1+ Nissan NP 300 Pick up Cars for Sale in South Africa

Nissan’s NP300 Pick Up is nobody’s lifestyle darling. This is the bakkie you buy because you need it to work, not because you want to show it off at the next braai. Think of it as the spanner in a toolbox—essential, reliable, and built for graft. You’re not getting fancy trimmings or a broad engine lineup here: just a 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine bolted to a manual gearbox, with no automatic or petrol options in sight. The used market is as lean as you’d expect, with just three active listings ranging from R169,900 to R219,900. A median price of R179,000 screams “no-nonsense,” and if you’re hoping for a low-mileage unicorn, you’ll be disappointed because these are bakkies that have put in the hard yards.

Every available unit is a 2.5 TDi LWB single-cab—on paper at least, that’s the spec that made sense from day one, and it still does for SA buyers who don’t want frills. These models span from 2015 to 2020, with average mileage brushing up against 190,000 km, so you know they’ve seen real work, probably on dusty farms or in company fleets. What set the NP300 apart from the Hilux was its mechanical simplicity and cheaper upkeep—critical if you’re servicing it yourself or running on razor-thin margins. You won’t find new NP300s on showroom floors anymore; if this is what you want, you’ll have to hunt for a decent used one and accept the fact that choices are slim. For those who value function over flash, that matters.