Bruh please whatever you do, don't stop mentioning the cost of ownership in your reviews. That is a very important part but for some reason all these other big RU-vid Car channels never mention cost of ownership. Stating the cost of ownership is what sets you apart, in my opinion.
I prefer this over a polo anyday, maybe the power output isn't satisfactory,but every other aspect is..although I've given polo drivers a run for their money in this car, it tops at 189km/h...its a comfortable car, the 10k a month is abit far fetched...when I got it, I paid R2.4 insurance...R4.5 for installment since I put up a big deposit..its on easy on fuel to be honest,but I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency.. I think it all boils down to personal preference. This is a nice car,even for Men, you can always add a wing,diffuser and a lip for asthetics..my monthly cost for this car is roughly 8k...4.5 installment, 1.8 insurance, and the rest is petrol..haven't had any problems with it.
You're paying R8k after dropping a big deposit😏😏...I'm failing to see how is R10k far fetched for an average buyer who'll be buying this car with no deposit🤷♂️
Man's on his way to being one of the elite car reviewers we have in SA coz he's not running away from the actua financial l truth that hurts and while being funny at the same time 😄 😆 😂 ... waiting for more videos!
Aii khona you're right there at the end My brother😂😂😂 These cars are expensive....cabanga nje, approximately R10k p/m for a Kia Rio🤣🤣🤣....lapho you're a teacher & the car is already chowing +60% of your salary.....expenses are rising throughout the years, but the salaries are not rising by any chance or mistake🤣🤣😥😥😥.... The used car market is very tricky as you said, because you need to do research about the car you wanna buy for yourself & don't expect the dealer to give you all the info about the car because many are dishonest....You need an experienced mechanic, the VIN NUMBER of the car to check its history or profile & all of that😥.......eii kubiii
Hahahhaa very funny video bro. 😂. Kanti, my gf and I have a 1.2 LS. I must say, it's faster than the previous Gen Hyundai i20, 1.2. Although I think power output is the same? Maybe it's a power to weight ratio thing. It's a pleasant car to drive if you don't mind gentle acceleration. A bit heavy on fuel though, as im getting about 7.3L / 100km, in city driving. On highways, I average around 5.2L / 100km. It has a pleasant cabin albeit the hard plastics, but you hardly notice that when you're in the car. Seats are very comfortable. Overall it's a nice car, I would say, but as I said yes, sometimes the power or lack thereof will let you down. We opted for the Kia Rio, as we were getting around the same installment quoted by Hyundai for the grand i10. So we figured bigger car for about the same price. All cars these days are expensive!! Dealerships will influence you to take balloon payments to bring down the installments.
Love the ending with cost of everything so that it gives us an idea to go lower or like shoot in the dark with a used vehicle, love the content keep it up you doing us a big favor thank you
I had doubts about this car 🚙 until I drove it(Top spec Rio tech) 😢😢, we slept on a great car 😢😢😢😢😢 and it has been now discontinued 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢The automatic transmission is superb, it actually has power sometimes at higher revs 😢😅😅😅though you won't be racing polos, but you can catch up😅. This car is a masterpiece, I say again, we slept on a great car
Interesting I own the Kia Rio 1.4 Tec manual with sunroof got it in 2021 and m payin 4400 with a dep of 50k, no balloon, 5 years to pay ‘‘twas a bargain….Get a banker who can structure a payment plan for you, these delearships can be a rip off…i took months finding the perfect deal and I found it…I loved the Review by the way,subscribed immediately.
It’s a good car for those who don’t want stress of high maintenance and hijackings in SA. No turbo means no turbo replacement charges just a simple drivetrain. Not everyone has 500k to spend on a hatchback, there’s definitely a market for this kind of car Dr, even though it’s below your taste.
I didn't want this video to end 😂😁. let me just watch others. The cost of ownership calculations really do help, especially for us who are looking. and the complicated terms explained because hayi i really was just looking for a 'nice car-cute' lol without even considering re-sale and performance what what's.
