₦airaland Forum

HeavenlyBang:
I'm curious. Would you swap your car for an RX330?

airsaylongcon:
Actually planes a designed differently from cars. They carry a stock of pressurised air that is steadily fed into the cabin during the course of the flight to keep oxygen at stable levels.

timbros:
Is there a major effect on the engine when a timing belt snaps on the highway?

@bolded....Please do.

survivex:
Big bosses,
I have a question, I was looking forward to getting an RX 330 say an 06 model, but a friend suggested I buy an MDX 08 since both cost about the same.

However, I don't know much about the MDX made by Acura compared to the Lexus.
Please, with all experiences about cars and Nigeria wahala, which will you suggest I settle for and why??

Thanks

Zoharariel:
Post the picture of the engine bay. It will determine the price.

timbros:
Is there an Acura thread somewhere here that I haven't seen? Why not one of you guys open an Acura thread?

Expecting my 05 MDX any moment and I want to get as much info from our Naija users as possible. Especially this timing belt thing. I have read so much about it online. How do you guys manage? I read its the 1st Gen that have this timing belt issue the most.

Cc greenhulk 9icetoo HeavenlyBang

sholarb:
Somewhere in Ikeja...few weeks back.

greenhulk:
Wow. What acura is that? I got 20mpg on 05 TL (AC on all the time) traveling from Lagos to ekiti to and fro without any octane booster. I know it could be better but still ok because I use to get around 22mpg when I was using 05 Accord 4 cylinder. Where it suffers is city driving with AC on. Car doesn't ping, I can easily rev to 5,000 RPM when taking off

snipesdam:
Saw this engine sometime last year @ ikokwu.

HeavenlyBang:
AFAIK, cat deletes improve fuel economy, not the other way around.

kingreign:
These things pings, a lot of folks drive them without knowing. If you try that with a range rover sports, you'd soon see "reduced engine performance" on dash. Its best to keep using the octane boosters.

bizzle2:
I haven't had any pinging experience. No rattling at all evn at speeds of up to 100 mph (160km/h)
Car is fairly new tho, less than two months.
However i notice some type of high pitched screeching sound on high speeds. definitely not from the engine, I'm still unsure what the culprit is.

sooperrescue:
Prophet G. First prophetic prophecy failed. Honda leg pull out live and direct in ikeja .

nurey:
thanks cartalk family got my gift today

much love

bizzle2:
That one na small thing, you no talk about the beastly performance and glorious handling.

For the performance I get, I would buy the wahala over and over again. I set my mind on quarterly Carbon Cleaning

My 2nd gen MDX rides like a f*cking dream. For an SUV of that size the ride is unbelieveably fun and nimble. I cannot wipe the smug look on my face when I'm tearing past showoff drivers , and have them glancing sideways in embarrassment trying to compete in thier shiny new 201x Highlanders and RXs .
Had a recent experience last week on the Lagos Ibadan express way. this fx35 comes barreling out of no where and cuts in front of me , styling and speeding like the road King he assumed he was. I just smile....in less than 60 secs the guy was made a believer.

nurey:
This is almost a year after and Benz/AMG have not built anything faster than the GTR.

The 2013 GTR NISMO is still king over AMG any day anytime.

I hope the Benz fan boys will accept defeat before the year runs out by 1/1/19 it would make six years of night mare reality caused by VR38DETT to some people

TPound:
How do I get the steam? Do I boil water in a big pot?

sooperrescue:
Going through the links, I was expecting an authority from the middle east that you referred to. Summer tyres from the date of manufacturing does not exceed 4 years. When you quote the US that even use M+S rated tyres, you will find out that they limit the speed of the tyres in order to make the tyres useful for both seasons. Frsc are the authority that determines the type of tyre that they want to be on our roads. And very soon, they will be carrying guns and if you know, you know

sooperrescue:
Bros, for UK yes. Do you use summer tyres all year round? Does Texas use summer tyres all year round? Let's copy those countries that use it all year.

erico2k2:
In reality that guy is right, the only group of people advocating in the west for limited time in the change of tyres due to age are the tyre service providers like the AA not manufactureres.SOme part of the US is even hotter than the middle East ie Ariona and Texas.
In the UK, year of manufacture is not a requirement is not a requirement as to how long you need to have your tyre,, tehre is advicosry but the real Legal check for MOT is the WEAR INDICATOR, which we seem t o always overlook in Nigeria, I was suprised loads of Tyre shop in NIgeria never knew about this.

sooperrescue:
Tires expires after 4 years. You don't need a manufacturer to tell you that. It also depends on the climatic condition. Switzerland has two sets of tyres for every new vehicle purchased and at the end of four years, it is discarded. For Nigerian road conditions, it is 4 years because of our hot environment and that is why the need to falsify the manufacturing date is now in vogue in the country. The most important reason to change your tyres is if it has temperature B or C written on the tyres. That's suicidal. As for getting a bump with low tire pressure, hmm, it is mostly caused by over inflation and once the tyre hits a kerb, it gets swollen. Another factor is speed index.

femi4:
Go ahead and swim in your folly

femi4:
use Google abeg