Buying a car is one thing. Keeping it on the road is another thing altogether. Running costs are seldom factored into the purchase of a car. Too many consumers focus on the purchase price and repayments and hardly even look at things like fuel consumption.
If you're one of those conscientious buyers that weighs up all the foreseeable costs related to owning a motor vehicle, you'll look at things like the fuel consumption, service costs and general cost of ownership and maintenance. These are critical factors to consider when purchasing a car as the wrong choice can see you financially crippled.
The AA Kinsey report is a look into the service and repair costs of current vehicles on the South African market. The report covers several different classes of cars and bakkies, giving a breakdown of some of the common repair items, large and small as well as the general cost of service parts from the dealerships.
We've selected the City Car and Entry-Level car segment as this is the sector of the market most affected by wayward costs and repair bills.
The 2019 AA Kinsey Report samples a section of the parts across the different makes and models with Section A consisting of minor service parts, Section B containing major service items and Section C sampling accident repair parts.
Here are your top 5 City Cars and Entry-level Cars
- Datsun Go 1.2
Claimed fuel consumption, average: 5.2l/100km
The report has the Datsun Go 1.2 with a retail price of R154 200 and the sum of the three parts baskets totalling R63 310.01 which makes up 41.06% of the purchase price.
- Renault Kwid 1.0 Expression
Claimed fuel consumption, average: 5.9l/100km
The report has the Renault Kwid 1.0 Expression with a retail price of R132 500 and the sum of the three parts baskets totalling R66 707.31 which makes up 50.35% of the purchase price.
- Ford Figo 1.5 Trend hatch
Claimed fuel consumption, average: 5.7l/100km
The report has the Ford Figo 1.5 Trend hatch with a retail price of R192 900 and the sum of the three parts baskets totalling R67 805.13 which makes up 35.15% of the purchase price.
- Toyota Etios 1.5 XS hatch
Claimed fuel consumption, average: 6.0l/100km
The report has the Toyota Etios 1.5 XS hatch with a retail price of R185 000 and the sum of the three parts baskets totalling R68 009.87 which makes up 36.76% of the purchase price.
- Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Comfortline
Claimed fuel consumption, average: 5.9l/100km
The report has the Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Comfortline with a retail price of R200 500 and the sum of the three parts baskets totalling R80 165.30 which makes up 39.98% of the purchase price.
Runners up
Following the top 5 City and Entry-Level cars were the Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL, Honda Brio 1.2 Comfort and Hyundai i10 1.0 Motion.
