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Mad Manny wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 4:05 pm
I haven't done any 4x4'ing, but Fearless' 5 year old 2nd battery packed up during lock down.
To be fair to the NCCC (Numbnut Clueless Clot Club) - it was showing signs before Lock Up was announced.
As soon as Lock Up ended on 1 May I called around for prices.
Cheapest (again) was Toyota.
So I popped to Halfway Toyota (they say halfway, but I had to drive all the way there) & got one.
Took 10 minutes to swop out the batteries & 12 minutes to go through all the Health & Safety BS...
R1 976.00


Funny aside to the story: When I told Ge'Off (Wave) that the dealer was cheaper he thought he'd try that route.
His wife's Polo battery was giving up, so he called a VW dealers - R4 800.00. :shock:
Ge'Off, Ge'Off, the 'Try the Dealer' trick doesn't work with the Germans - they charge like the Blitzkrieg into Poland... :lol:
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LX wrote:
Sun May 24, 2020 1:35 pm
Good news is Tomato can actually be used in a Fruit Salad, and Pine apple in a Vegetable Salad, that's not even a New found Wisdom.
Wisdom must be relative then...
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Erin wrote:
Tue May 26, 2020 6:54 pm
Mad Manny wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 4:05 pm
I haven't done any 4x4'ing, but Fearless' 5 year old 2nd battery packed up during lock down.
To be fair to the NCCC (Numbnut Clueless Clot Club) - it was showing signs before Lock Up was announced.
As soon as Lock Up ended on 1 May I called around for prices.
Cheapest (again) was Toyota.
So I popped to Halfway Toyota (they say halfway, but I had to drive all the way there) & got one.
Took 10 minutes to swop out the batteries & 12 minutes to go through all the Health & Safety BS...
R1 976.00


Funny aside to the story: When I told Ge'Off (Wave) that the dealer was cheaper he thought he'd try that route.
His wife's Polo battery was giving up, so he called a VW dealers - R4 800.00. :shock:
Ge'Off, Ge'Off, the 'Try the Dealer' trick doesn't work with the Germans - they charge like the Blitzkrieg into Poland... :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah they usually try to Blitzkrieg your south pole...
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Some lockdown 4x4 action....

https://youtu.be/NNOvtJd4gHU
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Ricoffy wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 7:45 am
LX wrote:
Sun May 24, 2020 1:35 pm
Good news is Tomato can actually be used in a Fruit Salad, and Pine apple in a Vegetable Salad, that's not even a New found Wisdom.
Wisdom must be relative then...
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LX wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 6:22 pm
Ricoffy wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 7:45 am
LX wrote:
Sun May 24, 2020 1:35 pm
Good news is Tomato can actually be used in a Fruit Salad, and Pine apple in a Vegetable Salad, that's not even a New found Wisdom.
Wisdom must be relative then...
Since the beginning of time.
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Our big chief (Nam) is addressing us again this afternoon - after a few more positive cases were registered. I really hope we do not go back to full lockdown...
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I heard that smokers are organizing a protest movement against the current smoking ban.

You can follow it on twitter at #BlackLungsMatter.
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... evidently big stock build-up and overhang
of vehicles on SA sales floors ...

https://m.wheels24.co.za/News/SA_vehicl ... r-20200831
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So did the Breedt's Nek Pass on Monday, from North to south. Below is the dashcam footage.

https://youtu.be/2LFdfd2kNoc
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