2007 Price of Hyundai Getz Leaves South Africans Nostalgic: “Ramaphosa’s Economy Hates Us”

• A throwback video of a Hyundai Getz advert left many South African social media users taking a trip down memory lane
• The 2007 clip shared on TikTok showed the price of the vehicle, which seemed affordable if considered in today's terms
• Several local members of the online community enjoyed watching the nostalgic video and expressed their thoughts about the post in the comment section

A 2007 advertisement for a Hyundai Getz left many South Africans thinking about the good old days when they saw that the instalment amounted to R1 299 per month. Some were also surprised that the vehicle came with a service plan

The TikTok account Nostalgia Bait took to the social media platform on 6 September, 2025 to share the epic advert. In the clip, two police officers with American accents chased a criminal and needed a woman's Hyundai Getz to catch up to the man on the run.

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The woman refused to give her car to the cops and trapped them in each front window.

Nostalgia Bait informed the public:

"The way I wanted this car when I was young. The Hyundai Getz was my dream car."

South Africans reminisce over Hyundai Getz

Several local social media users headed to the comment section, sharing how they remembered the advert. Other online community members spoke about the now-affordable car instalments that they wished still applied today.

@starskyiervlei69 wrote under the post:

"This ad brings so many memories."

A stunned @stardust_remade shared with the internet users:

"R1 300 per month... Ramaphosa's economy hates us."

@little.muddy.flow, who showed excitement for the advert, exclaimed:

"My first car! My mom said if I got a licence, I could have the car. I just had to pay the remaining balance, which only took about a year. I was 21."

A flabbergasted @rickyvanhuyssteen was shocked to see the price of the vehicle and noted to social media users:

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"No, man! We really are adults in the worst possible part of life."

@parkie.lebohang informed people online:

"The R1 299 held considerable value in earlier times."

@jacquileslee asked the online community:

"Remember how we all went around saying, 'Shut up, Bob?'"

@therealtravelguy_bts asked in the comment section:

"Is it just me, or do the voices and faces not match? I remember seeing this as a kid and thought she sounded like Jlo."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

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Source: Briefly News