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gesowan
#1 Posted : Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:54:35 PM
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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....
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Rankaz13
#2 Posted : Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:56:19 PM
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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....


If it was entirely up to you to decide (which it is), would you import it? If yes, go right ahead. If no, then don't. Ultimately it's your car, not theirs.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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gesowan
#3 Posted : Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:59:29 PM
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Thanks @Rankaz13...am just soliciting for ideas to help me make up my mind and thanks again
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Rankaz13
#4 Posted : Saturday, June 15, 2013 9:05:01 PM
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gesowan wrote:
Thanks @Rankaz13...am just soliciting for ideas to help me make up my mind and thanks again



Ok @gesowan. May I suggest that you approach it from a different point of view. Begin by asking yourself: "What would I like my car to do for me?" Or in other words, what would you wanna use it for? Thus, if you want a car to ferry your family, you go for a station wagon or van for instance, whereas if you want a car that you'll use to mostly ferry goods, then in that case you go for a pick-up, and on and on. Let's hear the opinion of other wazuans. Wish you all the best.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Penny-Stocker
#5 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:31:04 AM
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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!
“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
- Bob Marley
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gesowan
#6 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 4:08:05 AM
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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
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Penny-Stocker
#7 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 4:32:48 AM
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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


What other vehicles are you looking at? I need to comparable....do you other cars in mind that you've considered?
“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
- Bob Marley
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nakujua
#8 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:53:58 AM
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First Option *http://www.sbtjapan.com/bmw-118i-2006-10-319649*

another option *http://www.sbtjapan.com/audi-a4-2006-3-300656*
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jamplu
#9 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 2:10:44 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



You can't just ignore maintenance cost for a Forester ! Assume you blow up the engine...Replacing it will set you back waay over 100K or even replacing the timing belt system this is about 50K Every time you do a major service weka between 30-40K.
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gesowan
#10 Posted : Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:04:18 PM
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nakujua wrote:
First Option

another option

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