Used Car Discourse

We got a new BMW 3 Series today. It’s not every day that happens! (More like every seven to 10 years, generally.) The G20 model has a lot of improvements over the outgoing car, but things are not looking good for the manual transmission—and that’s a huge loss for us all. Let’s talk about what it has to live up to to stay the luxury sport sedan (and coupe, and wagon) benchmark. With this car we’re now on our seventh generation of BMW 3 Series for sale . Which one has been the best to date? Let’s discuss. The first 3, the E21 , came to us in 1975 as a replacement for the legendary 2002. It was a compact coupe only and, mired in the same Malaise Era bullshit as everyone else, isn’t as well-regarded as later generations. I’m still a fan, and I dig the way they look. But I honestly don’t think anybody’s gonna pick this guy. After that we had the E30, a vastly more successful follow-up to the E21. This sedan and coupe brought everything we loved about the 2002 wit...

With the Ranger Raptor and Focus - all of which are coming to SA next year - Ford will continue its new model assault on the local market. The two new models will be addition to the new Figo, Fiesta and EcoSport launched earlier in 2018. According to Naamsa figures, the Ford Figo for sale is a popular car at times selling more than the Fiesta. Mixing it up Ever since the first generation hatch was launched in 2010, I've become used to seeing them on the road but seeing it in sedan guise takes some getting used to. I had a ball of a time with the 82kW naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre Ti VCT engine and on more than one occasion I forgot it was naturally aspirated. I put this down to its immediate and swift throttle response when asked to perform driving duties. I could overtake with ease with its 150Nm on tap. What really sold me was taking on a long stretch of road; It stuck like glue along the beach roads of Bloubergstrand and handled the odd bump and undulations l...