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Rank: Member Joined: 2/7/2013 Posts: 447 Location: Nairobi
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What do you need to know about cars especially being a first car? or should I just expect the mechanic to do everything. You cant win, unless you first begin....
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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4 important points. -battery oil - radiator -engine oil - brake fluids Be gentle with acceleration Tire for your dear life and finally safe driving if you aren't ready to meet your maker soonest work to prosper
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/8/2009 Posts: 975 Location: Nairobi
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Tokyo wrote:4 important points.
-battery oil
- radiator
-engine oil
- brake fluids
Be gentle with acceleration
Tire for your dear life
and finally safe driving if you aren't ready to meet your maker soonest @Tokyo What is that? You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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XSK wrote:Tokyo wrote:4 important points.
-battery oil
- radiator
-engine oil
- brake fluids
Be gentle with acceleration
Tire for your dear life
and finally safe driving if you aren't ready to meet your maker soonest @Tokyo What is that? Mafuta ya battery level work to prosper
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/27/2007 Posts: 3,604
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I always insost on the 'Engine Oil' lest your engine 'knocks' sooner than you expect. African parents don't know how to say sorry.. the closest you will get to a sorry is a 'have you eaten'
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/7/2013 Posts: 447 Location: Nairobi
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Thanks...at the moment its jargon when i open the bonnet...but then I guess with time am gonna know. You cant win, unless you first begin....
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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as long as you have a dl, you are good to go and if you are lucky enough to get the car manual in a language you understand.
hiyo ingine leave to your mechanic and the petrol station guys - they mostly remove, dry and dip sticks after they open the bonnet, at times they add some water in a container labeled washer.
The mechanics are also weird guys all I see them do is take the jack and place it on the car body next to the wheels, there is usually a mark where they fit it, then they loosen the bolts and lift the car then remove the bolts and then the wheel. they then look at some little pad like things, then they look further in at some things that look like arms and proclaim that the bushes are ok.
there are more things they do I would need several pages to detail what I see them do - but as long as you can manage to turn the radio sound low periodically you will know when something goes wrong
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/29/2006 Posts: 2,570
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Sober wrote:I always insost on the 'Engine Oil' lest your engine 'knocks' sooner than you expect. Blood is to heart as engine is to oil. The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/8/2013 Posts: 2,517
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Smiling at cops na Kusema Afande Sasa? especially when you flout the new traffic rules Having the local 'traffic commandants' number or somebody who know's him on speed dial mechanic's number na garage on speed dial Some shops along Dar Es Salaam road ama Grogoni... Fuel gauge... and jumpers "😖😡KQ makes money for everyone except the shareholder 😏😏 " overheard in Wazua
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/7/2013 Posts: 447 Location: Nairobi
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well thanks guys I sure will remember these. Its the high time i start smiling to copas...they freak me out...:( You cant win, unless you first begin....
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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jerry wrote:Sober wrote:I always insost on the 'Engine Oil' lest your engine 'knocks' sooner than you expect. Blood is to heart as engine is to oil. Oil is to Engine you mean? ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/3/2010 Posts: 1,797 Location: Kenya
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treat your car as if it has a soul, give it a name and occasionally give a rub of polish as you whistle your favorite tune, take photos with it and never admire other cars in traffic and it will never let you down  I may be wrong..but then I could be right
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2011 Posts: 518
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Be gentle with it. Treat it well and it will reciprocate. Dont fill a saloon car with 10 of your pals when from a rave. Accelerate gently, Release the accelerator early enough when you anticipate you will need to brake. Service it regularly. Use "original" parts. Cheapest may not last long. Wax your car at least once a month. Avoid omo. Weka seat covers esp of those beige fabrics. Second from last... To the best of your ability, be stingy with it. Only help those who you know beyond a shadow of doubt that they will take good care of it. Not those funny college dudes who will use it for drinking sprees and street racing. Last, and most important... Dont overtake on blind corners (or where you cannot clearly see ahead), Remember to drive within reasonable speeds, and within a reasonable distance from the person ahead. Isnt all I have said common sense anyway?
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2011 Posts: 518
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Meduza wrote:What do you need to know about cars especially being a first car? or should I just expect the mechanic to do everything. Be gentle with it. Treat it well and it will reciprocate. Dont fill a sal oon car with 10 of your pals when from a rave. Fuel at reputable stations. Not those selling fuel at 5 bob below market prices.Accelerate gently, Release the accelerator early enough when you anticipate you will need to brake. Service it regularly. Use "original" parts. Cheapest may not last long. Wax your car at least once a month. Avoid omo. Weka seat covers esp of those beige fabrics. Second from last... To the best of your ability, be stingy with it. Only help those who you know beyond a shadow of doubt that they will take good care of it. Not those funny college dudes who will use it for drinking sprees and street racing. Last, and most important... Dont overtake on blind corners (or where you cannot clearly see ahead), Remember to drive within reasonable speeds, and within a reasonable distance from the person ahead. Isnt all I have said common sense anyway?
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2011 Posts: 518
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/22/2011 Posts: 561 Location: House
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nakujua wrote:as long as you have a dl, you are good to go and if you are lucky enough to get the car manual in a language you understand.
hiyo ingine leave to your mechanic and the petrol station guys - they mostly remove, dry and dip sticks after they open the bonnet, at times they add some water in a container labeled washer.
The mechanics are also weird guys all I see them do is take the jack and place it on the car body next to the wheels, there is usually a mark where they fit it, then they loosen the bolts and lift the car then remove the bolts and then the wheel. they then look at some little pad like things, then they look further in at some things that look like arms and proclaim that the bushes are ok.
there are more things they do I would need several pages to detail what I see them do - but as long as you can manage to turn the radio sound low periodically you will know when something goes wrong Especially that last activity. . . You should know your car normal feel and sound
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/7/2013 Posts: 447 Location: Nairobi
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digitek1 wrote:treat your car as if it has a soul, give it a name and occasionally give a rub of polish as you whistle your favorite tune, take photos with it and never admire other cars in traffic and it will never let you down yeah sure...am thinking of giving her a name... You cant win, unless you first begin....
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/7/2013 Posts: 447 Location: Nairobi
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Prime wrote:Meduza wrote:What do you need to know about cars especially being a first car? or should I just expect the mechanic to do everything. Be gentle with it. Treat it well and it will reciprocate. Dont fill a sal oon car with 10 of your pals when from a rave. Fuel at reputable stations. Not those selling fuel at 5 bob below market prices.Accelerate gently, Release the accelerator early enough when you anticipate you will need to brake. Service it regularly. Use "original" parts. Cheapest may not last long. Wax your car at least once a month. Avoid omo. Weka seat covers esp of those beige fabrics. Second from last... To the best of your ability, be stingy with it. Only help those who you know beyond a shadow of doubt that they will take good care of it. Not those funny college dudes who will use it for drinking sprees and street racing. Last, and most important... Dont overtake on blind corners (or where you cannot clearly see ahead), Remember to drive within reasonable speeds, and within a reasonable distance from the person ahead. Isnt all I have said common sense anyway? Thanks alot...and ooh yes I plan to be stingy..LOL You cant win, unless you first begin....
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/8/2013 Posts: 2,517
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Shop around for reputable insurance - get expert advice "😖😡KQ makes money for everyone except the shareholder 😏😏 " overheard in Wazua
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