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radautoworks:
Yup

On my way.

[quote author=radautoworks post=84875362][/quote]confirm this is available for pickup. I will pickup soon.

Smartchoiice:
Glenn got guns... and guess what he's willing to use them. Radu is off limits. Meanwhile kindly quote serious people please.

OK sir. I will quote serious people from now on. Let me just ask alfred74 if he is serious.
Alfred74, are you?

Alfred74:
Mine is minimal,he traded his respect for thick ponmo as soon as he slid into auntys dm

Which aunty? Don't tell me it's radu!!!

How's the injector cleaner with EPA request coming? Any hope this weekend. Haven't forgotten. I hope you haven't either.

timifakay:
How do you think its supposed to operate. I see no problem here

He is probably used to cars without thermostat. Or maybe a Kazeem is trying to convince him to remove his thermostat. OP, which one of the above is true?

HeavenlyBang:
There's no such thing as an almighty Benz.
But yeah, I'd recommend the MDX over the ML.

AWD MDX suspension parts are expensive, though.
9icetoo can tell you more about the car.

The suspension is expensive only on the model with magnetic shocks. Those shocks cost an eye watering sum to replace but can be replaced with conventional shocks if needed.
Buy the mdx and smile whenever you hit the throttle. And the shawd has not match.

Babase:
My main guess. Does that mean I have to select fuel stations? If so, which of these big brands do you recommend?

It's probably your catalyst that is shot since you perceive a foul odour when you reverse hard.
Take out the cats and inspect them. Also scan the car. With cats this bad, your car should be throwing the p0420 code by now. It's not fuel quality or fuel filter issues. Those will lead to performance problems and not smelly exhaust

Eddee:
Baba, I'm phasing out problems in the form of infiniti and Mercedes from my life this year.

M35 has been sold at a loss (understandably why) although my cousin dey hold my balance based on say OBD2 port no gree connect - dem wan test fuses/relays and other kazeem extensions before him wire balance.

Couldn't sell the E Class at a good enough rate so my younger brother has taken full ownership (if he has small sense, he'll find a way to sell it after Christmas and buy a Civic or City).

Thanks to oluwaseunla and diportivo I'm currently roaming around with a corolla that gives zero worries and runs for 2 weeks on a full tank.

Welcome to the Japanese shitboxes club. Peace of mind reigns supreme here.
Now for your next car, get an is350 or gs350. You can't go wrong with any of these and you'd kick arse all day long with those.

As long as your temp doesn't get to the red zone, leave that car the way it is. It is doing what it was designed to do.
The fans in my cars stay off as long as yours. Even longer on the Kia. So long my mechanic had to connect the fan directly to my battery once to make sure it was still working.

Congrats kingreign
Once again, wishing you a happy married life. In nine months time, may we be invited for baby dedication.

Luxurydriverng:
10liters Per km that is not right

My apologies. 10km per liter. Was ahead of myself.

Eddee:
Oh, and today a prominent cartalk member married the love of his life in Uyo. Pictures and videos are available on WhatsApp - wedding was very colourful. Kingreign is now a Mr. Y'all should put some respek in his moniker

Happy married life Kingreign. Welcome to the club. We didn't get the memo though. Congrats.

Luxurydriverng:
443km

63litters total thank capacity

Not bought fuel since I came back but I'm sure with 8k the tank will be full

Good attempt. If I assume that you used 45 liters for this trip, I may be wrong or right but that outs your consumption at about 10 liters per kilometer. Not bad.

homeboy205:
I nearly finished on the road, thanks to sound 2az-fe


Saved me between incoming trailer while overtaking another trailer in a bend

Never overtake at a bend. Patience.

DAVE5:
Reading this your comment makes me want to cry, so I sold my is250 and bought a freaking c300, I’ll say one thing, the c300 is stupidly too slow for my liking, the Lexus felt faster and that gave me an unexplainable joy in my soul anytime I pushed her, the Benz feels more like a truck anytime I want to pull a stunt, but the sale of the is250 was inevitable though, can’t wait to buy me an is350 to replace my sweet passion or best bet for me isf

Nice confession.

