RENTAL PURCHASE CAR BUY-BACK OPTION - SOUTH AFRICA

Drive Africa is “the original buy-back company” founded in 1997
A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO LONG TERM CAR RENTALS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Offering a wide range of cars for sales with guaranteed buy-back in South Africa: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, East London, George, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Stellenbosch, Nelspruit, Kruger Park.

HOW RENTAL PURCHASE CAR BUY-BACK WORKS
WRITE-DOWN for buy-backs called “RENTAL PURCHASE

A car sale with a guaranteed Buy-back option is designed to be up to 60% cheaper than conventional long term car rental or long time car hire. If you will be staying in South or Southern Africa for 3 months and longer and you require independent transport, then purchasing a vehicle under the Buyback scheme is the wisest and most economic choice for you. Drive Africa revolutionized the South African holiday and visitor’s car rental purchase market with the introduction of the “buy back” concept into the country and have named this special product “Rental Purchase”! 
View cars for sale in South Africa here.

With us when you choose a car group that may travel outside the borders of South Africa all Southern African countries are permitted. With normal car hire or rental a vehicle would often be restricted to certain countries and extra charges would be levied to cross into different countries. Insurance costs would also increase and certain vehicle models are restricted to countries outside the borders of South Africa. Rental cars would also come with an increased excess for the insurance.

With a buy back “rental purchase” you are free to do what you want to do within the frame of your buyback contract.

The Rental Purchase - Buy back scheme is the ideal transport method and was created for:

• Foreign nationals staying on extended temporary professional/occupational postings/assignments or community service volunteers.
• International Gap year students, practical students doing an internship or job shadowing at a South African company.
• South African residents that are soon emigrating can dispose of all their assets including their vehicles, without loosing mobility in the last months before their departure.
• Short projects where basic vehicles are required and a lease is not possible due to lease period being too short.
• A cost saving alternative while waiting to buy a new car when the purchase date is uncertain.
• An alternative to leasing, which is only available to South African companies, and only possible with new vehicles. (however no monthly instalments are possible.)
• Individuals/businesses/movie makers requiring affordable transport at a predetermined cost with absolute control to end the contract when desired.
• Foreigners wanting to pay for a car by credit card with no added fees, which is not possible in South Africa, can do that with us. Even the normal purchase of a car is seldom if at all possible by credit card in South Africa.

 Here are some excellent reasons to consider Drive Africa’s
 Buy-Back “RENTAL PURCHASE” option

The Rental Purchase buy-back scheme with Drive Africa  includes:

• Substantial savings over conventional car rental.
• Comprehensive insurance for any age is included as long as you have valid national or international drivers licence.
• The return date of the vehicle is determined by the Buyer and can be extended or reduced at any time costs will be adjusted accordingly.
• A financial guarantee is in place that covers the buyer should we default on deal. See financial guarantee
• Regular service and maintenance that is done for peace of mind.
• Travel to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Tanzania and Malawi permitted. All border letters and documentation organised.
• Payment for car can be made either by credit card, bank transfer or when in South Africa with a debit card or cash.
• Enjoy unlimited kilometres throughout Southern Africa.
• Vehicle registration, licensing, roadworthy and insurance all taken care of.
• All Drive Africa’s cars are roadworthied and tested by the government approved AA Test & Drive Station.
• Should your vehicle break down or is stolen and you have purchased the extra insurance Drive Africa will assist with a substitute or rental car for up to 28 days.
• Free 24–hour AA Automobile Association South Africa breakdown service throughout South Africa this includes a petrol delivery, key and battery service with costs and an ambulance call.
• Earlier returns than planed are refunded more and extensions are charged more according to our write-down table.
• No uncertainty or hassle with selling the car at the end of the trip.
• All our cars are registered, insured and ready to go.
• No restrictions on the number of drivers and drivers with valid driver’s licence can be added at any time without notification or permission from Drive Africa

Still unsure with Car Buy Back? Compare the above to: A regular car hire scenario.

• Mileage restriction on the cheaper rentals for some packages
• Certain radius restriction from major cities
• Higher effective costs over longer period (3 months and longer)
• Minimum age limit to rent car of either 21 or mostly 23 years of age, heavy surcharges per day make it very expensive
• Higher insurance costs and bigger insurance excesses for well known car rental companies.
• Inadequate insurance or no third party cover with smaller private rental companies – beware!!!
• Border crossing problems, restrictions and heavy costs if allowed
• Limited number of drivers, they must be registered with rental company or the insurance cover falls away.

Compare the rental purchase "BuyBack" to a regular private car purchase scenario which has:

• No comprehensive insurance for foreigner (or difficult to get short term insurance for cars as foreign nationals)
• Purchase of car not possible with a credit card
• No guarantee on purchase of second hand vehicles in South Africa
• No financial guarantee if car is not available after payment made or never delivered.
• High time and energy costs to source reliable car
• No free AA Automobile Association membership
• No recent service and no reliable service record when last serviced
• No guarantee of a buyback at the end of the journey
• Will be a problem to do a hassle free return of your money back to your home country after sale of your vehicle at end of trip if bought privately.
• Not possible to get the buyback amount refunded on your credit card.

MAXI / Long term car rental as another option.

Should you require a vehicle/car for a period longer than 6 to 8 weeks or even up to 3 months but unable to pay the full purchase price required for a Buy Back guaranteed contract or want a better, newer car, a Maxi or long term car hire option may be right for you. For further information regarding this, please see our Long term care hire rates page.