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nakujua
#11 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 6:21:07 PM
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gesowan wrote:

@nakajua for sure am not in the class of BMW and Audi..

suggested that because you mentioned maintenance cost is not an issue, the two cars actually are in the price range you mentioned
vky
#12 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:46:23 PM
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gesowan wrote:
Penny-Stocker wrote:
gesowan wrote:
Dear Guys all my friends suggest I import a Subaru forester YR 2006...any differing opinion ? please add in the pros and cons of this machine....


Having owned 4 vehicles (2 of them being Subaru legacy - which is my current vehicle as well) in the last 6 years,I think I can offer you the formula I used: I looked at what I could afford and what I wanted the vehicle for. So, look into the following:

-How much money are you willing or do you want to spend?
- Maintenance costs - how often will your car need repairs/service and at how much.
- Fuel consumption - bei ya mafuta ni ghali - 1500cc or 2000cc - the more cylinders/cc the more fuel it consumes
- Safety rating - how many airbags etc
- Where will you be driving - around town or up country - all wheel drive, front wheel, or 4 wheel drive?
- Will this be your daily runner or for biz
- How many passengers will you be carrying on average or most of the time

I sat down, narrowed down my top 3 or 4 vehicles that I wanted. Plugged in the pros and cons into a spreadsheet - the one with most pros is the one I bought!

One last thing: It'll be your car, get what your heart desires, the one that will make you happy!

Personal opinion:
Subarus are good cars. Been happy with the two legacies that I've owned!

Good luck!


Liar willing to spend 1.2 -1.5 million
Liar maintenance cost is not an issue(disregard)
Liar displacement 1800(1.8 L)- (2.0L)2000
Liar safety rating not an issue
Liar driving around town with an occassional drive to my rural home
Liar this will be for daily commute to work
Liar passengers -two
penny -stocker weka hiyo kwa spread sheet yako unipe jawabu


in the alternate peg your spending range at 1.5m and you could get a neat c180
'One headache for famous medieval holy people was that someone might murder you to acquire your body parts for the relics trade'
jaggernaut
#13 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:05:26 PM
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Joined: 10/9/2008
Posts: 5,389
vky wrote:
gesowan wrote:
Penny-Stocker wrote:
gesowan wrote:
Dear Guys all my friends suggest I import a Subaru forester YR 2006...any differing opinion ? please add in the pros and cons of this machine....


Having owned 4 vehicles (2 of them being Subaru legacy - which is my current vehicle as well) in the last 6 years,I think I can offer you the formula I used: I looked at what I could afford and what I wanted the vehicle for. So, look into the following:

-How much money are you willing or do you want to spend?
- Maintenance costs - how often will your car need repairs/service and at how much.
- Fuel consumption - bei ya mafuta ni ghali - 1500cc or 2000cc - the more cylinders/cc the more fuel it consumes
- Safety rating - how many airbags etc
- Where will you be driving - around town or up country - all wheel drive, front wheel, or 4 wheel drive?
- Will this be your daily runner or for biz
- How many passengers will you be carrying on average or most of the time

I sat down, narrowed down my top 3 or 4 vehicles that I wanted. Plugged in the pros and cons into a spreadsheet - the one with most pros is the one I bought!

One last thing: It'll be your car, get what your heart desires, the one that will make you happy!

Personal opinion:
Subarus are good cars. Been happy with the two legacies that I've owned!

Good luck!


Liar willing to spend 1.2 -1.5 million
Liar maintenance cost is not an issue(disregard)
Liar displacement 1800(1.8 L)- (2.0L)2000
Liar safety rating not an issue
Liar driving around town with an occassional drive to my rural home
Liar this will be for daily commute to work
Liar passengers -two
penny -stocker weka hiyo kwa spread sheet yako unipe jawabu


in the alternate peg your spending range at 1.5m and you could get a neat c180


Have you considered the fact that maybe (s)he could be fired if (s)he reported to work in a Mercedes? I remember the trouble I got into when I drove to work in a new (mtumba) car and there were no loan deductions on my payslip.
Penny-Stocker
#14 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 4:53:37 AM
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Joined: 10/31/2010
Posts: 154
gesowan wrote:
Penny-Stocker wrote:
gesowan wrote:
Dear Guys all my friends suggest I import a Subaru forester YR 2006...any differing opinion ? please add in the pros and cons of this machine....


