14 NOVEMBER 2013

TheSomerset launches

cottages,apartments

The formidable development of The

Somerset, thenewlife style retirement

development east of Somerset West,

achieves another milestone with the

official launch of the new cottages on

Thursday 14 November.

The highly anticipated 20 cottages will

be in high demand as they provide the ide-

al compact space. The cottages have beau-

tiful views as well as an effective lock-up-

and-go for the senior citizen or retired

couplewhoenjoyanactiveandvaried life-

style.

Yet another trophy on Somersets man-

telpiece is the launch of the first apart-

ment block offering 15 luxurious, spa-

cious apartments. These apartmentshave

a lift to service in the upper level apart-

ments and affordingmagnificent views of

the False Bay, Table Mountain and Hel-

derberg Mountain.

Purchasers of the first seven apart-

ments will enjoy their first year after oc-

cupation levies-free.

As usual, all finishes and materials are

of the best quality and the Potgieter fami-

ly stamp of excellence can be seen from

the onset.

Complyingwithall thenewSANSbuild-

ingregulations, buyerscanbesure the lat-

est building techniques andmaterials are

used in the construction process.

The finished product will thus ensure

maximum energy efficiency and cost ef-

fective electricity usage.

Whilst retirement is often viewed as a

time of boredomand slowing down, at The

Somerset it is viewed as a time to indulge

in activities you have not had time for in

the past with like-minded people.

This is where The Governors Club,

which will form the hub of the village ac-

tivities fromoutings towine estates or the

theatre, to invited speakers and speciality

events, comes into place.

We invite interested parties who have

not as yet purchased at The Somerset, but

wish to become part of the village life and

enjoy many of the benefits offered to the

residents to register for early member-

ship toTheGovernorsClubat the launch.

This will make their transition that

much easier when they do purchase.

The Somerset has much to offer, wheth-

er you need a small apartment, a cottage

with a garden or a luxury home, frail care

or home-care, social events or just friend-

ship, there is something for everyone.

We invite you to view our showcase

which is open daily from 10:00 to 13:00 and

14:00 to 17:00.

Our sales consultants will be there to

answer all your questions and take you

through the available options.

It is expected to draw big interest from

the local and upcountry buyers seeking

a secure and quality lifestyle for their

golden years.

For any enquiries about The Somerset

please call the agents at our sales office

021 840 0018.

Elevation of the luxurious apartment block.

Fullyfurnished 2bedroom cottage.

Visit our new fully furnished cottage.

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Demand for secure

estates continues togrow

Back in the 1980s a gated estatewas a rari-

ty, and usually applied only to sectional ti-

tle complexes. In most cases normal resi-

dential properties werent even walled to

the road and you could almost always

walktothefrontdoorandringthedoorbell.

Even in the early 1990s I can

recall that Johannesburg buy-

ers would often remark at the

fact thatmost of ourproperties

didnt have high walls around

them, and electric fencing was

certainly never seen.

How things have changed.

Itsnowtheexceptiontobeable

towalk to a front door. Six-foot

walls surround almost every

home, and electric fencing is

not uncommon. Its a harsh re-

ality of our modern world that

most property owners have

gone to these extremes to pro-

tect their families and posses-

sions from crime.

Gated estates started to

make their appearance in the

1990s, but they were still the

exception and many buyers steered clear of

them as they didnt like the rules and regula-

tions of these estates. Today things are differ-

ent.

By far themajority of new developments are

now gated estates that offer their residents, at

a minimum, an enclosed boundary and en-

trancegatewithcontrolledaccess. Inmanycas-

es the level of security is increased to include

security guards, electric fencing, and security

cameras. Whilst no guarantee that you wont

be affected by crime, they are a very strong de-

terrent, and criminalswill usually go for softer

targets.

Its no surprise then that many purchasers

aremoving towardshomeswithin theconfines

of gatedestates. Inmanycases theseproperties

dont cost much more than similar properties

in the suburbs, with developers realising they

need to encourage sales in a competitive mar-

ket. Strong demand at Kelder-

hof Country Village, Croydon

Olive and Vineyard estates,

and the successes of Erinvale,

Boskloof, Schonenberg Estate

and Heritage Park prove the

point.

