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Top KIA models For Africa

  • June 12, 2014

KIA Motors is a vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in South Korea. It is the country’s second largest vehicle manufacturing company. Compared to most of the other automobile manufacturers, KIA is still young especially in Africa. However, KIA has managed to remain competitive against other larger brands and it is[...]

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Which Wheel Drive Is Good for You?

  • May 31, 2014

Most people get confused when they are shopping for a vehicle because they do not know whether to get the front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, all wheel drive, or four wheel drive (is there a difference between all these types?). On the other hand, most people think that a[...]

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Emergency Car Radiator Repair Tips

  • May 22, 2014

There are three annoying things in an automobile. Among them is a flat tire, empty tank and a faulty radiator that keeps on overheating. Well, a flat tire can be solved by having a spare tire and for fuel, you can always find a petrol station or have extra fuel[...]

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Top Selling Japanese Cars of All Time

  • May 22, 2014

Judging from historical sales data in the automobile industry, you can tell that Japanese cars have surely cut a niche for themselves, especially in Africa. Even with its share of ups and downs, the industry has recorded impressive sales volumes for particular Japanese car models. Here, let us see what[...]

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Gender Tussle – How Women And Men Drive

  • May 12, 2014

It seems that the gender war extends in just about everything and driving is no exception. Debates can go on from Lesotho to Timbuktu about who between a man and a woman is a better driver. Many researchers have studied the two genders in relation to how they drive and[...]

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The Typical African Driver… Expect no Courtesy

  • May 9, 2014

Many of you have heard of the tales told about Africa; the rugged terrain where man is animals prey and animal, man’s prey. Well, while most of these could be untrue, there are loads of other realities about Africa that you certainly have not experienced. The most “thrilling” is the[...]

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The End of the Macho Car

  • May 7, 2014

Macho mostly means male…. But then how do you determine the gender of a car? Obviously, it is difficult. Hollywood star and retired wrestler Dwayne Johnson, “the Rock”, drives a big truck that oozes machismo from every pore. In my imagination, I would imagine that macho would be a car that[...]

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Can a Traffic Cop Board Your Vehicle?

  • May 5, 2014

The siren behind you, you stop the car, stay inside the car as the officer approaches your window, asks to see your driving license. You hand it over politely. He asks more questions, you answer them politely, following every response with a very respectful ” sir”. Yes, that is what[...]

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Japanese Cars

  • May 2, 2014

Japan produces a large percentage of the vehicles on the road today. There are many brands from the manufacturers in this nation. Over time though, there has been some of the best, and some of the worst vehicles ever made. Japanese vehicle manufacturers have a hard-earned reputation in the automotive[...]

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Cuba – Where Everyone Drives “Vintage’’

  • April 30, 2014

President Raul Castro of Cuba does not know what he has done by relaxing car import rules. The vintage classics that are so common on the roads of Havana, and the Havana cigar (pronounced c-gaar) puffing drivers will start disappearing and certainly, Cuba will lose her position in the world[...]

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