Driving in New Zealand and the strange cars there

[@Auzziebobz]

There are no strange cars in NZ. Only strange people visiting.

[@cavekritter1]

Land of the long white dope smoke cloud

[@canadafellow1567]

you clearly haven't left New Zealand lol!

[@anya92517]

Greg Clark you are sooooooo rigt

[@partymanau]

Visited NZ last year, had a brilliant time. Lovely place and cool people.

[@willyappel7722]

Did you know in the netherlands is the old zeeland provincie?

[@erikahlander1878]

Toyota probably just ran out of english synonyms for space. Raum and Platz are German and mean space ;)

[@ShellstaTube]

... In the same pool as the Spacio then. Pidgeon Italian?

[@supportervandeeuropeseunie1625]

Fortunately, it isn't called Lebensraum.

[@ShellstaTube]

Ich nehme die shagginwagen bitte.

[@campkira]

They give different name for different market. Still better than car name like fax machine.

[@osamaanooz1074]

They should use their own japanese words

[@Grenyas]

With all those oddball cars, Doug DeMuro would be in heaven down in New Zealand.

[@kairone8623]

Eric Ortiz how so?

[@bafg182]

Eric Ortiz Doug has holidayed in NZ before and loved it. He occasionally wears NZ-themed T shirts

[@lmlmd2714]

THIS..... Is a Toyota ISIS.

[@bumholetickl3r]

oh yes

[@brianhebert6152]

@@lmlmd2714 THIS... is a Toyota WiLL Vi

[@iatsd]

what's most impressive is that even with the names right in front of you, you manage to mis-pronounce almost half of them. Ever been tested for dyslexia?

[@mael-strom9707]

Hey ...dyslexics are people poo ...lol.

[@jt-bg6ey]

dyslexics are teople poo

[@thelastpetrolbender2744]

that sounds like a car name after this video lol

[@terryboyd341]

he didnt say reigus properly

[@harrycurrie9664]

He's Australian, they all have that problem.😁

[@justmadeit2]

When I lived in nz in the late 80s there was still lots of classic English cars around, escorts, cortinas, Hillman's, zephys, Austin Tasman, all sorts!

[@nunyabizness9955]

Hopefully they are in the scrap heap now.

[@westerlywinds5684]

They would be worth more today than when new.

[@justmadeit2]

@@nunyabizness9955hopefully not gotta keep some unique cars, modern cars don’t have the same charm

[@HarroKitteh]

When I visited NZ for a month my friend and a friend of hers in Auckland drove us around in his Altezza, I found it weird how many roundabouts they have.

[@joebamabiden1325]

Where I live there in Wellington, there are two roundabouts less than fifty metres away from each other and another one just down the road… lol

[@tombesson7293]

My first trip to New Zealand was in 1984 when the country imposed a very high duty on imported cars. Cars were expensive and, thus, maintained to a high degree. The cars on the road reminded me of cartoon cars, as they came from a time long ago, but had to last for, at least, a generation or two. Kiwis (the local population) were well adept at changing the oil or adjusting a timing chain, as mechanical knowledge allowed them to get from here to there with good reliability.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

Tom Besson Also they import Chevy Optra wagon from Japan (made by Suzuki but originally made by GM Daewoo).

[@garethcurtis7545]

In all fairness we had a car industry then, so we built our own until the late 90s. Car's were not expensive if you bought NZ made.

[@tombesson7293]

@@garethcurtis7545 Fair enough. I recall hearing about a NZ made car, but my memory recalls mostly foreign imports, plus comments that reinforce the idea that cars were relatively expensive and, thus, more cheaply maintained by those who drove them.

[@garethcurtis7545]

@@tombesson7293 we had mainstream manufacturing here, Ford, Mazda, Honda, BMC etc. Not so much in the way of total home grown indigenous vehicles, although we did have some. Not exactly a roaring success but they did get exported still.

[@paulfharris175]

And the older cars 🚗 were able to be fixed with a piece of number 8 fence wire not so now

[@spikechurchill7478]

Good job, The pronunciation of most of those names were wrong

[@clubsport9334]

Twat.

[@spikechurchill7478]

@@clubsport9334 not as twatty as the dude who can't pronounce words correctly.