What are the possible nega-

tivesof livinginsuchanestate?

Every estate will have rules

and regulations, which are

there for the benefit and com-

fort of residents but in some

casesthiscouldrequireameas-

ure of cooperation and sacri-

fice.Youalsohave levies topay

for the benefit of the security,

maintenance of common prop-

erty, and general upkeep of the

estate.

In most cases these estates

have a Home Owners Association and specific

architectural and design guidelines have to be

adhered to so that there is a uniform theme in

the estate. This does limit one when it comes

tobuildingorimprovingahome butthebene-

fit is an estate with a strong identity andmini-

mum standards, which will ultimately protect

yourinvestment.Soyes thereisapricetopay,

albeitamodestone.Currentsalesshowthough,

that purchasers see the benefits as the demand

for properties in gated estates continues to

grow at a record rate.Email your real estate

questions to steve.cd@harcourts.co.za.

Talking Property by Steve

CaradocDavies, principal

of Harcourts Platinum

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Planning amove?Get the basics right and save yourself a packet

Many people move house every

month,oftenusing bakkies, trailers

orahiredtrucksandtheirownman-

power. Many others need the help

of professional movers and ways

of limiting the cost of such services.

If this is the route youre taking

youshouldtrynottoplanyourmove

for the end of amonth or during De-

cember or January, says Shaun Ra-

demeyer, CEO of BetterBond Home

Loans, SAs biggest mortgage origi-

nation group.

At other times of the month, or

in winter, when the moving compa-

niesarenotsobusy,youwillusually

get a better rate. You should also get

quotes from three different moving

companies and their agents should

preferably visit your home to make

their estimates as accurate as possi-

ble, noted Rademeyer.

Secondly, try to get rid of every-

thing you dont need to take to your

new home. Aim to reduce the

number of items to be transported

by at least half, because weight and

bulksreabig factors indetermining

the price of a long-haul move:

theres really no point in paying

someone to transport something

you dont use or that wont fit into

your new home.

The third step is to get boxes and

packasmanysmall itemsasyoucan

yourself, toreducethetimethemov-

ers take to pack, and hopefully re-

duce their charges as well.

And finally, you need to make

sure that yourpossessionsareprop-

erlyinsuredwhileintransit,asroad

and weather conditions, hijacking,

robberies, strikes and riots can un-

do thework of even the bestmoving

companies.

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CharmingVictorian family

homeonmarket inWellington

A picturesque Victorian home

has comeonto themarket inWel-

lington.

Originallybuiltas thepastorie for

a local church about 100 years ago,

the home is exclusively available

through Pam Golding Proper-

ties (PGP), priced at R1,499 million.

PGP agents Erika Odendaal and

Lynette Kannemeyer say the prop-

erty spans an erf of just under

700 m. The home has such a

unique, historic character, say the

agents.

Finely preserved details include

the lace-work trim on the eaves and

wrap-aroundveranda, aswell asOr-

egon pine floors, ceilings and shut-

ters.

There are four bedrooms and two

bathrooms, aswell as a spacious liv-

ing area with a fireplace. The gar-

den contains attractive trees.

Theproperty is located close to lo-

cal schools andwouldmake awarm

and charming family home.

To view the property, or for more

information, call PGP agents Erika

Odendaal (082 412 6964) and Lynette

Kannemeyer (082 672 1022), or con-

tact their office on 021 873 4557 or

wellington@pamgolding.co.za.

This Victorian home is on the market in Wellington for R1.499 million and

is exclusively available through Pam Golding Properties.

RANGEROVER:NEWSPORT ANNOUNCED

Fastest on-road,mostagilemodel ever

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The all-new Range Rover Sport,

revealedtotheSouthAfricanme-

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week, is the ultimate premium

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Developed alongside the highly-

acclaimed new Range Rover, the

RangeRover Sport nowdelivers the

brands best-ever on-road dynam-

ics, togetherwithclass-leading,gen-

uineLandRoverall-terraincapabil-

ity. The new, technology-packed,

Range Rover Sport, presents cus-

tomers with a more assertive and

muscular exterior and amore luxu-

rious interior.

