KZN license fees too high

They sound well-groomed on air: editor Alwyn Viljoen, veteran
car man Fred Rascher and DJ Brian Bassett

Summary of talking points on "Nqola", the Saturday morning car show co-hosted by Witness Wheels on Capital 104 fm, serving the Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
 In studio: Brian Bassett, Fred Racher and Alwyn Viljoen

License fees highest in KZN

Viljoen stated KZN has the  highest licensing fees in South Africa, stated many fleet owners are opening offices in neighbouring provinces to register their fleets there, which is losing the province millions in revenue, and urged the provincial government to lower license fees so that fleet owners
will spend local.
Racher told how a friend saves R2000 a month registering his vehicles in Mpumalanga.
Viljoen called on government's revenue office to stop being so rapacious and drop the fees.
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Rare cars leaving South Africa

The trio talked about rust free cars from SA being sought after in especially England. Racher listed once popular Mercedes-Benz models from the 1970s that are no longer seen in South Africa, and pointed out each time the local currency weakens, more rare cars leave the country, with some exporters at one stage even flying in buyers for a weekend of bidding before shipping their items to their destinations.
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Time to change veteran car rules

Questioned what is a veteran car, Racher pointed out the legislation stuck with manufacturing dates, instead of a flow of chronological ages. He defined a classic car as the one your dad drove, and to make veteran car clubs more attractive for young drivers, for whom a 1980s City Golf would be a classic, he said the rules have to change from specifying specific year models as the parameter, to allowing accumulated years old.
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Rarity maketh the classic

Bassett said at the end, rarity was what turned a car into an investment.
Viljoen posited today's Mazda's especially the CX3, will follow those Merc's as being classic cars, and argued the Honda S2000 is another such a case.
Racher disagreed, saying in his experiences, prohibitive repair costs ensured that people do not invest in the likes of a Porsche Cayman or Honda S2000 once they are out of guarantee.

Pack spare tyres

Racher told how he once had two blowouts on new tyres driving through the Eastern Cape's potholes. His Jaguar did not come with a full size spare, but he packed one, as well as the "Marie  Biscuit".
He urged everyone on 19 inch rims with low profile tyres to ensure they have full sized spare tyres when going away.
Viljoen promised to talk about a two door Japanese car that does come with a full sized spare, and even the option of two extra doors, and is SA's most popular vehicle.
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New Hilux, same legend

Viljoen discussed the new Hilux, best selling vehicle in SA, smooth ride, lots of power at low revs, but more expensive than the Ranger. Mentioned McCarthy Pmb hosting test drives all day and urged the  people to experience it for themselves.