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Buying, owning and paying for a bakkie

Written against the live market, not from a brochure. Every price in these guides is checked against what is actually listed for sale in South Africa.

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A blue Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6 Legend double cab climbing a rocky slope under a storm sky

Money · 11 Sept 2026

Bakkie resale values in South Africa: which models hold their money

What a used bakkie asks after three and five years, version by version. Which Hilux, Ranger, Amarok, D-Max, Navara and P-Series hold their money, what the new shape does to the old one, and what the Toyota tax costs you in rand and insurance.

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A Ford Ranger double cab parked on a hillside in the Drakensberg foothills

Money · 09 Sept 2026

Financing a bakkie in South Africa: what a R500,000 double cab actually costs per month

The dealer sells you an instalment. The bank sells you a term. This is what a used Ranger double cab, a Hilux 2.8 and a single cab workhorse really cost a month and over six years, worked at today's prime rate, with the balloon, the finance desk extras, the diesel and the insurance added in.

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