"Roughly": SA TikToker Shares Monthly Earnings as a Car Salesman, Mzansi Reacts
- A South African TikToker shared banking screenshots showing how much a car salesman can earn in a single month
- The screenshots showed R107 102.88 flowing into an account in July 2026, with the balance hidden behind the word 'Yey'
- South Africans flooded the comments with mixed reactions, with some calling the figures unrealistic
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Source: TikTok
A South African TikToker going by @manqobasgudla17 set off a lively debate online after posting banking app screenshots showing what a car salesman can pull in during a good month.
The post, shared on 2 October 2026, was captioned simply:
"How much can you make as a car salesman roughly."
The screenshots showed a South African banking app with R107 102.88 recorded under "Money in" for July 2026. The actual account balance was hidden, replaced with the word "Yey."
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What the screenshots showed
The images appeared to be from a Capitec banking app, with the Track tab selected and allegedly showing the money coming into the account each month. The "Money in" amounts were R53,118.03 in May, R89,774.25 in June, R107,102.88 in July, R71,506.92 in August and R27,259.41 in September.
The post drew 187 comments, with South Africans split on whether the numbers were believable.
View the TikTok video below:
Mzansi reacts to the car salesman's pay
The comments section on the page lit up with a mix of shock, scepticism and personal experience:
@uSandile wrote:
"Please delete this bafo 🙏🙏🙏"
@KwaneleThusini said:
"This is unrealistic because this money increases even when you interchange the money that is already in your account"
@2lee shared:
"😳😳 My husband told me he is getting 15K"
@Zee added:
"That's money shown on that Capitec is actually not true income I've seen with my son's account"
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