EgunMogaji:


I see two issues.

1) Shrinking middle income: Folks do not want to pay a commensurate fee for services. Do they think Buhari is going to come and deliver money into their accounts? It's these commerce in between people that stimulate the economy.

2) Labor pool: because there is no standard, anyone can hang up a site under an iroko tree and call himself an engineer. So, of course, they can afford to charge N20 for an oil change since there's zero overhead.

It will take an act of God for Nigeria to reset.

Back in my youth, taxi driving was actually a noble profession as is most non "alakowe" work, but now every riff-raff that can't get a job is an engineer.

Then we wonder how seriously good cars and brands get to Nigeria and they become a bucket of bolts. I bought a 4Runner a while back now and one day I was looking around the engine bay and I noticed that the previous owner has removed the brake booster with all the accompanying ABS pump. Who does that? I'll tell you, it's a Kazeem and not Elizade.

temmym4:


Jesus! Did you import him from another country

i guess the OP asked for how much your mechanic charges you, not what the replacement parts caused

@OP
Oil and filter change - 500 naira most times, 1000 when am in good mood.

I don't want to say my mind....

temmym4:


Bros. Relax first.
You paid 10,500 for to change an engine oil that costs 16500 seperately.

Your mechanic charges you 2,500 each wheels he replaces its Brakepads. So u use about 10,000 to replace brakepads that costs 35000
......

In other words, you actually used 72,000 naira to change oil and brake pads.

Waoh. I envy you bro.

God bless Your mechanic. He will soon buy a new car or finish his building project

EgunMogaji:


I see two issues.

1) Shrinking middle income: Folks do not want to pay a commensurate fee for services. Do they think Buhari is going to come and deliver money into their accounts? It's these commerce in between people that stimulate the economy.

2) Labor pool: because there is no standard, anyone can hang up a site under an iroko tree and call himself an engineer. So, of course, they can afford to charge N20 for an oil change since there's zero overhead.

It will take an act of God for Nigeria to reset.

Back in my youth, taxi driving was actually a noble profession as is most non "alakowe" work, but now every riff-raff that can't get a job is an engineer.

Then we wonder how seriously good cars and brands get to Nigeria and they become a bucket of bolts. I bought a 4Runner a while back now and one day I was looking around the engine bay and I noticed that the previous owner has removed the brake booster with all the accompanying ABS pump. Who does that? I'll tell you, it's a Kazeem and not Elizade.

makavele:


Spot on . . .
Nigerian maintenance culture = zero
You expect a mechanic to change your 2 pairs of brake pads for N500 and expect not to die the following week via "brake failure accident" . .
Some would even leave the brake fluid hose hanging instead of supporting it while removing the caliper . .
which in turn might stretch (or tear it) unknowingly . . next thing = obituary poster

makavele:

You expect a mechanic to change your 2 pairs of brake pads for N500 and expect not to die the following week via "brake failure accident" . .

temmym4:



Say all u want bro. But that doesn't change the fact that your using almost 25k service charge (apart from the parts and oil purchased) just to change oil and brake pads is outrageous and wasteful. You think everyone are polithiefcians, looting all the resources and can decide to spend whatever they like? Hell No! Some of us work very hard to own stuffs.


An average Nigerian will own a used Camry (Not brand new) bought around a million, you expect them to spend half of that amount on the same car within a year just for a service charge to change pads and engine oil?
Who does that?

Am sure you pay 2000 naira each just to gauge each tires with an educated Vulcanizer.

Who says Educated Auto engineers don't make mistakes, are they God?

Maybe the so called Educated Auto technician should pull themselves together and review their charges so people can patronise them instead of hiding under being a professional and billing exorbitantly. This is Naija, not the US.

Truthfully, not all professional Mechanical engineers does that anyway. We v got some very reasonable ones.



Does changing only your breakpads with over 20k + service charges guarantee your own life on wheels?!

so it is the service charge of 500 naira paid to the mechanic who changed the pads that will cause the "Brake failure accident".



If you use 75k to do change oil and breakpads, i wonder how much you ll spend in putting a fault to order.
Automatically if u are a regular traveller and u do a monthly routine service. U would have spent 750,000 apart from fixing other issues within a period of 10months
If u dont have nothing else to do with money, bros donate to the needy around you. It will do u some good later in future.