Hey Muzi, thanks for the video, there’s always something to learn when watching your content. Could you please do a Mazda 3 car review? I’m in the middle of getting a car and I’m torn between Mazda 3 and polo life (I’m a huge vw fan but I’m just concerned about the risks that come with owning a vw) 🙏🏾
Great review on the Kia, was actually looking into getting myself Kia, but after the review, hay khona boss andizi! We really appreciate the review your doing ntwana and they are very helpful, thanks man, keep up bringing us cars in our own mzansi content, so that singa bedi sbali,👏👏👍🏾👍🏾
the reality is you're less likely to get a finance with interest rate below 10%. i have top of the range credit score for one and no pointless debts and bills, but most i could fight for on my second car was 10% linked rate and on my first car i had got 10.85% fixed. in a nut shell, don't fool yourself when it comes to affordability just to attempt to impress people that don't even care about you.
Negative intro set the tone for the entire video. There's better ways to introduce negative aspects of a car without sounding biased from the get go. Props on the torque explanation and the costs of ownership though
Wonderful and relatable content as always. 🙌🏽 Please review a Renault Sandero bro. It seems like a decent budget car that I want to buy for my sister soon when she goes to university from next year.
Lol "less power ,less technology and more plastics" made me laugh. You can be as unique as you want... but a Polo is unbeatable, its quality and holds value like nothing else.
Rob, you're right, but not with all VW models. For example the wet clutch DSGs are just about as reliable as any other gearbox, when serviced. The dry clutch ones, in some many cases are grenades waiting to go off. The 1.4 litre twin charged models had problems with the block cracking between cylinders, the 1.8l turbo ones had problems with the injectors, but the 1.2L and 2L turbo engines seem to prove to be decently reliable, my 1.2L polo is going strong at 175000km with nothing more than scheduled maintenance like belts, fluids, brakes, shocks, battery and the timing chain, plus one piece of preventative maintenance by replacing the notorious plastic water pump with an aftermarket metal one so that I don't have to ever worry about it cracking in the future. My only complaint would be that the gearbox shifts real janky when you're idling around at low speed.
But at the end of the day a Kia Rio is better than a polo in terms of costs bc a 5yr warranty is way better than a 3yr warranty. And u tend to forget that 93 percent of the people who buy the Rio are ladies ,grand parents who want a car that will take them from point a to b . And all of the base spec competitors from other brands have no Rev camera , so I don't see any problem with that bc at the end of the day these are base specs . And of course u ought to expect plastics in this segment and who drives the car touching and feeling the dash board 🙄 not even a single one .
@Muzi Sambo you would be a very good ambassador for VW (Polo), you just talked almost everyone if not all not to buy the Rio or anything for that matter but the Polo😂😂
Hi there Dr. I love what you do... Can you kindly review the Toyota Starlet and Suzuki Baleno, preferably mid spec... Its basically the same vehicle with different badges, I'm interested in seeing the spec levels, I've seen the Baleno offering more exterior and interior bits and costs less than the Starlet. (used market) Thanks.
“And more plastic” ae! Once again o spicy? Lmfao hai I give up hahaha! I have the 1.4Lx Auto and yoh it needs the turbo!, going up hill @50km/h. 2 years with it I’m done as well, that’s why I’m trading it in. But why did it get instead of the Polo? The safety aspect! Less chances of getting hijacked kwi Rio than in a Polo or an A3 here in JHB, that was my fear. But I don’t have that fear anymore…. Now we need to discuss you going on rehab ye VW, I’ve concluded no brand will ever be good enough for you except VW 🤣🤣🤣
L 😂 L... I have the 2014 TEC, didn't know it had "more" power than the new one, why in the world did they downgrade it 🤷🏾♂️... Decent car but really lacks in performance and not good fuel economy, really surprising they still don't have turbos in 2022!
