3 years ago we had a sub 100 000 rand car market in South Africa that was led by two cars, the Toyota tazz, the VW Citi golf and the Corsa Lite. Since all 3 have been discontinued it is interesting to see what are now the options for people looking to buy BRAND NEW (and lets stick to brand new) run around cars or student cars. Here are all the cars I could think of.
All prices are taken from the internet, either the companies website or motoring journalists websites.
VW has just launched the Polo Vivo, priced between 101 000 and 150 000.
Hyundai had the i10 which ranges between 106 000 and 127 000. They also still make the ATOS in one model and it sells for 92 000 rand.
Chevrolet have the Spark which ranges from 80 000 for a lowly 800cc to 95 000 for a 1.0L.
Suzuki have the Alto which ranges for 105 000 to 120 000 rand.
Daihatsu have the Charade, which is a sub 125 000 rand car, but is not priced on their website. If someone knows what this car retails for, please could you let us know.
*ADDITION* I missed TATA (thanks Hosehead), they have quite a few cars:
B-Line ranges from 86 000 to 92000
Indica from 93 000 to 124 000
Indigo ranges from 115 00 to 134 000
We can also expect the Nano is SA sometime soon.
*ADDITION* KIA have the Picanto, ranging from 89 000 to 142 000
*ADDITION* GWM (Great wall Motors)make the Florid which starts at 110 000
*ADDITION* The Peugeot 107 starts at 124 900 just making the cut.
*ADDITION* Citroen C1 (which is supposedly the base as the 107 and Aygo) ranges from 110 000 to 116 000 rands.
*ADDITION* Chery make the QQ3 which ranges from 70 000 to 84 000.
*ADDITION* Renault Sandero (AKA Dacia Sandero) ranges from 105 000 to 145 000. Renault also have the Logan which retails for 120 000.
On its way to South africa is the Ford Figo, which is a stripped down, revived previous gen Ford Fiesta. The car was recently launched in India with all models retailing for sub 100 000 rand. This car should be sub 125 000 rand when it arrives here. So far no ETA but Ford India say the first country they are exporting it to is SA and expect to start this year.
Toyota have priced themselves out of this market by refusing to bring the Aygo to South Africa. Considering the tazz was such a success i cannot understand why. Their cheapest car is the Toyota Yaris starting at 127 000.
Opel also don't seem to have a sub 125 000 rand model since discontinuing the Corsa Lite, with the cheapest Corsa coming in at steep 163 000 rand.
If you own any of the cars mentioned above, please feel free to drop a bit of review/rant about it. If you know of any cars that fall into the category, please feel free to add them. I will also update this post of I can think of any.
*EDIT* I hear a lot of people complain that there are no affordable cars in SA, but looking at this list there are actually quite a few available. Also some are very well know manufacturers with cheap maintenance.
All prices are taken from the internet, either the companies website or motoring journalists websites.
VW has just launched the Polo Vivo, priced between 101 000 and 150 000.
Hyundai had the i10 which ranges between 106 000 and 127 000. They also still make the ATOS in one model and it sells for 92 000 rand.
Chevrolet have the Spark which ranges from 80 000 for a lowly 800cc to 95 000 for a 1.0L.
Suzuki have the Alto which ranges for 105 000 to 120 000 rand.
Daihatsu have the Charade, which is a sub 125 000 rand car, but is not priced on their website. If someone knows what this car retails for, please could you let us know.
*ADDITION* I missed TATA (thanks Hosehead), they have quite a few cars:
B-Line ranges from 86 000 to 92000
Indica from 93 000 to 124 000
Indigo ranges from 115 00 to 134 000
We can also expect the Nano is SA sometime soon.
*ADDITION* KIA have the Picanto, ranging from 89 000 to 142 000
*ADDITION* GWM (Great wall Motors)make the Florid which starts at 110 000
*ADDITION* The Peugeot 107 starts at 124 900 just making the cut.
*ADDITION* Citroen C1 (which is supposedly the base as the 107 and Aygo) ranges from 110 000 to 116 000 rands.
*ADDITION* Chery make the QQ3 which ranges from 70 000 to 84 000.
*ADDITION* Renault Sandero (AKA Dacia Sandero) ranges from 105 000 to 145 000. Renault also have the Logan which retails for 120 000.
On its way to South africa is the Ford Figo, which is a stripped down, revived previous gen Ford Fiesta. The car was recently launched in India with all models retailing for sub 100 000 rand. This car should be sub 125 000 rand when it arrives here. So far no ETA but Ford India say the first country they are exporting it to is SA and expect to start this year.
Toyota have priced themselves out of this market by refusing to bring the Aygo to South Africa. Considering the tazz was such a success i cannot understand why. Their cheapest car is the Toyota Yaris starting at 127 000.
Opel also don't seem to have a sub 125 000 rand model since discontinuing the Corsa Lite, with the cheapest Corsa coming in at steep 163 000 rand.
If you own any of the cars mentioned above, please feel free to drop a bit of review/rant about it. If you know of any cars that fall into the category, please feel free to add them. I will also update this post of I can think of any.
*EDIT* I hear a lot of people complain that there are no affordable cars in SA, but looking at this list there are actually quite a few available. Also some are very well know manufacturers with cheap maintenance.
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