WEBVTT - Car Talk with Ernest Page:  Volvo C40 

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<v Speaker 1>Stave talk proper now on O two one double full

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<v Speaker 1>six oh five six seven. That is the number to

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<v Speaker 1>dial if you've got a motoring question to put to

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<v Speaker 1>Ernest page of all Things motoring and change cars dot

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<v Speaker 1>co dotzi. He is standing by to chat to us

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<v Speaker 1>about his latest driving experiences, but more importantly, to help

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<v Speaker 1>you with your driving choices. So if you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>question about a particular model or purchase, or simply are

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<v Speaker 1>curious about a brand, pop through a what's up to

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<v Speaker 1>seven two five six seven one five six seven, or

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<v Speaker 1>give us a call on O two one four four

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<v Speaker 1>six oh five six seven. Nice to chat to you again, Ernest,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome back, Nice to chat to you.

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<v Speaker 2>To prevent because I'm only on your once a week,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like saying welcome back to you, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure you've had many.

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<v Speaker 3>Hours on the radio already.

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<v Speaker 4>But that's glad again, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've been driving nothing at all for the last

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks, which has been a real pleasure. Host got

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<v Speaker 1>back into my car to find a flat battery and

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<v Speaker 1>I'd kind of forgotten how to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>No anyway, Yeah, but isn't it a pleasure to sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>just not drive?

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<v Speaker 4>For a little while it is. Indeed, it was absolutely lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, anyway, all I can say is thank you

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<v Speaker 1>very much the Battery Mobile service. It came out to

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<v Speaker 1>help me yesterday when I found my car would not start,

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<v Speaker 1>and glad to be back on the roads again. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad to be driving in South Africa because, let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you, Ernest, after watching the way they drive on

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<v Speaker 1>the streets of Semenac and Indonesia, I have reconfigured my

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<v Speaker 1>estimation of just how bad our driving is in South Africa.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought it was as bad as it could case,

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<v Speaker 4>and I was wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>No, indeed, I think some of our driving out its

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<v Speaker 2>aren't as bad as reported. I Ever, I think we've

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<v Speaker 2>got problems on our connecting roads, which is the issue.

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<v Speaker 2>And those are high speed connecting roads, and when you

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<v Speaker 2>go to countries like India Indonesia, oftentimes the and reach

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<v Speaker 2>speed is lower. Yes, so they don't have those big

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<v Speaker 2>accidents with a taxi full of people. But it's a

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<v Speaker 2>bit sketchy out there, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was quite terrifying. I was very very glad that

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't behind the wheel of anything. I've got to

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<v Speaker 1>be saying, And I was also very grateful to rear

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<v Speaker 1>lies how lucky we are to have as many traffic

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<v Speaker 1>robots and the like to help manage the situation.

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<v Speaker 4>The driver behavior aside.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyways, it was quite an exercise in relative behavior on

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<v Speaker 1>the road, shall we say, Artist, you've of course been

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<v Speaker 1>driving impeccably within the speed limit and obeying all the

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<v Speaker 1>rules of the road. What have you been driving the

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<v Speaker 1>last week or so?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Look, I haven't always been driving the speed limit.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I did two hundred and two kilometers an

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<v Speaker 2>hour yesterday.

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<v Speaker 3>On the race track.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, but when I'm on the roads, and just before

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<v Speaker 2>I get to the cars i've been driving.

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<v Speaker 3>The Volvo C forty is one of them.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also my colleague Jason Williams, who's working with

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<v Speaker 2>me on multiple projects, he drove the BWT Crust. He's

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<v Speaker 2>reporting on that first. I also just want to touch

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<v Speaker 2>on your battery situation. Yep. I've just sold my my

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<v Speaker 2>BMW project card that I've been working.

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<v Speaker 3>On and either similar issue.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't even you've seen these USB battery booster backs.

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<v Speaker 2>No by the online Yeah you can, I think online

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<v Speaker 2>for what a thousand, thousand and five hundred and just

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<v Speaker 2>Google boo booster, battery booster, compact battery booster.

