SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 2015 FORD’S VISSER TO GO ALL OUT IN VRYBURG
Chris Visser and Japie Badenhorts will enjoy some hometurf advantage in the Vryburg Endurance next weekend. PHOTO: QUICKPIC
Sandero’s ideal deal Maxus diesel taxi also a great special for taxi operators ALWYN VILJOEN
is about R40 k less than last month’s list price.
THE endofthequarter sales always see very good specials, but this week none of them beats McCarthy Renault’s offer on the Sandero. It is not just Wheels that rates the Sandero — this hatch also tops Car magazine’s list of best budget buys. Pietermaritzburg’s McCarthy Renault is offer ing two options, zero or 10% deposit. In today’s tough times, most people would want to go for the zero deposit, and they stand to pay R1 945 a month for the car. Add fuel and insurance costs, and a person can realistically budget to drive a brand new Sandero Expression for R2 700 a month, including all the safety and ergonomic features for which Renault is famous. The 10% option reduces this payment to R1 715 a month. The Sandero is the only vehicle in this class with an electronic stability programme and antiskid regulation. The brakes come with electronic brake assist as well as electronic brake distribution, meaning you won’t slide when the summer rains wet the roads. Wheels is against popular sentiment when it comes to airbags, preferring to deactivate them, but many people believe an explosive device close to their faces is a good thing, and for them the Renault Sandero has an airbag each for the driver and front seat passenger. We have sung the praises of the hatch’s road
TAXI DRIVERS ALSO SCORE A second good deal is bubbling up at CMH dealers, where the Maxus vans seem to be going for about R20 k less than what they werelisted for at the start of the year. Wheels has also sung the praises of this Chinese van in the past. For starters, the 2,5 turbo diesel produces an ex cellent 330 Nm from just over 1 800 rpm and while the vans won’t race with the Sprinters and Dailies, it will save you quite a bit on the retail price. CMH also carries a large parts inventory for the Maxus alongside good warrantees; hence Wheels can recommend to any taxi operator or family man to go and kick the wheels of the 16seater taxi or nineseater luxury shuttle. Datcentre in Pietermaritzburg is offering their 16seat Maxus diesel taxi for R310 k. For compari son, the marketleading Toyota Ses’fikile retails its 2,4 D4D for R356 k. The luxury nineseat Maxus corporate tourer is going for just shy of R390 k, ideal for corporates and shuttles. But the real special is the big bakkie version of the van, which is selling for R289 k. For people who need to carry largevolume, heavy loads, the only other value offering that can compete is Mahin dra’s Scorpio pickup single cab, which is listed for just shy of R170 k. Note, the prices quoted above are while stocks last, and the rand’s weakening will not see them repeated.
McCarthy Renault in Pietermaritzburg is offering a very good special on the Sandero, which new car buyers would be foolish to ignore. PHOTO: ALWYN VILJOEN clearance, but it bears repeating here. The Sandero rides 164 mm high, which means it is made for rural dirt roads and in the city it just eats steep driveways and speed bumps. There is a condition — you have to finance the deal through McCarthy and Renault Finance, but at 10,5% interest on both offers, few banks are likely to beat their finance offer for new buyers. But petrolheads beware, if you are looking for a bargain Sandero you may be seduced instead by either of two even more tempting offers on Pieter maritzburg Renault’s floor, in the form of two 162 kW 2,0 Clio GT, both going for R360 k. This
Two cars for the price of one Martin Mufari is a street entrepreneur with an eye for a nice car. He sells these 3D pictures of supercars for less than R150, making ideal gifts for the teenage bedroom. As he explains, because there are two pictures of different coloured cars in the picture, you are actually getting two cars for the price of one. Contact alwyn.viljoen@witness if interested in contacting Mufari. PHOTO: ALWYN VILJOEN
THE madeinMaritzburg Ford Performance team will be heading to the Vryburg Endur ance race, the fifth and penultimate round of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, with one aim — to bring the V8powered Ford Rangers home on the podium. The Vryburg Endurance, which is one of two longdistance 700 km races on the 2015 calendar, is the home event for former cham pion driver Chris Visser. He and his codriver Japie Badenhorst won this event last year on Visser’s first race of the season — and they are intent on reclaiming some of that glory. As a result, the Ford pair, along with teammates Lance Woolridge and Ward Hux table in the second Ford Performance Ranger, will be on a charge from the outset on this typical Kalahari route. Woolridge and Huxtable have scored two podiums so far this season, and have shown impressive pace and tenacity on every event. “The last couple of races have been really challenging. We’ve worked hard to repair and improve the Rangers so we can come back with a strong challenge in Vryburg,” said team principal Neil Woolridge. “We’ve lost the fight for the championship, but there are still two race victories up for grabs and we’re looking forward to a great weekend in the North West.” The race commences with qualifying at 10.30 am on Friday, September 11 from the Vryburg Motor Club and covers a distance of 200 km, which decides starting positions for day two. The action resumes on Saturday with the first of two loops, starting at 7.30 am with a 300 km section that includes a refuel point 230 km into the lap. The remaining 70 km takes the crews back to the service park for the compulsory 20minute stop, fol lowed by the final 200 km sprint to the fin ish line back at the Vryburg Motor Club. Follow Ford’s updates and progress on www.facebook.com/FordPerformance. — WR.
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R204 900 R219 900 R225 900 R229 900 R175 900 R138 900 R149 900
6 500 km 6 500 km 66 000 km
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5 800 km 40 000 km
White White
R409 900 R249 000
10 500 km 500 km 11 000 km 31 000 km 83 000 km 76 000 km 65 000 km
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