@ All,I have a Toyota G-Touring,it does 16km/litre and that is satisfactory.
Even at 102shs a litre,yes 102 people,that is what I buy my fuel at.
With my 50 litre tank a full tank will cost me round about 5k,and I average 60km a day so that would be 50*16= 800km,around 10 days,give or take.


Thinking is free...............so THINK!!

Toyota prius ka hybrid ni shida tu. Battery is under guaranteed for 100,000 km. After that your on your own. Seeing that we mostly import second hand motis,chief guess what happens to your battery gaurantee. A prius battery caosts in the range of 5000$. The change of fluids and servicing is crazy. I had thot of one but I have decided to stick to Hoppa and ELDORET EXPRESS!!! Cars have a price and a cost. Think about both with these new tech cars

pus ni Eldoret Pekee! Watcha zenu

One said a car has a Price and a cost. Very true. Be advised - take into consideration both and beware! Can we merge the two and see...

1 - Corolla NZE - Cost about 800-850K,1.5l,15-18km / litre,service - 3,000-5000kms,average cost per service interval - 7,000/- Parts could be fake!

2 - Opel Astra Wagon/VW/Audi - Cost about 650k,1.8l,12-14km/litre,service - 6,000-10,000kms,avg cost per service - 7,000 - Genuine parts from Vauxhall UK.

Comparing the two,if you own the Germans,you get all the very best of European tech. Extra high reliability,fair purchase price. Start buying fuel with the 200k difference - the 2-3km difference doesn't need to come out of your pocket!!

Guys,go German,the Jap cars are just in too much demand - it is this factor that is raising their price so ridiculously!!

yeah,I bought the pink one!(pale red if you ask me).luckily i managed to charm a female collegue to buy it managing to salvage the little manhood left after becoming the object of much pun...(girlie boy)!!

graze in the fields you know!

@ Njung'e - take your Nissan 260Z (or is it 240Z?) to the Classic Car Sale at the Concourse d'Elegance. Contact Lucy at the secretariate - tel 020-222-9793.

@All - your driving style is a big factor in the car's fuel consumption. One driver can get 20km/L from a Vitz while another will struggle to milk out 15km/L from the same (not similar,but the SAME KBD122 C!!!!!) car.

@WarreniPafeti & Shiznit - Hybrid cars are only good for city running. On the highway,they are out-done by properly tuned diesel cars (which are much cheaper to buy and service and have a much longer lifetime)

By the way,the Alfa Romeo Owners Club (organisers of the Concourse d'Elegance) does an 'Economy Run' to find out whom amongs them have the most fuel efficient Alfa. They drive from the Caltex on Waiyaki Way (opposite kwa-Njugugan) to the Caltex at Naivasha.

Last year,the winner averaged 35km/L in a 2,000cc Alfa. That's the same as a Tuk-Tuk!!!