It's interesting to compare your car hassles with ours in Australia. It's much the same. I subbed a while ago because I own a South African-built Ford Courier Crewcab with the V6 4.0l SOHC engine, and you did a video about them.

@fadhililihinda6491

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

With the current price of fingers pale Zimbabwe it seems that a vehicle costing an arm and a leg to maintain is dangerous

Wokabi, I’m stunned you’ve not featured a pre 2010 Q7. Very tempting prices but a pandora box of factory faults from hell. Definitely want a part 2.

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

Tell us your story sir, before we land in the same pit

@samuelbernards7453

Жыл бұрын

Help me beofore I land into a 2008 Q7,have viewed the car already,

@RadBunny2269

Жыл бұрын

@@samuelbernards7453 As always, the best recommendation here is to have a thorough pre-purchase inspection on the particular unit w/ an exceptional technician. However, pre-2010 Q7s had several serious first-gen problems like the timing chain failing prematurely, etc. If you research, you’ll see that it’s safer to buy a post-facelift Q7, which was 2010 and up as Audi resolved several of these critical issues.

@patrickorwa9795

Жыл бұрын

@@samuelbernards7453 don’t

Who counted how many times Erick said "an arm and a leg" 🤣🤣

@EliasElias-gd3vy

Жыл бұрын

The phrase takes ones mind direct to Zibambwe, the toe issue.

Excellent work. Bottom line: buying a car cheap does not translate to cheap maintenance. BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes still remain to be luxury brands that require resources to maintain. Keep up the good work.

Some trivia for you. I decided to replace the thermostat housing and the water pump on my Courier. Someone before I purchased it thought the fan bolt that attaches to the water pump was a left-hand thread. It had been forced to a point where it had welded to the pump. I wanted the water pump pulley, so beat the pump and fan to death to get at the pulley. In the process, I warped the pulley. So, I went hunting for a new water pump pulley. I hunted everywhere in Australia. Parts stores, wreckers, Ford dealers. No one had one. I even had friends across Australia asking wreckers and dealers. I had to buy one from the US. Oh, and if you're wondering why I destroyed the clutch fan, I found a Nissan twin electric fan unit that fits the radiator (with some modification...see my KZread channel) and so I don't need that, just the pulley for the serpentine belt.

Very informative... my knowledge about cars has really improved ever since i joined this channel

When I come back to Kenya. I will trust you on buying and maintenance of my car....I have followed all your episodes like 1 yr now and am happy and now I know alot about cars

@JLosific

2 жыл бұрын

Irungu, Wanooka` Kuma` Naku`?🤣, Murang'a no Muralima Macani??

All I have learned about cars from EFI, VVTIs, Transmission types, models and their setbacks, economics of car ownership etc is courtesy of Carvernsations. Thanks Erick with a CK!!!!

@philiplore254

Жыл бұрын

Erick with a CK!!!🤣🤣🤣

This is an awesome episode. Thanks for adding the pictures of these cars

Thank you for projecting cars you are talking about because most of us aren’t familiar with all those types

Good video👍, you should make more of these videos informing viewers of which cars to be "very careful" of when buying used

Hi ERICK, thanks for the good work... keep it up! I have a question for you, kindly what toyota model is that your seated on as your doing this particular show?

This channel deserve over a million subscribers!

Nice review bro. Great insight. Watching from UAE. Just to add on Volvo’s...I happen to have owned 2012 S40 sedan and a 2005 XC90 2.5T. Great cars. I must say the maintenance costs were high, oil change had to be done with the original Castro oil. parts esp for S40 were expensive, XC90 was a favorite since I was able to source second parts..

How much do you charge for a pre purchase inspection?

Kindly do part 2. Keep up the good work you do.

A lot of people asking for a part 2 seems watu wameumia na gari zao na hawazioni kwa list😂

hello, does the new shape demio, and verisa suffer from rickets, rear beam breakage?

Great analysis, Erick, I have a Mark X 2008 extra, I am planning to get a better car with AWD, SUV, and performs well esoecially in speed just like this Mark X. My budget is below 1.5m. Please advise me what model or make I need to consider. Thanks and have a blessed Sunday.

I have a chevy cruze 2014 and it is a dear to own. Very reliable, zero problems as long as you service them on time with the right oils and parts. Slightly more expensive than toyota to maintain, but arguably more fuel efficient.

