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Do you know the best way to import used vehicles into Africa?  You should.

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It’s buyers’ market for used cars – retailers

By Natasha Joseph The soaring inflation rate and high petrol costs may have put the brakes on the market for new cars, but the prices of used cars have been “driven down quite significantly”, says the Retail Motor Industry (RMI). People looking to purchase used cars are entering “a buyers’ market”, says RMI CEO Jeff [...]

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Petrol or diesel: What fuels your drive?

Before anything else, if you have only tried driving petrol powered vehicles and not a diesel or vice versa, you should try driving both first – and no, not simultaneously.  And if it has been a while since you’ve driven one or the other, it would be wise to try again with the more current [...]

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Better choices in importing American-Japanese Cars

Let’s face it, American brands like Ford, Chrysler and GM are notorious for their gas guzzling SUV’s and economy models with often shoddy quality – but all that is about to change. If you are planning to import used left hand drive (LHD) cars from the US, your options just got better. To survive against [...]

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How some used car accessories jack up price but diminish value

A regular person’s dream ride, no matter what type of car, will have high tech features just short of James Bond’s vanishing Aston Martin.  It wreaks havoc on our sense of proportion when we find a used car with an entertainment system, navigation, and all the gadgetry that we associate with the car of our [...]

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Discovering Odometer Fraud

How to rule out deceptive rollback Odometer tampering is an underrated risk every used car buyer must contend with. The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that odometer fraud results in consumer losses of more than $1 billion annually. But many countries around the world are not putting enough effort to combat this [...]

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The Name Game

How the same vehicle models are named differently across global markets In the vicious battle for market share and brand recognition, car manufacturers have come up with some interesting names for their vehicle models.  Some of them are quite compelling, others are simply memorable while others still are just plain ridiculous.  But if you’re wondering [...]

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