the Nissan

Yes Yes Nisaan but has anyone given you facts why they choose the Nissan. Whoever said the car infront is always a Toyota wasnt wrong in facts.A newly imported 2005 NZE will cost you 900k currently. A newly imported bluebird sylphy will cost u say 650k. If u were to need your money money after driving out of the showroom the nze wud fetch 870k while the nissan 550k as used cars now even if it was for a day. The Nissan has shaky suspension not as comfortable as the nze and an almost guarantee of replacing the engine or gearbox within 2 years regardless of how you drive and maintain. Wou onto you should any sensor fail which they will anyway prepare 20-30k to buy. The front suspension bushes and shocks were made from mud or match-sticks breakss very quickly.In the event of a collission where insurance doesnt come in say you rip off the gate at 2am prepare to sell your fridge and i phone and even getting the parts is lyk hell.
The NZE is a super car well rated across the world as lomg as u service it well and dont abuse it you will not go wrong. The initial price is 250k higher but i bet u will get value. If the 2 cars are used the same way for 2 years the nze will sell at 750k will the nissan 380000ksh. I u want to go for the nissan i reccomend the Tiida salloon especially id u import it yourself. For the Nze go for the assista package with power windows which u can get at 850k newly imported 2005 model.

@Premio - Nissan have upped their game since the last time you checked.The Nissan Sylphy KG-11 is a superb car in-terms of Comfort, fuel consumption,build quality, and value for money. A similar unit to this will set you back about 650k. [Am trying to paste the pics for this new Nissan...nimeshindwa!!]

@Premio that's not entirely true. Sylphy is better than Tiida. As much as you know, Toyotas as overpriced, but ideally Nissans are as economical and cheap to maintain.
We have been using a KBG Nissan Sylphy for 4years now, and it's still spackling. No engine or gearbox replacement as you claim.

In my previous motoring life I have owned a toyota (AE100) and also a Nissan (B14) and the Toyota was more superior in terms of performance (EFI engine), handling, reliability, comfort (independent suspension) and also the design. I believe it must be the same for newer models. The toyota was also more expensive to buy.

Am not sure which game Nissan upped since i did own a SYLPHY and disposed it off in 2010 after it cost a certain sensor that cost me 25k. I know people who have been messed by toyotas but the numbers are a drop in the pacific compared to nissan u move to a respectable garage u will see many nissans and mitshubishis relatively new on top of stones awaiting owners to raise sme funds. As we talk my friend in langata is awaiting to raise 60k to buy a new wingroad engine after speding 18k trying to fix. Its a 2005 KBQ.NZE unless u drive it without oil or water will never stop on its own.I was toyota biggest hater until i bought the sylphy.

am surely more enlightened by the bright and varied minds of wazuans..let me weigh the options and see. thanks all

I have to commend Kenyans for really marketing the Toyota Brand. Without running the risk of being branded as a badly-informed rumor monger, I have made the following observations [No statistical data available]:

1. Most of the chaps who owned the older edition of premio moved on up to buy the Xtrail (when it was a lot cheaper).

2. The Guys who owned the earlier edition of NZE, have all moved up to buy Toyota Wish. (Bigger Engine, Bigger hauling space)

3. This argument always boils down to who shouts loudest. The guys at Toyota perfected the art of shouting down their rivals,who may have superior products but very poor marketing strategy e.g Nissan, Honda, Subaru etc.


I have never seen anyone who buys a second NZE, after disposing off an older NZE. It is a cheap car to run, but a crap car to drive.--- My 2 cents.

a respectable garage placing vehicles on top of stones, a new wingroad engine for 60k, a single sensor worth 25k made you dispose off a car - for how long had you owned the car ?

@Sigiri - Well Put sir.

As I said in my post, this argument is usually determined by who shouts the loudest e.g. Honda has been having Vvti Technology in their cars since 1992. Toyota joined the fray somewhere in year 2000,and boy oh boy,haven't they harped about it.. In the meantime,its good to see there are more people out there who think outside the box and steer away from the noise.