[@Steven-eq4kg]

@@clubsport9334 You lil stupid ass bitch

[@andylie7699]

@@spikechurchill7478 you are hilarious

[@tiomiguel999]

Dumb Sport - Spike's right, this guy's a knob, but I guess that's why you like him...

[@richarde.6750]

Such beautiful country.......

[@tenchinhanu]

@4:21 "Raum" is the German word for room, which strikes me as quite fitting for a roomy car like that. Having said that, don't ask me why Toyota would ever come up with the idea of giving their JDM car a German word for a name and then selling the whole thing to some Kiwi at the end of the world :-D

[@NickMurray]

My Brother has one : )

[@NickMurray]

Good to know!

[@tenchinhanu]

@@NickMurray Well, of course he does! The Murrays and their endless curiosity for strange things in life :)

[@tenchinhanu]

@@NickMurray ​ Oh and by the way, the german pronunciation of Raum would be something along the lines of "rowm" ('ow' like in frowned upon). Cheers

[@cmburns83]

“Platz” is a German word as well, translating “place”, “spot” or, more likely in this case, “space”.

[@reikidreams9265]

I remember when l went to australia how stressful riding in the car was especially at roundabouts and turns. Ugh! As a backseat driver l just had to close my eyes and keep my mouth shut & trust our driver knew what he was doing. .....great video. I haven't thought about how different our car makes are from other countries other than the brits.

[@davidtapara8054]

You make Forrest Gump look like Einstein

[@NickMurray]

Very kind of you

[@honandave]

I live in New Zealand and own a Toyota ISIS !! its a great mini van ! Have yet to be pulled over and checked if i'm carrying muslim extremists !

[@NickMurray]

1wingchun1 Have you considered that you might be a Muslim extremist?

[@TheTheotherfoot]

@@NickMurray Have you considered your question is as dumb as it is possible to get??

[@davidrobinson3148]

@@TheTheotherfoot have you considered that it was a joke?

[@tobycasey4784]

is it explosive experience to drive?

[@olliefoxton1193]

grumpy sod what’s wrong with u?

[@davidhussell8581]

This Brit spent two glorious months driving the length and breadth of both islands with a small Toyota camper. We stayed in camp sites and often rented one room studios for modest costs. Travelling in NZ is a dream - superb ! As a Brit, I enjoyed driving on the correct side of the road, unlike the US, Canada or continental Europe. It is an excellent driving experience with low speeds, about 40 - 50 mph, giving time to enjoy the beautiful passing scenery. South island is best for holidays although the far north of North Island, with two coastlines so close, is also a real pleasure. Apart from our mega drive along the Arctic Highway, the entire length of Norway, returning through Finland and Sweden, our NZ odyssey was our best global travel experience, never to be forgotten. All the New Zealanders I met were great people. Apart form the vast distance from everywhere else, we both felt almost at home.

[@MountainMaid238]

I'm just an everyday Mum sitting here eating my lunch watching yet another randomly recommended video. And I really enjoyed it lol

[@maddyg3208]

In order to have "interstates", doesn't New Zealand firstly need to have states?

[@DoubleMonoLR]

State Highway, not interstate. They're usually abbreviated, eg: SH1 = State Highway 1. State just referring to government owned/operated I guess.

[@Drifty325i]

Nick you know there's loads of good driving roads in NZ, and loads of amazing cars, you just have to look for them :)

[@_Zekken]

4:17 the Reflect, its actually a sub model. Its a Toyota Starlet, reflect which was the base model and then the glanza which was the top model with a mad little turbo 1.3

[@Richard_AKL]

Dude can you even alphabet? You just skip letters in words like they ain't even there. WTF is a Toyota Viz? And the badge on the car said "Vitz." And then you call a Granvia a Granvilla? Did you just add in some letters you skipped on other cars to fill in on this one?

[@TheTheotherfoot]

Not his problem. Stupid is dtrong with him.

[@EVOETR1]

Also a Windom a Wisdom lol

[@TheTheotherfoot]

@zeroyon223 Try typing on a key board that has lost most of the letters on the keys smart arse.

