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Firebox123:
avoid that moniker or else you will be scammed kk

I hope you're not spreading rumors about someone.

Its more expensive buying from China and your choices are limited as they don't have auction yards like readily available in US and Canada.
I once tried buying a Benz from China, the shipping cost put me off.

Mariangeles:
I hope you're not spreading rumors about someone.

i have proof and evidence here

Just give him fews day after this post you will understand

Search for emmanuel ugbeojo on nairaland

ishayaauta:
the challenge is not getting it, what happens to spear parts availability, I fancy a lot of American brands, but omo! kazeem go use you see weyting no good at all

oga next time try and finish reading all the article before rushing to comment

Mariangeles:
How are you so sure about that, huh?

You people sef!

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stolen or accidented. Speak to people in the business duhh

There are actually many Chinese cars in Nigeria (Lagos) to be precise. they're actually cheaper than the rest like eg. A GAC suv which can be categorized under same type with toyota highlander 2013 for instance. GAC sells for about 50m new while highlander toyota 2013 sells for 33m tokunbo. For now, the most affordable cars in the market are from China and as for spare parts, i cant say much about that but it's only a matter of time, if our people become confident in their durability, we could shift attention towards china as they have different varieties. Their technological market is too big.

symbianDON:
Believe it! Ask toks importers who are truthful. There's no way they would break-even if they don't cut corners. Clean non-accident, non-flood cars are very expensive and would be above average market price! Anyway, that's not considering that a number of the cars are also stolen and some used to launder money back into the country.

I guess I agree with your last point.

China prefere to ship hundreds of thousands of items in a container than ship just one car.
That is why they are spearheading the establishment of assembly plant in most developing nations.
The only challenge is political interference.
Getting the license to operate a vehicle assembly line in partnership with china will see government official hijack the business and demand outrageous percentage making the people involved to inflate the price.
Government directly or indirectly is our problem.

TechAI:
I specifically mentioned Japanese brands of cars because I’m not interested in Chinese brands. What I’m saying is that the 2012 Toyota Corolla we usually buy from the U.S. or Canada can also be found in countries like China, Qatar, and the UAE.

What I’m unsure about is whether there’s any real difference between them — and that’s why I’m making this post, to get some insight. The East is geographically closer to Africa than the West, which means lower shipping costs. Additionally, prices for these cars in the East are generally cheaper than in the West.

Aside from possible differences in durability, I’m not sure what else sets them apart. I’d really appreciate input from more experienced folks here.

I know people who import once in a while from UAE

adecz:
Because you want to buy a single
car, you want to engage Nairalanders on
a chochocho marathon?


You can be sure that shipping cost from
China 🇨🇳 to west africa, Nigeria 🇳🇬 will be
3 times the cost of shipping 🚢 from Europe,
thereby canceling the seeming advantage
of buying cheaply from China.


In fact, a cargo ship from China will have to
voyage on 3 different oceans ( Pacific, Indian and
Atlantic oceans) to arrive at our coastal waters.

Bros, nor be small oh! Because my guy wan buy just one car, he create thread on top. Shuo!!!

miketayo:
I don't believe most.. a flooded or accidented car can't last 10 years on Nigerian road.
There are cars of more than 3 Nigerian users being sold and they came in as tokunbo

If not stolen cars, most of these Toks cars are accident cars. The cost of fixing cars is very high in Canada and the US. Sometimes, it is cheaper for the insurance company to pay out the market value of the car to the owner and recover some of it from the auction than to repair it.

TechAI:
I specifically mentioned Japanese brands of cars because I’m not interested in Chinese brands. What I’m saying is that the 2012 Toyota Corolla we usually buy from the U.S. or Canada can also be found in countries like China, Qatar, and the UAE.

What I’m unsure about is whether there’s any real difference between them — and that’s why I’m making this post, to get some insight. The East is geographically closer to Africa than the West, which means lower shipping costs. Additionally, prices for these cars in the East are generally cheaper than in the West.

Aside from possible differences in durability, I’m not sure what else sets them apart. I’d really appreciate input from more experienced folks here.

right han or left hand?

