MSItachi:
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Germans then other cars, not just for the class and luxury but for handling. Some Japs do well I must confess but the difference is there. Maintenance is not expensive as speculated same as fuel economy.
My next ride is s Benz, then a Bimma and.........

I'm a car porn addict. I drool over pics of bmws, Audi, benzes but after all that, I get back to reality in my Toyota Camry.

The steering wheel is like it's connected by a rubber neck that robs it of all feel, heck even my last Honda accord drove miles better that it......... but I hop in, try not to look at its bland dashboard...... and it starts...... religiously......... continuously........ day or night...... non stop.

It's reliability is outstanding.

It all depends. This days Japanese cars are also expensive to maintain and buy. Sometimes when I look the prize of those JP cars I wonder why people buy them. The fuel economy are not better than the German cars which is the reason people buy them. On the parts I prefer to buy parts and never worry about them unlike the JP cars that u can replace the same parts over and over again. Like most people said it all depends on the purpose in which you wanted the car in the first place. To me I prefer German cars anyday. I have used Benz in Nigeria all the time and I use JP cars and American outside Nigeria. They can't be compared.
Nb. This section of the forum remains the best section in this forum this is were name calling and tribe remark are not made and we all unite as one. This section still keep me in nairaland. Thanks everyone you guys are the best.

Ikenna351:
I dont think the German cars break down because of Mechanics or because they are not relaible. The cause of their break downs are the owners themselves. Why? Lack of PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE by the owners. How many of the German car owners bother to get & make use of the owners manual to keep their car in good condition, by following instructions in the manual to the later? Rather, they prefer to wait till when they break down, they will now run to those their mechanics that will help out in destroying the cars completely. Most people only visit their mechanics when they want to change engine oils & filters. The next time they will go there will be when their cars must have broken down or stranded them. If you know that your car parts are very expensive, why not prevent them from breaking down? Mind you, most German cars use Bosch products for all their cars, especially Benz. And Bosch is one the most durable auto parts on Earth. Yes, they might be expensive, but they last almost forever. So, if they are so durable, why would they be breaking down often in your car? Preventative maintenance, like i noted above.

German cars, due to their good performances, need to be taken good care of. Once you abuse them, they will tell on your pocket. If you care for a German car like you pamper your girlfriend or wife, it will last & serve you beyond your expectation. Instead, the owners of such cars prefer mechanics to own their cars for them. They reason & think for them on how to use their cars, what to repair, what to modify, what to ignore,etc. Even though you have a better tool than the mechanic, which is access to internet for information, you prefer to be at those mechanics mercies, whom will eventually send those cars to their early graves. If your mechanic advice you to remove the thermostat in car's cooling system, why not ask questions in the first place, the function of thermostat, by checking online, what thermostat does to a car's engine,etc. What you gathered should be able to tell you if removing t-stat will endanger your engine more or will save it from destruction. But we choose to listen to those mechanics that dont know Science, forgotten that car is Science; everything in car or about car is Science. You can only diagnose a problem with your car only if you know the function of components, especially the electrical ones, in your car. Most of these mechanics here dont even know the names of components in cars they claim to have PHD in diagnosing & fixing. I took my car to a mechanic when i firstly got the car, which had serious electrical issues then. I open the bonnet for him & started the car for him to hear & tell me what the problem was & what it would take him to fix. He pointed at something & said, "Oga, na dis your Injector dey cause am". I looked at what he was pointing at & it was the throttle body he was pointing at, calling Injector. I was puzzled! I pointed at the 6 Injectors & said to him, "if what you said is Injector, what are these am pointing at?" He replied, "Oga, those things na nozzles" I quickly slamed my bonnet & drove off, without looking back. What a clown!

All am trying to point out here is that we the owners of cars are the cause of our cars frequent failures. When you neglet to use your owners manual, you should be ready to bear the cost & blame when the car fails. If the manual instructs "replace timing belt every after 60,000 km", we choose to ignore that and keep driving the car until the belt weakens & breaks, which will eventualy damage other things in the engine along side, & might even destroy the entire engine. Then, you will start to complain that German cars valve cost like Hell, their cylinder heads cost more than the car itself,etc. Something you would have prevented with 1k or 2k, you end up spending 40 or 50k to put life back into the car. How many of us replace brake pads when they are due for changing, according to the manuals? We only replace them when the Asbestors on them have worn & the metal part of the pad start carving into or destroying the brake disc, by making friction sound. Then, you will start to complain that German cars brake disc cost more than a Japanese car.

Arm yourself with your car owners manual, make use of it & you will spend less in keeping the German car on the road till thy kingdom come. Check online for information about symptom(s) your car is having & stop relying on those clowns. They are the ones giving you the high blood pressure, not the German cars.

Ikenna.

Damn this is some solid advice!

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Ikenna351:
The way I see it, its a matter of mindset: Bandwagon propaganda (everyone does it). Ask 99 owners of Japanese autos in Nigeria why they chose them, they will reply "everyone owns it!" Couple with advice from our mechanics: "buy japanese, they are more reliable, consume less fuel, cheaper to maintain & strong kakaraka!" Even if they are the most boring cars on earth

Am not a German autos fan, rather a French car fan. But I will choose or prefer German autos to Asians, not because they are not reliable as Nigerians claim then to be, but because I love performance cars, which most, if not all, Japanses vehicles lack. I dont own a Benz, but after driving one someday in the past, i respect Benz since then. The only person that can understand me is if you are a car enthusiast.

What i look out for in a car is not just the mobility sake (point A to point B). European autos are better when it comes to driving pleasure, good road handling & comfort.

I will rather spend a fortune to keep a German/European car on the road than spend less to own a boring car that will be so boring to travel with on high speed.

Ikenna.

Once you go with Benz, you never go back. I am a proud Benz user for years


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