Piyke:


2003 Accord 4cyl. Sorry for omitting that detail.

lilkech:


My Oga it’s an automatic o, for 3 years now it won’t enter 5th gear even when I’m on 120kph and revving at 3.5k RPM. I haven’t changed anything but an oil flush yet still same thing.

I’d scan tomorrow and revert. Thanks

lilkech:


You’re lucky you didn’t make my kind of mistake by attempting to dodge the pothole.

I was once on a high speed ‘one way’ road going at 120kmph, ascended a hill, on the crest spotted the pothole in my lane, looked ahead and no oncoming traffic from the other lane, tried to dodge pothole by tilting steering just a tiny fraction and . . . BOOM! Car spun out 3 times flew into the bush.

Passenger was asleep during whole saga and only awoke when we’ve landed in the bush. I came out, kneeled beside the car and gave thanks to God for our lives while my passenger was still in the car looking around bewildered as to how he was seeing tarred smooth road a few winks ago but now surrounded by thick bush.

I called tow truck and they came, I told them I want to continue my journey but they laughed and said my car isn’t going anywhere lol. I entered and checked it out and the only damage I sustained were destroyed front and back bumper, a broken fan case and radiator (battery jumped out of it’s sitting and damaged them in the commotion), then the car stopped entering 5th gear from that day. They pulled the car out of the bush and I got the radiator sealed and continued my journey. The car was looking very unique for the rest of the journey that all police had to stop and me just to say sorry on behalf of federal government for their stupid road.

All of you carrying Toyota Matrix and Corolla forming Louis Hamilton ehn, better shine your eyes oh. This happened to me using 4 plugs EOD at 120kmph.

Since that year i NEVER exceed that speed on any road NO MATTER THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. If you trust your car good, but be very wary trusting the road ahead of you on high speed.

thebigkendo:


Since I still plan to have a political career in future
I don't exceed 60km/h before my political opponents will dig out my nairaland post

nwanneni:
oops!sorry abiut it but a c class would have stopped before impact.talking from experience

sultaan:
130ft when your brake is sharp on a good road.On Nigeria give space for error

rainmaker12:

If na German, you for no sammersult. According to you just a fraction of steering. A Porsche will handle that and clean mouth. Na money dey yab man sha

mayor2013:


What vehicle is this

rainmaker12:

What are the qualities of a good road? In this context, it was a highway that was good enough for 140kph but bad for braking?...when its not raining or snowing.

Infact that so called Nigeria road is the best for braking. Ask me why?

Rough surface. Oyinbo own smooth our own rough which helps your abs performs better, in turn stopping you without a squid and also faster.

lilkech:


It’s a 2004 accord i4 automatic sir

lilkech
I was once on a high speed ‘one way’ road going at 120kmph, ascended a hill, on the crest spotted the pothole in my lane, looked ahead and no oncoming traffic from the other lane, tried to dodge pothole by tilting steering just a tiny fraction and . . . BOOM! Car spun out 3 times flew into the bush.

GAZZUZZ:


confirm rear struts were not leaking at time of this accident. Also was the ABS warning light on or off?

lilkech:


Na me you tell this thing?

chai!! So that’s the cause of the accident

I refuse to believe it was German or Jap blah-blah ... seems money was ‘yabbin’ me that time

gosh, the worst thing is that it’s still yabbin me till now

nwanneni:
oops!sorry abiut it but a c class would have stopped before impact.talking from experience

rainmaker12:

Oga every car has breaking distance. Do you know the distance he saw the bump? Even if na Lamborghini, if you pass your breaking distance, you go uproot the bump. The accord and your cclass has almost the same from 100kph which 130ft. Anything shorter, you are hitting that object bro, if you like use hydraulic press apply pressure..same same.

Since we dint know what distance he reacted, you car cclass can't be better. Except you have performance brakes with 8piston and carbon ceramics rotor, then I can give you hand. 100ft stopping distance ......just 1 ft to impact is a major deal

Piyke:




Bless you for this comment.

This is beyond make. Given, some brands may have better braking and all but the fact remains that stopping when faced with an obstacle is a function of;

1. Thinking distance
2. Reaction distance
3. Braking distance
Other factors include condition of road, speed, effectiveness of braking system etc. Let's ignore these.

