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Nee, sy moer. Go to police station. Get a case number. Log it with your own insurance. Then go have your car and the rack assessed. If the cost is less than your co-payment, only then give him the option of setlling. If it is more, sort it via your own insurance, and then have your insurances legal team Rev him to get your co-payment back.

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Except that it's an aerosol. And any over spray will be heading towards your brake rotors if applied wrong.

Well technically it's because of impurities in the diesel that damages the injectors, leading to them injecting incorrectly, burning holes in the piston. Well, that was what the engineer at Ford SA alluded to, until I asked him if the WearSpec tests I run for my fleet diesel is good enough, because they gave the all clear. He back tracked and extended the bakkie's warranty put of goodwill.

Make friends with the locals. They do allow other locals to ride there. A short trail bike is ideal. 130mm sounds ideal. The trails were all built by guys on XC bikes, so you don't need monster travel there.

No backup near by. Bike Addict in Malmesbury is the closest. My mate that farms there swings his own spanners, and buys online what he needs. Bingo!

Of hy hou daarvan om in gemak te ry. Of hy het rug probleme. En daar is 25 ander backups vir wanneer die Ford staan. They sort of tried, but never understood the CT market. Maybe it will be different for them this time around? N1 City location is probably a case of a lot of square meters for less moneys? They like their big flashy stores. I don't live in the N-subs anymore, but even when I did, I never went to N1 City.

Status symbols. The Achilles heel of the well-to-dos. case in point: a new Hilux to a farmer who just had a great harvest.

Same with trucks. My trucks only get the best diesel, the bakkie can get what's left over at the bottom of the tank* I think it's because tractors and trucks are specialized and have commercial value, so they hold value very well # and there is a healthy buy-sell element in the 2nd hand market. I bought a truck last year. What I learned was that cash is king and you need to jump on a bargain. * not really, clean diesel is imperative, especially on something as volatile as my Ford.

Do you sell Honda now? We recently bought a '16 Jazz for my mother in law and we're seriously impressed with the brand. So much so that I think (I can hope) my wife's infatuation with VW is over. That's a story. SARS doesn't care if it's branded pink, subtly or not at all.

What I meant was: don't let the sales department at Cyclesure make you believe that they will set you right at all costs, and that carbon frame repairs won't be good enough, as they have tried to pass the buck in the past, and they were too happy to sell a frame that has been repaired. I don't have a problem with repairing carbon. I rode the crap put of a repaired carbon frame, and I tried really hard to break it. I've broken 3 ali frames in my lifetime, but I couldn't break that frame after it was repaired.

Glad you are sorted. Those are some valuable lessons, and it's applicable to all insurers. I've just mailed a fresh replacement quote to my broker. My experience with Santam was totally different when I damaged a frame. Replaced, no questions asked. Be wary of the different mouths that the insurer's sales and claims departments speak out of. A mate of mine had a cracked carbon spez frame. He was insured through one of the direct-to-consumer bicycle specialist insurers. They said it was a manufacturers fault and the frame should warranteed, Spez SA said it was obviously in a crash and it's an insurance claim. It went back and forth until insurance relented and paid out the frame. A couple of months later my friend went on a group ride, and MO and behold, someone pitches up with his old frame. So the insurer was perfectly happy to repair that frame and sell it on to refray costs.

if you change the fork, the ideal is a Fox 34 or RS Pike at 150mm in 27.5. A Revelation RC with a Charger damper is also a great alternative. I went from a well sorted Pike to Rev RC and it's perfect. Bear in mind that you've got non-boost wheels, if you get a Boost fork you'll need boost adapters, a new hub or new wheels.

