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CASE STUDY: BARGAIN BAVARIANS

We look at a selection of BMWs under R200 000.

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OUR RATIONALE

One of the top-performing automotive brands for quality and solid engineering is BMW. If you look at older examples of 5 and 7 Series, you will find many from the 1990s still in very good condition and fitted with the original engines. On the other hand, as the years progress, the complexity of vehicle electronics followed suit. This sheer complexity brings a drawback for would-be used-car buyers. When

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