Volkswagen and Mercedes were the big winners in the first Gumtree Pre-Owned Car Awards announced on Thursday, 9 November 2017.
The Awards seek to recognize and promote the best pre-owned vehicles on the market across ten categories, based on criteria a buyer might use when evaluating a pre-owned car, as well as sales figures provided by TransUnion.
With the pre-owned market being double that of new vehicles in South Africa, Gumtree’s Head of Automotive Jeff Osborne says these inaugural awards are “a long-overdue recognition of brands which best hold their value, deliver reliable performance and carry reasonable maintenance costs”.
The panel of judges assessed 2015 models in ten different categories and there was also a People’s Choice winner, voted by Gumtree users, in each.
Volkswagen won three judges’ awards and Mercedes-Benz took out two but there were also notable wins for Toyota Rav-4, Ford Ranger, Kia Picanto, Mazda CX3 and the BMW M4.
Osborne says the ten different categories were developed carefully to give pre-owned buyers some real guidance in the specific price and vehicle types that met their budgets. “The judges have done a fantastic and thorough job and we believe these awards can become an important annual landmark for the pre-owned market in South Africa.”
The 2017 Gumtree Pre-Owned Car Awards
Budget Car under R110 000
2015 Kia Picanto 1.0LS
People’s Choice:
2015 Kia Picanto 1.0LS
Light Hatchback under R140 000
2015 VW Polo Vivo GP 1.4 Conceptline
People’s Choice:
2015 VW Polo Vivo GP 1.4 Conceptline
Medium Hatchback under R260 000
2015 VW Golf 7 1.4TSI Trendline
People’s Choice:
2015 VW Golf 7 1.4TSI Trendline
Performance Hatchbacks
VW Golf 7 2.0TSI R DSG
People’s Choice:
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG 4-Matic
Cross-over between R200 000 and R300 000
2015 Mazda CX3 2.0 Individual
People’s Choice:
2015 Mazda CX3 2.0 Individual
Luxury Sedan under R475 000
2015 Mercedes-Benz C220 Bluetec
People’s Choice:
2015 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0TFSI
Premium Performance Sports Cars
BMW M4 M-DCT
People’s Choice:
Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S
SUV under R325 000
2015 Toyota RAV-4 2.0 GX
People’s Choice:
2015 Toyota Fortuner 2.5D-4D
Luxury SUV under R700 000
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLC 250D
People’s Choice:
2015 Audi Q7 3.0TDI V6 Quattro
Double Cab Bakkies 4×2
2015 Ford Ranger 3.2 TDCI XLT P/U D/C 4×2
People’s Choice:
2015 Ford Ranger 3.2 TDCI XLT P/U D/C 4×2