At 140kmph and less than 100ft if you factor in the 3 line items above even a c class will not stop.
Princess Diana died in an S class which at the time was the safest vehicle if memory serves me right. This is really not a question of Jap vs German. Everything has its limits.

Blaksheep:
Mtcheeew... just 140km/HR...
Me whey don nack 180km/hr for Benin by pass... anyway na for night.

Piyke:




Bless you for this comment.

This is beyond make. Given, some brands may have better braking and all but the fact remains that stopping when faced with an obstacle is a function of;

1. Thinking distance
2. Reaction distance
3. Braking distance
Other factors include condition of road, speed, effectiveness of braking system etc. Let's ignore these.

At 140kmph and less than 100ft if you factor in the 3 line items above even a c class will not stop.
Princess Diana died in an S class which at the time was the safest vehicle if memory serves me right. This is really not a question of Jap vs German. Everything has its limits.

thebigkendo:


On nairaland it always about Japs vs others
Na so one guy wan kill hin benz engine... Dey carry 190Hp dey race Nissan car with either 280HP or 320HP engine because e dey drive "Benz"

C230 compressor that my 4 cylinder accord will give him a hard time self

Piyke:
After the impact there wasn't any obvious damage. I continued driving and made it safely to Abuja.

This morning I started the car and noticed a noise that rises with engine speed from the serpentine belt area. I took off the belt and narrowed it down to a damaged power steering bearing. Spinning the PS pulley by hand there was some noise only when spun clockwise. No other pulley had any noise or abnormal movement. I also started the car without the serpentine belt to rule out the crankshaft bearing; no noise. Phew!

This means I will have to change the PS bearing. I had done that before when I rebuilt the pump some years ago. To be on the safe side, I will order a rebuild kit and replace the seals. This is to mitigate any risks of leaks after taking the pump apart.

My advice, if you are driving the Lokoja to Abuja road or any other just respect road signs even when you can't spot the danger. I have learnt.

Piyke:




Bless you for this comment.

This is beyond make. Given, some brands may have better braking and all but the fact remains that stopping when faced with an obstacle is a function of;

1. Thinking distance
2. Reaction distance
3. Braking distance
Other factors include condition of road, speed, effectiveness of braking system etc. Let's ignore these.

At 140kmph and less than 100ft if you factor in the 3 line items above even a c class will not stop.
Princess Diana died in an S class which at the time was the safest vehicle if memory serves me right. This is really not a question of Jap vs German. Everything has its limits.

legalwealth:


I once sped 180km/hr with Honda accord 2005 immediately I stepped on Abuja road about 2 years ago.

Mehn! It was like car was already flying for the say 10 minutes that I was on that speed.

It was first time on the road then though but I had the believe that there won't be any kind of bump on such road.

We thank God for OP's and the other man's life! !!

Odirahc:

You need a drink, where in Abuja are you let me buy you a drink?

thebigkendo:


On nairaland it always about Japs vs others
Na so one guy wan kill hin benz engine... Dey carry 190Hp dey race Nissan car with either 280HP or 320HP engine because e dey drive "Benz"

C230 compressor that my 4 cylinder accord will give him a hard time self

TheCar:


TheBigKendo, you that is doing 60km/h on your Honda Accord, come and see 180km/h Louis Hamilton.

nwanneni:
let's race then.hard time?your accord?
Everything for una na horsepower and 0-60 times i tire for some of una o.
So you never hear of power to weight ratio before
Shithole experts.

thebigkendo:


you don't know shit!!!

TheCar:


TheBigKendo, you that is doing 60km/h on your Honda Accord, come and see 180km/h Louis Hamilton.

nwanneni:
let's race then.hard time?your accord?
Everything for una na horsepower and 0-60 times i tire for some of una o.
So you never hear of power to weight ratio before
Shithole experts.

RZArecta2:
That is the problem with you Nigerians you want to fly without patronising our comatose airlines.. Is it good like that ? Please change in this 2019

RZArecta2:
That is the problem with you Nigerians you want to fly without patronising our comatose airlines.. Is it good like that ? Please change in this 2019

rainmaker12:

If na German, you for no sammersult. According to you just a fraction of steering. A Porsche will handle that and clean mouth. Na money dey yab man sha