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These Cars Are The Butt For Road Jokes In Africa

  • March 21, 2014

In Africa, there are many cars on the road, but for many people a car is not a car, there are some that are just a bundle of jokes rolled up into an automobile. These are the vehicles that people make fun of whether it is because of their, shape[...]

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How to Avoid Disappointment After Buying a Used Car

  • March 19, 2014

How about you avoid a scenario where your used car’s performance disappoints long after buying it? It has happened to several buyers in the past, especially people who buy their cars online, because they cannot test-drive cars on the internet. It may happen to you too. Aside from the fact[...]

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Overcoming Driving Phobia

  • March 17, 2014

A phobia is a general fear of an action, activity or an object. The most commonly known ones are water phobia, height/ depth phobia and animal phobia. But, did you know that driving comes with some related phobia among some people? Yes, this is the surprising truth. Many people have[...]

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Believe It or Not, These Cars Look Just Like Their Names

  • March 14, 2014

The Mitsubishi Galant is indeed elegant in its own way. It is just as its name suggests. Many other cars look just like their name. Derived from the French term galant/chivalrous, here is a car that lives up to its name, hugging the road elegantly, like a Victorian lady at[...]

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How Countries Curb Road Accidents In Africa

  • March 12, 2014

In addition to costing Africa billions of money every year, road accidents take away many lives and leave many maimed. There are many cases related to road carnage pending in courts and everyday, people are taken to the emergency rooms in hospital. Is it the roads? Is it the drivers?[...]

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Most Annoying Driving Habits in Africa

  • March 10, 2014

One interesting African saying goes like this: Character is like pregnancy, you can’t hide it! So are the habits of some drivers. Some drivers on African roads have cultivated very annoying behaviors and habits. Probably, you have had experience with such drivers. You would have pointed to them at the[...]

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Japanese Collectible Cars, If You Can Spare The Cash

  • March 7, 2014

There are a lot of collectible things around us but ever stop and wonder what makes them collectibles, is it their aesthetic or technical value, their possible monetary value or the sentimental part of them? Well regardless of why you consider something a collectible, they tell a story about you[...]

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Used Car for Hire Business in Africa – Its Viable

  • March 5, 2014

Car hire business in Africa is on the rise. It is a booming business enabled in part by the growing economies in Africa and the still establishing information and communication technology. It has cemented its position as the new business frontier. But it is the preference for used Japanese cars[...]

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African Celebrities Who Died in Road Accidents

  • March 3, 2014

Drive carefully… road crashes kill. They have killed before, and they will kill again. Do not be the next one on the statistics. When Paul Walker of the famous Fast & Furious died in a car crash, late 2013, people were shaken. Most of them resolved to never drive fast[...]

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In the Mind of the African Car Buyer – What is He Really Looking For?

  • February 28, 2014

At a glance, I guess you could say that car buyers the world over all look for the same things in an automobile: comfort, elegance, affordability, stability… the list goes on and on. But I suppose there are some pretty good reasons why cars do not follow a single concept[...]

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