₦airaland Forum

Ikenna351:
Trying very hard to explain yourself to the Car Talk gang will do you no good, for they are not interested in the truth or whatever fact you have to prove your case. They are always only interested in something they consider negative you say to b1tch about you. I understand you have a business/integrity to protect. But these people don't have good intentions for you from few posts into the thread (constructive criticisms my arse). Its that obvious to a logical mind.

This thread was a trap you could have avoided, because it was obvious that it was likely going to happen from the thread starter position to you in the beginning. It was obvious to me. Was wondering why you didn't see it.

Lion King - Monk.

I saw it and expected her to fix the car by hook or crook since her reputation was on the line.

I even pointed to her the op's primary complain which I expected her to focus on deploying every means necessary.

9icetoo:
What if the vin check shows a toyota corolla?

Oboy, that will be scandalous

Kingdemu:
Oh even the receipt carried GS300 and you happily signed the receipt and drove away with the car? Just enjoy your ride. There is nothing you can do legally. As far as the law is concerned, you paid for a GS300 and that was what you got. Enjoy.

There is one last resort, that is if the receipt carries the VIN no.

Op, just pay for VIN check

[quote author=Prechgold1180 post=100423557][/quote]Thàts an IS250

Prechgold1180:
read well

I paid a mechanic to help me cross check the car

And mind u there is no big difference between gs 250 300 and 350. Gs is different from ES

Oh no, there's a big difference.

For example, GS 300 is 1997-2004 model while GS 350 is 2006-2011

Just post the car picture or find a google picture of the car and post here.

radautoworks:
I'm just going to ignore the bolded because that's what you guys are used to and expect in this country. Did we sell him all those parts? All we have collected from him was about 200k for an overhaul of a vehicle that had a myriad of problems. Let me see one of these other techs now ready to offer solutions collect that money to get the car to where we did. Literally the only problem left is a light that can't be switched off and an oxygen sensor.

In fact, I dare any of them to try what is being suggested for less than what he has already paid us.

As for the second bolded statement, PLEASE WHERE DID I SAY FOR HIM TO SELL THE CAR CHEAP

What i said and what you are saying are two different things

Where did I also say for him to sell the car cheap?

What i said is, you suggested he sells the car he bought cheap.

Secondly, all the parts you asked him to change, even if you used your own parts would not solve his primary problem. The plugs he bought has no link to the oil pressure warning light nor the smoke, so even if you supplied it, it won't make any difference. The engine tune up wasn't it either.

Thirdly, these cars you fix are mostly from the US, the parts you supply are from there too but your approach to fixing these cars shouldn't be from there. Reason being that most of these cars have either been written off or declared to have lost value by the US repair system before they got here. So yes, we naturally expect a different repair system to the US. Using that system here means that there won't be equivalent value for money spent. Your job is supposed to be creating value, not losing value. Spending 1.3 on that repair in your shop will never translate to an equivalent 1.3m increased value of the car.

What op has spent in parts and labor from your diagnosis and works is enough to buy a small Naija used car, at least he deserves to be comforted that his primary problem was solved but no. If he had paid the 1.3m, will the story be any different? I don't think so. Because in the bill, there was nothing that will fix the smoke.or the oil pressure light.

Murrynmama:
Wrong
Nigeria's estimated population of 200m is not accurate, we are far more than that number, may be 300m

The 200m is an estimate that has been contested and still being contested, 300 is just plain ridiculous and cannot be statically analysed.

When the last census was conducted, communities connived with adhoc census staff to inflate their population in order to attract political and economic development.

Don't forget that local governments and states are created based on population, schools are allocated on population, federal revenue is shared according to population and so many other benefits.

This causes communities to inflate their population by any means to attract these benefits.

niyidenrele:
Remember you need to be 18 years and above before you can be granted the permission to register for voting, so that calculation does not addupp

Out of 82m, do you know the number of people who have 10 or more PVCs?

