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Don’t Break the Bank: Top 5 Cheap Cars to Service

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The cars in each category are ranked by adding up the costs of typical servicing parts, repair parts and parts frequently needed if the car was in an accident, accordingly the car that is ranked highest has the lowest total expenses across all three of these categories. EXECUTIVE CROSSOVERS
  1. Toyota Prado 3.0DT VX
  2. Volvo XC90 D4 Momentum
  3. Range Rover Evoque Td4 SE
  4. Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Laredo
  5. Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro
  6. BMW X5 xDrive25d
  7. VW Touareg TDI V6 Luxury
  8. Mercedes-Benz GLE 250D
It seems like the manual options in this category are not very popular amongst consumers as all the vehicles in this category are automatic. Toyota takes the top spot again in the parts, price and percentage category with its Toyota Prado 3.0 VX. Volvo is second with their service, repair and crash parts prices and the Range Rover Evoque takes third place for the second year in a row.
  Toyota Prado 3.0DT VX Volvo XC90 D4 Momentum Range Rover Evoque Td4 SE
Servicing parts (R) 7 284.10 5 979.30 6 534.16
Repair parts (R) 21 628.50 14 329.40 12 169.53
Crash parts (R) 149 478.26 179 527.20 214 555.13
TOTAL (R) 178 390.86 199 835.90 233 258.82
Retail price (R) 915 700.00 900 424.00 782 648.00
Parts total as % of retail price 19.48% 22.19% 29.80%
  DOUBLE CAB BAKKIES
  1. Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD
  2. Nissan Navara 2.3 dCi LE
  3. Isuzu KB300 D-Teq LX
  4. Ford Ranger 2.2 Highrider XL
  5. GWM Steed 6 2.0 VGT Xscape
Toyota’s Hilux 2.8 GD takes first place with the best category price and affordability percentage. The Nissan Navara is second and the Isuzu KB 300 is third. GWM Steed 6 made its first appearance with its low servicing parts costs.
  Toyota Hilux 2.8GD Nissan Navara 2.3dCi LE Isuzu KB300 D-Teq LX
Servicing parts (R) 4 409.55 4 547.65 4 051.93
Repair parts (R) 7 911.76 13 171.57 13 213.97
Crash parts (R) 54 745.08 61 145.75 65 705.44
TOTAL (R) 67 066.39 78 864.97 82 971.34
Retail price (R) 508 500.00 584 900.00 486 900.00
Parts total as % of retail price 13.19% 13.48% 17.04%
  SINGLE CAB (LWB) BAKKIES
  1. Nissan NP 200 1.6i
  2. Nissan NP 300 2.0
  3. Toyota Hilux 2.4GD
  4. Isuzu KB250
  5. Mahindra Scorpio 2.2 Pik-Up
  6. Ford Ranger 2.2 D Hi-Rider
  7. Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDi
Nissan’s NP 200 and NP 300 took first and second place. Not the most comfortable but definitely the most value for your bucks.
  Nissan NP 200 1.6i Nissan 300 2.0 Toyota Hilux 2.4GD
Servicing parts (R) 2 084.64 2 158.37 6 262.24
Repair parts (R) 11 750.42 12 342.87 21 857.67
Crash parts (R) 39 343.79 43 044.81 37 714.92
TOTAL (R) 53 178.85 57 546.05 65 834.83
Retail price (R) 159 900.00 199 900.00 272 100.00
Parts total as % of retail price 33.26% 28.79% 24.20%
  EXECUTIVES SALOONS
  1. Volvo S60 T4 Momentum
  2. BMW 320i
  3. Jaguar XE 2.0 D Prestige
  4. Audi A4 2.0 TFSi
  5. Mercedes-Benz C200
It seems like the popularity of automatics is growing, as there are only automatics in this category. The first spot goes to Volvo’s S60, the BMW 320i takes the second place but took the lead for value for money.
  Volvo S60 T4 Momentum BMW 320i Jaguar XE 2.0 D Prestige
Servicing parts (R) 5 825.40 7 494.17 6 368.8
Repair parts (R) 16 450.20 18 030.07 28 030.61
Crash parts (R) 137 586.50 135 588.97 136 823.70
TOTAL (R) 159 862.10 161 113.21 171 223.13
Retail price (R) 486 996.00 547 956.00 657 500.00
Parts total as % of retail price 32.83% 29.40% 26.04%
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