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Buying & Importing Cars · Car Care & Maintenance · The African Autos
The jargon… you want to import a used car from Japan. You visit the BEFORWARD site and see some very nice cars. Let’s say you are from Kenya. Now, the government has put forth very strict measures about the age of the car that you can import second-hand. The oldest[...]
Car Care & Maintenance · Customized & Improvised · The African Autos
If you own a car, you should know how to fix a few common problems; otherwise, the mechanics will make a killing out of you, all for nothing. Sometimes, even having the number of the mechanic on your speed dial cannot help. Imagine waking up in the morning to a[...]
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A road train or a land train as they are sometimes called is just that; a train that runs on land. They are popular in different parts of the world, but they carry the day in the Australian Outback. Anyone who has watched the series Outback Truckers will tell you[...]
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Volvo thinks they can stop deaths and serious injuries in their cars by 2020. How do they propose to do this? Is this even possible? Why is Volvo’s S80 considered the safest car? In this article, we will look at the reasons why Volvo thinks it can be able to do[...]
Car Care & Maintenance · Customized & Improvised
If it is not moving as fast as it used to, if climbing a hill overwhelms it, if there is too much exhaust smoke, if the engine overheats, if it gives you a hard start in the morning … well, you can add other ifs there… that car is not[...]
Car Care & Maintenance · Customized & Improvised · The Best...
You will know it’s a tire blowout when you hear a loud boom, or when you experience the reverberation of the bang inside the car. You will also experience the car pulling towards the side of the blown tire. Let us just say that if you have a blowout, you[...]
Car Care & Maintenance · Customized & Improvised · The African Autos
Brakes are a matter of life and death in your car. Imagine the kind of damage that faulty or non-functional brakes would cause. Terrible, to say the least. But brakes have a way of communicating with you, telling you when everything is not right. By feel and sound alone, you[...]
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Turbo-charged is a word that you will find thrown around a lot in the auto circles. Many people think that turbo-charged engines are synonymous with speed and high performance with fuel economy and in all counts, they are right. But just how does a turbo-charged engine work? Firstly, to turbocharge[...]
The African Autos · Trends & Opinions
The right footwear is crucial when it comes to safe driving. You will be surprised to read that approximately 25% of the common road accidents are as a result of having the wrong footwear. Some people even opt to drive barefoot. My friend, driving barefoot is a very risky endeavor.[...]
Buying & Importing Cars · Car Care & Maintenance · Customized & Improvised · Development & Industry
This is a big debate, with some people saying that the proper age for starting to learn to drive should be 12 years. Others say that 16 years is most appropriate while others say that 18 is the proper age. If you ask this question, the answer that you will[...]