Exploiting Land Rovers break-

through lightweight suspension de-

sign and innovative dynamic chas-

sis technologies, theSportsall-new,

first-in-class aluminium architec-

ture achieves a weight saving of up

to 420 kg. This transforms the vehi-

cles dynamic performance, ena-

bling it to blend agile handlingwith

exceptional comfort while offering

auniquemixof sporting luxuryand

a dynamic, connected driving expe-

rience, alongwithCO emissions re-

duced to as low as 209 g/km.

Kevin Flynn, Managing Director

of Jaguar Land Rover South Africa

and sub-Sahara Africa said: The

second-generation Sport moves the

goalposts once again. This car is a

remarkable engineering achieve-

ment and its combination of light-

weight aluminium architecture,

powerful and fuel-efficient engines

and innovative dynamic chassis

technologieshavemadeit is thefast-

est, most agile and most responsive

Land Rover ever.

Ground-breaking construction,

which sees the all-newRange Rover

Sport tip the scales massively light-

er than itspredecessor. bringsbene-

fits in a number of areas; including

emissions, fuel consumption, accel-

eration, braking and handling.

Building on the success of the re-

cently launched flagship Range

Rover, the all-new Range Rover

Sport also employs a vast array of

new technologies which help to

transform its performance, refine-

ment and all round capabilities,

added Flynn.

At launch,RangeRoverSportcus-

tomers will have a choice of three

powerplants: two supercharged pet-

rol engines (5,0 F 375 kWV8 and the

new 3,0 F 250 kW V6) and a 215 kW

3,0 F SDV6 diesel engine. All are

paired with an advanced, electroni-

cally controlled ZF 8HP70 8-speed

automatic gearbox.

Acceleration times for the 0-

100 km/h dash start at just 5,3 sec-

onds for the flagship V8 S/C, while

fuel consumption is cut by up to 24

percent. The weight reduction

measuresontheall-newRangeRov-

erSportopenupthefuturepossibili-

ty for the fitment of a smaller, light-

er power plant, such as a four cylin-

der engine.

The all-new Range Rover Sport

has been developed as the ultimate

no compromise vehicle thatwill fit

perfectly into its customers life-

styles. It has been engineered to in-

corporate the latest developments

in customer-focused vehicle and

safety technologies to enhance com-

fort, confidence and safety behind

the wheel.

Newor enhanced chassis technol-

ogies for the new Sport include

Adaptive Dynamics featuring con-

tinuously variable dampers, and on

more powerful models, a dedicated

Dynamic mode in the Terrain Re-

sponse 2 system for enthusiastic

on-roaddriving.Thissystemiscom-

bined with twin-channel Dynamic

Response active lean control, a Dy-

namic Active Rear Locking Differ-

ential, and Torque Vectoring by

Braking, which transfers torque to

the outside wheels during corner-

ing, reducing understeer.

Thenewmodel introduces adigit-

al camera system which supports

driver assistance features that help

deliver improveddriverawareness.

for example Automatic High Beam

Assist. Another unique innovation

on the Sport is the optional Wade

Sensing feature that provides

depth information when driving

through water, made even more

beneficial to the driver now that the

Sportsmaximumwadingdepthhas

increased by 150 mmover the previ-

ous model to 850 mm.

The all-new Range Rover Sport,

with its greatly enhanced versatili-

ty, is destined to continue the out-

standing success of its predecessor,

which quickly became one of Land

Rovers most popular models fol-

lowing its introduction in2005,with

salesexceeding380 000units todate.

Designed and engineered at Land

Rovers development centres in the

UK, the new model is produced in

a state-of-the-art low-energy manu-

facturing facility at Solihull, UK.

TheAll-newRangeRover Sport is

priced from R824 500, with the flag-

ship V8 Supercharged HSE Dynam-

ic at R1 263 600.

At launch, Range Rover Sport customers will have a choice of three powerplants: two supercharged petrol en

gines (5,0 F 375 kW V8 and the new 3.0litre 250 kW V6) and a 215 kW 3.0 F SDV6 diesel engine.

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Ford todebut EcoBoost engineatDaytona in2014

QUICKPIC

As part of its continuing strategy to intro-

duceproduct-relevant technologyintorac-

ing, Ford announced today plans to bring

its 3,5 F V6 EcoBoost racing engine to the

2014 TUDORUnited SportsCar Champion-

ship series in the US.

