Jason Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I will be visiting NBO next week on business, does anyone know if there are any LR accessory shops, not after anything in particular, but have picked up some bargains in some weird and wonderful places when on my travels Cheers Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegevLandRover Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I will be visiting NBO next week on business, does anyone know if there are any LR accessory shops, not after anything in particular, but have picked up some bargains in some weird and wonderful places when on my travelsCheers Jason I was born and raised there - left in 1982. Was bback there 18 months ago on holiday. My Mum still lives just outside Nairobi but will not be on line untill Sunday so I will have to wait till then for an answer. LR was for years assembled in Kenya at the British Leylands plant. You will be suprised just how many OLD LRs can still be found on the roads there. There are a couple of local places that manufacture after market add ons. How laong are going to be there, where are you going ? I still have contacts there so give me a shout if you need anything specific or a pointer etc. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 Adam Just a flying visit, leaving for Addis tomorow then onto NBO Monday evening, probably leaving Wed Staying out by Wilson airport somewhere If you can ask the question it would be appreciated, never know what bargains there could be Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Adam, would your mum happen to know of a good 2nd hand LR trader? I'm getting withdrawal symptoms here B) although the series tow truck drivers [see one pulling a 5T lorry along increases my respect for series] may be good for a lead, the ones I've spoken to so far seemed to think it strange, a Mzungu who takes an interest in their tow truck for reasons other than needing a tow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegevLandRover Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Not 100% sure I am still upto speed re. who is doing what over there now but a good place to start would be Vic Preston's service station (Shell petrol station) which is on the road between the Nbi Uni' and the National Theater turn off (can't remember the name of it to save my life). You can see the place from the big roundabout next to the Uni' on the road from Nbi to Westlands. There is also meant to be a place called Rhino _ _ _ out near Karen that does mods. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 cheers Adam, that sounds encouraging; I recently checked a pair of series in Malindi that the guys in a little yard wanted the equivalent of GBP2k per motor for, then a brief perusal of the classifieds seems to indicate quite high prices for more recent vehicles, the guys I spoke to were suggesting just under GBP30k for a new defender; so I may have to go into business importing old Land Rovers here subject to taxes of course I'll definitely check those addresses when returning to Nairobi though, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegevLandRover Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 cheers Adam, that sounds encouraging; I recently checked a pair of series in Malindi that the guys in a little yard wanted the equivalent of GBP2k per motor for, then a brief perusal of the classifieds seems to indicate quite high prices for more recent vehicles, the guys I spoke to were suggesting just under GBP30k for a new defender; so I may have to go into business importing old Land Rovers here subject to taxes of course I'll definitely check those addresses when returning to Nairobi though, thanks Roaring trade in 'new secondhand cars' in Kenya. People are buying bulk secondhand in the far east and Europe and then repainting and selling as refurbished at a huge profit margin. Cars and especially 4X4s are very expensive there mostly thanks to the taxes. If you buy petrol be warned that the Kenyan Gov't dictates that fuel is watered down with sugar cane spirit to make the fuel go futher and while this just makes the older engines alittle slower it plays havoc wth the more modern motors. By the may we pay just under GBP30k for a new TD5 110 here too thanks mainly to a massive tax on new cars especially those deemed to be luxury (HAHAHA !!! - Defender Luxury ??!! Pull the other leg!!!) the luxury bit being a function of it's shelf price to the importer. If I were you I'd check the feasability of taking a second hand LR into Kenya. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 very true, I've just discovered that vehicles older than 1999 aren't allowed as permanent imports, so there goes my idea of picking up all the rusty rangies/discos from Ebay then shipping them here for low-price welding.. Although I'm told there's a way, involving saying you want to sell in a neighbouring country, prices in Tanzania/Uganda must be relatively similar for the time being though, unless I increase my fleet to 3 with a local acquisition, I may just bring one of mine as a temporary import, hopefully the saving on an engine job [hybrid] or respray [harlequin sw conversion] would offset the shipping cost cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Guys Muzungu No.2. here, my better half is a Karen native. Was there last New Years. Her father gave us his Vogue SE so we could get ourselves down to Mombasa. Boy had we problems. It started inocently enough with a flat tyre in no mans land but quickly progressed to phantom fueling issues. Only now that I've gotten seriously intimate with my 3.5 to 3.9 conversion do I realise that the rollover valve in the fuel expansion tank has to have been defective and causing excess pressure in the system. Anyhoo point being, Ruth's dad has a 'man' who was sent to escort us back. He's a LR man in a pumped up 110. He'll know about specialists there, if he isn't one himself. I could do some brain picking if anyone needs it. I'm not in regular contact by any means but I could get to it on a slow burn basis? Oh and while I was there (and thats where I was bitten by the early two door bug - plenty to be seen) I enquired about prices. Certainly the early cars are pretty much in line with the sensible end of the UK market - or they were then. Oh and the Rhino cup column in the LRO surely gives some plus to whoever their sponsors/suppliers are??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I'm back in France now myself; for what it's worth I hear that the main part of the price in bringing a vehicle to Kenya by ship is the unloading fee at Mombasa, in the region of a grand; I looked at a few Land Rover vehicles when I was there, Shackleton; my impression was that they were a bit pricey generally; reflecting the import duty, although apparently not reflecting the fact that getting them into good condition/keeping them in good condition before sale doesn't cost as much as a result of cheap labour / cheap pattern parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 So what had you in Kenya and what has you in les Alps? RE vehicles in Kenya, when I set up home No.3 down there I intend to find a "big Show" No.2 - as in have a '70s two door down there as well... Ah Kenya, steak sandwitches and Tusker malt on the lawn at the country club.... I was spoilt I tells ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 In Kenya I was lucky enough to have had the services of a fleet of chauffeur-driven japanese minivans at the ridiculously low price of less than £10 per month including fuel Kenya's good for steak — as long as you don't mind occasional Malaria Here in France — see profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Sweet - you break LR's??? Hmmm thats wery wery intewesting. what part of France? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 You what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You what? read your profile and took it to mean you're a breaker, now that I take a second look I realise my mistake... you destroy LR's rather then break them anyway what I was looking for was something a little less vague then the French Alps, but it's irrelevant now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieB Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hmm, how to put this nicely "wrong on both counts" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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