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<v Speaker 3>And what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the size of a charging bank, but it's got

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<v Speaker 2>enough juice to actually start the car. And I've used

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<v Speaker 2>this thing multiple times in multiple applications. I've got a company,

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<v Speaker 2>a few companies that I work with, and a few

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<v Speaker 2>friends that I know that actually have those available for

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<v Speaker 2>exactly that situation.

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<v Speaker 3>So Garne, of the days of jumper leads.

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<v Speaker 2>Gone, in the days of having to need another car

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<v Speaker 2>to restart your car, These.

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<v Speaker 3>Little portable battery backs actually do work.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's something I think all of us should have

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<v Speaker 2>available somewhere in the house or somewhere in the network.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fascinating. I didn't know such a thing existed, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad you told us. Where do you can

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<v Speaker 1>you buy them at any battery center or where do

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<v Speaker 1>you find them?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I take a Lot's got them. I'm looking online.

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<v Speaker 2>I take a Lot's got one for seven ninety nine.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, Macro's got one. Macro is the Gizoo one.

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<v Speaker 2>I've used their products before specifically, so that's a very

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<v Speaker 2>reputable one.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know you wouldn't think that would work.

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<v Speaker 2>You would not think it would work, but I've started

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<v Speaker 2>multiple cars with him. There's one year for one five,

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<v Speaker 2>my friend my neighbor's got the one for two to four.

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<v Speaker 2>Auto Supply Do sells that one, and it's compact. You

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<v Speaker 2>get older in the problem of your hand, and like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, I've seen it work many, many, many times

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<v Speaker 2>to start your average car on your compact, hatchback or sedan.

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<v Speaker 4>Good to know.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much for tipping us off on wonder

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<v Speaker 1>If anybody else listening has already purchased and used one

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<v Speaker 1>and wants to give us any feedback on what it's

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<v Speaker 1>been like for you. You welcome to send through a

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<v Speaker 1>voice note or text to seven two five six seven

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<v Speaker 1>one five six seven if you'd like to comment. Right

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<v Speaker 1>before we go to any more motoring talk, there is

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<v Speaker 1>a motoring related voice note that has come in from Dane.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe we've been hearing reports of an oil spill

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<v Speaker 1>on the N one and Dane wants to just update

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<v Speaker 1>us on what he's experienced out there. As an update

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<v Speaker 1>for our listeners. Can we take a listen to that

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<v Speaker 1>voice note?

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<v Speaker 5>Please op South Africa Cape Talk and the listeners guys

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<v Speaker 5>just drove past that pig oil spill that happened on

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<v Speaker 5>the end one just after the yep da yaha. I

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<v Speaker 5>see the guys are busy cleaning that up now, But

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<v Speaker 5>I am actually in that industry.

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<v Speaker 6>Involved in the industrial sales. We do all the street

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<v Speaker 6>sweepers and the municipal trucks and things. The guys are

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<v Speaker 6>really going to have to ensure that that is cleaned correctly.

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<v Speaker 6>That is a massive amount of oil that fell, and

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<v Speaker 6>if it's going to rain this evening and it hasn't

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<v Speaker 6>been done correctly, that's going to cause incidents through the

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<v Speaker 6>evening possibly even tomorrow morning heating but into work.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, Okay, that's serious stuff, Dan, thank you very much

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<v Speaker 1>for the update.

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<v Speaker 2>That's very good insight from them, because when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to oil, it actually gets absorbed into the tarmac. So

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<v Speaker 2>when it's dried out and it's been disposed of and

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<v Speaker 2>cleaned up by the chemicals that they use or the

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<v Speaker 2>powders that they used to absorb but then cleaned up,

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<v Speaker 2>it might feel perfectly fine on a dry surface, but

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<v Speaker 2>as Dan said, once it rains, it actually lifts up

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<v Speaker 2>that oil again. And then any racing guy will tell

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<v Speaker 2>you that the day that it rains is that the

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<v Speaker 2>first day that it drains is the day that the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that is the most slippy, and I'm sure we

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<v Speaker 2>all felt that on the roads with old diesels, falls.

