Bokima Cyril Homes Limited (BCHL-Lagos)

You have just completed your masters, landed a very good job, and have been diligently saving money for a while now. Your car is getting old and pretty soon you are going to be needing a new one, but you also have that desire to be a proud Lagos homeowner. SHOULD I BUY A NEW HOUSE OR A NEW CAR FIRST? This question is actually extremely difficult to answer. It truly depends on the immediate financial circumstances of the individual involved. Before thinking about it, most people would probably advise buying a house before buying a car. After all, a house is an appreciating asset and a car is a depreciating liability, right? That statement might be true in the long term, but in reality, most working professionals will eventually buy both a house and a car. In the end you will have the money for both. So it’s not really an issue of which is the better long term investment, it’s a question of which one should be purchased first. WE ARE GOING TO ASSUME THE FOLLOWIN

Everybody makes mistakes, and car buyers are no exception. The process of buying a car, new or used, can be overwhelming. Slow down, take a deep breath, and learn from the experts.  BCHL-Lagos have compiled a list of 11 Common Car-Buying Mistakes to help ease your anxiety. Just avoid these missteps, and you'll be well on your way to a successful car-buying experience. MISTAKE #1: NOT DOING YOUR HOMEWORK -  The Internet has democratized the car-buying process. Now, anyone can get access to facts and figures about vehicles, features, pricing and financing. There's no reason to step foot in a dealership without having first researched vehicles and their competitors. MISTAKE #2: CHOOSING THE WRONG CAR FOR YOUR NEEDS -  With all of the choices available on the dealer's lot, you need to have a very good idea of how you want to use your car so that you can find a car that suits your needs. How often will you really carry seven passengers in that big SUV? D

Hybrid cars have increased in popularity, but they still make only a little proportion of selling vehicles, and as such some people still aren’t aware of their benefits. Hybrids use two powertrains, that’s generally a gasoline engine and electric motors. Together, they aim to reduce fuel consumption by using smaller engines which spend less time running, while maintaining or improving performance thanks to electric assistance. 1. Hybrids Work Best in The City & On The Highway Too: With an electric motor to deal with low-speed driving, some hybrids can spend large amounts of time using no gasoline at all, in the city. Not every hybrid can do this, mild hybrids like those from GM and Honda can’t run entirely on electricity, for example but even then, the assistance of an electric motor means you’ll use far less gasoline getting about than in an equivalent non-hybrid. That isn’t to say they can’t work on the highway either, though. The aerodynamic forms of many means, lo