Having owned 4 vehicles (2 of them being Subaru legacy - which is my current vehicle as well) in the last 6 years,I think I can offer you the formula I used: I looked at what I could afford and what I wanted the vehicle for. So, look into the following:

-How much money are you willing or do you want to spend?
- Maintenance costs - how often will your car need repairs/service and at how much.
- Fuel consumption - bei ya mafuta ni ghali - 1500cc or 2000cc - the more cylinders/cc the more fuel it consumes
- Safety rating - how many airbags etc
- Where will you be driving - around town or up country - all wheel drive, front wheel, or 4 wheel drive?
- Will this be your daily runner or for biz
- How many passengers will you be carrying on average or most of the time

I sat down, narrowed down my top 3 or 4 vehicles that I wanted. Plugged in the pros and cons into a spreadsheet - the one with most pros is the one I bought!

One last thing: It'll be your car, get what your heart desires, the one that will make you happy!

Personal opinion:
Subarus are good cars. Been happy with the two legacies that I've owned!

Good luck!


Liar willing to spend 1.2 -1.5 million
Liar maintenance cost is not an issue(disregard)
Liar displacement 1800(1.8 L)- (2.0L)2000
Liar safety rating not an issue
Liar driving around town with an occassional drive to my rural home
Liar this will be for daily commute to work
Liar passengers -two
penny -stocker weka hiyo kwa spread sheet yako unipe jawabu


You plug them in, rating them 1 to 10, 10 being the best. Unataka tukufanyie kila kitu, yawa!
“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
- Bob Marley
accelriskconsult
#15 Posted : Monday, June 17, 2013 4:51:03 PM
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Joined: 4/2/2011
Posts: 629
Location: Nai
You mentioned going to shags, how is the road? Some of the car models being suggested here cant handle those rural roads. In that sense, I can vouch for a forester.

na timing belt si 50k as someone said. its around 15k.

service with original parts is ;
spark plugs - NGK platinum 8k
Oil - 4,500 (Xenol or other synthetic)
Air cleaner - - range from 1k to 1500 depending on where you get it,

Fuel filter - around 3k but unaeza ngojea sale za subaru kenya

oil filter - 1k to around 1500 depending on where you buy.

The parts that you must never have to buy mataa - front and engine. if you maintain car well kwa nini engine iharibike?
gesowan
#16 Posted : Thursday, June 27, 2013 7:39:26 PM
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Posts: 289
Thanks friends finally a subaru forester will be mine
jerry
#17 Posted : Friday, June 28, 2013 10:42:12 AM
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Posts: 2,570
gesowan wrote:
Thanks friends finally a subaru forester will be mine

Get a coloured one!
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
ahoo
#18 Posted : Friday, June 28, 2013 12:25:57 PM
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Joined: 2/20/2013
Posts: 47
Enjoy the driving experience.Once a subaru ,always a subaru.You may never go back to toyotas
You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly.
gesowan
#19 Posted : Friday, June 28, 2013 11:27:08 PM
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Posts: 289
jerry wrote:
gesowan wrote:
Thanks friends finally a subaru forester will be mine

Get a coloured one!


I got the wine red but I also liked the blue
webish
#20 Posted : Saturday, June 29, 2013 11:48:19 AM
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Location: Nairobi
Those days are approaching fast. smile

@gesowan, Congratulations on your new purchase.

You want to avoid being caught talking over the phone by the cops.

Look for me so we can sort that ---> HERE

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