This is the most affordable car to own in South Africa
A report out in October provided South African motorists with guidance on how cheap or expensive it can be to service their vehicle.
The 2016 Kinsey Report is published by veteran motoring scribe Malcolm Kinsey and is regarded as the most comprehensive survey on everyday motoring – covering 69 vehicles in nine categories.
The report highlighted a list of prices of 34 parts and the cost of each “parts basket” as a percentage of a car’s price.
Kinsey priced in 11 ‘level entry’ vehicles spanning cars priced from just more than R100,000 to R174,000.
The Datsun Go was revealed as the overall winner in the category, followed by the Nissan Micra, and VW Polo Vivo.
- Datsun Go – R43 193 [2015: R37 631]
- Nissan Micra – R55 071 [2015: R44 479]
- VW Polo Vivo – R56 968 [2015: R49 805]
The categories used to rate cars in their defined market segments are:
- Category A (Service Items): covering everyday replaceable items, such as air filters, spark/glow plugs, brake pads/shoes and wiper blades.
- Category B (Repair Parts): covering major items, such as cam belts, shock absorbers, clutch and pressure plates, flywheels, and fan belts.
- Category C (Crash Parts): this looks at major replacement body costs, such as bonnets, grilles, doors, fenders and bumper skins, and light assemblies.
Service costs are lowest for the Datsun Go and next best for the Chevrolet Spark (which suffers from comparatively high crash parts prices and comes in with the highest overall basket price of all).
The repair parts prices are best for the Go and Micra and the Datsun Go scores top points ahead of the VW Polo for crash parts, Kinsey said.
The Japanese manufactured vehicle is also the cheapest in the ‘level entry’ category to drive off the showroom floor.
Datsun Go – From R106,000
Nissan Micra – From R159 900
Polo Vivo – From R170,300
Read: The cheapest and most expensive cars to service in South Africa
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