[@keithkitson8610]

"Dude can you even ALPHABET?" WTF??? 😱😱😂🤣 Someone's parents wasted the $2 they spent on education!

[@davidlundmark9359]

@Direct Webstores ​ Keith Kitson It's an internet saying, "do you even [insert any word here]"

[@sixstonks9385]

The runix is called the corolla in the UK and the vitz is the Yaris.

[@carimrondato2247]

3:35 we call that the Toyota yaris in the Philippines

[@francoismurrell4604]

we also have the toyota yaris most surprisingly

[@pxn748]

It is a Yaris in the US as well.

[@AUmarcus]

Yaris, Corolla, Camry are the most common names for half of the Toyota models shown basically. That Nissan is a Maxima in Australia.

[@donnybarnett1065]

At least New Zealnders drive on the correct side of the road.

[@iamasmurf1122]

donny barnett I didn’t notice that when I lived in NZ especially Friday Saturday nights on the way back from the pub I noticed everyone drives on the wrong side every car I have to beep and scream at them that they are on the wrong side

[@donnybarnett1065]

@@iamasmurf1122 Michael where do you live now?

[@andykane439]

Same as us in Ireland 😂

[@mebeingU2]

Right! Get it?!

[@chrismichal8242]

Michael Wilson lol

[@simongchadwick]

Try island-hopping in the eastern Caribbean: St Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe - left, right, left, right.

[@tylersim9025]

Few places you can give them the beans??? There's quite literally amazing gorges and driving roads basically anywhere and everywhere, but if driving in straight lines does it for you... then okay.

[@getahanddown]

Ty bot Yip

[@Isochest]

A super windy!

[@HamboThomp]

But you can only go 100kph.

[@locominyana8916]

@@HamboThomp legally yes. That's not saying you can't drive faster.

[@oliy2543]

a nice mustang 1:15 oh and Hong Kong drives on the left too just saying

[@oliy2543]

@@JangoMando YES drive on the left = RHD :)

[@poruatokin]

@Roger Rarebit and Singapore

[@alexbrown1995]

@Roger Rarebit So does Zimbabwe, Namibia and basically any country that England colonised in the distant past. Apart from the States and Canada, of course.

[@MMG008]

Alex Brown Britain didn’t colonise Japan from memory.

[@louvendran7273]

@@MMG008 Only Japan and Thailand not colonised by the Brits. Mozambique changed over to suit South Africa while Angola didn't both are ex Portuguese. Namibia was governed as a province of South Africa till the late 1980's was an ex German colony.

[@katowarrior]

A lot of these Japanese models are available in the Caribbean as well.

[@fluxusflows]

This was fantastic, but I think you actually improved some of their names there mate. Never realized we had such a diverse collection of cars in our country though. To be fair it seemed so normal.

[@Makon112]

really did

[@spoonnz]

1:02, 2:28 driving north too dome valley. SH-1 north of Auckland heading towards Whangarei. 3:27 love the space-saver.

[@majbabovic5364]

The M badge thing is exactly the same here in the Balkans where I live.. Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro it doesn't matter, it's impossible to find a BMW without a bloody M badge.

[@Perfidion]

They like putting VTEC stickers on their Nana's 1987 Honda City too.

[@billyboy1180]

The M badge stands for MOTORSPORT which BMW attach to those vehicles which they release with enhanced body-kits, suspension etc.. M325i, M328is etc.....Except for the wankers, these cars are legit BUT no-one said they were an M-Series! The real M-Series would be M3, M5, M6 on their back end so educate yourself

[@wangdangdoodie]

I believe the M stands for moron!

[@Leblond987]

I'm not a New Zealander but long may it remain exactly as it is, without changing. I love the place!

[@mr-wx3lv]

Such a beautiful country, its so clean looking(apart from some of the cars that is)

[@bremCZ]

Half of those Toyotas are just corolla variants.

[@andrewmoorhouse687]

Love it ❤️ Have a great time in NZ. Looking forward to more insights into this wonderful country!

[@aheat3036]

How are all these cars allowed into New Zealand?… Many of these cars have lower quality standards hence won’t be allowed into developed industrialized countries like the U.S., EU countries & Japan!… So that begs the question that many have wondered: is New Zealand a developed 1st world country? 😂.

