{"id":444690,"date":"2020-10-31T17:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=444690"},"modified":"2020-10-31T17:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T15:55:02","slug":"ranger-vs-d-max-vs-hilux-the-cheapest-bakkies-to-service-and-repair-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/444690\/ranger-vs-d-max-vs-hilux-the-cheapest-bakkies-to-service-and-repair-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranger vs D-Max vs Hilux &#8211; the cheapest bakkies to service and repair in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran motoring journalist Malcolm Kinsey has released his Kinsey report for 2020 \u2013 detailing how much it costs to service and repair some of South Africa&#8217;s most popular bakkies.<\/p>\n<p>Kinsey said most of his research was previously undertaken in and around Durban, with him personally handing in parts lists to local dealers to complete.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said that this year he approached a few manufacturers to supply their retail prices including VAT \u2013 which he then randomly checked at dealerships.<\/p>\n<p>The double-cab bakkie category is split according to the prices for parts needed during servicing, for repairs and as a result of crashes. Six vehicles were included in this year&#8217;s report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ford Ranger 2.0 D XLT<\/li>\n<li>GWM Steed 6 2.0 VGT Xcape<\/li>\n<li>Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD Lgd Auto<\/li>\n<li>Nissan Navara 2.2. DS E Auto<\/li>\n<li>Isuzu D-Max 30 TD LX Auto<\/li>\n<li>Ford Ranger Raptor 2.0 T<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kinsey-bakkie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-444692\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kinsey-bakkie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kinsey-bakkie.png 874w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kinsey-bakkie-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kinsey-bakkie-768x649.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kinsey&#8217;s data shows that the\u00a0Ford Ranger XLT wins the category with a total parts basket price of R79,796.<\/p>\n<p>The GWM Steed 6 places second, one place up from last year and boasting a lower price parts basket of R86,105. Third is the Toyota Hilux at R90,189, followed closely by the Nissan Navara at R93,969.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<p>At the other end of the scale, the R875,700 Ford Ranger Raptor has a total parts basket at R214,504<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Vehicle<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Price (Incl VAT)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Parts basket:<br \/>\n% of selling price<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Parts basket:<br \/>\ntotal cost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ford Ranger 2.0 D XLT<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R575 800<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13.86%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R79 796.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWM Steed 6 2.0 VGT Xcape<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R319 900<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26.92%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R86 105.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD Lgd Auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R635 300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">14.20%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R90 189.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nissan Navara 2.2. DS E Auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R527 300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">17.82%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R93 969.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Isuzu D-Max 30 TD LX Auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R576 200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19.59%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R112 901.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ford Ranger Raptor 2.0 T<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R875 700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">24.50%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">R214 504.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/444042\/the-most-affordable-cars-to-own-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The most affordable cars to own in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran motoring journalist Malcolm Kinsey has released his Kinsey report for 2020 \u2013 detailing how much it costs to service and repair some of South Africa&#8217;s most popular bakkies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":444219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[2042,26,11115,5364,2041],"class_list":["post-444690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-ford","tag-headline","tag-isuzu","tag-nissan","tag-toyota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444808,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444690\/revisions\/444808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}