₦airaland Forum

HeavenlyBang:
Which truth. He just doesn't know what he's saying.


Every single car made by Mercedes-Benz -- God Bless Karl Benz's glorious soul -- is the fastest car ever made. The C300 is much quicker than your shitbox Nissan GTR.

Kelvin30286063:
Could be true cuz the car sat at an unsafe place for a few days. I'll have it checked. Thank you

Igbochief001:
Finally someone talks about this

1) in igbo land ...your village and your mom's village owns u , not your family ...your family is just caretakers ...so u must marry her from the village then family

2) most of the list given to you would be used for your traditional marriage , rice , drinks , and the rest

3) the list is made big very big like in my village so that u can't pay all , it's believed once u pay all the woman is yours for ever and u can do what ever u like

The idea is to give u a big list u can't pay ...so that u can owe your in-laws ...and with that treat your wife well

All you have to say is my in-laws this is what I have for now ...we know they don't complete the marriage of a woman ...we would keep paying the debt as long as I'm alive ...simple

4) it's insulting to pay the bride price that I are told , u should bargain it and beg them to accept what u have

Infact as a man your people would from vex and leave u would go and beg them and beg them to come back , and so forth it's just ceremony to show u are paying from your noise to get the beautiful flower

5) no body talks about what the girls people give to her , in my place mbaise , we buy her all her kitchen equipments , from the smallest to the biggest after her white weeding or her first delivery

Two for each delivery we go for omugu , they carry everything she and her husband people would eat for 3 months



Finally igbo weeding is nothing compared to kalabari, opobo bonny and okrika

Capernum:
It's 2003

I think the radiator is perfect, I haven't done any maintenance on the transmission, but I guess the previous user serviced the gear recently and repaired the sensor too.

I tried scanning... Got the error note "something like cylinder misfiring" not very very sure.

HeavenlyBang:
One of my biggest fears was port security. Plenty of stories about Port rats, offloading damage, etc.

It's a bit hard to tell if the car was damaged while offloading. But only one thing was missing when it got to me that I'm sure was in the car when it left the US. The start/stop button. It's a simple $9 item that has been bought.

Headlight control module was also missing.
But I don't know where that happened.

So, on to the most important things.

It's a fine car. Far more refined than the Infiniti, perhaps at the expense of engagement.
Even with the V8, it's not a sports car. It's a grand tourer. Soaks up bumps and has plenty of power on tap.
While the G35 makes its power brutishly and at the top end, the E550 is silky smooth and simply pulls you to ludicrous speeds. Very smooth.

For example, if I have a gallon o fuel when accelerating in the G35, it usually falls over. It doesn't in the Merc. It's the torque that's simply amazing. 394 lb-ft at 2800 rpm. More than an E90 BMW M3, a Lexus LFA, or an Audi R8 V8. About the same as a Ferarri 458 Italia.

In comparison, the G35 doesn't make its peak torque of 268 until about 5300 rpm. That makes for a big difference in driving experience, it also means I can sit at 100km/h with the engine lazying about at 1500 rpm.

That said, the VQ35HR is a much more exciting engine. This 5.5L was designed for smoothness in the S Class, not for racing. It shows. The exhaust note is also very muted, and even when you step on it, it just growls softly.

Make person dash me Magnaflow mufflers, I'm pleading.
Cc: Radautoworks

The car is fully loaded, essentially. It's only missing the Distronic Package.

The 12-speaker Harman Kardon system bangs. It's almost overkill for a coupe.

I have heated seats, panoramic sunroof, ventilated seats, paddle shifters, pretty much everything.

Handling isn't as good as the G35. You can feel the weight of the car. But it's definitely capable. Besides, my boy racer days are over.

Steering is too light. It's what I hate most about the car.

Engine is rated at 382 HP, but I'll eventually get a tune to push it to 415 HP. Other planned mods include exhaust work, an Android headunit, and UR strut bars for tighter handling.

Car has just 88k miles on it with complete service history.

Shout out to

- Deltel for handling everything
- OPUSDEI1 because na my oga at the top
- Gazzuzz for his hospitality
- Nakoks for his help
- Diportivo for being a world class pilot
- Eddee and 9icetoo for their advice
- CarguideNG for an impeccable carfax
- PattyBF for registration and tint permit

Obviously, this was only done with the help of the Cartalk family.

Ajakaiye83:
You just mention my route.
Brakes are good though I hear a drag noise when ease of break pedal

Kewtt:
Durability. BMW

adanny01:
I paid less than 7k to renew for 3yrs, I wonder how you got 13k which is more than twice the official rate.

Next thing we blame Buhari for the cost of rice.

Reeoman:
sir i dont really knw what it does bt my bro had a bad one in his crv and fuel consumption was mad ehnn, bt once it was changed the fuel consumption became very minimal

Ajakaiye83:
Just got a registered highlander 2001.

The fuel consumption within the city is huge particularly with AC on.

39miles with 4k fuel. The engine was just replaced.

I need help pls
Cc: Nurey
Gazzuz
I stay around Gbagada

sultaan:
It is not about bashing but I am taking an objective look at what we as a country pay so much money for and the cost in human lives we have lost.

The Hiace is the most deadly car on Nigerian roads either by design or use. Those Marco Polo are deadly too, but Hiace is easily capable of 100% fatality rate at 50mph.
Innoson assembles some models, but their safety level should be a little less than the average Chinese car.

If I am spending so much to buy a car, I will consider the safest for me and my family. Thank God for Sienna, it is very good that our transporters are now using a safer model to move out people.

sultaan:
How?
Now we know it is not a Toyota but a Ford Focus.
The car was going about 50mph or 80km/h.
The driver walked out of this wreck.

When you compare it to your average everyday accident on Nigerian roads by the most fatal model(hiace), and the Chinese brand our brothers believe is patriotic.
If you can go home to your family after an accident like that with all body parts intact, I'll say it is a pretty good car

kingreign:
I Don see his Honda and its still sharp. It can still go miles.

Piyke:
Lol. Don't think it's too much. This car has been driven mostly highway including going to work. It is stop and go that kills vehicles, especially if maintenance practice is poor on top of that.

Piyke:
Now over 255k miles and doing more preventive maintenance.

I recently noticed my radiator fans come on at a higher temperature than they used. They used to come on before 100oC but this changed to 100 or above.
So I went ahead to replace the radiator fan switch (coolant temperature switch/sensor). I did a video while at it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjB_BUx4m6w

personal59:
Where can I get this done am in Ibadan

saaphiere:
Not a Fan of dogs.
i like cats.