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Rank: Member Joined: 9/20/2007 Posts: 252
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Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,236 Location: Vacuum
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sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk.  Somebody is asking you which is the best wheelbarrow to buy and your suggestion is for him to buy a brand new mkokoteni? If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/10/2015 Posts: 961 Location: Kenya
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mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Just ask the uber guys coz they have thoroughly tested all those models and are thus most qualified to give you the answer. Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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Nunua probox, will come in handy in extras, is hardy and still fuel efficient. In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/1/2014 Posts: 903 Location: sky
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mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni i would sugest you get a 1300cc or even 1500cc if you want to keep it long term, especially ractis, demio and note can wear out very fast, a vitz is better. For 1000cc those 6 kids wakikula vizuri utasikia ni kama umebeba giant There are only two emotions in the stock market, fear and hope. The problem is, you hope when you should fear and fear when you should hope
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Rank: Member Joined: 12/11/2006 Posts: 884
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sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. dont turn this thread to the like of another where someone was selling a green house. try get toyota aqua. may exceed that budget but will be more economical inthe long run “Invest in yourself. Your career is the engine of your wealth.”
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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ngapat wrote:sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. dont turn this thread to the like of another where someone was selling a green house. try get toyota aqua. may exceed that budget but will be more economical inthe long run How is he dealing with the transport frustration in the meanwhile? Probably ferrying the kids on a motorbike, three at a time. A tuktuk is affordable, fuel efficient, cheap to run, safer, same carrying capacity as the named tududus. Drawbacks are distance, if school is far and hilly terrain. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/8/2009 Posts: 975 Location: Nairobi
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sparkly wrote:ngapat wrote:sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. dont turn this thread to the like of another where someone was selling a green house. try get toyota aqua. may exceed that budget but will be more economical inthe long run How is he dealing with the transport frustration in the meanwhile? Probably ferrying the kids on a motorbike, three at a time. A tuktuk is affordable, fuel efficient, cheap to run, safer, same carrying capacity as the named tududus. Drawbacks are distance, if school is far and hilly terrain. A tuktuk is safer than any of those dudus? You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,908
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A ka Honda Fit can do the job!!! In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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XSK wrote:sparkly wrote:ngapat wrote:sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. dont turn this thread to the like of another where someone was selling a green house. try get toyota aqua. may exceed that budget but will be more economical inthe long run How is he dealing with the transport frustration in the meanwhile? Probably ferrying the kids on a motorbike, three at a time. A tuktuk is affordable, fuel efficient, cheap to run, safer, same carrying capacity as the named tududus. Drawbacks are distance, if school is far and hilly terrain. A tuktuk is safer than any of those dudus? Safer than a motorbike. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2014 Posts: 132 Location: Wherethewindblows
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sparkly wrote:XSK wrote:sparkly wrote:ngapat wrote:sparkly wrote:mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni Get a new tuktuk. dont turn this thread to the like of another where someone was selling a green house. try get toyota aqua. may exceed that budget but will be more economical inthe long run How is he dealing with the transport frustration in the meanwhile? Probably ferrying the kids on a motorbike, three at a time. A tuktuk is affordable, fuel efficient, cheap to run, safer, same carrying capacity as the named tududus. Drawbacks are distance, if school is far and hilly terrain. A tuktuk is safer than any of those dudus? Safer than a motorbike. Get a vehicle they can all sit and wear a belt or move the kids to schools closer. You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else - Albert Einstein
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/20/2007 Posts: 252
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Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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mungaits wrote:Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni All the best to you and the kids! Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/10/2015 Posts: 961 Location: Kenya
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mungaits wrote:Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni Not really complicated. My kid is still being picked up 7am and dropped back at 4pm na shoolbus at the old pre-covid transport rates. Journey to school takes 15minutes. Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/20/2007 Posts: 252
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sqft wrote:mungaits wrote:Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni Not really complicated. My kid is still being picked up 7am and dropped back at 4pm na shoolbus at the old pre-covid transport rates. Journey to school takes 15minutes. You and your kid are very lucky. I am sure most kids don’t have it this simple
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Rank: Member Joined: 12/1/2007 Posts: 539 Location: Nakuru
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mungaits wrote:Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni You are very right. I got me a Demio but only for my 2 kids For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases ~ WB
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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mungaits wrote:sqft wrote:mungaits wrote:Thanks everyone for the interesting and helpful feedback. Settled on a Toyota Passo, slightly used locally that was within budget. Will share in the days to come on the experience.
School transport is a complicated affair in this country. Think about crazy early pick up times (5am or earlier) late drop off (past 6pm)! Cost has also gone up (50%) thanks to Covid and the social distancing requirement although they still pack kids like sardines in the school buses!
If you have noticed, more parents are pooling resources together and organizing private transport for their kids.
Asanteni Not really complicated. My kid is still being picked up 7am and dropped back at 4pm na shoolbus at the old pre-covid transport rates. Journey to school takes 15minutes. You and your kid are very lucky. I am sure most kids don’t have it this simple Kids in DC have it simple. Move to DC... imesemwa Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/1/2009 Posts: 1,883
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mungaits wrote:Hi Wazuans,
A few friends and I are looking to buy an affordable car preferably 1000cc to drop and pick our 5-6 kids to and from school. A simple school transport frustration fix!
We are thinking of getting a used Mazda demio, Nissan note or Toyota Passo with a budget of 300k - 400k.
Ii
Kindly share any personal reviews on purchase price, fuel consumption, reliability and comfort.
I anyone is disposing one of the above, kindly share photos and details.
Asanteni the most number you can carry safely is four kids. if they are still young enough to need car seats then probably only three comfortably
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