Whenever I am at the till, depending on how much stuff I have it takes me no longer than 1-3 minutes to check out.
I get my items scanned, hand over my loyalty card and already have my phone tapped as soon as the card machine is ready.
Whenever I’m waiting in line it feels like people take an extraordinary amount of time?
What are they doing? What am I missing here?
When and how do you decide that the mileage on a car is too high?
Is it any fixed number like > 50k/100k
Does the age of the car in relation to the mileage matter?
Does FSH make you feel more confident ?
Is there a difference between driving a car from new (delivery milage) to high mileage and buying a used high mileage car?
Side Note:
Any of you that bought a high mileage German car - how’s the ownership experience been? How are you managing the fear/worry (if any) of breaking down on the road or repairs?
Edit:
Forgot about the Asians:
- Honda Civic Type R ( still available at R1m+)
- Civic RS (R700k - Not a bad alternative just never seen any around)
- Subaru WRX STI
- Nissan 350/370z
I obviously understand that there’s inflation, interest rates, economies, salaries blah blah.
But I feel that you just can’t walk into a franchise dealership and buy an affordable performance car off the floor.
In 2026. You can have a:
- Polo GTI (R600k)
- Golf GTI / R (R700k - R1m+)
- S3 / RS3 (R1m+)
- M135i (R1m+)
- GR86 (R900k+)
- GR Corolla (R900k - R1m+)
- GR Yaris (R900k+)
Cars that have been killed off or discontinued:
- BMW 128ti
- M140i
- Megane RS
- Focus ST / RS
- Fiesta ST
- Clio RS
- Megane RS
- RunX
- 308 GTI
- Corsa / Astra OPC
- Hyundai i30N
Edit- Forgot to Add:
- A35 / A45 AMG
I’m 25 now, and I remember going with my brother to pick up his new 7.5 GTI. It was around R500k brand new and relatively affordable at the time.
Most people on a decent salary could afford them and subsequently our roads soon became flooded with the 7/7.5 GTI & R. (Not to mention the street cred)
Fast forward a couple years and a new 8.5 GTI costs around R800k - R900k.
The target market can’t afford it and the market that can afford it doesn’t want it.
(Assuming we’re all making good financial decisions LOL)
But realistically, a majority of people that can afford a 900k-1m car will probably buy a bakkie or SUV to haul the family around in. Any higher in the tax bracket and people are moving into M3s, AMGs or Porsches.
Honourable Exception
- The Suzuki Swift Sport (R400k+)
Is that it? Only 1 car on our market that can deliver a fun drive under 500k that’s not a hybrid family crossover?
I racked up 23k on my credit card over the past 3 months. I will admit that it is due to excessive spending.
I recently just paid off my credit card (29k debt) before this in full with my savings that I built up from 2025 to April 2026.
I really hate being in debt, and I want to pay this off so I can cancel it.
After expenses, I have 13k left for discretionary spending.
I have 35k in a savings account, and 360k in a 32-Day account that acts as my emergency fund. (accumulating 8% PA, pays out on average 1k a month into itself)
What would be the best method to pay this debt off as much as possible?
I can pay it off in full, avoiding interest and try to rebuild my savings over time.
Or should I just stick to paying a fixed amount each month?
I’ve always wanted a fun car that I could work on and enjoy, but just never had the opportunity to do so until now.
I currently have a H6 as a daily driver, it’s a great car overall and perfect for driving on the JHB roads.
I’m open to any ideas, but most likely a hot hatch e.g.
- Mini Cooper
- Polo GTI
-etc
The limiting factors here are that I live in an estate so doing any major DIY by myself would be difficult
Is this a terrible idea?