So what I get from this is that Mercedes has a 416 HP engine in a production car and Mitsubishi trumps them with a 440hp in a production car. Both are 4 cylinder engines.

German boys what's next in the dick measuring contest?

slack:
so that split seconds you use to check dash board instrument, rear view mirror and side mirror will not cause accident abi. make una dey sincere sometimes na.

It can but it shouldn't if used properly. A second glance at your dash or mirror won't cause you an accident if you are situationally aware, maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you and driving at a safe speed for existing road and weather conditions.
Again, common sense. Sometimes, it takes even less than a second to take a glance.
May I ask, do you check your blind spot before you overtake or change lanes?

Lush100:
This can be the issue.

2) It is also illegal for you to punch in directions into your phone, even if the phone is mounted on the dash board. Your hand will also be off the wheel and your eyes will be off the road.


so if u want to turn the volume of ur car radio, or search for another FM station or adjust the AC on your car dashboard, we are going to use our hand or use bluetooth? anything on dash board..no hand again?


@fairfora
@9icetoo
@EgunMogaji2
@bigtt76

Punching in directions on your phone is like texting while driving or scrolling for a contact. Very dangerous. It takes your attention away from the road much longer than just turning on the AC or hitting the seek button for a radio station.

The Google maps should be set before the start of the journey.
A quick glance at the phone screen placed at eye level shouldn't distract a driver and as such isn't an offence.
Common sense of course comes into play when using amenities in a car. You don't start tuning for Wazobia FM when travelling at 100km/hr on a busy road.
That's a death wish.
Again, set your stuffs up before you commence your journey.
Any action that takes you longer than a second to complete while driving should hold on till you park your vehicle.

[quote author=nonhuman post=84678367]I checked before travel there was no shortage
Now should I top up the oil or. Change ]
Is it a Nigerian used car?
What oil did you use when you serviced the car?

mcvities:
Please I need an urgent answer to this, I drive a 2003 Toyota Corolla that was brought in earlier this year and driven by someone else for six Months before it was sent down to me, I have driven the car for close to two months plus and I want to do an oil change and oil filter change, I don't know the last oil that was used but the recommended oil from the owners manual and even the oil cap is 5W30, At this moment, since I don't know which oil it was serviced with the last time, what is the recommended oil that I should use?

The car has about 160,000+ miles on it.

Please, for any recommended oil, where can I get it, I am residing in Port Harcourt.

Please treat as urgent

Go to any eterna filling station and buy Castrol 5w30. Doesn't matter if it's synthetic, synthetic blend or conventional. It's a corolla. If you use synthetic, you are good for 5000miles or 6 months. If you use conventional, 3000 miles or 3 months.

Jakend:
I bought the car on copart and it arrived early march.
I have serviced the car four times since I took delivery of the vehicle.
1.prime guard 0w20- late april
2.total 5w40 16 July.
3 total 20w50-late August
4total20w50-late sept.
I stay in Ilorin,Kwara state and synthetic oils are not readily available

Why did you service the car this often. From Apr till now, it should have been serviced a maximum of 2 times with the recommended oil.

Nothing with regards to fuel economy can be deciphered from your post.
Distance was not stated. Volume of fuel needed to refill Tank after arrival at destination was not stated. Try again.

Like someone else posted here, it's not a crime as long as you are holding the phone while driving.
Cars come equipped these days with GPS and Satnavs on the dashboard. To the best of my knowledge, FRSC has not banned their use in such cars(how they can even do that is beyond me but don't put it beyond them. They can be brain dead sometimes).

There are other items in your car that take your eyes away from the road for a few seconds at a time e.g instrument cluster (which you check from time to time for temperature, fuel level, etc), rear view mirror and side mirrors ( which you check for situational awareness etc).

The map on your phone is just an added feature to car and if used "correctly", shouldn't pose additional risks in using a car.
It shouldn't and in my books isn't an offence if used correctly.

adanny01:
No 1.

The reason tires are not branded with expiry dates is because there is no scientific method to proof that a tire expires in 4years of any particular period. 2 tires made in the same day, same factory, same material, same process will experience degradation differently according to several factors. These factors are running temperature, pressure, weight and the mechanical factors of the car it is installed on to name a few. For this reason, only the production date is made available for the tire user to make an estimate depending on the conditions of use.

