Jan n Neil

Train from the airport to the city was 15 bux aussie each, train was filthy but it was a fast efficient service



Neil

janek

i understand, however what I was trying to say is I can afford here to live very close to where I want to be, my money on real estate goes further here, so I don't have the need to for a train or bus. Even when I lived in Annandale a bus to the eastern suburbs would take an hour, and that's just to go for a swim. As Annandale is inner Sydney I couldn't possibly hope to buy a house let alone be mortgage free in such a neighbourhood these days, the prices of real estate on the Eastern suburbs and north of the Bridge must be eye watering.

I also found the trains in and around Sydney filthy, especially the ones that travel out west, but it was a long time ago, maybe they have cleaned up their act!
You have to live in a place and use the trains regularly to know that they run without daily excuses/delays, this is true of Wellington as anywhere else.
It is possible to have a holiday in London and come to the conclusion that the trains/underground run smoothly but anyone who has to use those services regularly knows this is not the case.

fish.01

And given the disparity in the average wage does that not make petrol even more expensive in NZ than the exchange rate implies?

simonmarkellis

So now at 221.9 Is Petrol not now artificially high? Have they not used the excuse of uncertainty in the middle east too much! Sprouting supply and demand. I don't see supply having gone down, i don't see restriction at the pump... we can buy as much as we like as long as we pay for it...

random rant and thoughts over...

Genesis

I consider driving a car as a luxury and a privilidge. We probably are getting ripped off but that is NZ for you. Why do you think so many jump ship to Oz? The good ship NZ is in a shit load of trouble. I think I would be off to Oz if my kids were not so settled here. Also we can live here quite comfortably due the stage of life we are at. I would NOT be prepared to live in NZ if I was skint..no way. It is beyond why anyone who is not yet here does not have Oz in their sights 1st (unless of course they don't like snakes, crocs etc and high temps).

Am Loolah

I, like I suspect many others, am selling my V8 gas guzzling ute. Probably have to give it away as I doubt many want to take one something like that in the current climate. I'm sticking with my 1973 diesel Kombi, it seems to run of fresh air. Love it!!