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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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/>made out of tin, but at least it was fuel-efficient).
Honda has a plant in New Zealand to assemble Civics. I actually saw my
1996 Honda Civic all over the place in New Zealand, and every once in a
while, in Australia. I would have rented one (since I know the car), but
the rental companies only had them in manuals, not automatics.
In general, the Ford Falcon was the best (albeit too big) car I rented.
Someone told me that if you're an Australian, you're either a "Ford Man" or
a "Holden Man." The Nissan Pulsar I exchanged the Ford for looked and felt
like it was a 1980s Japanese car, not a 1990s car. (I was so convinced it
was a 1980s model, I even took out the owners manual to check -- only to see
that it was a 1995 model!) The Honda Accord felt cramped for its size, and
the Holden Vectra was pretty bad (I had to continually force the trunk to
open -- it would constantly get stuck. Also, the car continually veered to
the side). The Suzuki Baleno (rented in Tasmania) was okay, except it felt
light as a feather.
While most cars in Australia still run on "petrol" (gasoline), more and
more cars are being converted to run on "gas" (LPG/natural gas) because the
cost is so much less. Where a litre of petrol in Australia would range from
73.9 -> 99.9, a litre of LPG gas hovered around 40c. One man showed me his
older Ford Falcon that he converted to run on LPG. It will run on both
petrol and LPG at the flick of a switch (the LPG tank is in the trunk).
Most gas stations ("service stations") in Australia now also sell LPG gas.
The major service station companies in Australia are: Mobil, Shell, Ampol
(touted as fully Australian-owned), and BP.
In Australia, the service stations are mostly self-serve. (In New
Zealand, you get full-serve). Since there is no longer an Australian 1c
coin, most businesses set the price ...

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