DMechyy:


Buy the right weight.

And any brand will do.

The sad part is, what really maters is, what's in the jug. You will have jugs stamped with 5w30, and whats in it is SAE40.

Then it brings us to brand. I can trust a brand, because when they say it is 5w30 it is actually 5w30 and not groundnut oil.

It also takes us to where you source your oil from. 100%, a number of the people buying Mobil 1 are only buying 'can' or another palm oil, cos they are buying from shady sources. You could make a lot of money just selling mobil 1 empty jugs


It will interest you to know, you have a high propensity of buying the faked most hated XHP if you are buying from shady source...


So actually, the most important factor is where you source your oil from and trusted brands. So when they are selling 5w30 to you, you are actually buying 5w30.

XGhost:
I generally like to read comments here to amuse myself.
I'll drop this here for people who can think.
For context, I started e-hailing with a corolla, moved to a Civic 04 (dru23) and now I use a Volvo S40.
In my opinion, the corolla is not worth the hype and the hassle. There's more to a car than fuel efficiency and I must say that the corolla is not exactly fantastic in this regard especially when you contrast it against the sacrifice of performance and comfort that you're making.
In April 2017 my corolla was bought for 2.2m and sold last year for 1.230, that's a hit of 950k. In those 3 years, I changed the hub and suspension assembly, AC components, then it had a brain box issue later NO engine/Transmission issues.
April Last year I got a used civic 04 for 450k, spent about 1m on it for the 1 year I had it. Oven bake, suspension assembly, AC, electrical ish and regular maintenance inclusive. I sold it last week for 530 without issues. So give or take a 1m hit.
Got my S40 for 1.7. CLEAN civic EX trim was priced at 1.9 (that's the least I saw) Corolla, lol, we know how far so no need.
While the S40 is not giving me the fuel efficiency of the civic or the corolla, performance and comfort is millions of miles ahead of the Japanese. My S40 is FULL OPTIONS, leather, power everything, parking sensors EVERYTHING and it moves like a dream. Add the humbling it gives riders when I pull up and they enter inside. Since I got it, no rider don talk rudely to me lol.
Now the numbers. While the S40 is not doing the fuel economy of the corolla, it is 800k less to buy today. For clarity, my corolla was doing 1ltr per 10km, S40 is doing 1.15 per 10km. So that's Ask yourself, how long will it take me to spend that extra 800k on petrol?
The parts of the S40 I HEAR are cheaper than the Corolla, I say I HEAR because I have not had to change anything yet. I know for sure that engine and transmission are much cheaper than the Corolla sha. So where exactly is the economy?
The 2nd hand value myth, I have debunked several times here. Mind you, the figures for the Corolla was only purchase price. In those three years about 700k was spent on maintenance. Add that to 2.2 then subtract the price it was sold for. I didn't talk much about the civic because its own parts are much much cheaper than the Corolla parts, imagine changing complete hub assembly (hub,brake discs, brake pads, ball joints) for 16k. Compressor was 15k. Parts were cheap And they lasted till I sold the car.

I primarily felt the need to post this because I adviced someone who had saved up 1.4 but was looking for a loan to add so he could get a toks corolla. I told him to take that money and buy a toks civic 04 or 05. He said na corolla or nothing, as he no see toks money, he bought a naija used and now he has his mechanic on speed dial.

There's nothing in this business like driving your own car. If you have saved up something go and get a used civic, BE SURE to do your due diligence before buying, but I will tell you categorically that your risk exposure is less with the civic. You will make the same amount of money but you'll spend less.

Pearl1910:


Which year of corolla did u buy for 2.2m in 2017?

Secondly, u have to drive ur Volvo for minimum 1yr on ehailing before u can really compare it with the Corolla and Civic that u already have a first hand experience with.
Until then, it may be erroneous/misleading to paint a picture of the Volvo S40 being good enough or better than corolla/civic.

Still wondering why u sold an 04 civic without issues for 530k in this 2021. Full disclosure please. Or did u do give away?

DMechyy:


Buy the right weight.

And any brand will do.

The sad part is, what really maters is, what's in the jug. You will have jugs stamped with 5w30, and whats in it is SAE40.

Then it brings us to brand. I can trust a brand, because when they say it is 5w30 it is actually 5w30 and not groundnut oil.

It also takes us to where you source your oil from. 100%, a number of the people buying Mobil 1 are only buying 'can' or another palm oil, cos they are buying from shady sources. You could make a lot of money just selling mobil 1 empty jugs


It will interest you to know, you have a high propensity of buying the faked most hated XHP if you are buying from shady source...


So actually, the most important factor is where you source your oil from and trusted brands. So when they are selling 5w30 to you, you are actually buying 5w30.

bukitt:
Can anyone please recommend where I can get a loan with collateral?

Check my profile for collateral.

Thank you.

davit:
Well said. Abeg Na your location dey do me as per your tracker. Na me dey chat you on WhatsApp on Sunday. I'm at Ikeja.

