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Six guides covering the whole arc of a purchase in Gauteng: the walkaround, the service book, the money and the papers, the roadworthy and the transfer, damaged cars, and what the thing costs once it is yours. Read them in that order the first time.
Guide 01 · 6 min read
An hour with a torch, a tyre gauge and a fridge magnet tells you most of what a pre-owned car has been through. Here is the order we work in, and why we never start with the engine.
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Guide 02 · 6 min read
A full service book is the single most valuable document a pre-owned car carries, and it is also the easiest one to fake badly. This is how we read one, and what a skipped cambelt really costs.
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Guide 03 · 6 min read
The quickest way to lose money on a private sale is to pay a seller who is not the owner. Most of the cars advertised in Gauteng still belong to a bank, and that is fine as long as you understand the paperwork.
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Guide 04 · 6 min read
A roadworthy certificate is a minimum, not a blessing, and the transfer at the registering authority is a short piece of admin that becomes a long one if a form is missing. Here is the order of play.
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Guide 05 · 6 min read
Highveld summer storms and coastal flooding both produce cars that are repaired, resold and perfectly presentable until the day something electrical gives up. Spotting them is a learnable skill.
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Guide 06 · 6 min read
The purchase price is the part everybody negotiates and the smallest part of what a car costs. Parts availability, insurance conditions and fuel over our distances matter far more, especially away from the metros.
Read itAll rand figures in these guides are indicative and move with the pump price, the exchange rate and the workshop you use. Phone two suppliers for your own numbers before you negotiate.
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