Which reliable second-hand car can one purchase for under R70,000?

[mmwwakefield]

I would like to buy a reliable car for under R70 000 as I am a working student.

Can anyone share advice on what car I can buy that is reliable and cheap to maintain?

 

[Areola Grande]

Citi Golf, Toyota anything, Honda anything.

Honda Brio Hatch 1.2 Comfort for sale in Brackenfell - ID: 27165611

Used 2013 Honda Brio Hatch 1.2 Comfort For Sale - R 72 900 - ID: 27165611

www.autotrader.co.za

 

[TheJudge]

I would like to buy a reliable car for under R70 000 as I am a working student.

Can anyone share advice on what car I can buy that is reliable and cheap to maintain?

In your price range I think the bigger thing is making sure that whatever you buy has already been well maintained. VW, Toyota and Honda generally have parts available but buy the wrong one and you'll be kakking on service and repair costs. Buy a car just before a major service and you'll be the one paying for it.

 

[Pynoxim]

A Honda Jazz. GD or GE. If GD and CVT please check that ALL CVT services have been completed. Main failure points on a Jazz are the coil packs (R700 ea) and overheating due to rusted pipes because people use water instead of coolant so check for corrosion in the coolant system just to be sure. Also 1.5 > 1.4.

 

[Byakugan]

I would like to buy a reliable car for under R70 000 as I am a working student.

Can anyone share advice on what car I can buy that is reliable and cheap to maintain?

Rather use the words affordable instead of cheap. Cheap just makes it seem like ur buying kak.

In that range I say stuff like i10/i20, Picanto, civics, maybe older polo's. Stick to your Korean and Japanese brands. Your main focus should be anything that is easy and affordable enough to maintain and repair.

 

[Captain Tom]

I see you are in Cape Town, watch out for the recommended Brio with the salt air... They rust very easily.
My brother has one and it is absolutely covered in rust.

 

[Kamikaze]

Brio's are manufactured in India from their subpar metals. Which is why they rust. They scrap old ships and reuse the metals.

Stay far away... It's only a Honda by badge.

 

[Areola Grande]

That's the last time I try to help a Capetonian.

Screw you guys and your shitty air

 

[BlueCrayon]

I see you are in Cape Town, watch out for the recommended Brio with the salt air... They rust very easily.
My brother has one and it is absolutely covered in rust.

Why are you holding a baby under an umbrella under a roof

 

[Captain Tom]

Why are you holding a baby under an umbrella under a roof

😂 Don't want the baby to rust!

 

[yourang]

Toyota OROS! (auris)

 

[JackB]

Actually might be selling my wifes Kia Picanto EX 1.2 2011 for R80+/- its been very reliable and when kia first got released i thought wtf is this shit. But now having hers around it gives no damn weird engine issues and just needs its service otherwise its been a solid little car

 

[Areola Grande]

Actually might be selling my wifes Kia Picanto EX 1.2 2011 for R80+/- its been very reliable and when kia first got released i thought wtf is this shit. But now having hers around it gives no damn weird engine issues and just needs its service otherwise its been a solid little car

Reseller! Burn him!

 

[Skylark]

Get a Japanese run around, Honda/Kia/Hyundai/Toyota

 

[FeelsBranMan]

Don't mean to derail the thread - but is there a checklist of things that you guys look out for when buying a second-hand car? I'm a complete noob when it comes to cars

 

[NI∀ƆOƆ‾⊥ᴚ∩ʞ]

Don't mean to derail the thread - but is there a checklist of things that you guys look out for when buying a second-hand car? I'm a complete noob when it comes to cars

Think @StangV2_0 made a thread.

 

[FeelsBranMan]

Think @StangV2_0 made a thread.

Appreciate it 🙏 found the thread if anyone is interested (thread)

 

[PaladinLaw]

Personally, I'd budget R60k for a car, R10K for unforeseens.

But that's just me

 

[Del88]

Cant go wrong with a Toyota Tazz 1300
Or polo 1.9 TDI

Tazz is easy and cheap to maintain can get a good condition one for round 40k

Polo 1.9 tdi very efficient on diesel easy to maintain and will last very long aswell if looked afyer and maintained a good condition one would ge round the 60 70k mark

 

[TheJudge]

Personally, I'd budget R60k for a car, R10K for unforeseens.

But that's just me

R10k for bodyguards to keep the wimmenz off you when they see you roll past in your econo box. 😎

 

[Del88]

Get a Japanese run around, Honda/Kia/Hyundai/Toyota

Id stay away from kia and hyundai, dont get me wrong they have some decent cars but for his price range theyll all probably have no more service plan and out of warranty. And parts are expensive

 

[TheJudge]

Cant go wrong with a Toyota Tazz 1300
Or polo 1.9 TDI

Tazz is easy and cheap to maintain can get a good condition one for round 40k

Polo 1.9 tdi very efficient on diesel easy to maintain and will last very long aswell if looked afyer and maintained a good condition one would ge round the 60 70k mark

Did the Tazz ever come with power steering?

 

[Del88]

Nope, and not needed its not a heavy car.

 

[CyNicole]

Rather use the words affordable instead of cheap. Cheap just makes it seem like ur buying kak.

In that range I say stuff like i10/i20, Picanto, civics, maybe older polo's. Stick to your Korean and Japanese brands. Your main focus should be anything that is easy and affordable enough to maintain and repair.

Picantos are good cars for around 10 years then they start acting up regularly.

 

[TheJudge]

Nope, and not needed its not a heavy car.

Folks had one, the one thing I would avoid on the is the four speed manual with 1.3l. Definitely needed an extra gear in there.

 

[Del88]

Folks had one, the one thing I would avoid on the is the four speed manual with 1.3l. Definitely needed an extra gear in there.

This true 🤣 make sure its a 5 speed. The earlier Tazz has the 4 speed. As it still used the older platform of the conquest

 

[Pynoxim]

Did the Tazz ever come with power steering?

Yes, the 160i XE had power steering and AC. But also, a 1300 Tazz is the most uneconomical car on the planet. It's a carburetted donkey of a car where the only airbag is you. People get 800km on a tank on a Tazz 1300 and think that's wonderful, forgetting the fact that it has a 60L tank whereas I, in my K24 Jazz, gets 550-600km on a 42L tank/

 

[cdmnuy]

Don't mean to derail the thread - but is there a checklist of things that you guys look out for when buying a second-hand car? I'm a complete noob when it comes to cars

Just don’t say that to the salesperson 😂