[@bugsy791]

long time viewer here from Jamaica Nick, happy to hear you mention my little paradise in the sun.

[@amac203]

I don't think this guy could've misread more silly car names right in front of him if he tried.

[@yarpos]

as long as they have a warrant of futnuss, thats the main thing

[@awaruaspirit8527]

Glaswegian eh... Futnuss? Or else a smartass ocker, een wheech case eets 'feetneece' mite.

[@deepsouthNZ]

south african?

[@cavekritter1]

Sweeet azz brooo

[@cavekritter1]

@@awaruaspirit8527 But they greedy broo..wont shear their sheep wuth enneyone

[@biscuits2572]

G'die mite. Interpretation: G'day mate. "Gizzuz a poi n pois ploiz." Interpretation: Give us a pie and peas please.

[@ChristopherWHerbert]

The majority of the BMW cars in New Zealand, were imported from Japan, as used cars and right hand drive. (Japanese tend to fancify their cars, hence the M badges)

[@florianliebold8654]

FYI: Raum = room and Platz = place, language is called german.

[@MG-yu6do]

Florian Liebold Platz can be place but in this case it means space

[@PiefacePete46]

On Japanese vehicles in New Zealand! :o)

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@PiefacePete46 Most or all of those unusual models are probably Japanese home market models, as used Japanese cars are very common here. From memory the taxes get very high on 'older' cars in Japan, and of course there's no tariffs on imported cars here.

[@justtowatch111]

You didn't tell people the most important thing about driving in New Zealand which is that we are really bad drivers who think we are really good. In New Zealand if you drive a safe distance behind the car in front the person behind you will overtake you to fill in the gap. Aggressive driving is seen as good driving, it's like we are in a race to get somewhere first and will take the most insane risks to pass the car in front. It would also appear in New Zealand that drivers think using the indicators is an optional action when turning, we must all think that everybody has ESP.

[@An.Individual]

Another rather charming video from this Turd Goblin

[@lagibizar]

The countries (way) North of Australia also drive on the left: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, etc.

[@westerlywinds5684]

1/3 keeps to the left in the world, 2/3 to the right.

[@adoreslaurel]

Love that possum road kill, Australia's pesky export to NZ, but they make lots of furry things for sale.

[@rarevhsuploads4995]

What's the proportion of automatics & manuals in NZ? Percentage wise.

[@keithpearce1654]

I think almost all new cars are automatic now

[@mark3863]

Hi Nick, thanks for the video, I would love to visit New Zealand... and never leave. I’m from Cape Town South Africa very similar geography but doesn’t get as cold.

[@Mickeyil222]

I would really recommend it, I've lived here all my life and I love it. People walk barefoot on the sidewalk and eat fish and chips on the beach and a lot more. Very relaxing. Would really recommend it!

[@binozia-old-2031]

3:01 in my town in Australia people have some of these

[@harrycurrie9664]

Must be stolen from NZ.

[@k7tortoisefc]

Hi Nick! Always been a great fan of your videos from here in Tokyo, Japan, but I gotta say you basically pronounced all the Toyota car names WRONG... you definitely should come to Tokyo sometime and see how unique and diverse our car culture is here in Japan, especially Tokyo! And I would love to visit NZ someday, as there is basically no time difference! Will make traveling so much easier!!

[@Alexandr_Silver]

3:43 Toyota Rectus seems like a proper car if you have kids

[@kylesoler4139]

"New Zealand has a fairly well maintained road system" yeah right!

[@UriahD85]

God yes pot hole central of the world

[@billharris3650]

You think NZ roads are bad? Tried driving in Africa recently?

[@UriahD85]

Bill Harris With a Land Rover no problem just go ask Hugo the Afrikaaner.

[@stivi739]

Roads need to be wider

[@UriahD85]

im allowed my opinion ok same for Northland and Taranaki's backroads

[@coover65]

In Australia and NZ the grey impots from Japan are usually nice, flash cars with low kilometres. Then you go to the Solomon Islands and you see where the ones rejected by the Australian/NZ importers are.

[@westerlywinds5684]

Interesting!

[@greydog1104]

One of my favorites is Toyota Enima. Maybe bowel flushing not common in japan.