Funny thing is, u will be surprised to find out most Criticisers here are the ones who visit Kazeems mostly. Some don't even know the road to a mechanical engineer's office or workshop.
Lies everywhere. That is what is killing Nigeria!

Not all Kazeems are incompetent. some just dont have the opportunity to attend tertiary institutions.

I visit Kazeem when i need to fix minor issues especially issues i can relate with, i even make sure i look up the issue online then wait and hears what he has to say.
sometimes he is busy and i wait patiently monitoring him doing mine or other cars, he might scan for codes, the name might feel strange to him since he he didn't go to school to study mechanical engineering, he searches via google image, gets the picture and works it out.

when it comes to major issue that i know will eventually turn a Kazeem into a guesser, i seek the help of the internet firstly then visit an experience engineer. Since i dont usually have major issues. I think proper supervision with my mechanic does it for me.

makavele:


I have come to understand, with Nigerians, when they cannot achieve something, they try to bring you down.
I am not responsible for your financial misfortune . . if I decide to pay a mechanic 4,000 GBP to change my pads; how is it your headache, fam? I was asked a question and I answered, kapish !!!
Gazzuzz charges about 10,000 for A/C diagnosis; a regular mechanic will charge maybe 2,000 while another would jump straight at changing parts without diagnosis . . . there is a reason he charges 10,000 . . and there is a reason why we pay . . .not because we have money to waste ( poor man's thinking ). The difference is in the taste; the taste . . . you know the rest

makavele:


I have come to understand, with Nigerians, when they cannot achieve something, they try to bring you down.
I am not responsible for your financial misfortune . . if I decide to pay a mechanic 4,000 GBP to change my pads; how is it your headache, fam? I was asked a question and I answered, kapish !!!
Gazzuzz charges about 10,000 for A/C diagnosis; a regular mechanic will charge maybe 2,000 while another would jump straight at changing parts without diagnosis . . . there is a reason he charges 10,000 . . and there is a reason why we pay . . .not because we have money to waste ( poor man's thinking ). The difference is in the taste; the taste . . . you know the rest

makavele:


I have come to understand, with Nigerians, when they cannot achieve something, they try to bring you down.
I am not responsible for your financial misfortune . . if I decide to pay a mechanic 4,000 GBP to change my pads; how is it your headache, fam? I was asked a question and I answered, kapish !!!
Gazzuzz charges about 10,000 for A/C diagnosis; a regular mechanic will charge maybe 2,000 while another would jump straight at changing parts without diagnosis . . . there is a reason he charges 10,000 . . and there is a reason why we pay . . .not because we have money to waste ( poor man's thinking ). The difference is in the taste; the taste . . . you know the rest

temmym4:


You are very rude and insulting. That shouldnt have been. But i pardon you though, i know your type

From your posts, one can easily tell, you have got a very high degree of PRIDE! infact you stink of it. At the end, when they check people like you out, you don't weigh a thing.
Those who actually own the wealth don't make disturbing noises.

You dont even know me, we have never met. how are u so sure i v got a financial misfortune and that you are any way a step higher than me.


At this stage of my life if i start going into that kind of rants with someone we never met in physical, then i am a f.o.o.l


Why do you keep tagging GAZZUZZ unto your posts anytime i quote you. lol.
Why not leave him out of your rants.
Must you put how much he charges for AC here.?

As a matter of fact 2 of my recent tires were bought from him and it was purchased at a very reasonable price.

Just as i posted earlier, not every Auto Engineer is unreasonable. I have worked with a notable brother here, Though he quitted Nairaland now ( His posts still exists here though). Old nairalanders active in Cartalk session will know him. He was very good and his charges were reasonable even when i was expecting him to cost a fortune when i met him, no major fix ever since he fixed the car to the point of bringing it down to the country and till i sold the car.

AC is entirely up to u. I "replaced" my wife's car AC for more than 40k (compressor,dryer, tinner, gas flush) and that includes workmanship of 9k. They didnt press button and billed that, they "changed parts" .

Now tell me, how does "changing oil as maintenance routine" relates to "FIXING AC"

Actually i dont have a problem with you servicing your car with your arms, lungs and whatever you so wishes. It's not my headache, it's yours.. But the issue i have with people like you is trying to impose your beliefs on others and condemning them.

I actually feel it s actually unwise thinking, because a mechanic charged 500 or 1k for changing Brake pads, it s a death sentence, while the one that charged you 10k guarantees life.

