Car

[Cius]

So I currently have an older Astra that is less than reliable and not awesome in the fuel efficiency department. It has 190K on the clock. I was hoping to drive it for another 2-3 years and then replace it but then I got to thinking if I replaced it with something more fuel efficient perhaps the savings would offset the costs a lot. Current fuel efficiency on the Astra is about 8.8 Lp100km. Reading around a lot and seeing whats on the forum I was thinking replacing it with a second hand/demo model Honda Jazz might be worth it. What is the fuel efficiency of the Jazz for non-pro drivers in the city and on the open road? Curious if the saving is as big as claimed. Not sure if I believe the fuel economy stats published in the paper as those are probably the pro econo drivers stats.

 

[genetic]

You can't go wrong with a Jazz. Very spacious interior, very well made, and is a pleasure to drive.

I drove the 1.5 i-Vtec quite a lot at one stage - even drove it from Pretoria down to Margate. Average fuel consumption was around 6.5l/100km in city with a bit of highway driving. I'm sure the 1.3 is more economical.

The Jazz is a far better drive than an i20 - feels a lot more solid on the road, and doesn't feel as 'plasticy' as some of it's Korean counterparts.

 

[Rouxenator]

Jazz is good, but if you do not need the space that much then i10 is an excellent car to consider.

 

[Cius]

Does anyone know the rough trade in value of a 2003 1.6l Astra hatch back with 190K on the clock? Its in decent condition and I am getting dings etc removed pre-sale. I know it varies a lot but just a rough estimate would be great.

 

[Rouxenator]

A few years ago I wanted to trade in my 2001 with 190,000km on the clock and they offered my R39500. I think privately you will be able to sell them for about R40k, maybe R45k if you are lucky.

 

[Cius]

R40K is about what I expected. Thanks!