Barbarian Conan
Executive Member
Lots of good advice here.
I agree that turbocharged cars typically break in more expensive ways than N/A ones, but I don't think they are inherently more prone to breaking.
I think sticking to franchise dealerships are better than non-franchised ones. Even some place like Inspectacar is likely better than Uncle Joe Dealership.
That said, I have heard some dodgy things from even a BMW dealership selling badly repaired used BMWs. Look for Facebook and Hello Peter reviews. All will have complaints, but you can at least try and see which ones are serious, and which ones are just sour grapes.
In my experience, some dealerships will also lie about what interest rates you are offered, in order for you to go with their preferred kickback provider. In my case, they told me Nedbank offered me +1% in order to go with ABSA's +0.5%. I talked to Nedbank myself and found out they gave me +0.3%.
On that note, you can't apply twice for finance for the same car. In other words, if the dealership applies on your behalf at Nedbank, you can't also apply personally for finance for that car at Nedbank. I went to the dealership and asked a consultant about my rate.
Don't always trust their 3rd party warranty offerings. A friend who bought a Fortuner at a Toyota dealership was offered a more expensive, worse 3rd party warranty, than Toyota themselves offer.
Do your homework, there are plenty of people out there who want to make an extra buck from you.
I have heard very good things about the Rio, and would probably choose between that and the i20.
I agree that turbocharged cars typically break in more expensive ways than N/A ones, but I don't think they are inherently more prone to breaking.
I think sticking to franchise dealerships are better than non-franchised ones. Even some place like Inspectacar is likely better than Uncle Joe Dealership.
That said, I have heard some dodgy things from even a BMW dealership selling badly repaired used BMWs. Look for Facebook and Hello Peter reviews. All will have complaints, but you can at least try and see which ones are serious, and which ones are just sour grapes.
In my experience, some dealerships will also lie about what interest rates you are offered, in order for you to go with their preferred kickback provider. In my case, they told me Nedbank offered me +1% in order to go with ABSA's +0.5%. I talked to Nedbank myself and found out they gave me +0.3%.
On that note, you can't apply twice for finance for the same car. In other words, if the dealership applies on your behalf at Nedbank, you can't also apply personally for finance for that car at Nedbank. I went to the dealership and asked a consultant about my rate.
Don't always trust their 3rd party warranty offerings. A friend who bought a Fortuner at a Toyota dealership was offered a more expensive, worse 3rd party warranty, than Toyota themselves offer.
Do your homework, there are plenty of people out there who want to make an extra buck from you.
I have heard very good things about the Rio, and would probably choose between that and the i20.
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