My neighbour bought an S60. This one has to be a 2013 (DB plate). As I type it's packed outside without those two small lights beside the headlights. I think it's becoming unaffordable for him.

How reliable is The Honda Ballade? Is maintenance same as the Fit?

Nice episode and informative. I just noticed you changed your music background.

1. 2:10 volvo v10, volvo v60, Volvo S60 2 6:04 Audi A3 1.4T, 3 BMW 116 4 7:53 Toyota avensis petrol, avensis diesel 5 9:58 Volvo XC60 6 11:52 discovery 1 and 2 713:42 Jeep Grand Cherokee (2010-2012) 8 16:34 Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet captiva 9 19:15 Mercedes ML (2008-2012) 10 20:37 Nissan dualis

@jessethuku9407

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro.

@manotiomari9400

2 жыл бұрын

👏

@estherkagema6537

2 жыл бұрын

You make life easy!

@benjmboya

2 жыл бұрын

How did the Q7 miss in this list

@Dankioko

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

very informative piece Erick, you couldn't close it off without a Nissan in the lineup😂😂

Part two kindly. Plus cheapest brands to maintain In kenya kindly average of 5k to 45k locally used and foreign used

What about comparison between toyota fielder and honda stream vehicles. Kindly let me know their performance, reliability and durability. You are doing great bro

Boss! Just discovered your channel and I think I'm on my 3rd consecutive video. Umenifunza vitu kadhaa. I had my eye on an s60 but I need to do some more research as to costs. Are post 2016 s60s any better?

Bro you have featured American and some German cars,does it mean people should avoid them if they are locally used?

How much do you charge for a prepurchase inspection I want to buy a locally used Nissan note 2007

arm and leg episode ... thanks for the heads-up Erick with a CK

nice review carnversologist. bring part two enjoy your loong weekend

Expensive is relative. I just celebrated 140k with my diesel 3er bimmer with a 30k km oil change interval (of course we don't go for that long). My guyz now think I'm snubbing them on Saturdays when they all go to the garage while I have nothing to do. It's all to do with preventative maintenance and using quality fluids and fuels.

Thank you Erick for your content.

Hello waiting for this content. I would suggest that when it comes to the team score, let the beard gang start sometimes SI unit for boot space to follow.

Maaan very very true..... the Mazda didnt have any entrants?

Good content. Informative. Nilijua hautakosa kutaja nissan. Hehee

Na hivyo ndivyo I'm giving a Ford Ranger a wide berth ... Hello Hilux non D4 ... Thank you for the heads-up

Exciting. Please load part 2 😀

Waiting for this from 8.......utalipia hiyo patience wokabi....🚗

I used to own a 2003 Toyota Caldina, which had the 2 litre D4 engine. The reason why they are so unreliable is because they are early direct injection technology, which was prone to carbon build-up. Rough running and stuttering were common. Mitsubishi had similar issues with their GDI engines. Toyota fixed their engines by adding port injection, so something like the Toyota Mark X with their direct injection V6 engines are good cars.

I've been brought up driving a Peugeot 505. I'd like to see a review on PEUGEOT 5008 & 3008

What's your take on Toyota Vista Ardeo 1998 model

Rudisha ile opening beats za before bana..

we need part two juu weeh.....mark x ogopa..nice ride but maintainance sio mchezo..

Hi i am not much conversant with cars but what about Mitsubishi outlander vs vw touran SUV

What about the Nissan patrol y61?

Wokabi bring an electric car na how economical we can try to make it be juu mafuta imetufanyia ile kitu for sometime and is time kuchange to any other option that is economical

Can you do a peugot 3008 been seeing them lately and their pricing

If you find Honda Grace please do a review on it

Heey Dr car si ata Mimi unipee iyo hood ya conv na venye iko smart n ka weather ni harsh

I drive a 2012 qashqai/dualis manual, 10 years, still drives like a dream, same engine, gearbox only changed some suspension parts. I know many owners who had the original from 2007 still same engine and gearbox. I can fault only a few things like boot handle breaking, and radio screen fading. And changing spark plugs is a pain. My car is in better shape than my brothers corolla that we bought at the same time, I guess it depends on the owner. I feel the car doesn't deserve a mention alongside most of those cars especially the BMW 116.

