Five Weeks I Have Order My Car From Coutonu

Five weeks ago i paid for Honda 94 bulldug to a Dealer Agent  in coutonu through one sister of mine. Before i paid the money into his account, he had told me that i will get my car one week after payment. After the week expired, it as been the boader is too tight, newly deployed  custom officers are disturbing. After like  three weeks, the story change that he need to obtain a custom duty pappers for the car to put the car on the road bla bla bla. up till now he have not bring my car to me. Now i have no doubt that he is going to dupe me bc my sister have gone to see him in his house in coutonu and he told her he had bought the car and the car is in one village in Abeocuta ( am trying to remember the village name, which is very close to the boader, not idi iroko). He also told me this. I decided to ask for me money and he his willingly to send my money to my account N0. Or I would have to be patient before my car comes to me. I am in Kogi state. I paid 700k. Pls great deallers. I need your advice on this.

This are what he told me. Initially, boader is too tight, custom duties, original custome duties, custom are disturbing. Are all this true ? Does that means for the past 5 wks no body import any car from coutonu ? should I collect my money ? should I still be patient, Did he even bought the car ? I need your experience advice. The dealer is not a NL member.
Thank

no am not a dealer but have bought a car for my wife through that means,what some of this middle men do is when you give them money they will play a fast one trying to trade with your money,you know buy one car,bring it to 9ja,sell quick and try again.

@bisifunke
i feel yr situation. pls collect yr money at once! if it were in the bank, interests will accrue.
don't b misled by "cars are always cheaper in cotonou". sometimes cars are very xpensive in cotonou - compared with the same brand here.
resolve to buy yr car from d postings on nairaland. and may u run into a honest, god-fearing nairaland auto dealer

I have never felt comfortable with this Cotonou matter.
Even the way the cars are driven into Nigeria will put you off.
The business is not LEGAL.

I hope you get your money back.

You could not have said it better.
I agree totally!!! 

I guess that explains why you walking the streets of lagos.

Start a thread about cars and investments.

fool i dont live in lagos. and i got 2 fly suv's. if you dont have any meaningful advise to contribute i guess you zip it moron.

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@ Poster,

That's what happens when you try to do things through the window rather than the door.  

             
how do u kno he is not a 419?

 n why r u suggesting that d poster give mo money? 

It's taken longer than xpected, wisen up dude u've been ripped kind of,

My guy, just try and get your money back and trade with reasonable auto dealers.

Re: A car is not an investment but a liability.

It could go either depending on how you look at it.

Investment: Red n Yellow cab managers (or transporters like ABC, Agofure, Edegbe etc) would never agree its a liability ,  your guess is as good as mine.
Liability: From an economist's point of view it's a liablity because of its depreciation and running cost.

There are some necessary "liabilities" that enhance your comfort.

Your point here will hold if the vehicle has been bought and cleard at Cotonou! The poster was not very explicit on the transaction. Seems the dude just paid money into the dealer's account, who he did not know but was referred by his sister. in which case, your 3 day deadline hardly count!

You yourself should know better the risk involved in this kind of business and the games this dealers play, for all you he has not even bought the car yet since u ve not seen it. The painful thing is that you cant call in the police due to the kind of deal you are involved in.

@poster,
             too bad.this is the second bad report il be reading about cotonou in two days.from all indications u have indeed fallen into the wrong hands.i am a car dealer and i also buy cars from cotonou.i have helped series of nairalanders to buy cars from cotonou and they will all attest to it when i say that the purchase and delivery of their cars have not exceeded one week max,from the date of purchase.i will not dispute the fact that so many car dealers are dubiuos.and im aware of so many tactics,if not all,that they play.in your own case,i smell dupe.
             If you are buying a car from cotonou,after paying for the car,you start the clearing that same day.and if you have a good agent and you make full payment for clearing instantly,the car can leave the park same day for escort.if your agent doesnt get the papers done that day,it leaves the park the next day,or two days after(worse case scenario).and when it gets to escort,it leaves for seme border the day after.by the time it gets to seme border,if your money is intact,you pay the duty at the ECOWAS building there otherwise,u fly it.although,attimes the road is tough,but at most in 3days after,your car should arrive lagos.If you calculate all these,its just about 1week.
             Now,your dealer has lied to u because its absolutely impossible for him to pay customs duty out of the 700k given to him for that car.and what is your car still doing in a village close to the boarder?this shows that he's not plain with u and theres more to it.its a pity he lives in cotonou,il have suggested that you launch a complain at the police station and get him arrested.such people are the cause of the negative thoughts which so many have in buying cars from cotonou.ive read so many even saying that all cotonou cars passes through the bush.seme road is an express road without one single pothole.its smoother than many lagos raods.except that u take your car in through idi-iroko which is rough,and i wouldnt advice anyone to go through there.
             My advice,at this juncture is that you should create time and go to wherever he says your car is and see things for yourself first.then you should plead with him(use diplomacy first),to help u bring in the car.and thats even if theres any car there.but u have to be patient first,before using force.and make sure that refund should be your last option,cos he will pay u back in such a way that u wont be able to account for that money again.
             meanwhile,in all,i wish u luck.

Exactly!