Andymann

This one... https://www.carfind.co.za/showroom.aspx?filter_carid=4941555&filter_typeid=61&filter_subcatsearch=Caddy&filter_subcatmodel=Caddy%201.6&filter_modelvariant=28599&carid=4941555

But on a lighter note, was meant to pick up the Haval today, but I've postponed it because I took heed of all the advice given and want to look at a few more options - especially the Suzuki, and later on today I'm checking out a 1.6i Caddy. And there is a new Kia being launched next week - a Seltos - the nice lady from Kia says she thinks its just what we need. So see - some people do listen to advice given on the Hub :-)

Hmmm - really good cars, but I went through a patch where I needed to sell my Golf 4 GTi to fund a business I was starting and I traded it in on a Bantam - I shouldn't judge, but I hated that Bantam from that day and I just have a real negative vibe about a Ford. Silly actually.

Crazy Fool......

Ja - I have no idea - it might well be my imagination but for those of you who commute like I do and might also use radio markers to know if you are on time or not - It definitly seems like I hear the 6:30 sport report on 91.9 at the N14/Snake road onramp better in winter than in Summer - and better in rainy weather than not.

My wallet where the money saved from not having to buy data while I listen to free radio is where it's at

Will do - I used to test the demo bikes for Yamaha so I already have everything ready. There will be a spreadsheet. And a graph. Spreadsheets are nothing without a graph ;-)

I'm not an FM expert so I have no clue how signals work but if I leave early in the morning, I can get 91.9 from about 1km away from my house in Pretoria all the way to about the R55 offramp on the N14. I lose it, and then it returns at about Lansera until Key West. But If I leave later in the morning, I only get it from Lanseria. I wouldnt have thought that times of day have an effect but its like clockwork. And ditto in the evening - If I train after work in Krugersdorp I leave at around 18:30 I get John Walland right up until the Pretoria N14/Ben Schoeman split. But leave at 16:00 from Krugersdorp and I lose it at Diepsloot again. And I swear it also changes in cold weather vs hot weather - again it makes no sense, but in Winter I definitely pick up Mix and 91.9 better than in summer

On a side note Droo - I've sent you a PM ewith a question about a fork

Well I spoke to the DP of Haval in Northcliff and told him I won't make any decision until I've done an extended test - I told him I commute daily to Krugersdorp from Pretoria and have done so for 8 years so I know exactly how both the Jazz and my Polo behaved in traffic, where i had to gear down, where the Radio loses Hot91.9 and Mix , how they pulled up Krugersdorp hill etc etc, so if he was serious about his cars I want one to use for the day's commute. Fully expected him to say sorry we don't do that type of thing. Picking up a demo tomorrow night after work - these guys are really backing their product......

Subaru would have been my first choice - I tested an XV at the beginning of this year and almost went through with the deal - I just couldn't bring myself round to buying an Orange car :-) So naturally I went looking for one now - man, do you think you find them used??? People obviously never get rid of them!

I have a mate who is a big Mitsubishi fan and I had a good look at an ASX - I was very keen but they too are just outside the budget - the best ones I could find for under R300k were all 2016's with high mileage. But still - I'm going to have another look - they are rated pretty highly

I've been looking hey - the vehicles which can take a Gazebo are quite limited - Toyota RAV4 is perfect, but 2019 Demo models are R400K and anything below R300K is 2016/17 entry level GX models with the CVT gearbox which limits your towing capacity to 800kg. And they have done km's - Hyundai IX35 and Tucson are all available but with 50-60000km and they dont look great hey - very threadbare. There are a few Cretas which are great, but are smaller than the Jazz. There are lots of X-Trail's but the 4WD models for a reason - 11-12l/100km urban cycle. And I don't need 4WD. Mazda CX3 is too small and CX5 is above R300k unless you go for the older pre-facelift model which again will have 70-80000kms. I was frankly very surprised at how little (relatively) you can get in an SUV shape for R300k

Definitely - I drove mine nicely on the open road before I gave it to my Wife - but driving it in town now you really have to rev it to pull away - it's got very little torque low down. I'm actually surprised the clutch has lasted 175000kms. Mechianically its still good, but things won't last forever and I'm worried about things like power steering pumps and aircon compressors

We actually had a good look at one - because I've had a few VW's in my life, but sadly once you've go used to small little luxuries you kind of expect them - the Jazz had steering wheel controls and a few other minor things which my Wife kind of mentioned..... you know the saying - Happy Wife, happy life.....

That bad hey? I was still going to have a look at one?

That's the one we tested - 1.5T Manual - interior is as good a finish as my new Polo. And in some places even better. And the extras are really impressive. My only concern is after sales..... Good point - I was always I bit sceptical of French, but I guess if I'm condsidering Chinese, probably worth going to have a look.

So the time has come to replace my Wife's trusty Honda Jazz and those of you who have ever owned one will appreciate the massive amount of space which a Jazz has - two bike boxes and a Gazebo swallowed with ease. So logic dictates that I should get her another Jazz - however I have been a bit disappointed with this one - I bought it new in 2011 and hoped it would age like my old Civic, but sadly not - the Jazz is assembled in the UK and it shows. It hasn't aged well, and paying R1200 for a set of wiper blades and R8000 for Front disks and pads is also testing my sense of humor. Its also a bit of a pain to drive on the open road - like it seriously needs a 6th Gear overdrive, so a replacement Jazz is out for the moment. So for a budget of R300k we identified a few used Vehicles which would be very good replacements from a space and power perspective - 2017/18 Rav4, Nissan X-Trail/Qashqai, Hyundai's, Kia's - problem is, sadly it doesn't look like people look after their cars these days, so a R300k SUV is pretty tatty. And most of them have all done North of 50000km. Which is where the Haval H2 question comes in. I was very sceptical in the beginning, but we test drove a new one and I was bloody impressed. To a point where for R250K new, I am seriously considering one. So does anyone on the Hub own one, and what have been your experiences to date?

You realise that 50 Shades of Grey was actually crap all along?

I must be honest, I am (and will always be) an avid VR fan. And I still fervently watch MotoGP every Sunday in the hope of a great comeback. But every Monday when I read Crash.net to get the lowdown and I see the VR report on what when wrong on the weekend it just sounds more and more like moaning. it's never anything positive. Even Aleix Espargaro on the Aprilia which is really struggling sounds more positive. I hope not, but I suspect Burgess might actually be onto something.

if you were a schoolboy again and you had that bike, with what I have seen teenage girls (and History teachers) get up to these days, it wouldn't just be your knee that was throbbing

And lube. And you'll only ever change a rear tyre once with the sprocket on top and the brake below....

I remember back in 1991 when I went to University in Durban - no car, barely been out of Newcastle where I grew up, riding around on my DT175 with a map in my backpack trying to negotiate Durban traffic and some guy pulled out in front of me going down the road past Durban Tech- I braked so hard that the tube moved on the front rim and tore the valve. Instant flat tyre in a strange town with no way of getting home. I rode the bike slowly down to Perry Yamaha (they were still in City center then), bought a tube and some tyre levers and repaired the wheel on their pavement! I still have those levers - proper 40cm ones - a real mans tyre lever ;-)

Oh and the recess is there so you can get a 7/16 socket onto the swingarm bolt without taking off the plate - it fits the OD of the socket perfectly :-)

The first plate I made had a nice hole in it, but it was very flexy....