It's not a coincidence that

1. Voters register is 84m
2. NIN is 51m
3. Voter turnout is always below 40m, lowest is the last election due to card reader

It's not new that the median age in Nigeria is 18yrs, with 51m registered NIN, it means another 51m are not registered. This gives us 102m. Let's also assume that for the 51m who have registered, there are 20% more who are either too old, live remotely, just attained the age of registration or have simple failed to register for other reasons. Let's assume 10m to get a total of 112m. Let's just say 120m at worst.

There is no way we can be more than 150m

I know there are many Nigerians below the age 18 and those in remote areas who have not registered. Having said that, if we double the number of people that have been registered, 102m, it gives us a fair estimate of the population of Nigeria.

Remember, our voters register has 82m. Voter turnout last time was less than 30m.

That 200m estimated population of Nigeria is grossly far from the actual

radautoworks:
nope.

What I was saying was the car is road worthy and a good deal to keep it and if he didn't see value in it we could easily find someone who did. Does that clarify now

Madam, the truth is you guys need to change your approach to being mechanics.

I know your major stream of income is in parts sales. When you mix the business of selling parts and fixing them, you will naturally tend to throw.parts at any problem without the burden of proper and intensive diagnosis.

You guys are guilty of throwing parts in this case. Imagine this, if he paid the original bill of 1.3m, his problems will still be there. It tells you that the diagnosis was entirely wrong.

As premium service providers, you can't afford these issues. I expected you will personally ensure that this car gets fixed even if it means using your personal resources to avoid bad publicity. You even made it worst by suggesting he sells the car he bought cheap.

Liposure:
when is the right time to start schooling as a child

2yrs, some late bloomers 3yrs

richiemcgold:
she is already a teenager. I'll rather be surprised she's still in primary school at that age than being a mother.

11-13 is the normal age for going to secondary school internationally.

Only Nigerians developed the bad habit of sending children 9-10 to secondary.

Check this out, nursery school is 3 years, primary school is 6years making 9years. If a 9yr old goes to secondary, he should have started school the day he was given birth to. Meanwhile, the actual Nursery 1 age is 2-3 years old, add 9yrs, you have 11 yrs minimum.

In those days when the education system was good and children had to repeat a class if the failed, they are looking at 12-13yrs. These days parents will not accept it if a child is asked to repeat.

oluayebenz:
Abeg something is not clear o

Is it possible to get a driveable 2008 Acura MDX for 350k, even Nissan Micra 2000 is even more than that......

I'm lost

Toks 2008 mdx is currently 4.2m
Nigerian used in better condition 2.5m

Even if the car was given to him free, the worth of the car shouldn't be a subject of ridicule

I knew the issues can't be resolved with ease. When you give hope to the blind, nothing short of sight will settle the matter.

That P.S. she added was below the belt. Kinda saying she couldn't fix it, because it's crap.

justscorchone:
So a fellow female said your cunt is big?

Cunt abi clit

JoeEeL:
Dear Nairalanders, there are some foools that will create fake threads and start replying themselves and giving themselves numerous likes to saturate your heads and cause confusion in your minds.

By now, once you see their names, you should know who they are. Soldiers went on a killing spree in Obigbo, Rivers state. They abducted over 50 Igbo girls and went to rape them in Abuja and some in the North. Are these lies too?

The shameless army went ahead to kill Fela's aged mother, throwing her out of hew window in her storey house, where she dashed her head and spine on the ground and died. Then they turned around to deny saying it was an "unknown soldier".

What's my point? My point is that there are some paid agents that always force themselves on frontpage to sow confusion and doubts in your mind. You should realise these people work for their masters and are shamelessly evil beyond imagination.

The fools up there said no one died, even when Sanwo Olu admitted that at least 2 died when interviewed by Amanpour U.S.A. You see these agents of Satan.

Damn, you read but don't understand.

2 people died that day, 1 at Lekki toll gate and the second some where else. The one who died at the toll gate didn't have gunshot wounds so soldiers didn't kill him. The other who died some where else had gunshot wounds, how can the soldiers at toll gate be responsible for that one.

