Australia 7 & 8 Seats Family Car and MPV - Introducing the New Toyota Prius V and Nissan Dualist+2

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at Melbourne Victoria Australia www.melbournevicaustralia.blogspot.com

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If one is looking for a 7 or 8 seat family car in Australia, there are not many choices from the same car manufacturer. For example, Toyota has 7 seater cars like Wish and Vellfire, and Mazda has Mazda 8 which are not available in Australia.

Some of the current 7 or 8 passenger cars (which are mostly SUVs) available at car dealers throughout Australia are:

Ford Territory - SUV.

Honda Odyssey - Car like people mover.

Mitsubishi Challenger and Pajero - SUV

Nissan  Patrol and Pathfinder - SUV

Toyota Kluger, Prado and LandCruiser - all three are considered SUVs.

Toyota Tarago - 7 or 8 seater Van

Volvo XC90 - a 7 seater SUV which is due for a new model since it has been close to 10 years since it was first launched.

The good news is, we now get the latest Toyota Prius V which is a hybrid 7 seater car and Nissan has also launched a compact SUV which has 7 seats named Dualis+2.

Melbourne Food Is Freaking Good Part II

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Back in June 2012, I published my article Melbourne Coffee and Food is Freaking Good. This article will be a continuation where I will post more photos of food that we can get in Melbourne - The World's Most Livable City.

Sushi Burger- Exhibition Street between Bourke St and Little Bourke Street

I highly recommend this place where you must try their Sushi Soft Shell Crab Burger which is really good. However, in order to dine in, you need to purchase minimum AUD12 per person; so, you need to order at least 2 sushi burgers or just take away if you can only eat one. 

Formule 1 Hotel Melbourne CBD Budget Hotel

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Update - This hotel has been renamed as Ibis Budget


Previously, I published an article titled Melbourne Clean Affordable Hotel Accommodation Single Person or Family of Four, where I mentioned that Space Hotel located at Russell Street, Melbourne is good if one is looking for a clean single occupancy room or on a tight budget for a family of four. In this article, I also touched on Ozstays Katz 2 Bedroom Apartments if one is looking for accommodation for 5 people as it comes with a sofa bed in the living room.

I was in Melbourne last week and this time I stayed at Formule 1 located at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Collins Street. The reason why I chose Formule 1 this time round was, once again I was on a tight budget and needed a room for three as my youngest daughter tagged along with my darling wife and me.

Australia Best Savings Account

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Back in April 2012, I published an article titled Australia Education, Term Deposit, Savings Account and Credit Card Interest Rate where I prepared several tables comparing interest rates offered by Australia Banks for Savings Account. 

And then I went to Melbourne sometime in May 2012 and when I came back I published my article titled FREE Visa and Debit Cards from Australia Banks  where I posted photos of my Australia Debit Cards from Citibank, Commonwealth Bank and HSBC Bank. At that time, I also have wanted the NAB Visa Debit Card but the guy who opened my account forgot to request for it and I only found out just before I left Melbourne for Gold Coast with Tiger Airways.

Well, I was in Melbourne last week and I noted that the interest rates offered by Australia Banks for Savings Account have reduced since I last visited Melbourne back in May 2012. So I thought I'll update here the latest interest rates (as of October 2012) for Savings Accounts, comparing it to the rates back in April.

Once again, I have prepared a table for your easy reference. The table below shows the interest rates of Savings Account offered by  Bankwest, Bank of Melbourne, Citibank, Commonwealth Bank, HSBC Australia and National Australia Bank (NAB) for the month of April 2012 and October 2012.

 

My National Australia Bank FREE Visa Debit Card

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Previously in my article titled FREE Visa and MasterCard Debit Card from Australia Banks, I posted my Debit Cards from Citibank, Commonwealth Bank and HSBC Australia. I did open a NAB Classic Banking Account and was expecting to get my NAB Debit Card, but it never came. So, I called NAB Customer Service and their system shows that I never requested for it! I guess the guy who opened my NAB account forgot to request the NAB Debit Card for me. Unfortunately, I had to fly to Gold Coast back in June with Tiger Airways and therefore did not manage to collect my card until I was back in Melbourne this October.

If you see the above image, you will note that the NAB Classic Card comes is Pink and I was worried they may issue that to me, haha.

The good news is, mine is black as you can see for yourself. Of course I have Photoshopped the photo of my card below to show the first 4 digits starting with 1111, hahaha