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GAZZUZZ:
2020 goals Heb 12:14

staga:
It is very hot at this time of the year in Abuja. If you drive a lot, the heat from the paved roads will expand the air in the tires. Old tires will not withstand the stress for long. New tires will need to be pumped with air at less than the recommended tire pressure.

thebigkendo:
Does your trusted friend know you?

clemzo101:
may your famy members were just lucky. My tyres carry 2017 date nd as at 2019, they have all deformed such that my car started jumping and started giving me a bumby ride, my anger is that, the thing made me spend changing parts that were fine, my mechanic kept diagnosing different things until I discovered it myself. I have promised myself that if I do not have money to buy brand new continental, Michelin tyres and other good brands then I will buy the Belgium. I have 3 Belgium Michelin tyres now and I'm happy with them

dicksonadams:
How far, when you say a car doesn't age gracefully are you referring to the outward appearance?

sauceEEP:
No magazines, why is that?

AJ01:
Get a Toyota highlander or Honda pilot 2010

Kyri:
I think my C300 is starting to guzzle fuel.I went from full tank to half tank in 6 days (I didn’t travel anywhere)
Any ideas?

Luckybelt:
My City goes off at slow speed or while trying to reverse, at that point the battery displays. Happens too often.
Mechanic has worked on the alternator and also changed plugs to no effect.
The transmission of the car is faulty though, I m still waiting to change it soon.
Could the going off issue be linked to gear problem or what could be responsible pls?

Waxxxy:
The car is for resell.

radautoworks:
Me ke? Na wetin I do

ndcide:
Honestly if your movement is solo, then then doing it with your personal car is more expensive. Let's not lie to ourselves.

In my office, very few people consistently use their cars daily. If it's convenient to use public transportation, use it. It's not cheaper going with your car most of the time.

Had to do some runs in the mainland today thank God I didn't drive myself .. I honestly wouldn't have loved to drive in the traffic I experienced between Charly boy and Oshodi, due to the road construction.

I had to resort to Opey bikes Same for Abule egba to Oshodi.. My guys who drove have finished one full tank of fuel..

When I was home chilling, they were still in the traffic between Lekki phase 1 and Ikate (for those who know what's happening there)

Let's not lie to ourselves. this car thing is just for pleasure and prestige.

Most of my colleagues who live at Ikorodu and work on the island, don't use their cars.

If you want to play the ostrich, go ahead.

The points by the @op, though a bit exaggerated, has real facts in it.

Waxxxy:
No plate number on it because its tokunbo.

Kingsdave:
Okay... Its just a new car bought some months ago.. This is the first time I tried driving it out of the compound.... The gear has a Rotary gear knob

nurey:
Your description of your issues is all muddled up, I couldn't make much from it.

If the car had been parked for several days and left unattended, rodents could have made breakfast, lunch and dinner with the wiring in the vehicle.

Have you tried to switch the gear knob to park or neutral while the ignition is off. if you did was it that the computer still see the gear knob is in drive even though you have moved it to Park?

If all fails, you can reset the car brain and see if the car would come back to life by removing the battery terminals while the key is out of ignition or if it's push button desist from depressing the brake. Remove negative 1st then remove positive next ensuring the + cable doesn't touch any metal body of the car. When putting back, fix positive 1st before negative.

If the car is stubborn, rent an helicopter and drop it from 2000 feet to register your disdain to jaguar (find a technician to help look into the matter)

radautoworks:
FIXED IT

Kingsdave:
I'm having issues with my Jaguar XF.... I drove it for some minutes... Tried to reverse it was stuck in drive for long... I off it , later tried to on it but its still stuck in drive... Transmission failure is written on the dash board ...Gear not in park.... Had a battery warning. later... Battery will be off in 3 minutes..

Eddee:
Accidents aren't fun at all.

Yeah, very true. Had a bike accident 2 years ago, was so shaken that it took me time to drive a vehicle. In short, I don't drive cars I'm not used to. I drive a Tacoma, IS250, 4runner, Corolla, Picnic, W211, M35 (anyone that's available) at home but will struggle to drive another person's same car. I need to get comfortable in a vehicle before driving it. I guess its mental, saw a shrink once and the babe bin too fine, so I no fit focus for the task at hand.

asaju10:
Definitely this man doesn't stay in Lagos.

Eddee:
One ignition coil change, One Oil service, One front indicator bulb change in more than 10 months. I think bland is the new definition of luxury for me. Oh, fuel efficiency! And most importantly SARS no send me again.

Esseite:
You are analyzing it with a closed mind.. you hit someone, police intervenes, you would either bribe or pay, you have a flat on the express, lastma gets involved.. you would part with sth, otherwise you get towed

Esseite:
We spend so much on vehicles without taking cognizance of how much it has consumed over the years..

Example on just a single car:
Estimate...
Purchase - N2.5m Let's just go with yours
Servicing (1year) - N150k (mobile 1) N45,000 for two oil changes in a year with filter and labour all inclusive
carwash, tires pumps and patches, paintings - N150k N3,000. I wash myself. My hands aren't broken. Vacuum only when kids mess up the car.
Tires 1st set - N80k N12,000 for 2018 18rim tire
Fueling - N520,000 at N10k/week N400,000 for an SUV
transmission service - N30k (T4 oil) Not due yet
Police, lastma, bribes and fines - N100k N15,000 for airport towing and N5,000 for custom. Nothing for police and FRSC as everything is intact.
Mechanics and minor repairs - N100k N48,000 for rotor and starter motor change.

