@variablepulserate Huge is an understatement. While that Zafira was a good car (for our needs), it started showing its age. Also, while it had some nice features, it was lacking a lot of things I personally like to have in a car.
Then again, this Prius+ does not seem to have a parking camera or even radar that the Zafira had, but it is a nice-to-have feature in my books. I want to ”learn” the car well enough to know where its corners are going at all times.
Got the ”new” car1 delivered today. The old car2 was taken by the guy who delivered the new one.
Took the new one for a brief spin. It was, umm, different. It will take a while to get used to it. Especially the automatic transmission is something that caused some confusion first, I was so used to shifting manually on the old car.
A 2020 Toyota Prius+, a 7-seater hybrid.
A 2011 Opel Zafira, another 7-seater with manual transmission.
@matigo Yep. There are benefits, regardless of the ”trigger”. Sleeping better (especially without snoring) would not only benefit me but also my wife. 😆
// @phoneboy
@matigo Nope. Just checking the news and being a bit worried about the fascist madman East of us making stupid ass comments. I would be either doing physical activity as a part of military refreshment rehearsals or just for getting myself in shape again. Either way I need to do a lot of running etc.
@streakmachine It is a bit pricy, but it includes everything, so there won’t be any surprises coming left and right. That is something great about this deal.
I will be missing the old car as well, but only because it was our first and I knew it well. What I won’t be missing is the high fuel consumption and the cost of maintenance. In that sense this is a great move.
@streakmachine Yeah, that wind has been, umm, not-so-nice. When it comes with a snowfall, everything, literally everything, is covered with snow.
We will be getting another 7-seater, with lower fuel consumption as our driving will happen mostly in the urban areas. I actually ”ordered” the new car just moments ago, a 2020 Toyota Prius+ will be joining our family next week. And no, we will be paying the full price, it will be under a leasing contract for at least 2 years. The monthly cost is ~530€ / month (multiply by 10 to get it in SEK), but it includes everything, maintenance, repairs, inspections.
@streakmachine Yeah, it would have been enough already before this latest snow storm.
Also, as a side note, that will be one of the last photos I will take of that car. We are buying a new one later this or next week.
Another day, another 20 cm of new snow. It took a while to dig the car out, again, but the trees do look pretty darn nice.
