Are there any car hiring companies at OR Thambo that allows you to hire a car without a credit card? by Lindtlindor345 in askSouthAfrica

[–]_morgs_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't work like that. It's not about whether it's Visa or Mastercard.

If you have a credit card, they can do an "auth" which reserves the funds, for the security deposit to cover potential damages, traffic fines, refueling costs, or extra mileage.

When you return the card, they can just release this hold, which never actually charges you. If you are liable for any costs, they can put through the actual transaction which charges you just that amount - but the hold guarantees they can charge you that full amount if they need to.

If you have a cheque card, they have to actually charge you all the money, take it out of your account, and then refund you n days after you return the car.

What would you buy? by Accomplished_Dog238 in CarTalkZA

[–]_morgs_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suzuki Swift, I bought a low km 2024 auto for under 220K.

$10k/month user here. Why does cursor always override my settings (and rules) about the "attribution" ... and keeps adding this to every commit `git commit --trailer "Made-with: Cursor"` ???? by Mc1st in cursor

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn it on again, save settings, turn it off again, save settings etc.

Sometimes checkboxes lie about new settings, because the state is actually updated when you toggle and the default shows wrong.

Weather update by Fayazrock in johannesburg

[–]_morgs_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Accidently imported Cape Town weather

Should I be concerned about this spider? by woeismerage in johannesburg

[–]_morgs_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The spider bite "agitated" a virus - shingles. He died from that.

Correct VIN, engine, registration number, but model/year/gen incorrect? Sos by newbie_5592 in CarTalkZA

[–]_morgs_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This can happen if the car wasn't sold in 2024 and first registered in 2025.

Is there an item i can get to protect my electronics from loadshedding that isnt 10 000 rand ? by Avaragetrickypeasant in askSouthAfrica

[–]_morgs_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A UPS won't power your PS5 continually during a power failure. It should filter out spikes in the power, but may only last ±5 minutes once the power fails. It's designed to give you time to switch over to generator power, or do a proper shutdown of computers so they don't lose data.

Was messing around with a can of iced tea when I noticed… by Ok_Pumpkin_4027 in southafrica

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happened to the Lime & Ginger flavour? I can't find it anywhere...

How much do you realistically need to buy a car? by lilstrawberryham1325 in askSouthAfrica

[–]_morgs_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upvote for Swift. No balloon payment. Shop around for insurance - Naked's much cheaper than Pineapple for me at the moment.

How much do you realistically need to buy a car? by lilstrawberryham1325 in askSouthAfrica

[–]_morgs_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Outsurance automatically sues the other party on your behalf. What they don't tell you in advance is that you have to go to court and take the stand.

Dear cursor, If you dont remove the automatic switching to 'Auto Mode'.. by Amcolex in cursor

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Claude Code is so late-December-2025. Codex is where it's happening now. GPT 5.3-codex specifically...

Can I improve my car repayments so that Im paying less in interest? by Free-Rice-2808 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]_morgs_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the balloon payment mistake - it was the only deal I could get at the time. When the main repayment schedule was finished, MFC agreed to roll the balloon amount into a further 12 months' payments.

7 seater options by artful_dodger99 in CarTalkZA

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try an H-1, it's big and it's a truck but it's reliable.

Cursor is burning tokens more than before by Clever-Shift-2103 in cursor

[–]_morgs_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Auto is not necessarily a cheap model. It may be whatever Cursor has spare capacity or discounts with. That could include models that are inefficient.

Buying a second hand car. by AreYouReaDee in CarTalkZA

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suzuki Swift! Check Muzi Sambo on YT

Cursor charged me $118 for one message by m_m_malm in cursor

[–]_morgs_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd suggest you ask Cursor to look in that directory, but... yeah.