Best car to buy on a 30k budget

[Dave S]

I was also in this position not too long ago (August). We had a budget of R50K and had to find a cheap, reliable, consumption wise car for my University Son. We found a Hyundai Atos 1.1 GLS with 25000Km, 2006. As my wife has exactly the same year and model (with the same mileage), we knew what to look for. These are great little cars if you can still get a good one, but you will need to look around and examine the vehicle closely.

[tec0]

You can always see if there is something for you at Burchmores. I also dislike the idea to buy a car as is at an auction because you know you don't always get what you want and just buy a lot of problems. The last time I was at a car auction there were a lot of VW Polo's going for reasonable prices most of them came from car rentals.

If your back is against the wall and you ran out of options I would recommend having a close look. Just take a "mechanic friend" with you as you can easily buy a lot of trouble. So take care be careful.

Come to think of it some banks also have auctions so it is worth doing a search.