The Datsun Is Perfect For Students
Going to varsity or college? This means you most likely just got your license, you want a car, but you don’t have much money. Fortunately, a light wallet does not mean you have to drive a rusty skedonk that most likely won’t get you there.
The Datsun Go is the perfect car for a student. It is good looking, spacious, full of great features, safe, easy to drive, very light on fuel and very affordable. Perfect.
The Datsun Go looks like an actual car, as opposed to the jumped-up go-karts in that price bracket. It is a handsome hatchback that looks ready to go even when parked. The aggressive grille sits between swept-back, stylish headlights. The side mirrors and door handles are colour coded to the body and the sting aerial sits just above the swooping windscreen. A bold line runs from the front wheel arch to the middle of the rear door, ending just below the curved line going forward from the taillight.
Varsity is as much about socialising as it is about studying, and the Datsun’s five full-sized seats mean you can comfortably take four mates on a jol. Generous headroom means you don’t have to pick your friends according to size. And the 265-litre luggage space means you can jol out of town.
And with Datsun, you Go in style. A seven-inch touchscreen, Android Auto / Apple CarPlay, USB, Aux, FM and Bluetooth, as well as air-conditioning means you can noisy but cool. Electric windows and electrically adjustable wing mirrors make it a bit easier. Speed-sensitive intermittent wipers adjust according to how fast you are going, which not only works very well, but looks totally cool. Ergonomic seats make even long journeys comfortable.
Front airbags and five seatbelts, ABS, front discs and rear drums, rear parking sensor, child lock, immobiliser, and central locking will keep you and your car safe.
The power steering is speed-sensitive, so easy to turn when parking, but firmer on the freeway. The Datsun’s 1.2-litre engine gives it plenty of go, with 50kW power and 104Nm torque. Yet at 5.2 litres per 100km, you won’t see the pump much.
Add to all this a starting price of just R139 900*, with a massive 6-year/150 000km warranty and a service interval of 15 000 and you get an unbeatable package. Why don’t you test drive the Datsun Go today?
*Price correct Oct 2019.
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