Hi Guys and car gurus in the house, I urgently need your advice on buying my first car. I have a budget of 700-800K and wish to buy preferably a tokunbo car or a very well maintained Nigerian Used car. I need the car for my daily movement, mostly to work and travelling once in a while.
Please advice on cars with very low maintenance cost and fuel efficiency, as a first time car user, I will also fancy less visit to the mechanic or electrician aside routine maintenance.

I have outlined the following cars but my options are not limited to these only, please add others

1. Honda Civic 2006-2008
2. Toyota Corolla 2004 (preferably the sport)
3. Mazda 3 or 6
4. Toyota Camry (drop light or big daddy)
5. Nissan Primera 2007
6. Hyundai Elantra 2007

Kindly provide your review on these cars based on experience or other better options.

Your advice will be highly appreciated.

Am in ur shoes exactly.. Am broken in between civic. Mazda 3 or 6 Elentra and outlander...my first issue is am tall... Then I want a good buy... But I hate the best car which I can afford ( corrola) I just wish this tread will solve this prob for me as will

phnibeogu:
Am in ur shoes exactly.. Am broken in between civic. Mazda 3 or 6 Elentra and outlander...my first issue is am tall... Then I want a good buy... But I hate the best car which I can afford ( corrola) I just wish this tread will solve this prob for me as will

Don't know how tall you are, but if you are really tall a Toyata Camry (big Daddy) will suit you.
but you won't get a tokunbo for that price, however decent Reg fall within that range.

Car gurus in the house, please help us out. Your advice will be invaluable

tunergy:


Don't know how tall you are, but if you are really tall a Toyata Camry (big Daddy) will suit you.
but you won't get a tokunbo for that price, however decent Reg fall within that range.

I know this. But I don't like boring cars.. I can do more than 800. What do u think of this civic toks.. I don't know the year but I like this one...
Any other can u suggest? For tall folks?

phnibeogu:

I know this. But I don't like boring cars.. I can do more than 800. What do u think of this civic toks.. I don't know the year but I like this one...
Any other can u suggest? For tall folks?

This should be 2009/2010 Civic.
That's a very decent car.+ it has a lively interior too.

As someone who is an authority in carrying out quality checks on tokunbo cars before you purchase.Autocheck Nigeria.I will suggest you save more money and buy something really good.Can u get a 2004 and above corolla for less than 1.5m (tokunbo)? Absolutely No.If a dealer tells you he has such for that price,send me the Vin/Chassis number.You will see that he is selling u a bad car.
I tell lots of Nigerians that it is better you save to buy a car that u wont have to vist the mechanic all the time.You will have peace of mind.If you wanna buy a naija used car,pls 2 things are very important.

1. What was the status of the car before the person selling it bou4tht it?

2. Where does the current user live or ever lived and the routes he drives the car.Wear and tear are real problems.

8 out of 10 tokunbo cars are accidented,flooded or even worse.Who can contest this?

I am telling you from live examples.

Pls save good money and buy quality car.
U cant go wrong with a toyota.
All those kia,hyundai etc are best as brandnew.

AUTOCHECKN:
As someone who is an authority in carrying out quality checks on tokunbo cars before you purchase.Autocheck Nigeria.I will suggest you save more money and buy something really good.Can u get a 2004 and above corolla for less than 1.5m (tokunbo)? Absolutely No.If a dealer tells you he has such for that price,send me the Vin/Chassis number.You will see that he is selling u a bad car.
I tell lots of Nigerians that it is better you save to buy a car that u wont have to vist the mechanic all the time.You will have peace of mind.If you wanna buy a naija used car,pls 2 things are very important.

1. What was the status of the car before the person selling it bou4tht it?

2. Where does the current user live or ever lived and the routes he drives the car.Wear and tear are real problems.

8 out of 10 tokunbo cars are accidented,flooded or even worse.Who can contest this?

I am telling you from live examples.

Pls save good money and buy quality car.
U cant go wrong with a toyota.
All those kia,hyundai etc are best as brandnew.

Thanks for your insight, can you state the pros and cons of cars one can buy?

An Avalon 2002 xls... Will be a very good buy ... Its rugged and fun to drive

Bros, i have a honda civic for sale. I dont know if you are the guy who called me from Abuja. But in case its not u, u can contact me. Unfortunately, i qm in the east. Anambra state. Check for my post for a honda civic for sale.

But take my word for it, honda civic 2007/2008 model is a strong car. Whether u buy mine or not, u will not regret it.

Op, dats my line for now.... The truth is that u can't get any good tokunboh car (those listed above) for 800k. Secondly, I wouldn't advice u to buy a fairly used car without an original customs duty to avoid embarrassments, since u said u will be travelling occassionally. If u eventually meet someone who is ready to give u a fair price, coupled with a duty paper......pls go confirm the CO number of the papers first cos dealers can be funny most times, all in the name of biz...... Reach me for more updates thru 28AE9983 or 08130499108

My honda civic is still available. Will give u a discount