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<v Speaker 3>And things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, they're going to have to make sure that's

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<v Speaker 2>cleaned up properly and be very cautious when going through

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<v Speaker 2>their folks because heating oil, it's such a concerting thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen the best guys panic in these situations simply

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<v Speaker 2>because the cargoes from control to absolutely no control in

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<v Speaker 2>a split second. So it's it's an extreme hazardous situation

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<v Speaker 2>to arrive upon.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, thanks so much for that additional word of warning.

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<v Speaker 1>Please just be extra causus if you are driving in

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<v Speaker 1>that area of the N one after yep, tyaka, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So back to what you were driving. You said the

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<v Speaker 1>Volvo C forty, which is the electric suv if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not mistaken.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct, And I've spent some time with a few of

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<v Speaker 2>the Volvo products, excuse me, and a few electric products,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Volvo has been one of the best sellers

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<v Speaker 2>in South Africa with electric cars.

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<v Speaker 3>They've realigned themselves and some know, some people might not agree.

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<v Speaker 2>With their strategy, but they've gone fully electric and now

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<v Speaker 2>they're moving towards fully electric, and the CE forty Recharge

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<v Speaker 2>is just one of those cars that I think combines

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<v Speaker 2>good design with ev tech, but at the same time

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't look like a car that's electric.

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<v Speaker 3>It looks like a normal care And that sounds like

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<v Speaker 3>such an.

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<v Speaker 2>Obvious thing, but I do enjoy electric cars that don't

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<v Speaker 2>pretend to be electric cars. They're just normal cause that

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<v Speaker 2>happened to be electric. Now, the C forty that I

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<v Speaker 2>had was that the twin charge, which is the three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred KILLO version, which goes for about one point two

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<v Speaker 2>eight five and that is a lot of power to

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<v Speaker 2>be having in a Ruanabad car, which I have to

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<v Speaker 2>say seems a little unnecessary. So I wouldn't necessarily recommend

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<v Speaker 2>the C forty because one of our colleagues actually made

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<v Speaker 2>a very interesting observation that in Europe, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these cars that are European cars that offer sell in

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<v Speaker 2>South Africa have to be all things to everybody. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got minimal space in Europe, you're parking your expensive corn

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<v Speaker 2>the street potentially, and now you've got to have this

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<v Speaker 2>card that's fast but also economical, but also stylish, but

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<v Speaker 2>also electric.

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<v Speaker 3>Et cetera.

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<v Speaker 2>So for me, I would rather not necessarily go for

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<v Speaker 2>the twin charge. There are many other models in the range.

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<v Speaker 2>It starts at about eight hundred and ninety nine thousand.

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<v Speaker 2>And when it comes to electric Volvos or one of

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<v Speaker 2>my favorite brands specifically, I think the lady that I

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<v Speaker 2>was chatting to last week that fault inf you, she

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<v Speaker 2>was mentioning as well that you also loved Volbos journos.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, most journals, when asked to choose their favorite brand,

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<v Speaker 2>choose Volvo.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, yes there's depreciation.

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<v Speaker 2>All of these things, but just as a driving experience,

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<v Speaker 2>as a well thought out driving experience, Evolvo, and you

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<v Speaker 2>cannot go wrong with the Volva.

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<v Speaker 3>My specific favorite is the Sedan.

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<v Speaker 2>But when it comes to the electric car, it's stylish,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fast, it's got very decent range, you can charge

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<v Speaker 2>eighty percent in as little as I think practically in

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<v Speaker 2>South Africa in under an hour. It's got leather free interior.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got the Google built in, which is not my favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the younger audience might want to integrate

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<v Speaker 2>the Android phones with the car, because you get integrated completely.

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<v Speaker 3>It's runs on a Google software package.

