Hello,

Please looking for insight from my fellow nairalanders. Of the three 2014 or 2015 cars - ford explorer, prado and pajero, which would you advise purchase, based on:

1. Cost of maintenance & purchase of parts, etc.
2. Fuel efficiency
3. Resale value after 3-5 years
4. Durability on these our Lagos and Nigerian roads

Asides the above, is there anything else one should consider that could also influence choice?

Prado all the way

Bros we are in the market for the same things. I am looking for Explorer but not 2015, I want the 2012 or 2013, that's what I can afford now.

I currently drive a 2003 Explorer, its very rugged and the most reliable car I have ever used. I have been using my explorer for over 7 years now without any issues, without even opening the engine apart from normal change of oil and tires.

The current versions of Explorer are even better, they have better fuel economy, full tank will take you 10 days, not many saloon cars will get you that not to talk of an suv. Plus, most 2011-15 Ford Explorers have MY FORD Touch, leather interior, Bluetooth, navigational system, voice command, reverse camera etc.

jaibang:
Prado all the way

thanks @jaibang for the reply. Can you please explain why you recommend the prado? Help a brother further here.

whizboi19001:
Bros we are in the market for the same things. I am looking for Explorer but not 2015, I want the 2012 or 2013, that's what I can afford now.

I currently drive a 2003 Explorer, its very rugged and the most reliable car I have ever used. I have been using my explorer for over 7 years now without any issues, without even opening the engine apart from normal change of oil and tires.

The current versions of Explorer are even better, they have better fuel economy, full tank will take you 10 days, not many saloon cars will get you that not to talk of an suv. Plus, most 2011-15 Ford Explorers have MY FORD Touch, leather interior, Bluetooth, navigational system, voice command, reverse camera etc.

thanks @whizboi19001. Wow, you really like the Explorer and good to know you have hands on experience. I was reading online that the fuel economy of the explorer wasnt as good as the prado so got confused because a friend had told me otherwise, and now you say the same thing.

Do you think though that it has good resale value? Like your current one which you may want to sell if you buy a new one?

donbusky:


thanks @whizboi19001. Wow, you really like the Explorer and good to know you have hands on experience. I was reading online that the fuel economy of the explorer wasnt as good as the prado so got confused because a friend had told me otherwise, and now you say the same thing.

Do you think though that it has good resale value? Like your current one which you may want to sell if you buy a new one?

Bros the current Ford I am using I have no reason to resale it. Since last year I have been using it to bring goods from Aba every Saturday which i resale in one of my shops. This Ford has served me so much that I dont think of reselling it. I am not sure what the resale value is but generally speaking MOST Nigerians believe the best cars are Toyota or Honda so a Toyota will always have a better resale value than a Ford.

I am not lucky with Toyota I have a full option Camry that I imported from USA na every week i dey go mechanic. Its one owner o, non flooded, no accident etc. Maybe I wasn't lucky. It was after i bought my car that i realized that Toyota recalled some of the camrys because of technical problems especially the gear box etc. My Camry gearbox cost 450,000, it was a 22 pin or whatever they called it.

Anyway I prefer Ford anyday because I am satisfied with the one am using. I plan coming to Lagos next week to get the 2012 Explorer

PRADO ANYDAY!ANYTIME!!ANYWHERE!!!

Prado seems to be the most popular in Lagos and even on this thread. Not sure why though - perhaps cheaper to maintain?