If you are looking for an exciting or exotic car but have a limited budget, you are going the second-hand route.
The benefits are numerous: you get a car at an often substantially-cheaper price and you do not have to worry about waiting lists.
The drawbacks can be numerous, too.
If you buy a lemon, you will spend time and money to get it on the road and in good working order.
This is where it pays to know how to work on a car yourself, or have experienced friends and family who can help you out.
Cool cars
To provide a guide on what is available on the second-hand market for a decent price, we looked for “cool” cars for sale on WeBuyCars for under R250,000.
The vehicles listed below all offer something unique or special, and meet our price ceiling.
As part of WeBuyCars’ listings for the vehicles, the company divides their stock into two categories:
- Category A: Lower-kilometre or better-maintained vehicles.
- Category B: Older, well-used vehicles.
The “category” of the vehicles – along with their age, mileage, price, and Dekra report highlights – are listed below.
2010 BMW Z4 sDrive30i Auto – R183,900
- Category: A
- Mileage: 160,000km
- Service History: Partial
- Dekra Report: Clean Report
2013 Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI – R177,900
- Category: A
- Mileage: 124,314km
- Service History: Complete
- Dekra Report: Engine warning light, damaged tail lights, missing wheels bolts.
2009 Hummer H3 V8 Luxury Auto – R212,900
- Category: B
- Mileage: 107,000km
- Service History: Complete
- Dekra Report: Traces of oil leak, smooth front right tyre.
2003 Porsche Boxster S – R199,900
- Category: A
- Mileage: 83,719km
- Service History: Partial
- Dekra Report: Gearbox oil leak, atypical sound on steering wheel, parking brakes to be attended to.
2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK Class SLK 200 – R195,900
- Category: A
- Mileage: 80,000km
- Service History: Complete
- Dekra Report: Park light malfunction, front tyres smooth, front right shock absorber insufficient.
Keyword: 5 cool second-hand cars we found for under R250,000 on WeBuyCars