Pretoria - Post Report Question and Answers

What kind of vehicle(s) including electric ones do you recommend bringing to post, given the terrain, infrastructure, availability of parts, burglary/carjacking risks, etc.? What kind of car or vehicles do you advise not to bring?

Decent clearance if you plan to drive out for safaris, etc. - Oct 2024


Everyone in the embassy I know buys a car here. You can't ship from the US. I'm not sure about UK. Cars are around 30% more here than US. There are advertisements in embassy newsletter by those selling or you can buy from a local dealership or somewhere like webuycars. If you want to go on safari it might be good to have 4x4 but not necessary for city commuting. - Apr 2023


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