I have been looking for a new car for a while. I wanted a hybrid, that is car that uses petrol to charge batteries but primarily runs by batteries that are charged as you brake the car, by regenerative braking, which charges the batteries. This system is perfect for inner suburban driving, not so good on motorways where you rarely brake.
I spent hours looking at different models over weeks, using the web browser Duck Duck Go, so that I wasn't inundated with car ads via Google's all knowing system.
Nothing could compare price wise and feature wise and tech wise to even my old 2021 Mazda CX30, let alone a new Mazda CX30. I received a much better trade in price than I thought, in spite of the slight damage to the body work, thanks Kosov.
This was because otherwise, it was an undamaged car with very low mileage. 35,000 km/21,700 miles for a five year old car. If not for family dying, Covid when we stopped using public transport and Phyllis using the car, it might have been 20,000 km. I mostly use trams and trains to get around.
Goodbye to the old and slightly grubby drag queen car Pearl. I loved you, even if Ray didn't. It feels like a final severing of my connection to Ray. After an argument, I no longer drove the car in the city areas and he would moan on about how hard the car was to get in and out of, and how the warning beeping from various sources drove him mad. His first point may have been valid. It is harder when you are older to get in and out of a car, but I loved the beeping alerts, along with the sophisticated front and rear cameras.
If you are a newer reader, Ray was my partner for 45 years until he suddenly died two years ago.
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Ooh - a new car is always exciting. And they ALL seem to beep these days.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how much you miss Ray. ~hugs~ Best wishes, my dear.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the new wheels!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo it’s not a hybrid? Or it is?
ReplyDeleteNo, not a hybrid.
DeleteI see Mazdas on the roads here, but don't know anyone who has one. Three of my kids don't drive and the one that does always had Toyotas and the work vehicle is still a Toyota but the personal vehicle is a Volvo. An electric model. Two grandchildren have Toyotas and one has an older Holden Commodore.
ReplyDeleteThe beeping has kept me from locking my keys in the car and leaving the headlights on, so I'm all for it.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for the beeps too. My car has really low mileage after moving to the city. She's in excellent shape and higher seats (Toyota Yaris). Runs on a lick and a promise gas wise. Dying to hear more about your new purchase. Always excited by a new car smell. I wish they'd bottle it.
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Your new car will be good. Looking forward to seeing photos of it.
ReplyDeleteYou do about the same mileage as we do.
With all the beeps and monitors it is a small wonder that there isn't a voice that says "I can't do that Dave".
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Will Jay, I know the line but I can't remember what it is from.
DeleteHAL in "2001: A Space Oddysey." I didn't google that apart from checking the colon in the title.
DeleteThat s a really low mileage. I note mine has now reached 120 000 miles.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally I have just changed the car. It was the last car my husband and I bought together so it was a wrench. I bought a petrol Ford “mild” hybrid. Not sure i love it as yet. I only do around 5k miles per year but hopefully it will prove to be reliable. Christine
ReplyDeleteMost modern cars are very reliable. I'm sure yours will be fine. I drive about 4,300 miles a year, but it will be less this year and subsequent years.
DeleteKeeping us in suspense about the new one. Doubtless this will be strung out with yet another mural on Monday.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely correct MC.
DeleteI am on tenterhooks awaiting the unveiling!
ReplyDeleteA hybrid is a very good idea ! We had one for 12 years and never had any problems it only went to a check up once per year for the technical control which is obligatory. We went to Italy several times, I went to the Lake of Geneva, we went several times to Germany and of course in the travel jam in Belgium. While people were angry when the traffic was slow (under 50) we purred ! It was electric and did cost nothing. If I remember well we consumed 5l per 100 km. It was a Toyota Yaris. Toyota were the first once and have more then 25 years of experience.
ReplyDeleteParking sensors are great, until they're not.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the new car. If we ever buy another car, it will likely be a hybrid. My VW is 18 years old, with 57,000 miles, SBs Mercedes is 11 years old with 35,000 miles on it. With the little we drive, the cars will outlive us.
ReplyDeleteI get attached to m cars and just had a bit of body work done on my 7 year old one and now she looks beautiful again. Looking forward to seeing the new one, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteFarewell to Pearl. I can see how that's a big step for you. But a new car will be exciting!
ReplyDeletePearl looked a good car. What made you decide to trade her in? My husband's car is a sedan and low down, I hate getting in and out of it and I don't know how he does it. He's 6'5" with a bad hip and back. I like my Subaru for getting in and out of.
ReplyDeletePixie, the cost of scratch repair tipped me over the edge. Yes, my old and new car are low, but I can still get in and out and hold back the old man grunt.
DeleteNice looking car.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has a Mazda cx5 and oh how i love it! The seat warmers!
ReplyDeleteSomeone will be ecstatic to buy your low mileage older car
Kylie, our car before the one I just traded in was a CX5. I found it too big for our needs and inner city driving, and underpowered. Seat warmers, and steering wheel heating is great, but they don't need to be on for long.
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