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He should go ahead if he can afford it, hybrid toyota cars are relatively cheap to maintain and you dont have to visit the mechanic's workshop as long as you pay attention to the car.
Go for a low mileage car that way you can enjoy the car for years without the fear of its battery going bad, a friend of mine own hybrid Highlander and has been enjoying the ride for 3yrs with no hitch. My only problem with the car is the bland interior,too poor for a 2007 car, I prefer 2007 Avalon to the Camry as the Avalon got better interior.

Same engine wit odas go 4 an older 1998 model at cheaper pprice

My opinion is simple; think nigerian roads b4 u buy that expensive ride.

Eyop:

Well said InvertedHammer but how many new cars will you find having manual gearbox these days? Automatic is still good provided you make use of the recommended gear oil and not the fake sold in shops to avoid issues of transmission failure even though i personally love the manual for long distance trips but you find more auto than manual these days.

I am glad you got my drift.
My point is that you should tailor your need/want to the environment. I have seen many cars that I wish I could use in Nigeria.
But then and again, I consider the environment I will be using the car...all factors added to the equation.
I opt for something manageable.

For instance, I drove from Enugu to Abuja. Unknown to me, the bad road stretch before Ajaokuta had done some numbers on the car.
I stopped at Lokoja to refuel and the car would not start thereafter. See wahala o! And in a desperate situation like that, your options
are limited. My hood was popped and all manners of people were troubleshooting the damn thing. And you know, in Nigeria any little
thing creates a scene. Pop your hood and people will gather around. To cut the long story short, I managed to look down below the
radiator and found out that the wire connecting to the starter had pulled out. Thanks to my adventure with potholes on high speed.
I pointed that out to the electrician and he put it back in. Case closed! Notably after that experience, that car continued to figure
out ways to bankrupt me.

The last straw was that I took it in for oil change. Out of the kindness of his heart, the mechanic said he noticed that the tranny oil
was low and decided to top it off (with God knows what). The car moved a few miles and that tranny was gone. Long story short again,
the car slept in Abuja for 3 weeks while the search for matching tranny continued.

I have had my own share of car wahala from mechanics in Nigeria. Brake pads, shocks, etc...no problem. But once they start venturing towards your engine or gear box, start praying Psalm 23. The worst part is that you will never know how good a mechanic is until the
damage is done. Some electricians will go under your car and come out with some wires in their mouth. On inquiry, they will tell you
that it does not do anything. Really? So the car manufacturers that put it there are stupid? Interesting indeed. They usually have
standby praise-singers who tell you that he is the best there is.

You will be surprised that a lot of high-end car owners in Nigeria know no squat about cars. Just because you see a lot of flashy
cars in a mechanic workshop is not an indication that the mechanics there know what the hell they are doing.If in doubt, take one
Saturday out and drive around to all the popular workshops in town. You will see high-end vehicles littered everywhere.
Something as common as fuel pump or just changing tranny fluid becomes a daunting task.

My candid advise for the OP is to stay away from Hybrid. Just like European luxury machines, when they drive they feel very heavenly.
But when they take you to a mechanic, you will hate everything about them.

Drive a Hybrid? Yes! Drive it in Nigeria? I think it may end up a regret.

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lacreamilips: as a lady I use a EOD 05 hybrid which is diff 4rm other eod n it has neva 4 ones given issues, aside tcs dat coms on n off. I maintain d car like a pet. It also depend on how u drive n maintain d car.

i love dis...

If I'm in your shoes...the biggest advantage is fuel economy...and the car is very efficient. My biggest worry would be maintenance and repairs...finding certified technicians. On the 2007 camry...how much life is left in the battery?

I think you should just follow your heart sir/madam. Everything you need is at the other side of fear. Perhaps, the cons are just over-rated. Some Nigerian mechanics may not be as dumb as many people rate them, especially for recent car technology that many Nigerians feel so passionate about. My little 1 kobo. So, why not?

Advice your freind to go for a Cross breed

bsghaulage: My friend want to get a hybrid vehicle because of its fuel economy precisely a Camry 07 the one they call muscle,but am skeptical about the car.

I believe the maintenance of the vehicle may not be that easy here in Nigeria.

Anybody that has any idea about hybrid car should pls share

Dont go near hybrid car no matter what. The oem parts for hybrd are more expensive than it is for regular gasoline cars. If the computer that regulates the internal fuel mixure ever goes out there is no way you can replace it in Nigeria because replacing it requires a Toyota dealership to reprogram the computer to the engine computer. Secondly hybrid cars tends to work better with premium gasoline (93 Ocatne), something that is not in Nigeria.

Eyop:

Well said InvertedHammer but how many new cars will you find having manual gearbox these days? Automatic is still good provided you make use of the recommended gear oil and not the fake sold in shops to avoid issues of transmission failure even though i personally love the manual for long distance trips but you find more auto than manual these days.

A lot, depending on the part of the world you live in. In Europe, at least 60% of all new cars are manual.

For every problem, there is a solution and a business idea. The first person to start supplying Hybrid spare parts and open a specialist garage for Hybrid cars in Nigeria will sell. The outlay to start with initially might be huge

Segzy23:

A lot, depending on the part of the world you live in. In Europe, at least 60% of all new cars are manual.

