Magazine
November 2008
As the global economic crisis worsens, the car industry is beginning to feel the aftershocks. New car dealers expect a slump in sales as access to credit slumps, while a high dollar exchange rate means that used imported cars will be more expensive than there were a few months ago.
In Britain and other Western countries, sales of new cars have fallen sharply and the trend is expected to continue. At the pump, though the price per barrel has started to behave, a weak shilling means Kenyans will continue paying through the nose for a litre. Solution? Downsize your engine size preference and go for a stingy sipper. In this edition, we review three superminis popular in the used car market. We hope you will agree with us that in a car, there is more than meets the eye. This applies both to the superminis and the UAZ 4x4, our other review, which makes up for a deficiency in looks through power and bare knuckle performance. In our continuing road safety campaign, we bring you the story of Lumbi Ya M’nabea, who though paralysed from neck down, runs a successful business within the city centre. And for those who fear entrepreneurship and prefer the comfort of an 8-to-5 job, there’s a lesson to learn in here too. Finally, changing a tyre is a seemingly easy task for any man but for a lady? Well, as our model demonstrates, it’s not as hard as it seems.
