Before you buy a Toyota Vanguard in Uganda

by edwin

2012 TOYOTA VANGUARD

The Toyota RAV4 is a compact crossover SUV (sport utility vehicle) produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. This first compact crossover SUV made its debut in Japan and Europe in 1994, and in North America in 1995. The vehicle was designed for consumers wanting a vehicle that had most of the benefits of SUVs, such as increased cargo room, higher visibility, and the option of full-time four-wheel drive, along with the maneuverability and fuel economy of a compact car. Although not all RAV4s are four-wheel drive, RAV4 stands for "Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive" because the aforementioned equipment is an option in select countries.

Before you buy a Toyota Vanguard in Uganda

The VANGUARD is TOYOTA’s premium mid-sized SUV. It’s available in 2 seating configurations; a 5 seater (e.g. DBA-ACA33W) and 7 seater with folding rear seats (e.g. DBA-GSA33W). Although features can vary depending on the grade, you can expect to find premium luxuries on the top tier models including climate control, electric adjusting/heated seats, active torque control 4WD and 18 inch alloy wheels. Each model is offered with a choice of 2 engines; inline 4 cylinder (170ps approx.) or a V6 (280ps approx.). Only a CVT/Automatic transmission is available across the range. The VANGUARD is TOYOTA’s premium mid-sized SUV. It’s available in 2 seating configurations; a 5 seater (e.g. DBA-ACA33W) and 7 seater with folding rear seats (e.g. DBA-GSA33W). Although features can vary depending on the grade, you can expect to find premium luxuries on the top tier models including climate control, electric adjusting/heated seats, active torque control 4WD and 18 inch alloy wheels. Each model is offered with a choice of 2 engines; inline 4 cylinder (170ps approx.) or a V6 (280ps approx.). Only a CVT/Automatic transmission is available across the range.

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Buying a Toyota Vanguard from a car bond in Uganda

Buying a Vanguard from the bond in Uganda could be a lot simpler and less stressing as compared to someone who would go through the hassle of going all the way to Japan, looking for a vehicle, shipping, transporting it to Uganda and finally registering it fully. In this case of the bond, almost everything is done for you. One just has to simply pay for the vehicle and drive home. Car bonds try so hard to make sure their customers meet less bureaucracy involved in buying and owning the car as these clients will again be taken away by their competitors.
Getting to the price of the vanguard in some of the popular car bonds will largely depend on a number of factors like mileage of the vehicle, general condition of the car(damages on the car), dealer selling you the car(usually offer different prices), year of manufacture, your bargaining power among other factors. Generally the Toyota vanguard for example a 2012 model will cost around UGX 80,000,000 to UGX 95,000,000.

Importing a used Toyota vanguard from Japan

Now this is a different scenario. One will have to either order the vehicle online or physically fly to Japan and buy the car and personally organize its importation to Uganda. This means all of the costs are going to be met by you the owner of the car right from say Japan to Mombasa up to Uganda. Here one needs to determine the cost of the car while still in Japan from which the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) are calculated. After that, arrangements are made to ship the car to Kampala, Uganda. After arriving in Kampala, then the required taxes have to be cleared. The taxes charged by the Uganda Revenue Authority include Import Duty, Value added (VAT), Withholding Tax, Environmental Levy, Infrastructure Levy, and Registration Fees. When all this is done, then you are free to drive home in your Toyota vanguard.

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General Toyota vanguard reviews from current and previous owners

Toyota Vanguard is a direct descendant of Kluger, high quality crossover with a spacious interior that accommodate up to seven people. The key concepts of the model proclaimed an active lifestyle and increased comfort. All models in the line are all-wheel drive. It is available as a five-seater and seven-seater versions.
The list of standard equipment includes intelligent system, Active Torque Control 4WD, torque distribution between the axles depending on road conditions and the Stability S-VSC. Stability mechanism is integrated with the steering, brake system and drive system of the vehicle. In August 2007 the Interior color «Fawn» (tan) was replaced by Sand Beige (sand-beige). It is also available in dark gray color. Cars are now equipped with "active headrests", reduces the risk of injury in a collision.
Average fuel consumption of Toyota Vanguard is about 25 MPG which is a considerable consumption.

Common Problems Owners of Toyota vanguard face while in Uganda

Apart from the common and minor problems like suspension bushes, shock absorbers, the Toyota Vanguard does not have many reported complaints. The other issue is that for newly realized vehicles into the Ugandan market have very expensive spare parts.

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Other alternatives available in Uganda similar to the Toyota vanguard

Well, here we have the Subaru forester, Nissan x-trail and Toyota RAV 4

Conclusion

The car is spacious and comfortable, but if you want to purchase commercial cars with a luxurious interior, hence Toyota Vanguard serves its target market well.

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