#AutoCentral: The cost of owning a car in SA; the MINI Cooper SE & your motoring questions answered

 

 

This week on SA's no.1 motoring podcast, #AutoCentral, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi consider the cost of buying and running a car in South Africa. We look at the taxes applicable to new cars, investigate how differing specifications can affect otherwise-identical cars in different markets, and discuss the merits of buying a used car instead of a new one.

AutoTrader motoring expert, Chad Lückhoff also joins the conversation, to talk about South Africa’s least-expensive new all-electric car – the Mini Cooper SE.

Lastly, the team answers some of your questions in the ‘Ask AutoTrader’ segment, such as whether it is possible to buy a car without using the dealership’s finance department, the difference between balloon and residual payments, and the factors that could influence insurance claim settlements.