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Is anyone going to a place to engage low range this coming Saturday?
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I know there is a Adventure day in Villiers... Was gonna visit my mom, however got to fix my x-fer case first.

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Cassie and I are engaging L/R in Klerksdorp this weekend with Pieter and Oom Eric.. :twisted: :twisted:
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Klerksdorp will never be the same again... ;)

This is the Potch - Klerksdorp road Friday a week ago...

The pic was taken about 30 minutes after the hail storm. I had pulled off the road because it was impossible to even see the road for the hail. Note the truck in the distance which had jack-knifed across the road, no injuries.
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I've just noticed my over-all fuel consumption in the above pic - not too shabby! :lol:


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I'll pack a hard-hat.. :twisted:
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Thanks friends.

Do not really want to drive VERY far. Want to make it a 0.5 day excursion.
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Eric, what merc is your consumption for
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Traveler wrote:Thanks friends.

Do not really want to drive VERY far. Want to make it a 0.5 day excursion.
Jis... as ek nou innie omgewing was kon mens bietjie gaan speel het.... ;-)
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4x4Maniac wrote:Eric, what merc is your consumption for
Werner, it's the 2-litre C180 (petrol)*. That was upon my return from Durbs, the average of the total trip of some 1600km return. When travelling at 120km/hr on the N3, the best I obtained was 7 litres per 100km, according to the computer. The Merc's speedo is reasonably accurate as well, agreeing with the GPS (118km/hr GPS > 120km/hr speedo)

Coming from Klerksdorp where I seldom come across more than 7 cars on my way to work (1km trip), I really felt it when entering a slipway in Durbs to gain access to the N2 highway. The slipway was just 400 meters long yet it took us all of 25 minutes to do those 400m because of roadworks - even though 2 of the 4 lanes were open.

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4x4Maniac wrote:Eric, what merc is your consumption for
Werner, it's the 2-litre C180 (petrol), not the super-charged engine. That was upon my return from Durban. the average of the total trip of some 1600km return. When travelling at 120km/hr on the N3, the best I obtained was 7 litres per 100km, according to the computer. The Merc's speedo is reasonably accurate as well, agreeing with the GPS (118km/hr GPS > 120km/hr speedo)

Coming from Klerksdorp where I seldom come across more than 7 cars on my way to work (1km trip), I really felt it when entering a slipway in Durbs to gain access to the N2 highway. The slipway was just 400 meters long yet it took us all of 25 minutes to do those 400m because of roadworks - even though 2 of the 4 lanes were open.

A couple of years ago on the N3 just outside Harrismith we had a near miss when the guy behind me (also a MB...) skidded off the road in the fine drizzle, passed me on the grass verge, spun around 270 degrees and rammed over the storm water culvert into the opposite lane. He covered me in mud in the process. This picture was taken after I had stopped to clean the windscreen.
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Very good cars, and a lot of car for your money. We also have an MB, hence the dash looking familiar.We have a C200 kompressor 2002 model, with 215k on the clock. But figured we will ma fix things when they break. The best I got was only 7.9l/km but generally it still drives the day we got it and because of that I drive it fast most times, so I normally don't get better 9.5/km
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Eric ek weet nie hoekom ry jy 'n MB nie want net ou mense ry in Merc's... hehe
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CasKru wrote:Eric ek weet nie hoekom ry jy 'n MB nie want net ou mense ry in Merc's... hehe

That's a GENTLEMAN's car!

En my vrou sal jou :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: as jy se 'n MB is vir ou mense.........
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HennieO wrote:
CasKru wrote:Eric ek weet nie hoekom ry jy 'n MB nie want net ou mense ry in Merc's... hehe

That's a GENTLEMAN's car!

En my vrou sal jou :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: as jy se 'n MB is vir ou mense.........
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Let me rephrase... Dit is 'n oumans kar en dames kar :twisted:
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Let me rephrase... Dit is 'n oumans kar en dames kar
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Mag ek nooit so oud of so vroulik raak nie.. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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ThysdJ wrote:Mag ek nooit so oud of so vroulik raak nie.. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Jy het al... ek het gehoor toe jou yaw sensor inskop... hehe
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CasKru wrote:Jy het al... ek het gehoor toe jou yaw sensor inskop... hehe
Dis waar, maar dit was nie in 'n Benz nie.. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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HennieO wrote:
CasKru wrote:Eric ek weet nie hoekom ry jy 'n MB nie want net ou mense ry in Merc's... hehe

That's a GENTLEMAN's car!

En my vrou sal jou :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: :punch: as jy se 'n MB is vir ou mense.........
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Hmmm.... not so sure that I'm a GENTLEMAN! ;)

Cassie... thank you for raising an interesting point! :)

Werner, mine is also a 2002 model, with about 124,000km on the clock.

I learnt my lesson about having it serviced at the Dealers though... the 100K service was R10k, although they gave me 50% off because of the Motorplan. I now have it serviced by an Indie in Potch, 50km travelling either way but he is the ex-foreman of the local Dealership there and is busy as hell.


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Cassie, kyk bietjie hierso dan se jy weer vir my dit is n oumans/dames kar...
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4x4Maniac wrote:Cassie, kyk bietjie hierso dan se jy weer vir my dit is n oumans/dames kar...
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Teen daai op die foto's IS die C180 'n oumanskar! :lol:
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Ek dink nog steeds so... vir een of ander rede, maak nie saak hoe op gedoen daai merc is nie, lyk dit net vir my na 'n voertuig vir 'n ouer man
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Mmm... Wel dan van nou af noem jy my oom of oupa! :evil:
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You tell 'em, Werner!! Agents, Bloody Agents, all of 'em!! :twisted:


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4x4Maniac wrote:Mmm... Wel dan van nou af noem jy my oom of oupa! :evil:
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Dis reg so oupa:twisted:

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Traveler wrote:Is anyone going to a place to engage low range this coming Saturday?
So have you decided to go somewhere on Saturday?
On my way home from Zambia tomorrow and itching to take the beast for a drive...
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