Bonfire Adventures Managing Director Sarah Kabu has revealed when she bought her first car, she was earning a monthly salary of Sh30,000.
In a video, Kabu said she became a car owner 20 years ago, and her first car was a Toyota Vitz. With a monthly salary of Sh30,000, she would save Sh10,000 every month and maintained the financial discipline for two years, becoming one of the first Kenyans to own a Vitz.
“It was not easy to achieve it.  I felt like I had owned the world when I owned that Vitz. Because it was a dream come true. I saved Sh100,000. I was saving Sh10,000 every month, and I was earning Sh30,000; At the end of the year, I had Sh120,000.’’
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”I saved the same amount the following year and made Sh240,000, then Vitz came. I was among the first ten Kenyans to own a Vitz,” She said.
According to Croton Motors, a car dealership located in Karen Nairobi, the prices of locally used Toyota Vitz in Kenya range from Sh750,000 to around Sh2,000,000 for new models. However, there are second-hand cars that go for as low as Sh650,000.
Toyota Vits is the most popular subcompact hatchback in the country due to its practicality, fuel economy, and economical pricing. It is a very reliable car, staying true to Toyota’s legacy of reliability.
The Vitz has been in the market for a long time and does not have significant problems even after long-term use, making the car much more attractive. That is why the resale value for the car remains at a certain range.
