So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[Quickstatus]

Thinking aloud:

NRMA has a 2 year new for old comprehensive CI . If you write off the car they give you a new one - as close to spec as possible. Or if they can’t the agreed value or market value.

Here is the thing.

Agreed value is more expensive than market value because AV is the declared value at the start of the 12 months insurance but MV is the value at the time of the write off which may differ (usually negatively) significantly from AV.
But if the specific car is still in production why not go MV and pay significantly less knowing the new for old offer still stands.
Apparently when such claims are handled they look at the purchase invoice to see exactly what car it is.

 

[AisleSeat]

We just bought a 2017 Kia Rio. This'll be our regular commute car and we'll save our Forester for road trips etc.

Just drove it to work for the first time. Handles great and speedy for a 1.4L

 

[blackcat20]

Been settling in nicely to the Mazda 6 but discovering it thinks its a little bit smarter than me, particularly when it comes to the auto brake function. I was merging from a lane where traffic ahead had stopped to a lane doing the speed limit, and it auto-braked once I was already in the moving lane. Was very lucky the vehicle behind me was able to avoid rear-ending me (I had plenty of room to merge as I had maintained speed but when it brakes, it brakes rapidly).

 

[Quickstatus]

There are quirks like that. On other cars it is possible to change the distance when the auto function is activated.

 

[blackcat20]

There are quirks like that. On other cars it is possible to change the distance when the auto function is activated.

I know I can adjust the distance for the radar cruise control, not sure about the breaking. Need to work on my driving style apparently

It also kicked in when traffic on the freeway stopped suddenly; I was on to it and braking appropriately (ie hard enough to stop but not so hard as to cause a problem for the car behind) but the car behind me was caught off guard when my car assisted me to slow down quicker than I anticipated. He went off road to avoid me, but I'd say he wasnt paying attention to begin with.

 

[tgh]

My autobrake is t'other way.. it only panics when the distance and the rate of closing is edgy.
I actually thought it didn't work until I deliberately pushed the envelope to find out.
I actually suspect that on a wet slippery road it might not be quick enough.

 

[Quickstatus]

Auto rake or more accurately auto emergency brake is not designed to prevent a crash. At best it may do that at worst it mitigates the severity of the crash.

It does suggest that some drivers need to leave a greater gap to car in front

If someone behind is too close to me (can’t see in the rear view mirror a reasonable patch of road between the cars ), I will just slow down a bit until it overtakes me

 

[Flying Fox]

Just signed for a Porsche Macan S Diesel (white).

Collecting it next month once I work out my diary for a delivery date.

 

[Quickstatus]

We just bought a 2017 Kia Rio. This'll be our regular commute car and we'll save our Forester for road trips etc.

Just drove it to work for the first time. Handles great and speedy for a 1.4L

Were you swayed in your purchase by the Kia Ambassador?

 

[JohnM]

Just signed for a Porsche Macan S Diesel (white).

Collecting it next month once I work out my diary for a delivery date.

Porsche; diesel. Shouldn't that be an oxymoron?

 

[AisleSeat]

Were you swayed in your purchase by the Kia Ambassador?

Rafa? Haha, no. Just heard good things about. It was in our price range and comes with both Apple Carplay and Android Auto.

 

[Flying Fox]

Porsche; diesel. Shouldn't that be an oxymoron?

Seems that way but I loved the torque from the diesel and the launch off the line. Handling like all Porsche's is brilliant.

 

[JohnM]

Make sure to drive it a lot to keep the particulate filters clean.

 

[Buzzard]

Make sure to drive it a lot to keep the particulate filters clean.

Or be prepared to pay big $$ for the fix.

 

[tgh]

Driving it a lot is not the key. imnsho…
My 9 yo 3l diesel had no dpf issues at all in spite of very low km's and mostly short runs…..why..?
Because I found a good freeway ramp every now and then and (with a well warmed up engine ) ran it out through the gears .. flat.. full throttle and max revs.
160kmh in no time flat is illegal.. but really good for the engines.. mine never burned a drop of oil once run in.
Someone was recently asking about a near new 3l diesel they has bought that was burning oil.. advice form all the old hand owners was to work it.. hard.
New engines (especially modern hs diesels) need to be worked over their load range when running in .. if they are babied they may use oil.

 

[Milboo]

I had Audi adjust my pre-sense function to less sensitive. I was driving down the road - normal lane either side and parked cars. Drive it several times a week. Road was quiet as early, no oncoming cars and thankfully nothing behind me. Car slams on the pre-sense, to the point it jarred my neck and left me sore for a day or two.

Even adjusted, just recently I was driving down a sloping street and towards the bottom was a small speed hump. Slammed it on again there.

 

[tgh]

Flying fox may enjoy this.. it's the eg production line.. alla same large peppers.. small peppers happen elsewhere

 

[Quickstatus]

Driving it a lot is not the key. imnsho…
My 9 yo 3l diesel had no dpf issues at all in spite of very low km's and mostly short runs…..why..?
Because I found a good freeway ramp every now and then and (with a well warmed up engine ) ran it out through the gears .. flat.. full throttle and max revs.
160kmh in no time flat is illegal.. but really good for the engines.. mine never burned a drop of oil once run in.
Someone was recently asking about a near new 3l diesel they has bought that was burning oil.. advice form all the old hand owners was to work it.. hard.
New engines (especially modern hs diesels) need to be worked over their load range when running in .. if they are babied they may use oil.

A 9yr diesel may not actually have a DPF.
Several causes exist about excessive oil consumption. I don’t drive my 5 diesel cars hard and never had excessive OC . A previous landcruiser diesel used 1L/700km/ this was not due to the way we drove the LC - more later

 

[Deleted member]

I'm in the market for my first new car (and only second car ever). It's getting remarkably difficult to get a small manual car! Everything is a giant soccer-mum mobile in auto.

Test drove the suzuki swift sport and subaru BRZ today, sadly the latter in auto which is just awful - I don't know if it'd be any better in manual.

I am over small cars, that said I still like to drive my 1967 MGB .
But for day to day, big is better (IMHO)

 

[Deleted member]

I have been fantasising about a convertible, but almost every one I see is driven with the top up, even in qld.
Collectible cars are booming as a genre , and the prices asked for very common old cars is stratospheric.

Problem right now is that I can’t drive the MG during the day, it’s just way too hot. So a few short trips every week in the evening to Cleveland point to watch the sunset is now a more regular occurrence. It’s nice to feel the wind in your hair without the searing heat of the sun .