[@andyu69]

its the Toyota Emina

[@clairee5357]

Was watching - and listening to how much concentration he must have used to mispronouce/mis-read as many model names as he did... and the one vehicle name that takes concentration not to mis-read every time you see - he fails to include

[@bksniperguy]

Its mid engined

[@keithpearce1654]

The Enima is a 3.5 litre mid engine V6. Put a lot of sports cars to shame

[@Peters8749]

Thailand drive on the same side of the road as Australia and New Zealand .

[@mattmanddog4237]

Who cares about our cars. The trout fishing is some of the best in the world

[@harrycurrie9664]

Someone recently caught a 20.1kg Rainbow trout.www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/300143657/fisherman-who-landed-massive-trout-in-mackenzie-wishes-to-remain-a

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@harrycurrie9664 That's specific to around Tekapo, they eat the food that drifts out of the salmon farms in the canals. When I was a kid in the 80s, 5 or 6lb trout seemed totally normal, it seems they're considered large now. Presumably in the backcountry they're bigger though.

[@shadyladynz08]

At least driving in NZ is NEVER boring!

[@gwmkiwi]

You pronunciation and lack of understanding of foreign words is so funny.

[@hotwheeler0461]

I lost myself at the Toyota Scepter (3:27). That is by far the funniest thing I've seen all day and night!

[@othersideguy16]

its just a camry wagon tho

[@hotwheeler0461]

But the design is way too funny.

[@MaxPulse1]

If you are going to do a funny video about funny names, at least say the names correctly! Or is that the joke??

[@gbw28]

The whole M-Badge thing on the BMW’s merely means that they have some sporty accessories, not that they are trying to pass them off as M performance vehicles. It’s quite legit, think of it as the same as the Audi S-Line option.

[@possumheadcarpentry]

When we lived in Christchurch, my wife had a vitz, you had to turn off the AC and just about everything else just to get up a hill to where we lived, I use to called it the wankered

[@corkeymonster]

Did it have the 1.0 litre engine?

[@possumheadcarpentry]

@@corkeymonster I think it did, not sure if it was using all of it though.

[@awaruaspirit8527]

Isn't Vitz another German word meaning 'joke'? If so then that's some foreigner working at Toyota playing one. What next a Toyota 'Kuntz'?

[@danielholden5847]

Must have lived on the Port hills

[@Chicken_o7]

I would say I've heard of at least 70% of those cars, and I haven't even been to NZ.

[@Richard_AKL]

And the Windom becomes a Wisdom?

[@Replevideo]

In the UK we had the Morris Isis, a luxury car based on the Morris Oxford family car. It was named after the river Isis which becomes the river Thames after it passes through Oxford and continues on to London. The marque started in 1929, and was revived in the 1950s.

[@graemeburr6463]

I'm 3 years too late but have just found this video. Most people here don't know what you have said about this "big Oxford 6". Guess the significance of names change with the times, for example the later Mark model Hillmans in the mid 50's with the 2 tone paint jobs were widely advertised as having "the gay look." (were really a stop gap for the soon to be introduced "series" cars). Visited the UK 2 years ago just before Covid hit and loved my time there. Regards from NZ.

[@senor1928]

i have a pong lenis

[@Isochest]

At 3:10 looks like La Festa but you say La Fista!! Love it hahaha!!

[@patrickr8890]

Nick you're hilarious!🤣😂🤣Awesome video!👍

[@simcaclub]

We have a Simca1501 wagon in NZ. Only 2 of them left over...

[@HeidiandFranny]

I love your videos and your humor!

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

3:38 they also win the lottery in Suriname to win a Toyota Spacio.

[@smilepermile888]

Oh god, as soon as I was hovering over the thumbnail of this video, I saw a screenshot of the BMW E36 Compact and I was thinking Nick was going to throw abuse at my Dad's car in Tokyo and say its the worst car ever to have exist with a BMW badge like all the other car enthusiasts... I'm glad I was slightly wrong, although I have a confession about my Dad's car that I'd rather not post in this comment or i'll receive death threats in the car community! But lets remind ourselves, BMW makes the front wheel drive people carrier called the 2 series Grand Tourer, and the fugly+hard riding X2 SUV as well. So even if the E36 Compact may be the 'bastard-child of the 3 series', it really isn't that bad compared to some of the crap that BMW makes in their range now.

