{"id":226550,"date":"2022-05-20T02:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T00:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=116158"},"modified":"2022-05-20T02:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T00:56:25","slug":"gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Gqeberha car winner doubts whether it is \u2018for real\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_116159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116159\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=116159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"wp-image-116159 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116159 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"201\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gqeberha resident Sandra Schmidt was filled with disbelief when told that she had won a Hyundai Atos, courtesy of the Kelston Motor Group, in a win-a-car competition. Photo: Full Stop Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gqeberha resident Sandra Schmidt, who unexpectedly won a brand-new vehicle, believes the Lord works in mysterious ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t always give you what you want; he gives you what you need,\u201d she said, still fighting an overwhelming sense of disbelief after being gifted a Hyundai Atos recently.<\/p>\n<p>As it turned out, the new car could not have come at a better time for her and, ironically, it will be a case of replacing like with like having driven a Hyundai I20 for the past 11 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I bought that car, I went to the West Coast in the Western Cape to get it because, at the time, I couldn\u2019t find the model that I wanted in PE,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI particularly wanted a 1600cc engine and it\u2019s a car that has served me very well for more than 10 years. I love it to bits and found it economical, with enough boot space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the vehicle was getting older, she had been in the market for a new one \u2013 until unforeseen expenses in the complex where she lives forced her to shelve that idea in lieu of an ill-expected and rather sizeable special levy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was time for an upgrade but when this issue cropped up at the complex, I thought, \u2018Ok, I don\u2019t know when that is going to happen\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt, from Parsons Hill, was the lucky recipient of the vehicle from thousands of entries in a win-a-car competition \u2013 with Kelston Motor Group supplying the grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>Her name was one of eight finalists drawn from the entries delivered to 21 Kelston dealerships around the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>After her name had been drawn from the boot of the new vehicle, she received a call to share the exciting news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you, when I was phoned on the Tuesday morning, I asked, \u2018Are you serious?\u2019. The lady said \u2018yes\u2019, and I really couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d said Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually started crying and when we ended the call, I went down on my knees and said, \u2018Thank you Lord\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then phoned a friend to tell her about her good fortune, but disbelief at the competition outcome still flowed through her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to my friend she must just keep quiet about this, and then I phoned the lady back and I asked, \u2018Is this for real?\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean I couldn\u2019t believe my luck,\u201d said Schmidt, especially since she only delivered her entry on the final day. \u201cThe box was so full where I put my entry in that it was overflowing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, there was one gentleman who had crumpled his entry form to get it in and I thought \u2018oh my goodness, that was the only crumpled one so they are going to draw his ticket\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Because things had been rather busy at the complex, she said she didn\u2019t even think about the draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then Tuesday morning happened,\u201d said Schmidt, who is currently doing duty as the chairperson of the trustees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually am not someone who enters competitions. The last one I entered when I won three leather chairs was many years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was something that I never expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">87<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/gqeberha-car-winner-doubts-whether-it-is-for-real\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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