Category Archives: News & Events

Import of cars in Pakistan – bad for the industry?

Posted on June 5, 2010 by momekh

The budget is upon us. Import of 3 year old cars is currently allowed and that is a problem. Why? Because a car that is three year old is practically new – you get a good price for it and … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Imported Cars, News & Events | Tagged Budget 2010 Pakistan, Import of cars | 5 Comments

Toyota Avanza in Pakistan

Posted on January 25, 2010 by momekh

2010 has hardly started, and Pakistan sees five different cars being launched! First, there was the Suzuki Swift (covered on CarAdvice here and for Swift pictures, see here). Then there is Toyota coming out with four different cars, all belonging … Continue reading →

Posted in 4x4, Avanza, Events, Fortuner, Pictures, Prado, Reviews, Toyota | Tagged 2010 car launch, Avanza, Car market 2010, new launch, Pakistani cars 2010, Pakistani cars market, Toyota car launch in Pakistan | 3 Comments

Suzuki Swift 2010 in Pakistan

Posted on January 19, 2010 by momekh

It has been a long time coming. As you are aware, we have been hoping for the Swift to be brought to Pakistan for some time now. Suzuki did what any sensible company should have done and brought a jawdropper … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Leasing, Suzuki, Swift, Updates | Tagged Leasing, price, Suzuki Swift | 6 Comments

Which is the fastest road car in the world?

Posted on August 26, 2009 by savaiz

Face it boys will always be boys & the badder the boy the faster will be his ride. However here we are interested in super cars that are street legal & go faster than all others. Although Bugatti Veyron made … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Candy, Car Make, Car Type, News & Events, Pictures, Reviews, Sports, Updates | Tagged Audi R-Zero, Barabus TKR, Bristol Fighter SCR, Bugatti Veyron, Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer, Colani LeMans, F-Bomb 1973 Camaro, Fastest Production Cars, Hennessey SRT-10 Viper Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Coupe, Koenigsegg CCX, Lotec C1000, Melling Hellcat, Oldsmobile Aerotech Short Tail, SSC Ultimate Aero, Walley Larson LE1 Groundfighter | Leave a comment

Can’t believe this super car is an EV!

Posted on August 23, 2009 by savaiz

A zero-emission supercar, tentatively named LS AMG eDrive, features 4 electric motors with a combined output of 392 kW (526 hp) and 880 Nm (649 lb-ft) of torque enabling it to rocket from 0-100 km/h in around 4 seconds. This compares favourably as … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Candy, Car Make, Mercedes, News & Events, Pictures, Reviews, Updates | Tagged 2011, 6.3L V8 Engine, Add new tag, CEO Volker Mornhinweg, Electric Muscle Car, Lightning GT Electric Sportscar, LS AMG eDrive, spy photos, Tesla Roadster, Zero Emission Supercar | Leave a comment

The Art of Leasing a Car – How secured is an insured leased car?

Posted on August 19, 2009 by savaiz

Insurance is the only method with which one can ‘reclaim’ some of the expenses incurred in obtaining & using a car. It is adviseable to have complete car insurance even when the car is not leased but in case of … Continue reading →

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Mitsubishi makes the best micro car?

Posted on August 17, 2009 by savaiz

Although it may not be virtually unknown outside its ‘native’ Japan it won the 2007 Car of the Year award from the Japanese Automotive Researchers and Journalists Conference (RJC), and two other “Car of the Year” awards, from the Carview Corporation website and … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Type, Honda, Hybrids, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, News & Events, Pictures, Reviews, Suzuki, Toyota, Updates | Tagged aston martin, best microcar, Cygnet, Honda, Insight, iQ, J.D.Power, JAHFA, Kei Car, Mercedes-Benz, Micro Car, Mitsubishi, R2, RJC, Smart, Subaru, Suzuki, Twin, ZAP | 2 Comments

The Art of leasing a Car – Flexible Tenures & Downpayment Options explained

Posted on August 16, 2009 by savaiz

While approaching the bank every potential customer has atleast some idea of ‘how long’ his relationship with the bank will be for this particular transaction or in laymen’s terms what will be the duration of this loan? This duration for … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Leasing, News & Events, Updates | Tagged Art, auto financing, Car lease, Downpayment Options, Flexible Tenure, Leasing, Leasing a car, Science | Leave a comment

The Art of Leasing a Car – KIBOR & its implications!

Posted on August 15, 2009 by savaiz

Those of us who have off-late ‘attempted’ borrowing from a bank in the recent past have all heard of the mysterious KIBOR. All banks nowadays peg their lending to the KIBOR & then add their spread to give their customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Leasing, News & Events, Updates | Tagged Commercial / SME Lending, Consumer Lending, Corporate Lending, Inter-bank lending, KIBOR | Leave a comment

The art of Leasing a Car

Posted on August 14, 2009 by savaiz

Car leasing today seems to have become a hard science with all the islamic/unislamic/fixed-rate/KIBOR-linked rate/flexible-tenure/flexible-downpayment/insurance options ‘mumbo-jumbo’ and what not but infact it is as much an art as painting or photography. Before I confuse you further with my ‘Science … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Leasing, News & Events, Pictures, Updates | Tagged Add new tag, Art, Auto Lease, Car, Car Leasing, How to, Leasing, Science | Leave a comment