[@joetaka7620]

Agreed. E36 compacts are pretty damn cheap now so they are incredibly popular to be used for trackdays and driftdays. BMW have a 'secret' car collection where they store their one-off M3 Compact in red. Not sure if it used the S50 or the S52 straight 6, but it had a manual for sure and OEM-looking quad exhausts which must've influenced where the E46 M3 was going.

[@NickMurray]

The E36 Compact is not a bad car, particularly the TI which was faster than the 318i that is was based on. The E46 Compact however might be one of BMW's worst cars ever.

[@smilepermile888]

@@NickMurray Oh don't get me wrong Nick, I definitely won't say its 'the best BMW ever' either, i'm perhaps sentimentally attached to it as its served us well for nearly 20 years in the family and we've not had a single mechanical issue with it haha. Although my Dad's is a 1999 'M-sport' model with the 'updated' M44 engine (which most people hate understandably in the 1.9 Z3 and E36 318is coupe), the earlier 318ti in M sport trim used a near identical M42 engine used in the E30 318is - which proved to be the 'budget M3' and therefore the 3rd most popular E30 after the S14 powered E30 M3 and M20 in the E30 325i.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

Is that the section of SH1 between Warkworth and Wellsford?

[@NickMurray]

Yes!

[@nicholaselson8525]

A bit of Wang Chung brightens up the darkest of days. Takes me right back to the 80’s! Cheers Nick. 👍🏼

[@normanshafty]

Try this remix kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH7HomqDp56leqM

[@UriahD85]

You need Rick James

[@sirxavior1583]

How hard is it to import parts into NZ and maintain these different vehicles?

[@conkgord]

Dance Hall Days did it for me. What a track.

[@anguswallace6579]

1:13 nah nah we have Moorehouse road and Woodbury road to let cars out for mean as hoon when we need to

[@gavascars]

Yay Jamaica!

[@aaronpops4108]

I saw a Toyota badged Chevrolet cavelier in NZ. Is that a thing?

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

Aaron Pops Toyota Cavalier are only in RHD and Chevy Cavalier are only in RHD. They also import Chevy Cavalier to Russia used as police vehicle and modified bumperettes to make Europlate could fit. And also Toyota Cavalier in Russia alrady put Euro sized Russian license plate at the top of bumperettes.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

Aaron Pops Toyota Cavalier: Model of origin: USA Made for Japan.

[@aaronpops4108]

Cool thanks!

[@johncreedon1833]

Hey Nick ,surprised you know so much about NZ , you being an Aussie an all

[@dam4274]

John Creedon No he’s from NZ! He has a previous video from last year where he went home to his Dad’s farm.

[@johncreedon1833]

@@dam4274 i know hes a kiwi. Just winding him up. That kiwi accent is unmistakable!

[@TheDarknessConsumesMe666]

2:54 - Honda Odyssey here 2:57 - Tea-na or Tea-ah-na 2:59 - Nissan Civilian here 3:02 - *Wing* road

[@corkeymonster]

Gee, Nick, you're doing a pretty bad job at correctly pronouncing half of those Japanese car models.

[@NickMurray]

Cookie Monster it is my superpower

[@PBMS123]

So weird, we have most of those cars in Australia, just called different things. 3:25 Estima - Tarago in Australia 3:28 Scepter - Camry 3:32 Runx - Corolla 3:34 Noah (is the same as an Estima) - Tarago 3:35 Vitz - Yaris 3:37 Spacio - Corolla (as seen above the Spacio badge) 3:41 Blade - Corolla Again 3:47 Granvia - Hiace 4:12 Platz - Echo 4:35 Regius - Hiace

[@Harry13002]

We actually get all of those too as most of them are imported from Japan as well as sold new under a different name here. But the Corolla has got to be the most popular car here for sure.

[@PBMS123]

@@Harry13002 They are very reliable, and relatively cheap to maintain.

[@rztrzt]

lol state highway 1 looks like one of our back roads. There are better roads in a place like south africa.