Technically, it brings the victims of soldiers shooting to zero.

kingreign:
But never seen an infiniti or Nissan ball joint failed before.

I have seen Pathfinder

freeborn02:
In other words, the Toyota SUVs using the double wishbone suspension can also develop k-leg, Abi?

Infact, they do

AstroG:
Wow, to me I prefer the one that has very good and sound engine and gear but has bad interior and body. Cause I knw love-vendor my cars to my taste b4 I start using them

I don't even have steering wheel cover in my car. I love to see my car looking stock. I am more practical than physical.

So if a car comes with torn leather seats, I'd rather get toks seats than do upholstery. Seat covers is absolutely a no-no for me.

I'd rather have a bad engine than have torn seats or melted dashboard

AstroG:
Please what are the things to look out for when buying 2006 Honda Accord asides the interior (Engine and Ball joints respectively)

My reply is not specifically to 2006 Honda Accord.

The 3 main things that attract me to any car is price, body and interior condition. These can be seen in pictures with an advertised car.

What turns me off is rust and bad electrical wiring.

A cheap 500k 2006 Accord with a perfect body but a dead engine and transmission is a good buy. If it's rust, there is no amount of money that will make me buy it unless it's free.

Electrical problems are not as easy to fix as replacing an engine or transmission or any suspension part for that matter.

Body problems also requires a skilled panel beater. Body problems that has affected chassis or suspension mounting positions is a turn off. I also prefer body problems where buying door, bonnet, trunk will easily resolve the problem.

The single line key to buying a car is price and estimating repairs

n3xt:
I couldn’t have produced the drawings this night na.

Site Plan shown to the client to let him know the challenge with his request.
Unfortunately I doubt this middleman was communicating the true position of things to the true owner.

Is this the plan that’ll be signed and sealed?

Was it that you didn't have the plot survey at the time you designed the building?

You should have had the survey before doing anything. From what I see, you designed the building before trying to fit in a layout only to realize it won't fit. The client should have been warned ab initio. You also knew about the fact that there won't be approval but you still went ahead to draft.

The were so many reasons why you shouldn't have done the job but you took the money and still failed when the failure was inevitable

Jerry of course

Tom is a pet and his responsibility is keeping Jerry off the house. He in turns steals and blames the mouse.

However, Jerry out smarts Tom most times. It is natural for a mouse to steal food but for a pet to steal, it's bad.

purples25:
Me? I beat them until people started treating me like I was crazy. Still, they acted like nothing happened. In other words 'odeshi' which means 'you're wasting your time.' They only tremble when the men in the house start to bellow at them.

My password, they will still find that one out. You know what happened with my phone? They come to put on the hotspot there too, and when i changed the password, I met my phone locked. They had tried to get the password so many times that the phone finally locked itself.

Its all good though. I believe they will grow and mature, even if their behavior right now is so painful to me.

Stop the beating . It's not helping because of their size. One day, they might react and that will be the end of any disciplinary action from you.

Secondly, talk less and care for them less. Hausa says, "Sabo da ido shi ke sa reni", that is, familiarity breeds contempt. The are not your responsibility, they see you as over bearing. You actually have no leverage to discipline them or get respect. You are not a parent, you physically may not win a one on one fight, you don't pay their bills nor provide for their upkeep. If they had to depend on you for shelter, cloths, food, sch fees and all they need, they will respect you.

What ever thing they enjoyed from you, make them beg for it, that's leverage. Start with a strong password on your laptop and keep the password secret.

makemusic1:
As for me I prefer the notch (tear drop) , simple straight forward and when u hide notch it bezel its small.

But the hole, it irritate me, the idea of looking @ a screen n a hole is staring @ u and when u hide d hole u get a huge bezel.

