Newbie in Sydney

Hello everyone,

I signed up to Priuschat a couple of weeks ago, when I was still researching what to buy and what to look out for. Everyone was extremely helpful - thanks for your information.

I've bought one now: I bought it at auction on Tuesday and picked it up yesterday. It's a 2008 basic model, and it's blue, and I very much like it.

I spend most of my driving time in traffic in central Sydney, and it's so much more relaxing to drive in those conditions than anything else I've driven.

Also, Priuschat looks a bit less mental and a bit less rabidly right wing than MBWorld, which I've been a member of for a while, so I'm looking forward to becoming part of it.

 

Thank you. I'm very impressed so far.

I live in the Inner West, but a couple of our neighbours moved here from the Hills District.

It has 43,000kms on it, and I bought it at auction for A$ 16,000, which seems to have been a pretty good deal. It's an ex-government car, and it's immaculate.

This forum seems quite a bit more international than the other one I was on, which was very American. It's refreshing (no offence to the Americans - it's just nice to see what people from all over the world are saying). I've only lived in Australia for two years, so it's another two years until I can call myself an Aussie - I'm a pom, but I moved here from Shanghai. I haven't made it over to Adelaide yet, but I have a couple of clients there, so I do need to get over there soon.

 

Ah, well it's good to know that they work well in the heat. I'm a bit concerned that in summer - which will start in a couple of weeks, it could get a bit hot because of all that glass. But at least it's a light colour, so it shouldn't get too hot.

I've heard that there's more wrong in Britain than just the price of petrol: my parents and my sister still live there, and they, and the rest of my friends, are not too optimistic at the moment.

Actually, my sister used to live in Harrogate: you might have driven her home some time.

Petrol prices here are odd: they're about A$ 1.05 per litre on Tuesdays and A$ 1.30 on Saturdays - they move in kind of a wave pattern every week. It'll be nice to always know I can wait until Tuesday to fill up.

 

Yes, there are some nutters there. I do find it quite interesting, though - I'd never meet people like that in real life, so it's useful to get an insight into what they're thinking.

 

Ah, well that's good to know. It's not looking like I'm going to have to worry about blazing sun this afternoon, though.

That's a very good point - thank you! I've done it now.