Because of this reason tires donot expire in 4years. Several research puts it at 3-8years. FRSC is just putting up an advice to ignorant motorist. I have seen a Chinko tire expire in 2years.

When tire expires, it starts breaking down, cracking, and when you wash the tire with a brush, it stains the tire black and the water will be stained black too.

No 2.
FRSC Offences & Penalties have nothing related to tire expiry because they cannot proof it either even in the court of law. The only infringement they have related to tires is "DRIVING WITH WORN-OUT TYRE OR WITHOUT SPARE TYRE".

See below what a worn out tire is legally.

What's your drink? You deserve a carton of it. You broke it down better than I would have. I was already getting enraged after the first few lines from OP.
Even tyre manufacturers can't tell you the expiry date of their tyres. Mtchew

Olise21:
I have a 2011 Acura Mdx sport package with all the cluster lights on in fact think of any warning light u will find it on, pls what can be done urgent pls

What did you do before all the lights came on? What sort of service was performed in the car?

Prettyjanet1:
. Noted!! I'll be buying the synthetic one

You don't necessarily need to buy the synthetic oil. Buy the right weight. I believe it will be either 5w-20 or 5w-30.
If you can afford it you can go synthetic just for the sake of it but it is not a necessity.
There are mineral oils with the right weight for your car. Forte oil has them in stock (Castrol). Radautoworks has them too. There are other oil sellers here too that have them.
My acura doesn't call for synthetic and my last oil change wasn't synthetic but was still the right weight oil As recommended by the manufacturer. All the best.

KINGreignn:
How much come be tokumbo unit? How much come be Infiniti G35s coupe?

Kwantinu

Make una cool down for the guy na. After six months, him go rearrange the price.
Then we can talk.
Op, you posted this in the car talk section, so enjoy the banter. Happy sales.

fabienjoe:
On the contrary, those with good driving skills are the more sedate ones on the road. Attend a good driving school, preferably outside Nigeria and you'll understand what I mean. I've heard countless times people saying that anyone that can drive in Lagos can drive anywhere in the world. I've not seen a bigger lie. 90% of Lagos drivers would fail driving test in civilized countries.

I couldn't have said it any better.
99% of Lagos drivers shouldnt be on the road. 99.9% don't signal for a lane change and either tail you too closely or ride too closely on your blind side(especially on third mainland bridge).
They will repeatedly fail driving tests abroad if ever subjected to one.

stupidity:
all the topics are talking about women being a bad driver.

This woman I’m talking about drives like James Bond. She’s highly skilled.

That's reckless driving and not skilled driving. If my passengers and other (sane) road users are not comfortable with my driving, then I am either reckless or constituting nuisance. And I am hardly ever any of those(unless when I was younger and still acted like the world revolved around me).
That woman is reckless and will be brought down to earth by a yellow Danfo soon enough.

grudges:
I bought Nigerian use honda accord 2006, i serviced the car with total quartz 5000. 20w-50 twice, i notice the car smoke when I press throttle, for the third service, I put total 7000 15W-50, the white smoke reduce, does that means the previous owner service the car with diiff. engiene oil I am using, pls I dont want spoil my engiene, I need ur help pls.

Doesn't really matter what oil you use anymore.
Since the smoke is constant, it's probably from your rings. Engine is on its last legs.
Either you overhaul engine, change rings and start using recommended oil or you wait till this engine knocks, install toks engine and sin no more.
Forget all those people that tell you oil is oil. Your manufacturer wasn't stupid to specify 5w20 or 30.
When you do either of the above, use what is specified and enjoy your smoke free car.

uboma:
Lol


That red flag should never be ignored.

As a rule, I refrain from going into any business transactions with any clergy man/woman (Pastor/Bishop/Imam/Alfa). I cherish my peace of mind.

So you don't pay tithe?
Egunmogaji, all the best in your search. There are bad eggs in every trade.
There are also good ones.
I trust you will check any one out properly thoroughly before proceeding.