Firebox123:
Beware of the poster that made this post to avoid being scammed

His name is emmanuel ugbeojo(search it on nairaland to confirm)

Be careful sha

weytin em do expand your insinuations

ishayaauta:
the challenge is not getting it, what happens to spear parts availability, I fancy a lot of American brands, but omo! kazeem go use you see weyting no good at all

That's how you fail exams.

CodeTemplarr:
right han or left hand?

Left hand.

Dottore:
There's nothing wrong. You get value for your money and most are in pristine condition Because they don't export Savage cars.
Their cars are also usually low mileage because distant Travel by road is not common in China as they have the best and largest rail network in the world. Their domestic flights are also very affordable.
The sweetest part is that you can order and pay for both shipping with Naira while lying down on your bed.

Thank you.

What prompted this thread were concerns about durability. You’re absolutely right about the pristine condition of the cars — especially when compared to those from the U.S., which are often accidented or flood-damaged.

My only hesitation has been around the durability of the cars. Something in me just felt they might be of lower quality or inferior in some way. Also, what about the issue of language barriers — like manuals and other information written on the cars?

Sagefromtheeast:
This is a frontpage-worthy topic.
Because dollar-dependent import don kill us finish for hear

Nlfpms should please do the needful here, let's investigate this subject


Okay here we are!
FTC
Whatever benefits that accrue should be sent to my opay account.
T for Thanks

Looks like your wish came to pass huh?

Firebox123:
Beware of the poster that made this post to avoid being scammed

His name is emmanuel ugbeojo(search it on nairaland to confirm)

Be careful sha

Give us the low down

adecz:
Because you want to buy a single
car, you want to engage Nairalanders on
a chochocho marathon?


You can be sure that shipping cost from
China 🇨🇳 to west africa, Nigeria 🇳🇬 will be
3 times the cost of shipping 🚢 from Europe,
thereby canceling the seeming advantage
of buying cheaply from China.


In fact, a cargo ship from China will have to
voyage on 3 different oceans ( Pacific, Indian and
Atlantic oceans) to arrive at our coastal waters.

Hmm I thought they says importing from China is cheaper?
Am confused here.

Hemanwel:
Bros, nor be small oh! Because my guy wan buy just one car, he create thread on top. Shuo!!!

In fact, at the beginning of his thread, i
thought he wanted to go into the business
of cars importation. 😶

something is wrong .if not i trust igbos guy wey full china to be importing chinese used cars but instead they are importing from japan

TechAI:
I specifically mentioned Japanese brands of cars because I’m not interested in Chinese brands. What I’m saying is that the 2012 Toyota Corolla we usually buy from the U.S. or Canada can also be found in countries like China, Qatar, and the UAE.

What I’m unsure about is whether there’s any real difference between them — and that’s why I’m making this post, to get some insight. The East is geographically closer to Africa than the West, which means lower shipping costs. Additionally, prices for these cars in the East are generally cheaper than in the West.

Aside from possible differences in durability, I’m not sure what else sets them apart. I’d really appreciate input from more experienced folks here.

The problem is those cars from the East are largely right-hand drive. Are you ready to do the conversion here in Nigeria?

Also, you don't get exactly the same model. Haven't you seen European-made and Eastern-made Camry, Corolla, Accord, Civic, Hiace, etc. Same engine and little difference in interior.

Another issue is bad wagon mentality of our people. Even though they have same engine, but they believe they are not strong

Dcaliphate:
We don't have right thinking leaders bro. We have greedy people just like Tinubu who hates his people with demonic passion.
Whatever will make living cheaper they don't want it, they'll rather favour foreign western policies at the detriment of their people.

They are now taxing Bolt for land use lmaoo

The Chinese make d replica of d body with more flexibility.
It still carry same engine and gear.


It's not durable on our roads(bad roads) but consumes less fuel ,less tire wear cos it's lighter than d original versions.

TechAI:
I specifically mentioned Japanese brands of cars because I’m not interested in Chinese brands. What I’m saying is that the 2012 Toyota Corolla we usually buy from the U.S. or Canada can also be found in countries like China, Qatar, and the UAE.

