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?
Many people have a small commuter car and a larger 'safari' car for road trips. There are lot of old Land Rovers that people buy and fix up to take back to the US. - Nov 2025
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
