Best value for money cars for sale? Sedans.
Change creates opportunity. Let’s consider the fate of the compact sedan and the incredible value for money opportunity it offers the buyer like you – looking for a great pre-owned car with all the features you would want.
In the recent past, the sedan has increasingly been replaced by the more popular configurations, the SUVs and the hatch. It is almost a fashion thing rather than a practical thing. I test drove a Hyundai Elantra recently and was very impressed. It is a smart-looking car, roomy and luxurious, with an enormous boot. It had all the nice features today’s discerning driver could wish for. But it was not always thus.
Years ago, the basic compact sedan was what people with no spare cash-bought. They were basic cars, radio was a luxury, a tachometer meant serious petrolhead cred, and cloth seats rather than the nasty plastic of the day was plush indeed. Nothing was electric and if you wanted aircon, sell the house and get Jag or a Merc.
Over time, electric windows, power steering and cool at the touch of a button crept into the top trim levels of most sedans. Now, these are standard. Airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, touch screen infotainment, steering wheel controls, leather seats are a matter of course.
So, what’s wrong with the sedan that it is increasingly being usurped by the SUV? Nothing. Fashion, maybe. But if you are looking for a practical, full-featured, well-priced car, you should have a look at the pre-owned sedan. There are loads of late-model, clean cars out there, just looking for a buyer with a sharp eye. Many of them are ex-rental stock, which is always worth looking at. The rental companies keep them meticulously maintained and sell them off after a couple of years or quite a low kilometre limit.
You can pick up a very good Hyundai Elantra, Accent or Sonata, spotless, with low mileage. Equally, you can pick up a spotless Nissan Almera or the ever-popular Sentra for a very good price. Of course, if you are looking at a pre-owned sedan, you will have a wide choice of the best cars available in South Africa. A clean Corolla, a nice Jetta or even a Passat, are all worth looking at.
If you are looking for a nice pre-owned sedan, have a look at our used sedans for sale. Not only will every sedan on this virtual showroom have passed our strict 101 point vehicle check, but its mileage will be guaranteed, it will be legal and never been stolen, you can get the optional Group1 Warranty, and best of all, we will deliver your new car to you no matter where in South Africa you live. What are you waiting for?