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<v Speaker 2>Got a pandemic sign through Hormon contown sound system and

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<v Speaker 2>Volvo specifically are known for their ergonomics, the interior ergonomics,

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<v Speaker 2>So you're going to get a car that has got

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<v Speaker 2>very good interior ergonomics and very well thought out interior.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you can get a second end model as well.

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<v Speaker 2>It goes back to twenty twenty four, and as I said,

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<v Speaker 2>you get it. You can get into a twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three model of Air for about eight hundred ninety nine

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<v Speaker 2>thousand demo model online and that is the Twin Pure

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<v Speaker 2>So that's that's one of the higher power models. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so there are some options available, and I think with

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<v Speaker 2>these type of cars it does pay to maybe wait

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit and wait for that depreciation heat to

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<v Speaker 2>get taken up by someone else.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because one point two million is a difficult one

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<v Speaker 1>to swallow before you've added on any of the bells

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<v Speaker 1>and whistles. That's a very very expensive purchase, and we

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<v Speaker 1>know unfortunately that is the price mind you're playing in

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<v Speaker 1>for electric vehicles the until time as the important fees

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<v Speaker 1>and the tax structure changes, ernest, that's what you're going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Pay exactly, And a lot of people are.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the early adopters, the early adoption phase has

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<v Speaker 2>now gone past. There are more cost effective electric cars

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<v Speaker 2>on the market for as little as as low as

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<v Speaker 2>six let's i'll say a little bit as low as

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<v Speaker 2>six hundred thousand or thereabouts. But this is the premium

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<v Speaker 2>sort of space that you're playing in, playing in, So

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<v Speaker 2>if you want that premium experience, then you know this

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<v Speaker 2>is where you're going to be playing. And I do

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<v Speaker 2>think there is a market foot because the Volvo sales

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<v Speaker 2>of the electric cars has been doing quite well the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of months.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, thanks for that feedback.

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<v Speaker 1>You have unleashed a wave of questions and comments around

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<v Speaker 1>the little rechargeable battery pack finger Madriggi that you mentioned. Firstly,

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<v Speaker 1>CJ calling in saying she has a device called a

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<v Speaker 1>seat which she bought seventeen years ago from Battery Center

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<v Speaker 1>and has used as her battery booster pack.

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<v Speaker 4>It's never let her down. She wants to know. Is

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<v Speaker 4>that the thing that you are talking about?

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<v Speaker 2>So the sea I'm looking at a seat tech now,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the one that I think this plugs into the mains.

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<v Speaker 2>I think what she's got the seat tech is specifically

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<v Speaker 2>an overnight charger. I think this looks like an overnight charger. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it might be a different thing. The one

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm talking about is and maybe se Tech that

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<v Speaker 2>does make a battery charger like that, I'm not sure,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm talking about specifically a booster pack of battery

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<v Speaker 2>booster that's got no cables, doesn't plug into the mains.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a jump you can look for jump starter, the Geezuo.

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<v Speaker 3>It's called the jump starter.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, it's available at MACRAA. Thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And our listener Robert mailing in to say, I'm messaging

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<v Speaker 1>in to say there's a Cape Town based company that

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<v Speaker 1>sells a very good quality power back jump starter called

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<v Speaker 1>red E red dash E and he said they've worked

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<v Speaker 1>really well for him. Excellent quality, highly recorded me. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's also it's built as a portable jump starter. So

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<v Speaker 1>redah E dot co dot z is the one that

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<v Speaker 1>Robert is recommending tech that from whence it comes and

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<v Speaker 1>so that's good to know. And then let's see what

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<v Speaker 1>else we've got here. Penelope saying my car battery was

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<v Speaker 1>flat over the weekend and a man from high Q

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<v Speaker 1>came on Monday started it immediately with one of those

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<v Speaker 1>battery packs and it has worked perfectly and quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>Penny, thanks for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, in my case, my battery was actually

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<v Speaker 1>officially dead, but it had reached the end of its

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<v Speaker 1>lifespan and it was due for replacements soon. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>that was coming, so it was just my it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was bound to happen. So yeah, I was very

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<v Speaker 1>lucky that Battery Mobile Service could come to me with

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<v Speaker 1>a replacement battery and sought me.