Total = N3.630m an added N1.130m (excluding engine or transmission change and other major accidents.
Too lazy to do the maths but much cheaper than you make it out to be.

I have a full family of five and it's much cheaper and safer travelling with my car than paying transport fare. On the average, I travel every two or three months. Fueling and other costs is usually exactly half of transport fare.

So for example, Lagos to Onitsha is 30k for all but 15k fuel takes me to Onitsha in comfort.


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weyreypey:
I love my Mercedes Benz E Klasse. Very fuel efficient

radautoworks:
Recommendation is pray then get a toks. New is about 240k

CyberWolf:
You’re happily married, that’s good. I hope if you’re wife starts flirting with her male ‘colleagues’, exchanging messages/texts, etc., you won’t complain. She flirts with numerous men even when she is in a serious relationship yet, you don’t want the man to complain? She only attracts married men because she has so many men in his circle, no single man will ever take her serious. Anyone that tried it will develop trust issues just as this one currently. Let’s learn to tell the truth even when it’s unpopular.

The trust in this current relationship is gone so, she should move on. But she should stop double dating in her next relationship if not, it might be worse than this one.

dannyla:
I opened a new account to remain anonymous.
This story is a bit long but pls bear with me.

I met this man almost 2yrs ago at an event a friend invited me to. The next week, he collected my number from my friend and called me, we began talking from there and agreed to go on a date. He proposed marriage to me on the first date which I rejected. I told him that I can't marry outside my church and from the little I've heard from him, our life dreams differ. I decided to cut him off from that day and I stayed away for about 3months. Meanwhile he got my friend to introduce him to my sis, mum and another friend who happened to be from his place, I'll call her Grace.
He made them all aware of his intent towards me and my stand and asked for their help to change my mind. Grace became his biggest ally and convinced me to have another date. He asked that we date for a while and see if we can work out our differences. During the date I noticed he has a very hot and quick temper and he listens to gossip a lot so I do tell Gracethat I don't see a future with him but he was too persistent, Grace always had words of encouragement and considering the fact that for some strange reason, it was mainly married men always approach me for a relationship with stories of how they got married to a wrong woman and they are or are almost divorced, dating a single man with no kids was very tempting and I decided to give it a try.

He asked me to tell him everything about me so there are no secrets between us and I did. Starting from secondary school to that day, I told him everything, from my first kiss, the colleague who tried to rape me, my ex who lied about his marital status and disvirgined me etc. he did the same too and I felt a burden roll off my shoulder.

Few days later I began to notice changes in him especially towards my business. I thrive in a male dominated industry in a ratio of 9men to 1woman. He asked me to show him the pictures of my colleagues which I did, he also asked if they make passes at me which I said is almost inevitable but my boundaries are clear and rigid.

Fast forward to now. I noticed that whenever I drop my phone, he goes through it. Facebook, sms, WhatsApp etc. He even picks my call when I'm not close to the phone. He asked me about a certain colleague who cracks dirty jokes like how I rushed to get married (I told him I'm already married). I didn't think much about it.

He later began to complain about my partners and how I'm sleeping with them like the prostitute I am, called me an unrepentant liar, unsubmisive, manipulating etc. Said he regrets asking for my hand at all and he's just waiting forthe day he'll catch me redhanded so he can dump my sorry a*s.
I told him to end it now cus I'm fed up, family came in and I later found out that Grace has been telling a lot of lies against hoping to get him for herself as well as hate filled advises from some aggrieved friends who felt ladies from my tribe are no good and just there to "chop money". Apologies were said and received and we continued.

Another time I visited him and we had an argument, he gave me several heavy knocks on my head and I developed a headache and began to insult him which resultedin more heavy knocks. I broke up with him and left. Later my mum called him to ask why he laid his hands on me, he denied it swearing with his life. Said I insulted him and he lost his temper and insulted me back that he's sorry. He began to drop messages everywhere and I eventually gave in.

3rd incident happened on our way back from an event. He saw a message from a colleague he told me to stop doing business with cus he feels the man has his eyes on me which is totally not true. He flared up, stopped the car and was even threatening to beat me up. I came down from his car and stood by the roadside. He came down too and gave me the insult of my life in full public view and glare and told me to enter the car which I refused. I had no money on me and had to beg a stranger for money. By that time he was coming back, he quickly took a picture of both of us and sent it to everybody of how he caught me in the act with my lover on the road. He called me and said that if he must marry me, I must break my business sim card and look for a wife friendly occupation or sit at home.

He later apologised over it. Meanwhile he and my sis don't flow as before as he once called her a prostitute.

I want to call it quits but everyone around me feels it's a mistake and he is saying everything out of anger and if I'm patient enough, he will change completely.

I must admit that he has changed alot since we met but the progress compared to the timeframe and the heat I face everyday is nothing to write home about.

He loves me to a fault and I don't know if I can find someone who loves me like him but his other attitude is sniffing life out of me. Do I stay or quit?
Thanks for reading and pardon any typos

radautoworks:
Not there but they'll take care of you as always