Are you A willing buyer of a used car in Kenya and there is a willing seller? Please AVOID 1) TOYOTA Mark II – Comes with a 2.0 Cc engine, with a D4 , the engines gets a problem when overheated, the resale value is almost 65% less the Retail price, this is a car to AVOID 2) MITSUBISHI lancer GLX / GDI , has a gasoline direct injection engine (GDI) , most of which are 1.5Cc , when this car break breaks down , don’t take it to the mechanic , just buy a new engine , its as good as a salvage , 3) TOYOTA CALDINA (D4 engine) – this was a great and sleek car admired by the youth myself included , What went Wrong??, the electrical systems done by the Japanese electrical firm, have so far failed it, the Engine is generally bad , very high fuel consumption , maintenance costs are high , Resale value extremely low..Just AVOID 4) The NISSAN B15 – This was the bachelors car , BUT has now been replaced by the COLT , The engine is a Total mess with over 70% of its consumers complaining of engine overheating , The Gear box occasionally malfunctions. AVOID . 5) TOYOTA VISTA – Just Avoid, expensive maintenance, poor performance , D4 engine 6) MAZDA TRIBUTE – Though its an SUV , the wear and tear is just enormous , after a year of continuous usage, you will probably park it on your door step. 7) SUBARU LEON / IMPREZA / LEGACY – Most of them are very good performers in their 1st and 2nd years in Kenya , after this ,most of them can be sold for as low as 300K , this is almost 80% less its Market price MITSUBISHI Grandis /CHARIOT – The Worst Car Mitsubishi guys ever produced, Very high maintenance costs , if it breaks down , just forget it . 9) MAZDA FAMILIA – Ever heard of a car whose value depreciates to almost 0 , this is the car , Why ? try and drive it for over 10,000Kms , the car will call it a day, it can not move any more . 10) NISSAN CUBE – No spares, apart fom DT Dobie , you will never find any Mechanic familiar with its engine system , JUST AVOID it . Can someone confirm this if its true????
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:01:41 +0000