If you are willing to buy a used Tesla Model 3, it could cost you roughly the same as the most affordable electric vehicle currently in the country.
South African Tesla fans can import a used version of one of the electric vehicle giant’s models from overseas with a landing price of around R565,000, including all taxes.on imported vehicles to account for inflation, that amount could drop to roughly R539,000.
Even the most affordable Volkswagen — the locally-produced Polo Vivo — starts at R266,600. Kia’s small Picanto hatchback also starts at around R260,000. We also calculated hypothetical costs if the ad valorem tax were adjusted to account for inflation over the last 30 years. That was necessary because Tesla does not support zero-rated car sales for individual exports from the UK.
Rear of a used Tesla Model 3 selling for £14,999 in the UK. The front of this same model can be seen at the beginning of this article.The ad valorem tax rate for importing a £14,999 car worked out to roughly 7.62%. That adds R26,545 to the landing price. For £14,999 price, the options we found were from the 2020 model year and had between 150,000km and 160,000km on their odometers.
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