Whether you’re selling your financed vehicle to pay off your debtors or want to upgrade your ride, the process of selling a financed car can sometimes leave you with more questions than answers. Who officially owns the car? How can you legally conduct a sale or trade-in? Who will keep the cash once the sale...
Everyone wants to sell their car for the best price, but not everyone is willing to put in the work to make it happen. Sometimes a few simple repairs – and a bit of elbow grease – can go a long way to upping your vehicle’s resale value (at little monetary cost to you). A...
With the alarming rates of collisions and injuries on the road in South Africa, it’s vital for drivers to remain vigilant and put safety first at every opportunity behind the wheel. A small lapse of judgement or moment of inattentiveness can be the difference between a smooth ride and ending up with an accident-damaged or...
Serious downpours, torrential rain and flooding can wreak havoc on homes, roads, parks and businesses. And while you can stay indoors and put a bucket under a leaking household roof to avoid serious consequences, being caught in a car during a flash flood is sometimes unavoidable. Cars are designed to handle a bit of rain,...
Patiently navigating the incessant ‘How many sleeps?’ and ‘Are we there yet?’ questions from little ones – before or during a road trip – is not as important as making sure your vehicle is child-proof. Getting there safely (and with your sanity intact) requires a few kid-friendly tips to save the day. So, before you...
Fact: your car will never break down at an appropriate time. You’re either en-route to an important function with little time to spare or tackling a long road trip across the country when the car begins to make a strange sound and suddenly gives in. Whether it’s a punctured tyre, a fuel shortage or a...
Many Chinese car brands have followed a whimpering trajectory in the South African market over the years, being labelled as low quality and cheap, and failing to stand the test of time on local roads. That is all being reinvented by Haval. The extension of the GWM brand – launched in SA in 2017 –...
You don’t have to drive far in your car to realise that selling a vehicle – online – is BIG business. Besides insurance ads, ‘sell your car’ billboards compete for your attention along South Africa’s highways and busy intersections. Clever taglines promising the best deal for your car leave you spoilt for choice as car-selling...
Investing in a used car is not always as simple as buying new. There are many ‘shady sellers’ out there who promise the world but fail to deliver. Sometimes the selling price can impress on paper, but when you factor in all the additional costs, it becomes less of a plausible financial scenario. It’s vital...
Whether a tree just ‘jumped out’ in front of you, a taxi scratched you as it tried to squeeze past or a careless driver rear-ended you at a robot, landing up with an accident-damaged car is no joke. But, knowing the right steps to take (so that you won’t have to face the full might...