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<v Speaker 3>On a grudge purchase.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so expensive, Like every time I buy a battery,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always just surprised at how expensive it is these days,

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<v Speaker 2>because the average price I think has between one and

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<v Speaker 2>off and two and off thousand and for batsy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I got it for just on one thousand round

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<v Speaker 1>including the labor. I've got to be honest. I was

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<v Speaker 1>very very happy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Yeah, I need to dress smaller cars charity.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, Yeah, there is that one of the big bonuses

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<v Speaker 1>of being in my little jazz. Okay, before we run

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<v Speaker 1>out of time, let's let's move away from the battery

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<v Speaker 1>packs to a question that's coming on voice note from

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<v Speaker 1>somebody who is struggling to decide between two different vehicles.

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<v Speaker 4>I think let's take a listen.

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<v Speaker 7>Papa, and you know is the car fundy. My wife

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<v Speaker 7>and I are struggling to decide between a Cherry to

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<v Speaker 7>Go Pro for for pro and the Hyundai Venue. Could

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<v Speaker 7>it please help me decide, give me advice to convince

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<v Speaker 7>my wife to go either way. Thanks so much. I

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<v Speaker 7>know this is not necessarily what you're discussing this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 7>but I'll appreciate.

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<v Speaker 4>Your thoughts on that one.

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<v Speaker 7>Ernest.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a chicky one because you've got present cons

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<v Speaker 2>on both sides. DA is slightly more compact, it's got

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<v Speaker 2>decent boot space. It does lack power when compared to

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<v Speaker 2>the Cherry Tigo, but it also has Apple cor play

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<v Speaker 2>depending which model you get. And yeah, it's a compact

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<v Speaker 2>car that has less features. And this is the common

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<v Speaker 2>comparison that we're getting nowadays that we know what we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting when it comes to the Undi venue.

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<v Speaker 3>But Cherry has been around for long time now, the

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<v Speaker 3>Cherry ti Go for Pro has been around for a

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<v Speaker 3>long time now.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got lots more features, it's got lots more power,

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<v Speaker 2>it's got more space, it comes with, as I said,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more features. So that for me is the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest key, The Cherry is going to use more fuel,

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<v Speaker 2>but how much more fuel is worth the luxury that

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be getting for that? So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I would probably go for and I do like the Hyundai.

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<v Speaker 2>I do like the Venue, but to me, the Venue

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<v Speaker 2>is a lot more of a basic car. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want something that's more going to be in like a

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<v Speaker 2>knock about and the kids are going to be spelling

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<v Speaker 2>ice cream in it every day, or whatever your lifestyle is,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the Venue is a good option. But I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 2>if you want the features and all the bells and whistles,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to get all of that with a Cherry

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<v Speaker 2>Tiger For.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>The Cheddi Tiger for has been around long enough for

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<v Speaker 2>us to now start trusting it.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks Ernest.

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<v Speaker 1>One closing comment from Alan, who says, be aware that

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<v Speaker 1>those battery power packs. Most of the biggest shopping centers

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<v Speaker 1>actually have a version of them at the security or

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<v Speaker 1>parking office, and they really do work very well.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you get to your.

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<v Speaker 1>Car in the shopping center when the battery's gone flat,

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<v Speaker 1>you can go and ask security whether they've got one

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<v Speaker 1>and can jumpstart you on the spot. Isn't that fabulous?

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<v Speaker 3>To know did not know that. That's great to know you.

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<v Speaker 1>Learned something new every day. Alan in Bealville, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much. And Ernest host car Fundy Guy as of

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<v Speaker 1>Osboys don't called you. Always appreciate your input and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>try to get next week Wednesday chat.

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<v Speaker 3>Then Purple always pleasure

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<v Speaker 4>Drive safety, so then please