German, German everywhere.

unskinnybob said:
Not the case in GP. Mad mix of make.
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At the lower end of the market yes. BMW, Merc & Audi have the entry level sedan & luxury sedan market pretty much cornered between the 3 of them though.

Come to think of it the top end of the market is pretty diverse too nationality wise (Lambo, Aston etc).
 
What about a used Audi A3/4 or BMW 3 2004-6 with 100 000kms to 150 000kms on the clock around the R90k to R110k mark? I see some of those advertised, and often people advise on rather getting a newer Honda or Korean brand. It just seems you get more car when going German, mileage aside maybe. But I do maybe 10 000 15 000 kms max a year. Are the services for Audi and BMW really that expensive?

My first choice would be used Ford Focus or 2009 and up Fiesta but they are crap expensive.
 
from what ive read, people advise against old audi's,etc. because its k@k expensive to repair them.
 
@what.if you want to buy german,buy german.just know that they are not the be all and end all of cars.look around.(just dont buy french!)
 
Its funny, I see a lot of German cars, but can't say its 70% or even 90%.
More and more people are going over to Korean car makes ad is talking more of it.
@What, AFAIK there has been a Porsche dealer in CPT for longer than what you're saying. I'd say closer to 10 years.
Anyway, buy yourself a Japanese or Korean car or else suffer the humiliation :twisted:
 
Get an i20 because its the best of both, Korean car design in Rüsselsheim, Germany (Opel's hometown) :cool:
The i10 is a Korean car built in India, still an excellent little car.

These days is very hard to find a car with an exact origin. Most of your BMWs and Mercedes models are built right here in SA.
 
HeftyCrab said:
@what.if you want to buy german,buy german.just know that they are not the be all and end all of cars.look around.(just dont buy french!)
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Yeah, don't buy French - buy Italian! :D

Bought my wife a Fiat 500 Cabriolet a couple of weeks ago and it is an incredibly fun little car. So glad we didn't opt for the Jazz or something equally boring.
 
HeftyCrab said:
from what ive read, people advise against old audi's,etc. because its k@k expensive to repair them.
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I've got a '96 Audi A4, it's a really nice car, comfortable, has the standard bells and whistles and pretty much everythign is still in good working order. I do services myself, so they're not particularly expensive, however, when something goes wrong, then it's expensive.

The fuel pump gave in last year, and without the option of a generic component, the only choice was to buy the R5000+ fuel pump from the dealership. So that's where owning an old German car can become expensive. When I first got the car the remote control didn't work, taking it to the dealership they quote R7000 to replace the central locking unit. I opted against this and did a workaround which cost R400 and works 100%.

So you get a really nice car for a relatively low cost, but if/when something goes wrong, you pay for it.
 
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