Found a used car you like? Before you pay a cent, get Don to look at it. 17 years of buying and selling means he sees the trouble the seller is praying you'll miss.
A wash, a polish and a confident smile hide a lot. By the time the real problems show up, the seller's phone is off and the money's gone.
Straightened chassis, resprayed panels, a shell that's been welded back together. It drives fine on the test loop, then it doesn't.
A spun-back cluster turns a tired 240,000km taxi into a "one owner, low km" bargain. The wear tells the truth if you know where to look.
Tired engine, slipping gearbox, clutch on its last legs. Cheap to hide, brutal to fix, and it's your problem the second you pay.
Same car, same test drive. One of you is looking at the paint. The other's looking at everything underneath it.
👆 Drag the handle to see what 17 years spots that you can't.
Drag the slider to your car's price and see what one undetected problem could really cost you.
Ballpark only. Based on typical SA figures for undetected accident damage and major drivetrain repairs. Your mileage, quite literally, may vary.
A dealer wants the sale. A private seller wants out. Don wants nothing but to tell you the truth so you sleep at night.
Engine, gearbox, clutch, suspension, brakes. He listens, he drives, he feels for the stuff that turns into a five-figure bill three months after you buy. Seventeen years of "that noise means trouble" packed into one walk-around.
Mismatched paint, uneven panel gaps, overspray, a chassis that's been straightened. If it's been smashed and patched, he'll know before you do.
Km that doesn't match the wear. A service book that reads like fiction. The lies live in the details.
Underbody rot, damp carpets, that musty smell that means it once went for a swim.
No jargon, no fence-sitting. Buy it, walk away, or here's how much to knock off.
WhatsApp Don the ad, the car's details, and where it is.
He confirms a time, sorts the fee, and meets you at the car.
30 to 45 minutes of cold, honest inspection, including a minimum 5km test drive on real roads. Cold start, the lot.
A clear buy / walk / haggle call, in writing, before you hand over a rand.
Every inspection ends with a written summary you keep forever. Green means good, amber means watch it, red means think hard, and a plain-English call at the bottom you can wave at the seller while you knock down the price.
💬 Get yours bookedOne bad used car costs you tens of thousands. Don costs you a tank of petrol and a decent braai.
Covers Hillcrest, the Upper Highway & through to Pietermaritzburg. Further out? A small travel fee gets agreed upfront on WhatsApp. No surprises.
"Don has checked every car I've ever bought, the last three included, and not one has given me trouble. I don't hand over a cent until he's had a look."
"Don is my first call for anything with wheels. Since I started using him, nobody has managed to take advantage of me. Not once."
"As a pensioner I've had my fair share of car issues, and Donovan has been there to help me through every one of them. Honest, patient and worth his weight in gold."
Send the ad, the car details, and where it is. He'll take it from there. Five minutes now saves you a world of pain later.
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