saxywale:

What was the mileage of your Toks suv.

sultaan:



Yes tokunbo can be a lot better than a Nigerian new car if you don't buy those salvage/junks usually shipped into Nigeria by importers

ekoboy:
OP, here is my take on this.
Statistics shows that after 5 years you will have spent the amount you used in purchasing the car. The point am trying to make here is that the parts in the car have life span so buying a tokunbo car simply means you are acquiring a property that is at the end of its shelf life so most parts will need replacements and when you consider the fact that we have fake parts and fake mechanics you are in for rough time very early.


In 2008 i purchased a brand new hyundai elantra while most of my friends purchased 2003 Honda accord and Camry for the same amount. 3 years later i was still rocking my car without stress while my friends were all tired of the issues with their tokunbo cars and were already starting to replace them.

In 2010 for lack of funds to purchase a brand new SUV i got a tokunbo(200). From the first month its was brake cylinder. Onwards it was one part spoiling every other month. I realised that all these parts were just due for replacement. So it amazes when ppl way tokunbo is better. New is new and old is old.

On your choice I feel we've be deceived into thinking we need to drive heavy engines. The primary purpose of a car is to take you from point A to B and Kia Rio will do that excently and cheaply too. For my guy that said you won't get the stated fuel consumption, you won't get it either in any car mainly.because of quality of.fuel available and excessive idling and stop and go that we do in this country.

So my guy if i have a choice for a brand new car i'll jump on it. Your car should work for you and not you working for the car. Don't make a mechanic your best friend.

By the way i bought my tokunbo SUV myself from the States and was clean titled.

ekoboy:

Less than 90k miles

saxywale:


That is around 144,000km. That is considered high mileage in north America. Most warranty cover only up to 100,000km.

In my opinion, if I was given the option to choose between an American spec Toks Rio or a Dana Rio. I wouldn't hesitate to jump on the Toks if the mileage is still less than say 50,000km.

I have seen many Nigerian spec Toyota, Hyundai's and KIA being put up for sale due to numerous faults even when their mileage is less than 30,000km.Whereas you would see many american specs still running good at over 250,000kms.

tunlex01:
I'm having the same challenge at the moment too. My company offers auto loan for 24 to 48 months. I'm planning to get the Hyundai Accent 2014 (loan) but some of my colleagues feel getting a used car is better than the car loan offer.

ekoboy:

The roads in America are much better and they do a lot of highway miles.
By the way the car was just over 3yrs when i bought it and i see ppl recommending 6-7 yr old tokunbo cars american cars here and what are their mileage. Any that is less than 100k miles has been tampered with.

tunlex01:
Mod please, can this be moved to frontpage for more opinions?

Durchmann:


Seconded...

I have appealed to the mods to no avail.

I hope they listen this time.

tunlex01:


probably there are no mods here

Durchmann:


Hmmm...

I have sent an email sha.

I hope that someday it gets attended to.

tunlex01:

It is well. Have you made up your mind now?

Durchmann:


Not yet. So many of my friends think i can get a good deal with a used car.

tunlex01:

same here. Though my mind is not made up yet. I'm still weighing my options

Durchmann:


Ok

You are in the same shoes too? Maybe soon, the mods will do the necessary and assist us both.

Durchmann:


Yeah!

You have a point but I was planning to do comprehensive insurance for it as well in order to cut my losses if there's a mishap some how.

Thanks bro...

sultaan:
At $1-N200 it won't get cheaper, a lot of importers won't bring in any new inventory now because their car is 25% more expensive than the ones imported when Naira was 160 so you will have to find your deal amongst existing inventory. A sudden rise in price of used car from 25% exchange rate increase to 70% duty rate increase mean the market will have to adjust to the buying power of the consumer.

Siena:


Insurance will only cover loss / theft or damage. It doesn't take into account other contingencies like loss of earnings or mechanical failure.

Should you lose your job, or your business fails, making you unable to keep up payments, you'd be stuffed, and could end up losing the car.

Denn:
Dear OP,

Please read my post carefully and heed my advice lest it haunts you in some years time.

If the vehicle is to be used in Nigeria, please buy a fairly used one instead of a kia Rio.

The resale value of a kia Rio drops by almost 50 percent the day you drive out of their car lot.... Yes in 24 hours.

You enjoy the perps and new rubber smell for some few months but the following starts happening....

You find out the audio is not a high quality one
the shocks and bushings are not well groomed for our wonderful roads.
The fuel mileage is not as advertised.
You have very limited luxury options
The bulbs blow out
The battery dies when you least expect and you find out it is not covered under warranty.
You complain about your shocks at the service centre and all they just replace are the Stabilizer links
You wait hours just to service your car. If you get your car in 3 hours, you are lucky. Waiting room is cozy though.
By the time you are selling, the value has dropped so low and there would be limited offers you would think you were driving a napep.
An okada man knocks off your mirror, God help you getting a cheap replacement. A napep pulls out your bumper... Hope you have 2 ATM cards filled with cash.

If however you stay on banana Island and will drive mostly on smooth roads without the everyday hustle with yellow buses, then go ahead.... You can't be allowed to go through the hassles of a used product... A clean 2007 model BMW 3 series or Camry will give you better satisfaction.

Words of a brand new 2013 kia Rio user.

234GT:
Assuming you have the ability to pay for the tear nylon kia outright, I would have advised you to go for it.
As it stands, buy a toks from 2005 and you won't regret it. Go with a good mecho to inspect it for you.
Moral: Brand new cars are better than tokunbo cars IF AND ONLY IF you can pay outright for it.
Why buy a car that would be worn out by the time you are completing the payment?

234GT:
Assuming you have the ability to pay for the tear nylon kia outright, I would have advised you to go for it.
As it stands, buy a toks from 2005 and you won't regret it. Go with a good mecho to inspect it for you.
Moral: Brand new cars are better than tokunbo cars IF AND ONLY IF you can pay outright for it.
Why buy a car that would be worn out by the time you are completing the payment?