505 za Nyeri-Nairobi zilikuwa zinaitwa Nyeri Kana Matuini. Meaning Nyeri or Heaven. Those things used to fly mpaka wathii wananyamziana. Thy were modified and had 3 seater kwa boot. 505 SRi
Hii Volvo nusu ilikuwa bonnet. It has won many Safety Awards in the 1980s and 1990s. There was a safety test regarding the passenger cage and a trailer was let off a crane and the Cage withstood the crashing force. The dummies inside were unharmed. VOLVO and SAAB were hold most of these awards. Both are Swedish
modified because shiny eyes did not want to buy the familiae version [WEPESI/CROSS ROADS] (sunken floor, raised roof hapo between 2nd & 3rd row)…instead they bought the station wagon version (flat floor + flat roof) making for VERY UNCOMFORTABLE journies.
grew up in the back of this giving middle fingers from the 3rd row to following drivers.
2002 time ya campaign tukiwa na bro & uncle gari ilipigwa mawe hapo githurai forte fae kioo za nyuma zooote zikapasuliwa.
another time na bro & mzae, a D- trigger happy cop almost shot thru front passenger window while aiming his pistol at a street thug running away.
High speed driving on retread TUBE tires, had the retread treads blowout maajabu the inner tube didn’t burst.
In 2001 Mau Summit kupiga pothole (fwakk Moi) gear ikaruka neutral tukateremka kwa kichaka, uzuri cz of illegal logging mtaro ilitusimamisha, only damage was a broken battery terminal.
Mid 90s, fwakk Biwott & HZ injiniyaring, Ahero - Kisii, fucktard built narrow road, Keroka Xpress bus overtaking recklessly ikatuskuma nje, 'cz of narrow road shoulder + limited slip diff tukajipata facing where we came from.
Watched the car rust infront of my eyes. Peugoet 504 GR (base model ) 7seater.