iHow the profit is worked out
| Retail valuemedian asking price of 3 Volkswagen amarok 2017–2019, similar mileage | R 369 950 |
| Trade value (estimated)87,5% of the retail value — what a dealer would pay for a car from 2018, the book trade-to-retail ratio of comparable auction lots. The profit is worked from this. | R 323 706 |
| − | Expected priceBidvest Burchmores’s trade value — the minimum price is R 220 000 for now, and bidding usually closes nearer the trade value | R 278 300 |
| − | Buyer’s premium, fees & VATNo buyer’s premium + R 2 500 document & admin fees + R 375 VAT (15% on the premium and fees — the trade value already includes it) · Estimated: Bidvest Burchmores does not publish its buyer’s premium and fees, so typical ones are used | R 2 875 |
| − | Transport to PretoriaEstimated: about 60 km from Johannesburg — a car carrier or flatbed at about R5 a km | R 1 500 |
| − | Licence, registration & roadworthyEstimated: licence and registration in your name, and a roadworthy test | R 2 000 |
| − | Repair estimateClaude, from 1 of 1 photos and the auction house’s notes · range R 800 – R 2 000 | R 1 400 |
| = | Profit after repairs, fees, VAT & on-road costs | +R 37 631 |
+13,2% on the R 286 075 you put in (R 278 300 price + R 2 875 fees & VAT + R 1 500 transport + R 2 000 licence & roadworthy + R 1 400 repairs).
The repairsLow confidence
| Repair | What it is based on | Range | Used |
|---|
| Interior and exterior valet | Photo 1: the bakkie looks clean, but at 214,701 km it will need a general valet before sale | R 800 – R 2 000 | R 1 400 |
| Repair estimate | R 800 – R 2 000 | R 1 400 |
The one photo shows the front and left side of the bakkie looking straight and undamaged, with no visible panel or lamp damage. The estimate cannot see the right side, rear, load bin, interior or engine bay, and the notes give no mechanical faults.
Each repair’s “used” figure is the middle of its range. Fees, transport and licensing are in the box above, not here. An AI model’s reading of photos is not an inspection — view the car before you bid.