Buying Used Cars

Looking at buying a used Volkswagen Passat? This German sedan boasts D-segment comfort and refinement at bargain prices...THE D-segment is a slow-selling sector of our market and has been largely usurped by soft-roader SUVs in terms of popularity. Conversely, this results in relative bargains for those ...

SOME people need a full-on 4x4 with low range, but the majority of SUV owners merely desire a vehicle that will cope with poor/wet/muddy/sandy road conditions. And so, over the last decade, soft-roaders have taken the market by storm.One of our picks when it was new was the Jeep Patriot. It has rugged ...

With the first-generation model already proving a firm favourite in the local market, the second-generation version of the Honda Jazz added a new 1,3-litre engine to supplement the 1,5-litre. Although the styling did change subtly, the original design concept was thankfully retained (with the fuel tank ...

Similar to Mercedes-Benz S-Class models that went before and after, the W220 was another showcase of the latest automotive designs and patents in electronics and electro-mechanical devices. Like the new W222 generation, this range was the benchmark for large luxury sedans and the facelifted version that ...

WHILE the first-generation Terios was really small (consider the contemporary Zotye Nomad for a new take on Daihatsu’s original design) and had somewhat limited appeal, its successor grew in dimensions and found appeal with family-minded buyers.Powered by a 77 kW 1,5-litre engine, the Terios is not ...

NOT that those buyers weren’t initially left slightly confused by the odd name… Hyundai decided to change the name of its already tricky-to-pronounce-correctly runabout, the Atoz (for “A to Z”), to Atos. This coincided with the new model, introduced in our April 2005 issue, and the one featured ...

It was a clever tactical move by Audi to add two more doors to its sporty three-door compact hatchback and lengthen the body by 80 mm. This not only widened the A3’s target market and boosted sales, but started a trend to match sportiness with a compact station-wagon shape.WHICH MODEL?The Quattro models ...

THE first Tiburon (the word means shark in Spanish) tested by CAR in April 1997 had odd, bulbous styling. The second generation, launched in 2003, had everyone agreeing that this superb looker was worthy of greater sales success than its predecessor. It was offered with a 2,0-litre petrol engine and ...

LAUNCHED locally in November 2001, the second-generation Laguna that was offered in our market had style and comfort for those who wanted a break from the usual German offerings. Renault made great strides in interior quality with this model, while good interior space plus the versatility of a hatchback ...