Baraza JM MEDIA INFORMATIONFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH SPECTRE THE 24TH JAMES BOND ADVENTURE Continuing Jaguar Land Rover’s successful involvement with the Bond franchise, Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and Land Rover Defender Big Foot to feature in new James Bond movie, SPECTRE C-X75 concept vehicles will form … Read more
Thanks for your informative articles. Kindly contrast and compare Honda Airwave and any Toyota such as the Toyota Wish. I have seen many Kenyans buy Hondas. I wanted to buy an Airwave but out of the people I talked to, including mechanics, about one out of ten encouraged me. One of my friends who owned … Read more
So, fuel prices have gone down over the past few days; and not just by indiscernible cents and decimals, but by a sizeable percentage. From highs of Ksh. 120, premium is currently hitting lows of Ksh. 90… that is an approximate 25% decrease limit-to-limit, 20% from some quarters, fairly accurate as of the time … Read more
At the close of 2014, I had a very quick look at the goings-on within the local automotive industry -both at home and westwards across the pond; but unbeknownst to me, things were happening on a much grander scale on the opposite end of Africa’s waistline. From East Africa we head further west, much further, … Read more
I am an ardent reader of your motoring column on DN2 every Wednesday. I intend to get my first car — a used car — and your expert advise will help inform my decision. I’m considering either a Toyota Wish, 1800cc, Year 2004 or Nissan X-trail. 2000cc, Year 2003. The reason am looking at Toyota … Read more
After fixing the overheating, problem in my Toyota Caldina’s D4 engine, fuel consumption went from an average of 10-11km/l to an average of 7-8km/l. I would now like to replace the engine with a new 1.8 engine from a Toyota Caldina or Premio. My mechanic says that this change is not possible because the gearbox … Read more
This is a clarification and a disclaimer. I do not know any female bloggers, much less any who have underlying and/or unresolved issues with drivers of blue Subarus. I did not train, nor did I request any Internet superhero to pick fights with yuppie-grade Six-Star specialists. I did not ask for any help in disparaging … Read more
So, fuel prices have gone down over the past few days, and by a sizeable percentage. From highs of Sh120, premium is currently hitting lows of Sh90. That is an approximate 25 per cent decrease limit-to-limit, 20 per cent from some quarters. With reduced pump prices come euphoria and the re-discovery of hitherto disregarded and/or … Read more
At the close of 2014, I took a brief look at the goings-on within the local automotive industry — and in Uganda — but, unknown to me, things were happening on a much grander scale in West Africa. Ghana and Nigeria also have homegrown motoring scenes. Unlike the Ugandans, they are not dealing in futuristic, … Read more
Dear Baraza, Please enlighten me on the 1500cc and 1800cc capacity of a car. I want to choose between a Toyota Wish, a Fielder, a Premio and an Allion. My question is, what does the cc of a car translate to? I have been told an 1800cc car consumes more fuel than a 1500cc. But … Read more