For every problem, there is a solution and a business idea. The first person to start supplying Hybrid spare parts and open a specialist garage for Hybrid cars in Nigeria will sell. The outlay to start with initially might be huge

But not in Nigeria or even in the United States except one orders it from some part of Europe. Exactly so when you start,others will follow the trend of selling hybrid spare parts.

It depends on one's maintenance.

The best cars to use in Nigeria are not too advanced Manual transmission cars, why?
1- To be at peace with regular mechanics
2- To avoid Hi b.p during maintenance rounds
3- To avoid hiccups along the road
4- To live long
5- To have good value of your hard earned money

Using a Hybrid 07 Camry in Nigeria to me, is risky.
why? no AAA, no OEM availability, and if the battery goes hahahahaha, the car goes, no Toyota dealership services in Nigeria, and finally if our regular mechanic friends pop open the hood for maintenance Hah! thats it

For you information, the hybrid batteries are 700,000 and not 300,000 as mentioned earlier, we replaced one for toyota hilander last november

We fix hybrid batteries for Prius and Camry here in Nigeria, I have driven the Prius for 3 years and still own two prius's and can say that the Prius has one of the best engines in the world today and is easy to maintain. 0808 569 5225

Mr. Jossy
2007 Prius 1NZ-FXE
2010 Prius 2ZR-FXE
hybrid dot com dot ng

InvertedHammer:


I am glad you got my drift.
My point is that you should tailor your need/want to the environment. I have seen many cars that I wish I could use in Nigeria.
But then and again, I consider the environment I will be using the car...all factors added to the equation.
I opt for something manageable.

For instance, I drove from Enugu to Abuja. Unknown to me, the bad road stretch before Ajaokuta had done some numbers on the car.
I stopped at Lokoja to refuel and the car would not start thereafter. See wahala o! And in a desperate situation like that, your options
are limited. My hood was popped and all manners of people were troubleshooting the damn thing. And you know, in Nigeria any little
thing creates a scene. Pop your hood and people will gather around. To cut the long story short, I managed to look down below the
radiator and found out that the wire connecting to the starter had pulled out. Thanks to my adventure with potholes on high speed.
I pointed that out to the electrician and he put it back in. Case closed! Notably after that experience, that car continued to figure
out ways to bankrupt me.

The last straw was that I took it in for oil change. Out of the kindness of his heart, the mechanic said he noticed that the tranny oil
was low and decided to top it off (with God knows what). The car moved a few miles and that tranny was gone. Long story short again,
the car slept in Abuja for 3 weeks while the search for matching tranny continued.

I have had my own share of car wahala from mechanics in Nigeria. Brake pads, shocks, etc...no problem. But once they start venturing towards your engine or gear box, start praying Psalm 23. The worst part is that you will never know how good a mechanic is until the
damage is done. Some electricians will go under your car and come out with some wires in their mouth. On inquiry, they will tell you
that it does not do anything. Really? So the car manufacturers that put it there are stupid? Interesting indeed. They usually have
standby praise-singers who tell you that he is the best there is.

You will be surprised that a lot of high-end car owners in Nigeria know no squat about cars. Just because you see a lot of flashy
cars in a mechanic workshop is not an indication that the mechanics there know what the hell they are doing.If in doubt, take one
Saturday out and drive around to all the popular workshops in town. You will see high-end vehicles littered everywhere.
Something as common as fuel pump or just changing tranny fluid becomes a daunting task.

My candid advise for the OP is to stay away from Hybrid. Just like European luxury machines, when they drive they feel very heavenly.
But when they take you to a mechanic, you will hate everything about them.

Drive a Hybrid? Yes! Drive it in Nigeria? I think it may end up a regret.

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How about using certified Workshops like Cosharis or other big names in the country that use machines to detect the problems with the car. I hear they run perfect routine maintenance too and pay their engineers as much as 500k. This gives me confidence that I can handle the Hybrid should I buy one in the country.

ikefor:
We fix hybrid batteries for Prius and Camry here in Nigeria, I have driven the Prius for 3 years and still own two prius's and can say that the Prius has one of the best engines in the world today and is easy to maintain. 0808 569 5225

Mr. Jossy
2007 Prius 1NZ-FXE
2010 Prius 2ZR-FXE
hybrid dot com dot ng

Beside the Prius, are there other toyota hybrid brands that you can fix?
Should one decide to buy a hybrid, where can one get them in Nigeria or would it be advisable to purchase directly from the manufacturers abroad?

What’s the final decision

What's the current price of hybrid battery for 2006 Honda Civic?

Are there e batteries cheaper now or more expensive?

Compared to the prices in 2014

Eyop:


Well said InvertedHammer but how many new cars will you find having manual gearbox these days? Automatic is still good provided you make use of the recommended gear oil and not the fake sold in shops to avoid issues of transmission failure even though i personally love the manual for long-distance trips but you find more auto than manual these days.

Please Google 2020 or 2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback is all produced in manual transmission gear ⚙️ . A lot of car companies still produce Manual Transmission gear ⚙️.
Please do more research.
Tanx

Please where can I get a hybrid electric motor to buy