N E W Z E A L A N D - Auckland
2 days ago we arrived in Auckland, the flight was pretty good as there were only few people, so we could have 2 seats each and sleep a little...Air New Zealand is really a good airline with extraordinary friendly staff!!!!!!!!!!! and good food too!
From the airport to the hostel we took the Airport bus, which dropped us you off almost right in front of the Hostel (Albert Park Backpackers)... This place is crap, dirty and noisy and we would never stay there again!!!!!!!! At least it is right in the centre and so we can easily walk everywhere in just a few minutes...
After thinking how to move around here in NZ and after checking out the offers for bus passes etc. we decided that it's best to buy a car and to sell it again once we are leaving...so we went to the Backpackers Car Market (everyday from 09.00am - 5.00 pm) and now we are the proud owners of a white Toyota Corona from 1988.... the service they offer at this Car Market place is incredible, from
Legal check (35NZD, to see if the car might be stolen or if there are debts on it or not paid speed tickets: you don't have to do it, only if you want)
Mechanical check (120 NZD, guess which car the mechnic drove????BrandNEW AUDI A4 TURBO - with what he earns at this place, it didn't surprise us!!!!:O))
Ownership transfer (31NZD, but you can also do it at the post office and there it costs only 9 NZD)
Third part insurance (WHICH IS NOT COMPULSATPRY HERE IN NZ - CAN YOU IMAGINE???, anyways, we did it and it costs 157,50 NZD for 3 months)
to do all these things it takes about 1,5 h and you can drive away with the car as the legally new owner with insurance and everything...isn't that incredible??????????????????? compared to how much time it takes in other countries (no names!!!:O)))
From the airport to the hostel we took the Airport bus, which dropped us you off almost right in front of the Hostel (Albert Park Backpackers)... This place is crap, dirty and noisy and we would never stay there again!!!!!!!! At least it is right in the centre and so we can easily walk everywhere in just a few minutes...
After thinking how to move around here in NZ and after checking out the offers for bus passes etc. we decided that it's best to buy a car and to sell it again once we are leaving...so we went to the Backpackers Car Market (everyday from 09.00am - 5.00 pm) and now we are the proud owners of a white Toyota Corona from 1988.... the service they offer at this Car Market place is incredible, from
Legal check (35NZD, to see if the car might be stolen or if there are debts on it or not paid speed tickets: you don't have to do it, only if you want)
Mechanical check (120 NZD, guess which car the mechnic drove????BrandNEW AUDI A4 TURBO - with what he earns at this place, it didn't surprise us!!!!:O))
Ownership transfer (31NZD, but you can also do it at the post office and there it costs only 9 NZD)
Third part insurance (WHICH IS NOT COMPULSATPRY HERE IN NZ - CAN YOU IMAGINE???, anyways, we did it and it costs 157,50 NZD for 3 months)
to do all these things it takes about 1,5 h and you can drive away with the car as the legally new owner with insurance and everything...isn't that incredible??????????????????? compared to how much time it takes in other countries (no names!!!:O)))
posted by Dany at 4:49 AM
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