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Total Car Cost When Importing Secondhand

  • December 19, 2016

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[...]

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Common Car Problems That Everyone Should Know How To Fix

  • November 25, 2016

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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What Causes Car Hard Start?

  • November 24, 2016

There arises a situation when your car becomes difficult to start. The problem at times is caused by environmental factors especially when parked in open air. When parked in the open air, the car is exposed to extreme cold temperatures which have adverse effects to the performance of the car.[...]

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Five Things To Never Do in an Automatic Car

  • October 24, 2016

Automatic transmission is the real deal today. Why go for a stick when you can drive automatic? And for many reasons too. Driving an automatic transmission car is more straightforward than handling a manual car. Automatic cars have been described as the most reliable and easy to use and today,[...]

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Glen Edmund School Of Performance Driving – What Will You Learn There?

  • October 17, 2016

Glen Edmund driving is an international company offering a wide range of internationally accredited advanced driving courses. The company has invested and specialized in providing security driver training, which includes counter-carjacking, armored vehicle training, dealing with harsh and hostile environments among many others. Glen Edmunds Logo Image source: has competentKenyaBuzz[...]

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Stopping Safely After Your Brakes Have Failed

  • September 4, 2016

Brake failure in most of the times happens when the brake pads are worn out or in a case when too much braking fluid has been lost. It’s a terrifying scenario when you are on a drive and immediately notice a red light or an emergency abruptly and the next[...]

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Reasons Why Manual Drive Trains Are Cheaper To Repair than Automatic Drive Trains

  • August 29, 2016

The drive train is a composition of all components or features in a motor vehicle which contribute to the transmission of the needed power to the wheels. So, it only refers to those features that help in transmission of power. Therefore, the engine is an excluded component since it generates[...]

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The Most Common Suspension Problems

  • August 19, 2016

Most of suspension problems cannot be easily diagnosed but identifying the symptoms is an easy task. However, it is hard to identify the source of the diagnosed symptom. Most of the vehicles’ suspension after supporting heavy weights year after years, in the end make the shocks wear out and therefore[...]

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How To Know Your Car Brakes Are Not Right

  • August 19, 2016

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 or Non-Turbo? What Should You Buy?

  • August 1, 2016

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[...]

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