Wheels - Uk
Our man on Mud Island says
Johann Janse van Rensburg says
"Cars in SA used to not lose value. You bought one for R120,000 and sold it three years later for R110,000. Good value then. BUT a new one would probably cost R200,000 due to inflation. But sans inflation in SA things SHOULD change. But they have not, and people are still selling second hand cars for as much as they paid for them. Something like that can't go on for ever, but in the medium term it means your car will be worth a whole lot more second hand there than it is here. So the car itself will appreciate in value. Especially with your spec (C2 VTR) as I think climatronic never made it to SA. So as long as this appreciation in value is more than the shipping you will be ok.
Only red tape is you should have owned it more than 6 months [I think this might be a year, or even maybe two], which you have (to avoid import tax). Red tape is part of life and not the end of the world. There will be some, but nothing major. Keep the car."