Brother, Learn how to be humble, embrace humility cos pride kills, even faster than AIDS sometimes.

Keep your beliefs to yourself, when you feel you need to educate others, make it minimal, without insults too.

Lastly, don't assume what you dont know about others just because they gave their own opinions. Humility doesn't signify Poor and Pride doesnt mean you are Rich.
Be mature. God bless u.

makavele:


You are spilling trash . . . Have you ever lived outside the country and fixed a vehicle . . If yes; you would understood why a mechanic would charge you $100 per hour for a fix . . Thats about NGN 37000 round figure per hour . . . God help you and he uses 3-4 hours for the fix . . that amounts to 37000 x 4 (round figure) . . figure that out . . .
You are just ranting up and down with no significant purpose or sense . . It would have made sense if you asked me the brand of vehicle i was changing pad for 2k5 per wheel . . . You don't expect to change the pads of McLaren 650s at 500 naira total sum . . .
Now I did not say it was a McLaren that was maintained at that amount; i just gave you a clue . . .
Gazzuzz is a worthy mechanic and that's why I keep mentioning him . . . He has tried a lot for CARTALK just like Sienna and Ikenna did back then . . . And yes, I mentioned he charges about 10,000 for diagnosis . . cos he himself has said it severally on the forum.
So I am not divulging any private information there . . . And I said "about 10,000" . . which means it could be north or south of 10,000 depending on the "depth" of diagnosis. He saw the post and didn't bulge . . so how is it your problem; sir ?
people like EgunMogaji have seen my post and put it to good use . . . Why so much negative energy bro?
Finally, I do not need to know or meet you in person . . . neither is life a competition. . . But when I see people drinking "panadol" for another man's headache . . .it reeks of "gross financial misfortune".
Peace !!!

EgunMogaji:


Just to confirm, your posts have indeed been valuable to me.

It’s refreshing to see that there are still motorists out there that not only take pride in maintain their vehicle but also willing to pay a commensurate bill.

The Baba Latis may never reach financial freedom if they keep getting hosed by greedy clients.

I had my car worked on by someone in Ibadan. I forgot how much I paid but was at least double what he asked for because as an Autoist I knew what he had to do. Do you know that this man was working while wearing a colostomy bag? I donated in addition to his medical bill that day too. I also bring him tools whenever I come home. I brought him a torque wrench last time. The last time he used a torque wrench was back when he worked for RT Briscoe. Imagine that.

In any thing we do in life we have to fear God.

Please don’t stop doing what you are doing. Buhari won’t solve all the issues in Nigeria, it is us, the average citizens that will.

makavele:



Thank you sir . . If there's anything I regret being a Nigerian for: then it would be the "PULL-HIM-DOWN" syndrome of your next-door neighbor . . . I believe in quality work; and I am a strict perfectionist . . . the only time I can manage "a fix" is when I am on a lean budget or I have an alternative vehicle to use. It annoys me when Baba Lati lol and his crew would fix a car' and you need to visit the car-wash
to remove the battalion of grease and engine oil on your car-seats . . . when all they had to do was change a "faulty brake lamp"
What do you expect . . I paid him just 500 or 1000. You won't expect me to pay you #10,000 and you still stain the whole vehicle with engine oil . . No way! As a matter of fact, I know one or 2 people here would would even give your car a free car wash after a fix . .
RT Briscoe . . lol . . . My Dad use to work there; we have this huge RT Briscoe sticker to remind us everyday lol of when the Old man was still balling . . .

Cokahot:
My mechanics don't bill me big cos me I'm a free thinker. If I want to change linkage,or any lil fault I discovered or shocks etc. I give am 3k. Sometimes 4k dash. Sometimes 1500. And them no born am well to ask me cos I don't usually ask I pay with my brain aside that I do dash clothes to him and sometime iya olounje oys sell 4am ambala 300,pomo 200,shaki 100,etc. Buy am 1 bottle water and 1 cold coke. Why he no go pray for me.i hate cheating anyone. I no dey do big boy for mechanic side o. All those ones wey dey write 3k per tyre,5k per this. Na poverty go kill them las las .u go drive customer run far from your shop and of cos I don't do I will come back later for my car. I go wait thr with them. Make catalyst from factory nor lost.

Chai. Them no burn your mechanic well

Make catalyst no lost.

Valuable time you could put to great use, spent at workshop. Why won't you be dashing him money