{"id":7068,"date":"2025-08-09T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesurgery.co.nz\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:07:24","slug":"id-buzz-kev-the-ev-kombi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesurgery.co.nz\/services\/restoration\/id-buzz-kev-the-ev-kombi\/","title":{"rendered":"ID Buzz &amp; KEV The EV Kombi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the launch of Volkswagens new ID buzz featured in this month&#8217;s New Zealand AutoCar magazine. Kev, the Kombi, was also featured right beside it. 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