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I should've qualified my general 'don't do it' for french cars with 'unless its the Megane/Clio RS line. I've driven a Megane RS 275 and I…

Don't do it.

A long warranty is nice, but you still never want to have to use it. Reviews of Haval warranty service aren't great. Not sure about BYD.

Buying an S24 is probably an easy way to save a huge amount for not much difference.

Honda Accord Euro or a Camry/Aurion. If you're mostly on the highway you could even get a car with a larger engine and not use much more…

I use a Dell UD22 with my M1 Macbook Air, it is displaylink compatible so once you install the displaylink software on your mac you can run…

So just get a newer one out of that production range. Otherwise Kluger will probably be more reliable whereas the Mazda will be more…

Have a scroll in this thread and you'll see at least one person having DCT issues with their new Sorrento.

Petrol or diesel?

Driving habits lean heavily towards Hybrid being better suited.

DCT's may be getting good now but they along with CVT's still have a terrible reputation hangover. Never heard of VW DSG or Ford Powershift…

Speaking from my experience I had a Hybrid Camry (2022) for about a month. Around town I was averaging 5.1L/100 and then went on 6 hour…

Kluger. For 3 reasons. 1. Reliability - Yes Kia has the longer warranty, but modern diesels are more likely to have issues due to the…

Fair enough, I'm a churner too, this will be my 3rd Amex.

Yeah aware PHEV's don't make much financial sense without the FBT savings. Would only be through a novated lease. Any idea what a full…

Just applied and got instant approved for my 3rd instance of having this card.

I just applied and got insta approved, no certified docs. How's your credit history?

Nice! And home charging is pretty cheap if not free? Thinking about getting a PHEV myself, but then again a regular hybrid is so good…

Get the Mitsubishi, as someone with long term experience with German cars you get a higher price, similar or lower quality, less…

Considering your typical use (whether you plug in at night or not) how are your long term consumption figures?

Michelin are still great, are you basing them potentially not being that any more on anything at all? Bridgestone are fine. Continental…

Michelin tend to be the best tyres you can get. Any major legacy brand (Bridgestone, Pirelli, Goodyear etc.) will more than likely do you…

Fair enough. But see I said OP would be comfortable, not rich. The class divide that politicians like to capitalise on would have people…

AppleCare wouldn't help here.

Might as well lodge it. But also the repair prices at an Apple Store for repairs are going to be very high. Take it to a few other 3rd…

I'd stretch it out to $250K is what $100K was 20 years ago. But overall your point is exactly right.

Everyone sees the number before tax. Assuming he's $250K plus super and with OP already stating he doesn't have complex tax minimisation…

People make the mistake of thinking if you're earning that amount it makes you rich. It doesn't.

Yes

Gotta say, really hate questions like that.