“Insurance Must Be Added”: Man Stuns Petrol Attendants With Mercedes-G Wagon Costs, SA Astonished

• A car journalist shocked petrol attendants with the jaw-dropping cost of a Mercedes-Benz G63
• The man not only showed them its value but also made them calculate the repayment terms over 60 months in the video shared on TikTok
• Social media users were floored by the monthly instalments and joked that only bosses or companies bought those kinds of cars
• Briefly News spoke with a local petrol attendant about servicing luxury cars and super-fast cars

A motoring expert pulled up at a petrol station driving a G-Wagon and gave petrol attendants an educational session on the super SUV's value.

The man, TikTok user @cirodesiena, shared his clip on the platform, attracting many comments from social media users who were surprised at how much it was worth.

The G-Wagon's monthly costs

The clip starts with @cirodesiena asking the petrol attendants if they were interested in knowing the monthly instalments of the car. After they agree, he instructs them on a site to use to search for the information, using their financial calculator. Interested to see the amount, the petrol attendant and his colleagues looked closely at the phone he was carrying as he searched for its 60-month repayment price.

The amount came out to R104K monthly, leaving one female employee who was sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle screaming out a loud, "Yoh!" The car enthusiast then asked the attendant to check the interest cost, which came up to R1.6 M. He laughed and joked that the interest was enough to buy a new BMW M3. One of the guys joked that to afford such a car, one needed to practice black magic, leaving the man amused.

Watch the TikTok video below:

Luxury car at a filling station

The Briefly News team spoke with Siphosethu Daphula, a petrol attendant with many years of experience. We asked if he's ever had the privilege of pouring petrol into a luxury car like the G-Wagon. He said:

"I wish I had, as I would love to look at it at a closer range. I've seen a few super-fast cars though, and other nice cars, some I serviced, and some by my colleagues. The Mercedes-Benz is next level. I do hope I get to see it at my petrol station, and maybe take a picture next to it."

We asked the petrol attendant if he often wonders how much some of these fancy cars cost, or if he just does his job and moves on. The man shared:

"Sometimes I do wonder, especially when it's one of those flashy cars with loud engines. I also wonder what kind of work their owners do, and how much they earn. Especially after learning of this R104K G-Wagon car instalment and total repayment. I mostly do my job, though, and keep it moving, otherwise, I'll stress myself for nothing."

The team asked what the most expensive or impressive car he's ever seen at his station was, and how it felt seeing it. He added:

"I once saw a Porsche Panamera, I'm not sure if this will count as an impressive car but I've also seen a Ford Mustang 5.0 V8, those were serious machines. I was so careful, even in the way I wiped their screens. You don't want to mess with those kinds of rides.

We asked Siphosethu after seeing the video, what shocked him the most between the cash price, the monthly instalments and the interest. He commented:

"To be honest, all of it. But that R104K monthly instalment is wild. That's more than an annual salary for many of us. The interest over R1.6M really hit me hard. I'd buy land with that amount, build many rental apartments and quit working.

Even with that R104K instalment, I can get a fresh car at the auction that I'd enjoy for many years.

Mzansi debates the costs

The clip racked up loads of views and reactions from social media users, who were unaware of how expensive the car was. Many refused to believe that ordinary workers were buying the cars with their salaries, and paying monthly instalments, saying they were probably buying them as business assets. Others wondered how much the car's instalment was.

User @Vibz_365 added:

"I hope they didn’t miss the golden opportunity to ask this man how he can afford such a car, whether he’s hiring, or perhaps willing to mentor them."

User @Abigail Mokone-Mofokeng added:

"No one is buying a G-Class as a personal car! They usually buy it as a business asset, lol."

User @aluflavour said:

"Besides everything, neh, petrol attendants are the most humble service providers out there 🙏🏽🙏🏽."

User @Tondi Neluheni commented:

"The fact that she jumped out of the car after hearing the price😂."

User @Eugene added:

"And insurance must be added."

User @BONGS shared:

"This guy is so down to earth, spending his time explaining to petrol attendants, so proud of you buddy, we need people like you, so friendly 🙏🙏."

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Source: Briefly News