I can give you an honest, relevant opinion. I rode a Trance 2 27.5 for 5 years. I loved it. I rode it hard. I rode it far. That bile was FUN in capital letters. It was very capable. I rode it on all the scary trails I could find on it in the Western Cape. On most rides I got it to 9/10 ITO of what the bike could handle. And every now and then I gave it the beans and forced it to go all in. Over the years I replaced the brakes, wheels, drivetrain, seatpost, saddle, stem, handlebar, fork and frame. The original back shock and crank never broke. Ended up up as 1x11 with a 150/160 Pike and 30mm rim wheels. 3 major upgrades that each makes a hellova difference for the better. And then on the last ride of 2020 an unforeseen incident with an unwelcome rock put a big dent in the downtube and I called a day on it. I replaced it with a Scott Genius 950, because that was the only trail bike available in XL,with similar spec to what I was on. As a die-hard 27.5 hold out, I've since eaten humble pie. The Genius is a generation jump from the Trance 27.5. It fits me better (I'm 1.87,) is even more fun, more composed and more capable. My Aha! moment was on the first ride att Helderberg where I slammed into a corner without braking where I was always tapping off on the Trance. Where I'd be at 9/10 on the Trance, the new bike felt like it was at 7/10. It took me a while to recalibrate my risk/reward to the more capable bike. The main difference is that the Trance was easier to move around underneath me, with the Genius (being longer, and with longer wheelbase) requiring more body language to move around, but trading it for being more stable at speed. And while the Genius will behave like a street fighter in a dodgy neighborhood, I have no qualms with taking it on longer rides as well. Im busy planning two massive projects on the Genius. A Bikepacking trip, and a Jonkershoek EDM (Elke Donnerse Meter van singletrack) ride. So you can replace the fork (150mm is Trance's sweet spot,) drivetrain and wheels, and you'll have even more fun on it. I know, because I've done it, But there is not a single situation where I will choose my old Trance over my new bike.

Stumpy is ideal For Jonkers, and your halflid helmet will be fine. I'd suggest knee pads though. There is plenty of water in Jonkers. I usually grab one bottle, with another soft flask in my fanny pack, rehidrat and some food.

Honestly, I I wouldn't buy a fancy moka pot over an Aeropress. Bu I've got a cheap 2 cup mokka pot that I use often, and I can't taste the difference between that and our Bialetti pot. However, I am a bit nervous about the aluminum pot over long term use, so I'll probably replace it with a generic stainless steel one. So if you go mokka pot, I'd suggest a SS pot.

Toyota has always had good resale, but when their factory flooded it caused a massive backlog. Now is a good time to get out of a Toyota and into another brand. Now that I rethink my hypothesis, we might be seeing a lot of people who would have bought a new bike rather buy a second hand bike.

Going back to topic. I think the 2nd hand market might be a good indicator of the bike boom. I haven't been following it lately, but there was some bikes selling for shockingly high prices. Is this still going on, or has it slowed down. Another indicator is events. Once the euphoria of being allowed to go to events again wears off, if times are tight, I think event entries WI take a dip as well.

About 18 months ago I replaced a bakkie. Sales guy was full of bravado, saying that they are selling like hot cakes and I need to get one because interest rates are low. I laughed, asking him if he knows how macro economics work? He didn't. He didn't budge on the price either so I walked away. 2 months later I phoned him again, and I got the deal I wanted. Fast forward to now and we'll be seeing another 50 points (hopefully not more) added to repo tomorrow. I'm just really glad I bought the 30year old truck last year instead of the shiny new one that face me cold feet,

Well I would ditch the Ctek charger for a Victron unit, and save 1500. But I'm not a fan of ctek, and the Victron can charge lithium batteries. But I'll rather get a WRND DC2DC charger for 2.5k and get a better AC2DC charger. As you'll probably use the battery in your home a lot more than in your car. I'll ditch the National Luna box and faceplate for a cheaper battery box or even better, a toolbox and then mount the chargers where I want it. The NL box and plate looks nice though, but that's another 1000zars that can be substituted for a cheaper off-the-shelf battery box. I'll pull a seperate 6mm cable from the front battery to the back of my bakkie, and plug the battery pack and fridge off that. You don't Have enough decent cables in your list, so I'm insure wether you want to mount the dc2dc charger in the engine bay, or hope to plug your unit into the car's existing 12v socket. Bear in mind the pretty integrated off the shelf units will charge off the cigarette plug in your car, and those are limited to 10amps, and your fridge will take 2-5 amps, leaving you 5-7 amps to refill a battery that only had 750wh to work with.

One of the quotes on my table has Hubble batteries on it. May I ask why you are still on the fence? I'm also looking at either a Sunsynk or Mercer inverter. I wish the choices was easier.

That's how I feel about taxes. So ask someone who understand it to build/spec a system for you. Fortunately I married an Accountant. I handle the watts and amps and cars and stuff, she crunches the numbers.

A car dual battery system can probably be built cheaper by yourself. And building it into a portable battery box is easy. I've done it before. But it won't be as slick and we'll presented as this solution.

And there's the rub. So suddenly what started out as shopping for a 2.4KvA ish system became a 5KvA inverter with 5KWlithium batteries and a rewire of the DB board so that life can mostly go on without noticing loadshedding. Scope creep is 'n bliksem.

Forget limit! Forget distraction! Just on fast!