OJURONGBE1:


But, we were in a Covid lockdown for 3months last year. If i could recall vividly well, in some parts of Lagos, Okada was banned for a month or so, even after the lockdown before they started sneaking out.
Which soap you use?

IFSHR:


The funny things about those "see how much I earn folks" is that most of them drive their own cars and will only come out here to show earnings and will never tell you about the car maintenance expenses incurred, I drive my car and know how deep car maintenance and repairs can hit deep into your savings due to current exchange rate.... net Profit is equals to net income less net expenses...not net income abeg

If you like make 500k in a month or 1m in a month, if you choose to display for all to see, kindly let the public know the overhead cost of the earnings as well.

How u go win contract of 2m use 1.5m take execute am, but you come carry 2m cheque wey dem pay u dey display for all to see abeg getat.

kanuisagoat:


That was how I bought one Mobil 1 full synthetic work the 15k km from filter hoping to run the oil for 7k miles.

At around 6k miles, I stepped into the vehicle one Sunday morning ready to start the day's hustle. Next thing I saw was the oil light. I knew what that meant and just turned off the vehicle. The following day, I drove straight to the mech and when he opened that engine cover(no idea what its called), omo see sludge.

I was livid and called the seller. What he said did not surprise me. He said said the mechanic must have used another oil. Bros, I'm not an idiot. How can I buy that kind of expensive oil and not stay with the mechanic. I was with the mechanic all through and except he's Boris Wild there's no way he's using another oil and I won't see him.

That singular incidence I'm sure must have caused some damage to the engine. This is because a perfectly working engine now burns oil. I guess I have to thank God it wasn't a total damage else na to dey find 250k for another engine.

Pearl1910:


Shey...for someone who is advocating for cheaper cars ba.
But for real that car will give u poor rating and it doesn't have prestige. I don't recommend that car, even though it thicks all d boxes. But for prestige, class and self confidence. Don't say these are not necessary since u r using it for taxi business. If u r a driver u will understand. 06-08 Civic is a better choice. That's why some of us are looking for alternative to corolla. Corolla don cast, anywhere u go, even when on ur private waka, security, car park people, police, lastma, agbero, danfo all think u r uber

Pearl1910:


Can they fix tyre that has bent? Or torn across the side?? Or swollen up in America

Pearl1910:


Agha...since when u start to fear abuse .
Abeg talk ooo...corolla wan cut person neck. Looking for a worthy alternative.

AOB1:
please ma we need more explanation about this Volvo products please explain much better for us.

Shanid:
okay ,thank you for this point but let me be clear in this , are you saying 10w30 is better than 5w30 ??

dru23:


This why I tell people to buy their oil from a reliable source... Fake Mobil 1 full market now more than ever. And we tell people to make sure you are present when they are doing oil change.... I have been a victim of this before ........

When you are using full synthetic oil regardless how long you use it ...sludge is not supposed to occurred at all.. The worse case is that the oil will get very dark like .

All my uber cars that uses Mobil 1 EP has never had sludge . And I change oil every 7k miles and even some car manuals will tell you to change oil every 7k miles.......So plz know where u buy ur oil from

radautoworks:

NO NO NO NO NO

what I'm saying is using the correct weight for YOUR car is more important than the brand.

davit:
How much you want as loan?

bukitt:


2.5 million

XGhost:

Pearl1910:


Lolz...See mathematician.

pope191:


Boss say what you know biko, civic won't give you prestige out of ignorance and Nigeria mentality. If you see someone that have used 02/04 civic, trust me! They we beg u to treat it well, nah machine. I've seen folks walked up to me and like wow! This is one of the neatest civic they have seen and how dey love their own. But when you see someone that have not use a car before or the civic in particular, they kind of frown face like big daddy is everything and me I don't like that big daddy for anything, it makes me feel like I'm about to hit my head on the screen.

As for review, what I get sometimes r, your car is low and what year is this? So uber accept 99 cars now. Me! Look them with straight face, oga!!! But for rating, guess the below pix will do d talking irrespective of not doing more than 5 trips a day and technically offlines most times.

radautoworks:
you no talk all that one b4

bronks9174:
guys pls is it compulsory to do LASDRI permit before I can do uber inspection or it's just my vehicle papers?

BAZ001:


I just changed shocks and it’s still peppering me for body. It just sucked 2weeks net earnings.
I know how much I have made in 2weeks but I can’t brag or be happy about it cos I know how much I spent in maintaining the car.
Experience is the best teacher make them resign come see how easy it is to net 60k every week

DeleTheD:
Abeg what's so special about sitting in the owner's corner of a car ?
Me naturally likes to sit in the front because it gives me great views and better leg room. Well, maybe when I become bigman, I go understand.

My rider this hot afternoon was complaining about the ac not getting to her at the back. I told her to come over to the front if she don't mind that it's better in front. But she said no, that she's okay at the back.

Felicity001:


To be honest leather interior is cool and it make your AC even chill well but believe me you will hate it during raining seasons because most time its wet from riders coming in wet therefore getting torn.