ٌDarksaber ❁
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ٌDarksaber ❁
@idayvee
• Build & Speak Cars and Tech • Dogs • ta panta rhei kai ouden menei •
Nairobi, Kenya Joined Ağustos 2010
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And I got stopped last weekend by a cop, but just as he was about to check whether I am licensed, a friend (fellow car guy) who also knew the cop passed and said hi to both of us which distracted the cop and he signalled me to go. 😂😂
Mbabz@Kalasinga_
Just realized I have been driving for two months with an expired license. @ntsa_kenya should send reminders to people to renew their licenses.
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@idayvee @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @Kananu_Koome @SpaceYaMagari @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars Well said Bro, and the cartel that's ngong road, kiambu road and langata dealers. All fronting cars they don't own and pushing prices up for no reason. It's a real mess doing car business in Nairobi.
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@dr_chiby @idayvee @SpaceYaMagari @alexmwanzo @Kananu_Koome @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars Anatafuta Premio Nyoka.
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@Kananu_Koome @felixodhiambo_ @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @SpaceYaMagari @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars Toa unga kabisa from those dishonest bastards
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@felixodhiambo_ @idayvee @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @SpaceYaMagari @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars That's where we come in with a pre purchase inspection. Usiogope, professional, honest, unbiased
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I spent a week looking at cars for sale in Kenya and I have NEVER been more lied to in my entire life.
I went to Jiji. Instagram. Facebook. The usual suspects.
1000s of listings. All of them with one thing in common...
"Very clean unit" ✨
Spoiler: They were not clean. 🧵👇
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@Justusgwaro @idayvee @SpaceYaMagari @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @Kananu_Koome @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars It's very a very pathetic behaviour man. It would be better to sell an old car with honesty. I'd go as far as listing all the issues the vehicle has so that the buyer knows exactly what they are buying. Sai kila gari mzee ni "very clean" ffs 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
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@Justusgwaro @SpaceYaMagari @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @Kananu_Koome @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars Even when you know about cars they'll still double down on their shenanigans. I went to view a "clean" car and it had filler, cracked on the roof and when I pointed it out the dude had the audacity to say it's not filler. I almost asked him if my eyes were cracked
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@idayvee @SpaceYaMagari @Kalasinga_ @alexmwanzo @Kananu_Koome @ww_nab @Briankariu @brokensuit44 @VanillaCars Man you are livid! Ni kubaya huku nje. Kenyans believe a solution to bad car is to sell it to someone who does not know about cars, its conmanship.
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You'll be accused of removing unga from people's mouths 🤣
ٌDarksaber ❁@idayvee
I spent a week looking at cars for sale in Kenya and I have NEVER been more lied to in my entire life. I went to Jiji. Instagram. Facebook. The usual suspects. 1000s of listings. All of them with one thing in common... "Very clean unit" ✨ Spoiler: They were not clean. 🧵👇
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@Pixels_Maker Very much so. Kwanza those ex UK/US selling used things that you can find new locally at prices higher than new 🚮
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@idayvee Not the car market, the whole society. Second hand machinery brokers be like that. Selling used units like a new unit & some dont even know what the machine they are selling does they just know it is wood or metal. You have to bearing, belt replacement, motor & oil service etc😤
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@alexnjenga That applies if you're looking for a new unit. Sometimes you want a vintage
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@idayvee Kenyan used car market is tricky unless you are buying from a person you personally know. I prefer going to the Pakistanis in Mombasa and getting a fresh import.
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You need to adjust your metrics of a clean car
ٌDarksaber ❁@idayvee
I spent a week looking at cars for sale in Kenya and I have NEVER been more lied to in my entire life. I went to Jiji. Instagram. Facebook. The usual suspects. 1000s of listings. All of them with one thing in common... "Very clean unit" ✨ Spoiler: They were not clean. 🧵👇
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Well, NTSA now wants to start inspecting private cars after perfecting inspections on commercial vehicles.
It is therefore safe to say that all commercial vehicles on our roads are safe and don't pose any danger to other motorists or road users.
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@Kalasinga_ If anything, African dictators would prefer those units in Europe and America 🤣
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African dictators could care less about these cars.
Stephen Fleming@StephenFleming
Maybe BMW could build two versions? One for Americans, Europeans, and Latin Americans, and another one for African dictators, Russian oligarchs, and Chinese Communist Party members?
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@eddiejiao_obj @drewocarr @LTXStudio @modal_labs Today, Flipbook is limited, so we designed it around visual explanations. As the models get more accurate and more stateful, the set of things worth doing this way will expand. Even ones you'd assume need structured UIs like coding: (4/5)
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😂. Most cars advertised as clean are usually quite far from being clean.
ٌDarksaber ❁@idayvee
And before anyone comes here with "but it's a used car" — stop it. I have a 20yr old Caldina. Daily driver. Fabric seats with zero scratches. Working boot cover. CLEAN 🫧 @Kalasinga_ has a 25yr old Pajero. CLEAN. This fozzy, 14yrs Age is not an excuse. Honesty is just... free. 🤷🏾
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Something I could also do…
Connect the car online, book it for an emergency service appointment (in Japan) and that would have some Japanese repair shop call him to confirm a MercedesMe booked service appointment - and probably trigger him to unlink the car from his MercedesMe
ForPitsSake@brokensuit44
So, I’ve been seated in the car for about 1 hour wondering why I can’t change my time zone Turns out, the previous owner did not delete his MercedesMe account from the car and now I am stuck… The car is still linked to its previous Japanese owner…
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The Kenyan used car market needs a serious cleanup 🧹
Not just the cars themselves, though yes, please wash them, but the culture of dishonesty that makes buying a car feel like navigating a minefield.
We can do better. We NEED to do better.
We really need to CLEAN up our act. 🫧
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Because when an expert shows up and tells the truth, it disrupts the whole "mint condition" fantasy they've been selling.
So keep going @4Real_KE. Angusha hizo "clean units" zote. Every single one. 💪🏾
The buyers need you more than the dealers want you gone.
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