joseph,
Since you choose to deal on cotonou then be prepared for such kind of shady characters.

He may not be phoney. Are you following him to Cotonou? It's advisable you should,apparently the LT31 Volkswagen bus, doesn't have a battery so he has to buy one,a friend of mine who bought a Honda accord in Cotonou paid close to that amount, changed 4 tires, battery and serviced the car- also bearing in mind,he will have to clear twice in Cotonou and in Nigeria,if he only clears the car in Cotonou,he will need to smuggle in the car(not a good practice) and also how old is the car,is it allowed by our law to enter Nigeria. You need to go with the agent to get the ride,sometimes we price a car to an unrealistic price and put the dealers under pressure to cut corners in other to still make profit. My advice is go with him and check out what he wants to or has bought for you but for me preorder is the way for peace of mind,once you meet an honest dealer.

does it really worth all these wahala,y not buying whatever here simple,

metrix,
for some of us who choose the pre-order route even a savings of 100k is good enough for us.

i guess same applies to the cotonou guys only that the chances of getting defrauded by sharp peeps becomes higher when you ply that route.

you are correct my brother

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Preorder is a risk. Take your money to the nearest auto mart and buy with ease! Also, if you want varieties and to purchase from many options then proceed to Cotonou for your car and bring it in cleared with paid custom duties. Period! Enough of this preorder nonsence.

If you want to preorder. Why not order from auctionexport? They have a representative here on Nairaland.