Do a review on Toyota Allion kindly

Hapo kwa Dualis I partially disagree. The MR20DE is a reasonably reliable (if not slightly uninspiring) engine. The reason people complain about overheating is because it has two thermostats which most mechanics dont know about. So if the second one fails they start the usual 'kuweka fan direct', toa thermostat business until the engine severely overheats and blows the head gasket. If you replace this second thermostat this engine will serve you for a long time with just regular maintenance. As for the CVT, it can serve you for some time but ujue one day it will call you with your three names. Either way its still alot cheaper to replace a CVT than to pay the Toyota tax.

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

The issue w/ JATCO (Nissan) CVTs has been that you’ll need more than one in your car’s lifetime if you’ll own it ASAP daily for more than three years. That’s the real sticking point.

@skrevox

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBunny2269 people exaggerate how bad they are. If you take care of it and change the CVT fluid every 50K or so they can last you for a reasonable amount of time. But these transmissions dont like abuse so dont use them for towing or heavy duty applications.

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

@@skrevox I hear what you’re saying but it’s been proven that JATCO CVTs are actually poorly made straight from factory. I will disagree w/ you on that people are exaggerating because I’ve seen the failure rates for these trannies and they are that bad. Even Subaru had to abandon using them and move to the Toyota one after the pic failures they had. CVTs can last if you don’t thrash on them but Nissan CVTs are flawed by design.

Please do a review on suzuki SX4

Yes please do a part two

Eric , good job . I have owned my Toyota Mark II Gx 110 for close to 10 yrs . I have not bought spare part ( single unit ) for more than 10Ksh , ( excluding Tyres ) , I believe this is an amazing car to own , comfortable , not the fastest on the road , extremely reliable and very well built . Find time and shed some tech review on it .

@CARNVERSATIONS

Жыл бұрын

Exactly a fantastic car, we should review this unit soon for the world to enjoy the awesomeness of this machine

@neptunesilver254

Жыл бұрын

Waiting for this review

I prefer the previous, this new one haiwezi!!!!!

Please do a part 2.

I heartily disagree about Disco1 ….much cheaper than you think for the amount of car you get

Great show take a shot for every time he says arm and a leg

Kuna jirani yangu ako na hiyo BMW ametaja everyday you find him with an open bonnet 😂

@Earthtrendstv

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

We need part 2. Sijasikia Mark X. VW.

How can I maintain demio diesel

please do a review on the bmw 320i

You mentioned a3 and 116. Does it mean the a3 shares the high maintenance with the golf from mk5-mk7

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

No Audi has cheap engine maintenance because of the design. Still labor intensive to work on the smallest of things. It may be slightly cheaper than an MK7 but not by a wide margin. Where you save a bit, if you can call it that, or the other components.

Pliz do part two of this

Would like to see a Mitsubishi challenger review.

What about Nissan xtrail 2009/2010

Avensis T27 Third Generation from 2016 and beyond?

Ford means: Fix or repair daily

Hello Eric hlep and make a review on Lexus 250GS

Erick with a CK can you source me an outback diesel engine ??

at how much?

Part 2 please 👍

Maintain the other tune as opener

Those Volvo's also have numerous & expensive Fuel Pump issues!!

Wokabi my avensis is at 257639km and still going some things are expensive but not unmanageable Got it at 56000km

@newtonmutea

2 жыл бұрын

year of manufacture?

@naphtalytheuri4771

2 жыл бұрын

@@newtonmutea 2005

@jayemzungu4530

2 жыл бұрын

@@naphtalytheuri4771 d4d?

@naphtalytheuri4771

2 жыл бұрын

d4 petrol

@teminishi

Жыл бұрын

Where do you get your parts (suspension and fuel system etc)from? I have the 2003 AZT250, 2Ltr D4 VVTI, Estate

How reliable and easy to maintain is Toyota Platz? 🚗

Wat about Toyota Corolla zre 152, Toyota Kenya.mostly used as a chase car for law enforcement and parastatals. Genuine front brake pads cost Ksh 10k!

@Earthtrendstv

2 жыл бұрын

And that kaSaloon is very costly. A KBM can cost you a good 650k without blinking 😁 I've always thought about that car and why it's so expensive and reserved for corporates and GoK. Some 7 years ago someone told me it's made for European market...am not so sure how true that is

Nice content as always Erick. Well, bring on Part 2 kindly. Please, say something about the CHEAPEST CARS TO MAINTAIN IN KENYA. The cars you've mentioned, we are not that farmiliar with them. You do another video of the cars we are farmiliar with, in the kenyan market... What about Suzuki? Was thinking of getting one, Suzuki Alto. Kindly, talk about it, l've seen they're taxi favourites nowadays. Thanks

Do a review of sports mortocycles to

Habari ndio hiyo. If you are on a budget chukua ka Toyota

Erick with a CK going forward kua una weka chapters kwa video...so that we can skim through very fast!! 😂😂

You mentioned the BMW 116; How about the 118?

