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The Best-Quality New and Used Car Parts at Discounted Prices
Car parts are expensive. And don’t think for a moment that all parts of a similar type cost more or less the same. Oh no, the agents’ prices can vary wildly from brand to brand. The 2019 Kinsey Report again shed some light on new cars’ parts prices in South Africa and it makes for […]
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Auto Parts Do Not Have to Be Ruinously Expensive
Have you had to replace auto parts on your car, only to be met with a hideously expensive quotation from the agents? Perhaps R8000 for an alloy wheel, R1000 for a silly electric-seat switch or R10 000 for a windscreen? And now we’re only talking about normal, average cars, not the premium brands for which […]
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Can You Trust Used Car Parts?
People are apprehensive about second-hand anything, whether it is a used laptop computer, a cellphone, a vehicle, or car parts. While there might be some merit in distrusting that laptop until you have verified that it is, in fact, fully operational and the battery isn’t shot, there is actually very little risk in buying the […]
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You Can Still Buy Chevrolet Auto Parts from A.S.A.P. Spares in Pretoria
No doubt, owners of Chevrolet cars were dismayed when the brand unceremoniously withdrew from the South African market in 2017. They might also have been miffed and irritated, seeing that the American brand has a patchy history in South Africa, having left once before. Worse is that some of the brand’s vehicle were much-loved by […]
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Car Parts in Pretoria for Citroën, Chevrolet, Opel, Suzuki, Peugeot, and Renault
That’s right, A.S.A.P. Spares in Hermanstad, Pretoria sells new and used car parts for these six brands at far lower prices that what they would cost if you had to buy them new from the manufacturer. In this way, we help people maintain their daily drivers on a budget and keep them running economically for […]
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Affordable Auto Parts in Pretoria for Your Favourite Brands
Auto parts just seem to be getting more expensive as cars become more complicated but most buyers of new cars don’t even notice this. If you are in the habit of buying a brand-new car every three years or so, chances are all parts that fail or that must be replaced at services are covered […]
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Not All Scrapyards Are Made Equal
There seems to be quite a proliferation of scrapyards in Johannesburg and Pretoria but finding the right part for your car at one of them is certainly no easy feat. On the face of it, they all look very similar and it is not immediately obvious at which one of them you’re likely to find […]
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Opel Spares at A Lot Less Than You Might Expect
Opel has been a known and trusted brand in South Africa for many decades and many people fondly remember the halcyon days of the stunning little GT sports car, the Kadett GTE and GSi hot hatchbacks, and uniquely South African models such as the turbocharged Kadett and Astra tS models and the V6-engined Opel Rekords […]
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Affordable Car Parts – Both New and Used
If there is one thing that the 21st century has brought us, it’s choice. Nowadays, there are many ways to do almost anything. Don’t want to stand in a queue at the shop? Buy online. Don’t want to take the car somewhere? Summon a ride-hailing service. In the past, we didn’t have an option but […]
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Quality Auto Parts from A.S.A.P. Spares
New cars are expensive in South Africa and so are new auto parts bought straight from the franchised dealerships. This is not much of a problem when your car is still new and covered by a warranty or service / maintenance plan, but once it ages and all the cover lapses, you are responsible for […]
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Scrapyards to the Rescue with Affordable Car Parts
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and nowhere is this truer than in the case of scrapyards. Full of “scrap” such yards may be, but it’s the kind people queue for. The reason? There are a few, the most important of which is the often-exorbitant prices of new car spares. This has […]
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Auto Spares for Citroën, Chevrolet, Opel, Suzuki, Peugeot, and Renault Cars
These are the six automotive brands for which we sell new and used auto spares from our shop and scrapyard in Van der Hoff Road, Pretoria West. Of course, all these brands, save for Chevrolet, have their own national dealership networks where owners can buy new parts but these often come at a hefty premium. […]
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