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6 mtb bikes, so need 4 on this rack and will use my towbar Thule for the others if they can squeeze in the space

Hey all Thanks to everyone that contributed to this super old thread, we ended up in Somerset West, bought a house riding distance from Lourensford bike trails A nice mix of Afrikaans and English friends here, the SA crowd are super welcoming and lovely!

Hi I'm looking to buy this official VW Bike rack https://www.bodans.co.uk/project/vw-cycle-carrier/ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305306219220?hash=item4715ab32d4:g:mggAAOSwHsBlc0WN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4EWjGIzkf5x4Qo9%2FvG5mt3KezuJwZqu7CdwiQEti22cXFy5ykrDuoc5SbmEOey6TiOr%2FXb92BR4VbMt8h1ZuC06%2BaJm%2FaNvx5mDOSVMTxKzZKcNKz8Ac2RiaRVNHzSYJofjJ%2Ff1hiaPTwRz9uXTmKDqY6L2%2BSrhAUhs2wtWQh8SdsJPCtIN2%2FcIu09Jeu0CODjIGdeNNlluiWhb0aNRo4RyzwO%2BJslU3MuzFFfV4HJdweta1BFQRnAe45t0%2BBSPJZggpLRQkF%2FKUstHFq7jCu%2BGW7dQS94YDrfamlQ8AeWx1|tkp%3ABFBMhO-A14lj I contacted my local VW stealer, but they wanted R21,600 for it. Are there any other places to get this at a more reasonable price?

From my advanced (wikipedia) research it says Paarl/Wellington is mainly Afrikaans Is that still true? Would it be similar to durbanville or more afrikaans?

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Thanks fella. Paarl sounds financially tempting.... i'm a cheap skate at heart, growing up on the breadline and with single parent I got it drummed into me! And the security aspect is very appealing.

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yup, thats exactly where i'm at!

thanks man. I earn in dollars, and the rand is very weak (as opposed to a strong dollar) So its grossly exaggerated right now, i'm sure that wont be the case forever. Sorry if I came over as obnoxious, I think we just live in different economies Its funny reading what you wrote, because we struggle to make ends meet some months: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Nairobi-rises-to-become-Africa-s-most-expensive-city/-/539546/2232544/-/bt1kjmz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/news/-/1056/2756246/-/14n1q2xz/-/index.html All my SA friends are on BIG money here, i'm by far the poorest (my house is made of mud!...no honestly it is!) One SA friend calls it velvet handcuffs, they would love to move back to SA, but the NGO packages they offer here are very good money, and they said they could never get close to it in SA, these guys are easily on double or triple what I earn. People seem to come out on 2-5 year contracts you would be looking at earning 10,000 USD per month to live comfortably and still save a little each month (without kids) If you got offered 5,000USD, it wouldn't be worth coming (certainly as a family) My friend has 4 kids, and it costs him about R 1,100,000 just in basic annual school fees (no trips, lunch etc included) State schools aren't an option here. So yeh, just vastly different economies!

Is Paarl worth me considering given my criteria? and is it loads better for security then? If so i'll add it to my list of places to visit when I head down

Thanks man Yes i've watched it nose dive and seen the link to precious metal with the ZAR, although i'm not that clued up on the economy I don't really want to spend any more than R90K a month unless i'm investing in a house or plot of land I guess what you are saying is the house I buy maybe worth sod all in future if I ever want to pull the money out, thats fine with me, I've got investment/rental houses in the UK that are for the retirement fund, but if i'm settling in SA, I will want to own a home I just hate throwing away money on rentals as a long term option....it feels so wrong! ....Unless you guys are thinking its only a matter of time before you leave SA due to the political situation seems to be the in most of Africa!

my interest rate on uk house is 0.89% Doubt i'll get that, but will easily get 5% or below

My neighbour visited christmas time and said he wants to buy a house and retire in George Sounds pretty nice!

9% interest in SA...fudge that! I'll probably offset against uk house and get a euro mortgage Thanks for the heads up, will get on gumtree now

R35K buys me a house? not sure what that means is http://www.property24.com/the best site for looking at rentals?

ok thanks staff costs are a lot more expensive (i knew there must be something!) Does that mean its about 5-6k a month for someone full time?

potentially a loaded question you didn't mention staff, I take it people don't have cooks, cleaners, nannies, gardeners etc?

Thanks for all the info, I can really work on a budget now!

If say for example someone had 90-100k a month, would that be passable for an ok lifestyle in the bosch?

Thanks MTBeer and Jacques some stuff is similar, others are massively cheaper, but overall its all cheaper A bottle of wine here is about R130 for something that is just passable, and R280 for something you'd turn up to a friends with a 3 bed house here is about 25-35k (Rand) per month, which i guess is on par with stellenbosch prices As my salary is in USD, It means i'll have more money to spend on bike stuff We burn through about $6000USD a month on a normal month, and we aren't lavish at all ... its beginning to get on my nerves now! I'm flying to Uk in 3 weeks, when i'm back i'll be sure to fly down, hire a car and check out the areas thanks

Stellenbosch looks amazing for biking!!!!!! I guess i could up rental allowance depending on costs of living (of which I have no idea) What is a ball park for rental percentage based on salary (i.e. 30% of salary on rent?)? What would really help is an idea on cost of living, I guess a good indication is: A beer in a pub Cappuccino Pint of milk (or 1 / 2 litre) Loaf of bread A main course in an average restaurant A glass of wine in restaurant Anyone happen to know these?

I think its got to be one of these then 1) Stellenbosch2) Somerset West3) Durbanville/Loevenstein/ Welgemoed Thanks all I'm guessing Stellenbosch is going to be the most pricey to rent in as its a bit of a tourist destination though. I'll start planning to visit the above and get a feel for the areascheers!

These Areas also look great, I guess its more afrikaans than english here too?

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Hey man, Yes im in Karen! Its very safe compared with other places here, but I work in the security industry so i get to hear about everything! (sometimes i'd rather not) Last week an expat got shot in the head, but mostly crime here is opportunistic. I'm expecting to down size a little, but would like to choose a leafy area so we have plenty of outdoors!