Good job👍

Great work wokabi, kindly review the Toyota blaze

What about Ford Ranger.

Leo Nissan haitokei or it's taking number 1 spot.

Interesting list there. You forgot some celebrities, here's a list to add: 1. All Subarus 2009 and above - gearbox problems and steering racks - 200k 2. BMWs the 2ltr and 3ltr cars, very cheap but you know their problems 😏 3. Mitsubishi Delica, RVR, Outlander - gearbox issues Please add more

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

On #1, it’s not exactly the case. That’s a myth. It depends on the model. For Fozzies, for example, anything 2018 onwards that’s JDM has zero steering rack issues. ‘07-‘12 Fozzies also had zero gearbox issues. Zero. It’s the early ‘13-‘15 CVT ones that employed the Nissan CVT (I know, I know). 2015 onward Fozzies w/ Aisin (Toyota) CVTs are okay as much as any CVT can be okay. For ‘18 & later JDM CVTs across all models, it’s not the entire transmission that fails. It’s a particular spring in the torque converter that comes w/ a faulty TCU setting. There’s someone locally who has developed their own small circuit board to undulate that spring as needed & have deployed it across not Forester and Legacy CVTs w/ optimal results. For USDM & EDM Foresters it’s the torque converter solenoid that fails. And since Subaru won’t sell it as a stand alone part you have to buy the entire torque converter, which people are replacing successfully. Let’s keep problems in context. It’s not a wide scale transmission failure.

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

I’d add any 2L four Audi engine. Those are just trouble from the factory.

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBunny2269 true the 15's and above have been good to the owners. If you can share the contacts to that guy who does the solenoid work I have a car that needs their expertise

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBunny2269 do you have the EA888 engine? Carnversations needs to discuss some of the very great and also very problematic engines, I know VAG and BMW will have the most in the list but some of their engines are very well built

@hamisimtsumi9500

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBunny2269 smart 👌 insights..

Hi am lawrence from Uganda ,I want to buy a Nissan pathfinder 2008 model, I need you technical expertise about it's maintenance coz I don't want to fall in a *pesa pit*

@naphtalytheuri4771

2 жыл бұрын

If it has the zd30 engine walk away

@leekhus3032

2 жыл бұрын

Chewing turbos often

Please rate Suzuki cars

Good job 👏👏 though I still preffer the initial intoduction sound track.

Wokabi! Good work man..... please do a review of the Peugeot 308 2015 model. Is it better than the Golf?

How is this list complete without any Subaru

Xtrail 2006 iko aje?

Toyota mark x uses 6 iridium spark plugs costing 3000 ZAR, the four shock absorbers from Toyota dealer cost 20 000 ZAR

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

These numbers aren’t shocking, you know. Genuine Toyota parts are actually never cheap. That’s a fallacy that the African used car market falls for because they’re buying knock offs. Genuine Toyota parts cost an arm & a leg compared to some other Japanese options but they last until Armageddon.

@maclaudeamumbwe2663

2 жыл бұрын

Actually plugs as we speak ni 6499 moja

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

@@maclaudeamumbwe2663 Welcome to what we Subaru people experience as a default 😏.

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

I own a Mark X, that car is a darling to drive but when you visit the garage and you need to buy a part, not even pain killers can cure the pain

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBunny2269 I was there, ran to Mark X for the fun to drive V6 and rear wheel drive experience. That thing costs more to maintain than my Turbo SHJ. Do a suspension job you need 8 bushes per wheel, that's 32 add the adaptive shocks and your pocket gets ripped open

Part 2 pls

MarkX na Nissan X-Trail lazima zikue kwa list

@RadBunny2269

2 жыл бұрын

That Dualis represents X-Trail problems to the T 😂😂😂.

@JoeAlexKimani

2 жыл бұрын

Mark X is reliable but if it breaks down, those parts are very expensive. If you put the 'fake' parts you'll cry buckets of tears