Mercedes 7G tiptronic Gearbox I'm the proud owner of a 2013 Mercedes E250 CDI, (W212), have owned this car for almost 10 years now. Sitting at 205000km, I was expecting more years of reliable service and great comfort. Unfortunately for me, 1 hour into my trip to Durban last year, the car broke down at the De Hoek Plaza outside Heidelberg. Luckily for me it wasn't further out, together with my insurance company I managed to pay R2000 for towing the car on a flatbed back to Johannesburg. Beware This is the chance you take when buying an old car. Depending how you drive it, you may be in for some nasty surprises (I do drive the car hard when I feel like using all 500Nm of torque). Below is the story of what happened. I still haven't resolved it yet. Symptoms So when I came to a stop at the toll gate, the engine just started shuddering and switched off. It felt like when I had my old Ford Escort and the one spark plug got loose from its seat. It was quite a loud and scary
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PlayMore Golf - Pay it as it lies?
PlayMore Golf - Pay it as it lies? Introduction Playmoregolf (PMG) is a great idea for the avid South African golfer, be it the scratch player down to a weekend hacker. If you play a lot of games, say 4 times a month, you can pay a measly R800 for 4 rounds of golf which equates to R200 per game. If you play once a month, you get a game for R269. There's a nice portal where you can log in and book for yourself and your golf buddies as well. You can even see who's on the tee-sheet in cases there's a bloke you'd rather not play with. Some memberships give you 10% of your purchases at the Pro-shop owned by the same company. Apparently the golf industry is worth R18 billion rand in South Africa, of which there are maybe 2 major players, Pro Shop and the Golfer's club . I have to say, I get better service at the Golfer's club versus the Pro-shop, so when the Pro-shop has a better price on something I want, I know I have to sell my self out a little (sometimes che