South African motorists saw their first fuel price drop of 2019 earlier this week, with petrol and diesel prices coming down quite significantly.

However, prices remain near record highs, while applications for vehicle financing trend ever more heavily towards second hand vehicles.

But which used vehicle is best? Darryl Jacobson, managing director of True Price, has selected a list of seven cars if fuel economy is the most important factor.

“We have gone through our extensive database, and we have picked the top eight vehicles when it comes to both resale value and fuel economy. I believe that South African motorists wanting to reduce their fuel bill would be well advised to consider these vehicles,” he said.

Data used by the evaluation company is taken from vehicles that have done between 50,000 and 150,000 km. They were registered in 2014 to 2019 (both years inclusive).

Below Jacobson outlined some of the most fuel-efficient cars in the country right now across all of the major price ranges. The resale value is expressed as a percentage of the vehicle’s original retail price.

Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Comfortline

From R505,800

Resale value of 61.75%

5.2 litres per 100 km

Ford Fiesta 1.5 TDCi Trend

From R305,100

Resale value of 60.08%

3.3 litres per 100 km

Toyota Corolla 1.4D Esteem

From R315,100

Resale value of 59.13%

4.5 litres per 100 km.

Suzuki Swift

From R160,900

Resale value of 58.98%

4.9 litres per 100 km

Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi Acenta

From R418,900

Resale value of 57.94%

4.2 litres per 100 km

BMW 320d

From R649,000

Resale value of 49.90%

4.8 litres per 100 km

Opel Astra 1.0T

From R301 049

Resale value of 45.38%

4.4 litres per 100 km



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