make offers like that... [emoji38]

 

I've got another boat in mind. Need to finish this one first, then lull the missus into a state of inattention, then sneak another one in. For this one I started on a kayak, then realised that it's never going to get used due to family, better do some family friendly thing, started on the dinghy and only when it was obviously not a kayak did she notice... 'What, you building ANOTHER boat..!?' "Yeh, didn't you notice? Oh, thought you knew..."

 

The next one is going to be hopefully a bespoke John Welsford design - something beefy enough to go camping on the various islands - including Great Barrier. I've asked him to come up with the equivalent of a double-cab bakkie - some accommodation, loadable, fast.

 

He has something he designed for himself that is nearly right - just too fine / un-loadable for my purposes....

 

You're onto it! Incremental increase! hahaha!

 

That boat look awesome!

 

Where in SA were you originally from? Did you sail there, or is this something you've taken up since living in the "City of Sails"?

[davetapson]

You're onto it! Incremental increase! hahaha!

 

That boat look awesome!

 

Where in SA were you originally from? Did you sail there, or is this something you've taken up since living in the "City of Sails"?

Grew up in Zim, sailing on dams around Bulawayo, then not much until now (hopefully). The Gulf is such a resource it's a pity not to make full use of it, and I like sailing and building boats so it's a win-win.

 

But to answer your question, all over the place but ending up in Benoni for the last 14yrs...!

[patham]

Grew up in Zim, sailing on dams around Bulawayo, then not much until now (hopefully). The Gulf is such a resource it's a pity not to make full use of it, and I like sailing and building boats so it's a win-win.

 

But to answer your question, all over the place but ending up in Benoni for the last 14yrs...!

 

Another Bulawayo brother, deserves a thumbs up on principle, although you could have upgraded in your time in SA rather than stick to place names beginning with B  (Benoni) !