What I’m unsure about is whether there’s any real difference between them — and that’s why I’m making this post, to get some insight. The East is geographically closer to Africa than the West, which means lower shipping costs. Additionally, prices for these cars in the East are generally cheaper than in the West.

Aside from possible differences in durability, I’m not sure what else sets them apart. I’d really appreciate input from more experienced folks here.

Europe is closer to Africa, than China

TechAI:
Most of the cars we use in Nigeria are imported from Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

But are we aware that these same cars — especially popular Japanese brands — can also be purchased from China? Many of the models we get from the West are also available in the East, often at a lower cost, making them potentially more affordable to import.

Are there people already doing this in Nigeria, but it’s just not being talked about enough?

I’d like to request that this be moved to the front page for wider visibility. I’m planning to buy a car in the coming months and am currently doing my research.

Thank you in advance

Cars from other countries are expensive in China or other places where it's not their production country all over the world. Chinese has their own cars manufacturing companies across their country producing locally and that is why Chinese brands are cheaper in China. The moment Cars made in China left its country to another country, expect it to be that expensive too. It's unwritten law of global trade to protect local production and ensure local patronage.

Therefore, Japanese brand will be few in China and any Japanese car you see in China is already expensive and to import them to Nigeria will make them much more expensive.

eazzzy1:
The maintenance culture in the west is superior to the one in the east. Their roads are better, they have more money to regular servicing. That’s why you can buy a 20 year old car that looks new after a good detailing from the west.

We also have more Nigerians in the west than in the east. It’s these individuals that facilitate the purchase, inspection and shipping of the vehicles to Nigeria.

Are you sure you realize we’re specifically talking about China here? Have you actually seen those cars?

If you read through this thread carefully, you’ll see where someone clearly mentioned that the cars over there in China are in pristine condition, and I promise you, he wasn’t making that up. He’s absolutely right. The cars are clean, some of them are in almost brand-new condition.

lonelydora:
The problem is those cars from the East are largely right-hand drive. Are you ready to do the conversion here in Nigeria?

Also, you don't get exactly the same model. Haven't you seen European-made and Eastern-made Camry, Corolla, Accord, Civic, Hiace, etc. Same engine and little difference in interior.

Another issue is bad wagon mentality of our people. Even though they have same engine, but they believe they are not strong

Cars in China are left hand drive.

ponziponzi:
If not stolen cars, most of these Toks cars are accident cars. The cost of fixing cars is very high in Canada and the US. Sometimes, it is cheaper for the insurance company to pay out the market value of the car to the owner and recover some of it from the auction than to repair it.

My point is most of the cars cant be accidented or flooded cars, they wont last long on Nigerian roads

Nfora:
Europe is closer to Africa, than China

But U.S and Canada where most of the cars we use here are from is not Europe nau.

Afonja007:
something is wrong .if not i trust igbos guy wey full china to be importing chinese used cars but instead they are importing from japan

You are smart. I think someone above said the bottleneck involved is a major challenge. Read the first page and you will see it.

moscow007:
Till date we still depend on USD to import from China, over 95% of our USD needs is for import. And 90% of these imports is from China.

Pls explain to me why we've to drive ur naira to USD and later to RMB while importing from China.

This was the sole reason why I wanted Osibanjo as President, he engineered and introduced direct naira to RMB swap straight from ur Nigerian bank accounts for all imports from China.

US Ambassador visited Buhari the subsequent week and frustrated the policy, now it's operating under hush tone, most pple don't even know the policy and executive order exists.

Osibanjo's would've single handedly crashed USD demand by over 70%, by now 1 USD would've been 70 naira. It's not like Govt don't know wat to do to get Nigerians out of this mulky waters it's all about vested interests, propaganda and blackmails.
Elect a President without baggage and Western strings and experience real developmental strides.

I always liked an supported Osibanjo. That man was a visionary. I was shocked when some of his fellow Yoruba men castigated him simply because he ran against Tinubu.
Useless country