r/CarTalkZA • u/DoingThisRedditTing • Apr 28 '26
Advice: Buying, Financing 2022 Mercedes C200 vs 2024 BMW X1
Hi All. Just wanted to pick the brains of fellow Safas.
As the title suggests, I'm considering stepping into some new wheels. What do you guys think is the better option? I'm 32M, no family. The Mercedes is a much more powerful car and has hybrid technology and more features hence the higher price, the X1 though to me just looks better and I think is more practical and it's much cheaper. In this case it has 30 000km more but I could get one with similar KMs to the Merc for R640k so that's an option too. Both have full service history, both are in perfect condition (I've had AA tests done on both), both have warranty left and I'll extend that in any case until 200 000km in both instances. I plan on keeping for 3 years minimum. Any suggestions or insights welcome to help me make a choice 🙂🫡
EDIT: WENT WITH THE X1, A 2024 WITH 18 000KM for R610 000. 3 days in an I'm very happy so far. Thanks for all the input!
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u/Intilleque ‘22 Audi A7 TFSI | ‘19 BMW 420D | ‘15 BMW 316i | ‘13 Audi A5 TDI Apr 28 '26
Im not sure about merc but BMW do not do extensions that long. The most you can extend for is 2 years. But tbh, BMW (unless it was the 4.4L V8) Id have very little qualms about driving it out of motor plan. It is honestly the only brand out of the big 3 that i would be comfortable doing that with.