[@MMG008]

That must be why all those Kiwis emigrated to SA......oh wait.

[@rztrzt]

@@MMG008 Relevance?

[@MMG008]

rztrzt whoosh

[@rztrzt]

@@MMG008 If you think south africans emigrate to nz for the roads then you got it wrong. So what is the relevance?

[@MMG008]

rztrzt it’s called sarcasm mate. Oh and by the way, I’ve driven a fair bit round SA. The country is a dump (including the roads).

[@55Sungkono]

In my country Suriname (South America) a former colony of England, France and the Netherlands..we also drive on the leftside.

[@alexlam24]

Your face is stranger than the cars

[@yesyesnono6969]

3:23 In my country which is Indonesia they named it Foxy

[@oomstu]

great vid Nick thanks!

[@ChrisJohansonOfficial]

4:17 Nick: "You should see it from the front" Also Nick: *Doesn't show us the front...*

[@brendankelly8606]

Second best country in the world after Australia

[@UriahD85]

Don't look too good in Melbourne I'm afraid. I'm happy listening to the birds chirping in our little quiet country. You can keep your ruckus over there. *won't be long beach is only 10mins*

[@robertmcpherson6008]

Brendan Kelly obviously a reply from an australian

[@brendankelly8606]

robert mcpherson yes don’t be upset

[@robertmcpherson6008]

Brendan Kelly not upset but being a kiwi I disagree

[@brendankelly8606]

robert mcpherson how many countries have you been to I’ve been to forty and I must say NZ is second best after Australia 🇦🇺

[@abikukinte]

all of those vehicles can also be found in Barbados as well...

[@bollensrandomgamingclips2172]

The Toyota vitz is called Yaris in Sweden, and the estima is called previa everwhere else i think, runx looks like a corolla? spacio is corolla verso?

[@jeromelangenderfer8853]

On the weekends you see a lot of 60's American cars at what you refer to as meet ups. You should show them the twin steering front wheel semi trucks. Loved it there!

[@kerriekerry8475]

You also drive your vehicles on the left in Malaysia and Singapore..

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

4:22 Raum is actually German for room or space. The German au is pronounced like ow in brown, how or wow.

[@nauman.ashraf.]

so does New Zealand have spare parts for all the cars they own?

[@keithpearce1654]

If we cant buy them, we make them, or find something from another car we can make fit

[@gcoop9610]

Toyota arista in UK correct me if I'm wrong is running 2jz and they are twice the price of lexus us I might be wrong

[@SocieteRoyale]

Do you get Vauxhall Corsa's in New Zealand?

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

SocieteRoyale Only Holden Corsa. Opel Corsa for Europe except UK but including Gibraltar and Ireland Vauxhall Corsa for UK only Holden Corsa for Australia and New Zealand Chevrolet Corsa for Latin America and Brazil.

[@keithpearce1654]

yes but they were called Holdens

[@theeeMitchi]

4:25 "Raum" isn't actually made up - it's German for "space" (as in, loads of space), or even "room". :-)

[@Lenmil]

In Christchurch I saw a guy driving a car with one hand out of the drivers window holding a mattress that was not tied down. Funny to see it as the mattress sliding about.

[@rztrzt]

NZ also has a very weird road rule where if a car turns right into another road cutting across oncoming traffic the oncoming traffic has to yield to those cutting across their lane.

[@hycron1234]

Yeah, that isn't how that works. drive.govt.nz/get-your-learners/interactive-road-code/intro-to-intersections-and-giving-way/the-give-way-rules ;)

[@racketman2u]

no, that's just people slamming on the brakes and saying "Jesus Christ, another suicidal tourist!"

[@o0motorhead0o]

So much face palm 🤦

[@AbdullahBasit24]

I only recognized a few cars. 1. The Honda Aria is called Honda City in my country and some other countries. 2. The Toyota Vitz is also known as Toyota Vitz in my country but it's basically a Yaris Hatchback. 3. I know Toyota Platz by the name of Toyota Eco.

[@xzqzq]

Driving on left side no problem, except at roundabouts, when I would invariably come out on the wrong side... Usually nobody coming the other way, ( 40 yrs ago ). After a pub stop, got into car on left side, wondered where steering wheel got off to.