hey hey i know you work hard selling plasmas ...just consider your car when plasmas get ditched
and the budget ...yeah i thought so for one in CPT ..but i think il look in JHB or somewhere as well
The problem is that by the time you're flying up and down and back to Jo'burg, you're already paying closer to Cape Town prices.
While these 2.0s are pretty bulletproof, I would only have peace of mind buying local. You need to get the car tested by a good mechanic you can trust, take it for a drive on roads you know, build rapport with the seller in person, etc. I would stress these points, you're not buying a Citi Golf here.
I suggest keeping this tab open and refresh a couple of times a day. Keep watching for a month so you spot the ones that are sitting. I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.
http://www.gumtree.co.za/s-cars-bak...100000,,,,&pr=90000,200000&sort=dt&order=desc
That would be for '06 - '08s, but I would change this to '07s and '08s. Though if you find a really clean '06, the extra might not be worth it for the Concert/Symphony II and other minor cosmetic differences.
You're unlucky that another forumite got to my '07 B7 2.0 last year November/December. R105,000 for a really top condition one with 118,000km. That was after about R12,000 in parts to get the car in top condition, which we went halves on.