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I am not a car freak.
My SUV is 7 years old. It is a very big, reliable and rugged ‘monster’ made for Nigerian roads.
Unfortunately, for a nomad like me, this fuel-gulping, 140-litre tank, 8-cylinder engine can become a financial burden with the present astronomical cost of petrol.
‘What to do?’
‘Buy a new car’, my friend says to me.
How can I do that NOW? The cost of a new car that will meet my car requirements under the present excruciating economic climate is surely beyond the affordability of a retired, aging ex-international football star. So, I think.
Then, as has become usual, He shows up..again!!
From the blue, Nath Udeh, my financial expert bosom friend, sends me a special invitation from MIKANO and says I must attend. When Nath says ‘jump’, I only ask ‘how high?’.
I already know the excellence of Mikano’s most known product – Generators. I have been a user for 2 decades – at home, in the sports academy, at the radio station and new Garden. Anything with the signature of Mikano is a winner.
Nath tells me about Mikano’s partnership with Changan, a Chinese conglomerate, and their new venture into the production of automobiles for the African market with Nigeria as epicenter.
I like the audacity of this venture. It is anchored to a solid background.
That’s how TK (Tunde Kelani – foremost filmmaker and cinematographer) and I honour the invitation to ‘Changan House’ a magnificent, high-rise, super-structure in the heart of Lagos.
It is a great evening of razzmatazz, a spectacle of flashing lights and dazzling displays.
Finally, the ‘machine’ is unveiled. It is the stuff of sci-fi. It ticks all the boxes of my Dream Car – big, luxurious, affordable, state of the art technology, space-age interior and exterior designs, rugged, supreme fuel efficiency, even a massage seat, and a 6-year warranty.
Now, I can’t wait for 2025 to birth. I shall attempt to become one of the first owners of my Dream Car, the Changan X7 Plus or the Changan CS 95.
Pictures do not lie.
Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, MON, OLY, AFNIIA, FNIS.
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