Thenewengine,whichwill debut at the 2014

Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 25-26 and run

the entire 12-race season, will power a new-

lookDaytonaPrototype car, createdwithFord

corporate design influence. Michael Shank

Racing is on-board as the first team to putEco-

Boost power into its Daytona Prototype car.

At FordRacing,we really put great empha-

sis on on racing production-based vehicles as

well as production-based technologies, said

Jamie Allison, director, Ford Racing. Were

proud to bring a direct-injected, twin-turbo

3,5 F V6 EcoBoost engine to the United Sports

CarChampionship ina fieldofcompetitiveV8-

powered entries. We want to show Ford Eco-

Boosts capabilities as an engine that provides

both performance and fuel economy, on and

off the track.

This engine is the future, saidDougYates,

CEO,RoushYatesRacingEngines. ThisFord

EcoBoost engine includes all the newest tech-

nologies: direct injection, turbocharging and

high efficiency. Were looking at taking it to

the next level through this sportscar racing

programme.

A new, Ford-inspired Riley Technologies

Daytona Prototype car will accompany the

3,5 F V6 EcoBoost at Daytona. The cars body

features enhancedFordproductionvehiclede-

sign cues created by lead Ford production de-

signer Garen Nicoghosian with aerodynamic

support from Ford Racing chief aerodynami-

cist Bernie Marcus.

Ford Motor Company has taken todays

Daytona Prototype and injected into it unique

Ford attributes and unique Ford design char-

acteristics,saidAllison.ThisEcoBoost-pow-

ered car is obviously adapted for racing appli-

cations with racing controls, but ultimately

were running what were selling and selling

what were running.

While the newenginewillmake its competi-

tiveracingdebutat thehighlyanticipated2014

Rolex24atDaytona, itwillactuallyhit theDay-

tona track for the first time on October 9.

In a joint effort betweenMichael ShankRac-

ing,FordRacingandContinentalTire, the2012

Rolex 24 at Daytona championship team will

aimtosetanewtrackrecordat the WorldCen-

tre of Speed by eclipsing the 210,364 m/h lap

laid down on February 9, 1987 by NASCAR

champion Bill Elliott, who pushed his Ford

Thunderbird to the top of the speed charts in

qualifying for the Daytona 500.

Itsreallyaprivilegetohaveanopportunity

toputyournameintherecordbooks like this,

said team ownerMike Shank. It is almost in-

conceivable that this recordhas stood for such

a long time, so itsprettyspecial tobe involved.

Weworkeda long time todevelopour relation-

ship with Ford to be in a position to take on

projects like this. Anytime you can get in the

record books, it is a great opportunity and just

builds on what this company has done.

Ford Motor Company stands for innova-

tion and leading-edge technology, so having a

chance todebutourFordEcoBoost technology

in a high-visibility setting such as this record

run attempt, as well as the entire 2014 USCC

schedule with its iconic races is great, said

Allison.ThroughUSCCracingandits fanout-

reach, we want to showcase how EcoBoost

technology presents the combined benefits of

performance and fuel efficiency something

all consumers would want in their vehicles.

To prepare for the record run andupcoming

season, the EcoBoost engine has recently un-

dergone endurance testing at Fords Dy-

namometer Lab in Dearborn, Mich., U.S., spe-

cificallyat the specialised 17Gcell. Production

and racing engineers from Ford and special-

istsfromRoushYatesRacingEngineshavecol-

laborated to ensure the engine is ready for the

season.

Thekeyaboutthisdynocell is that its dedi-

cated tomotorsports, but itswithinFords dy-

namometer facility, said David Simon, Ford

Racing engine engineer. We can do full vehi-

cle simulation in racing conditions in a way

some of our other cells arent capable of doing.

Its very, very specific to high-performance

racing engine programmes.

Race fans can follow the progression of the

record run attempt on Ford Racings Twitter

channel (@FordRacing) and Facebook page

throughout the day.

This new, Fordinspired Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype car will by powered by the 3,5

litre V6 EcoBoost at Daytona. PHOTO: QUICKPIC

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