deybholar:
My first car was a Toyota Camry 2005 model. I bought it from someone on Nairaland. Oh this car dealt with me. Barely three weeks later, I had to replace the engine, and that was the beginning of my woes. Every week, something has to be fixed! From power steering
pump to steering rack to the Fan, to the engine seat, I changed almost Everything in that car before I sold it off.
Never again will I buy a Naija used car.
TERRIBLE! !!

saasala:


How old is your first grandchild sir.... Let me guess your age... 70+,right?

DBossNG:
Car or vehicle?

lobito007:

Evils that nairaland car dealers do. I can totally relate with this. Almost fell for one myself, but had to soji @ the last minute. I then bought a clean lexus SUV @ a car lot off nland, instead.

PS: permission to slide into your dm?

omaolowo:


My first grandchild is still in the Primary School.
For the records, I am only 60+ (early 60s to be precise). Actually, U am not yet 63 yrs

The events I described were just after our NYSC....

omaolowo:
My first car was a Volkswagen Beetle 1300 cc model. The Bettle used to come in two types: 1500 cc with large rear lights & my smaller model with smaller rear lights
It was bought from NITECO Osogbo in 1977 for a princely sum of N2,650. It was completely brand new.

Two of my colleagues (we were Assistant Lecturers in Great Ife) accompanied me to Osogbo for this historic and unforgettable event: we drove in one's car to Osogbo, whilst the other drove the new car back to Ile Ife - as I did not know how to drive. Both are today world-renowned Professors in their chosen fields.

It was from these friends that I learnt driving skills (using the serene campus roads)...
I was always being driven to town whenever it was time to buy fuel because it was this my car that I used to learn driving
By the way, Premium grade (Super) petrol was then sold at 10 kobo a litre. To fill the Beetle would cost N3 for its 30 litre capacity tank.
The lower grade of petrol (Regular) was then 8.5 kobo per litre

yum01:
hmmm...we (my family) bought our first car (polo) september 2015 for 350k..spent 200k on it in 2 months, never drove it for a week at a stretch...my mechanic burnt d wires in d engine November last year...now i have spent 180k to fix it...it bn a great experience for me and i wld never buy a nija used car again in my life...i dont think they are worth it.

emmanok24:
After riding my Jincheng Motorcycle for almost 5 years. I bought a VW Golf 2 and it's been a joy to eventually own a car considering the convenience it offers.

Mechanics visit have been minimal. The only major problem I'm having is the leaking of the AC Gas which I'm looking to rectify once pepper rest

I'm still hopeful God will change me level soon.

omaolowo:
My first car was a Volkswagen Beetle 1300 cc model. The Bettle used to come in two types: 1500 cc with large rear lights & my smaller model with smaller rear lights
It was bought from NITECO Osogbo in 1977 for a princely sum of N2,650. It was completely brand new.

Two of my colleagues (we were Assistant Lecturers in Great Ife) accompanied me to Osogbo for this historic and unforgettable event: we drove in one's car to Osogbo, whilst the other drove the new car back to Ile Ife - as I did not know how to drive. Both are today world-renowned Professors in their chosen fields.

It was from these friends that I learnt driving skills (using the serene campus roads)...
I was always being driven to town whenever it was time to buy fuel because it was this my car that I used to learn driving
By the way, Premium grade (Super) petrol was then sold at 10 kobo a litre. To fill the Beetle would cost N3 for its 30 litre capacity tank.
The lower grade of petrol (Regular) was then 8.5 kobo per litre

MuslimPrince:
my first car was a Toyota starlet, handed over by my pman. it happened like dis, sometimes in 2012, he traveled with a friend and left his Carina e wagon at home, being a sharp guy, i had been studying how he drives it(manual suspension), I jst got d key, drive it around d compound for two minutes, I was felling fly, then I had to park it at the spot he parked it, I started sweating, manoevreing to a reverse position, then I got the bumper scratched, I jst leave am like dat. when he came back, he was angry I scratched his car. The next day, he handed me the key to the starlet which he barely drives since he bought the Carina, I was happy, started driving it within the street for four days, then I summoned the courage to drive on the main road till I became expert, and till date, I was never involved in any road accident.

What I love about d starlet is that it consume less fuel, only a little above motorcycle consumption, and its easy to maintain, low cost spare parts and rugeduty.

Four months into use, the car started changing my destiny, I was gradually becoming a mechanic (meco), there is no single day that it wount develop a fault, from plug, fuel pump, caburator over float, exhaust leakage, alignment, in fact the whole car na problem, he con ugly join.

Na one day I sleep 4 bed dey think abt d car, inspiration jst com, say if I no sell am na him go kill me. then I started looking 4 buyer, later sold it for 75k. although, pman vex say if I no want again, I suppose jst leave am 4 ground BT dat one na 'after school lesson'. since then, i dey borrow car go important place ni as I never gada buy real car, and am satisfied with ma jingcheng okada, at least 4 d time being. make ah stop here.

Darkchocolate:
My first car was 'dashed' to me...make no mistakes though. It was a jalopy and the person wanted to get rid of it. Lmao! I was 18 years old...I can't even remember the name cos I never drove it. Hadn't passed my driving test at the time so had to park it up for years on end.

My second car was a Grey Nissan Primera...This was my practice car...lots of bumps and bumps and more bumps. I was 20 years...I finally passed my driving test. The jalopy was still parked up in the garage blocking up space, time and matter

Anyways...the next car was a Fiat Sciecento and then a Kia Picanto...and then a Leggedise Benz and then... Danfo buses ...and then Uber ...and then a *big reveal*....

bulldoza:

You u too dey beh
Wu asked u about 2nd car

AgentGoat:
This your golf clean. Did you bought it as naija used or tokunbo? How much?