Just not a fan

I prefer punch hole against the tear drop which I seriously dislike. I'd rather have pop up to the tear drop

Emily22:
Holla me

We are many that have been looking for a way round

Mayor555:
It's an Acura TSX engine of same year. I've owned one like that before.

It's a good engine.


All na Honda engine. K24A Engine.

Yeah, the TSX carries the K24A engine as the accords but the TSX is tuned higher.

The confusion op noticed is probably just the manifold cover which belongs to the TSX.

benjackugo:
Sex therapist, Angela Nwosu has given her opinion on why family members of some rich people are poor, IgbereTV reports.

Taking to her Facebook page, she wrote;


https://www.facebook.com/845291392244249/posts/3529596767147018/?app=fbl

Absolute bullshlt

Most rich people acquire the wealth using principles depicted in the book 48 laws of power

The book teaches an ambitious person to be very selfish and to be ruthless with friends, family, colleagues and anyone that stands in the way or threaten their ambition

SarkinYarki:
It's easy to see why the dishonest man's account was frozen...go to his bank and I find out if his account is actually frozen and for what reason and then get him to come to the bank with U ( I know he won't come ) I even suspect that this is a new format.....where did you even get the account number from?

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Me, I wonder why would a bank accept credit to an account that has been Frozen but will not accept debit, it is wrong on all levels.

AlexJustin:
Good day all,

Which is better for a Civil Engineer, construction company or a Real estate firm.

your opinion will be highly appreciated especially if you're a professional in the construction industry.

A construction company for the experience.

It is also easier to go on and start up a private construction company later in life unlike a real estate company

When both my parents were working and my father had a car, my mum wanted her own car and gave me money to buy a car for her. I registered it in my name but later my father was transferred across the state and needed a smaller economical car for the long journey, they swapped cars.

He bought her a replacement car when he retired and collected his gratuity, i registered the car in my father's name and my mother gave a serious fuss about it.

She retired and also replaced his car with her gratuity.

The point is that the name on the documentation is nothing if a couple understand themselves.

They built their house together so it will never matter whose name is on paper

gbadexy:
Yes sir. It doesn't really make sense to me. If you drain the battery before allowing it to recharge, it won't last.
To enjoy it, it should be used to 50% capacity. That means I have to buy 2 times more batteries if I want to use the maximum capacity of my batteries at half the usage.
Good thing is that I'm conscious of energy requirements of appliances now and go for very low ones so that I barely use the battery much. Only one bar removes from the battery indicator by the following morning out of 5 bars and it starts charging slowly as early as past 7 am.
There are timers for freezer also. I bought one but the guy is yet to fix it but with the timer, I can set the freezer to work during sunny period of the day. Say 10 am to 3 pm.
I heard there is even DC iron now and I'm searching for one. Iron with low wattage.

The big issue is the inverter settings. Inverters that don't have adjustable DoD setting will put a preset setting and most times will not advertise it with the spec sheet. Such an inverter with 90%DoD, you will never know when the 50% is reach by the only the bar on the inverter.22

My Mercury inverter has 4bars, the full bar is the only significant bar and could last for 10 of the 12hrs I get on full charge . Once that bar goes off, I know my charge is almost depleted.

If you have never experienced how long each bar last on the same load and do not know the DoD setting, there is still a chance you drain above the 50%DOD.

The easiest way to know for sure is measuring your voltage with a multimeter at the time the first bar goes off.

A fully charged 12V battery should be 12.5-12.6vdc and a fully depleted battery should be at least 10.5vdc. A 24v system is twice and the 48v system is 4 times that. The issue is that the battery holds 12.5v longer than it can hold 12.1v

gbadexy:
They all emit gases as they store charges. The batteries are outside the house though and wet cells last much longer than dry cells.
I've been using the dry cells for a while and the 2 to 3 years service life is a myth. The best I've gotten is a year and some months.
I figured I could safely get 3 years for the wet cell if they are claiming it can last 5 years.
Perhaps some battery brands may last better than others.

The battery life also depends on other factors mainly charging voltage and discharge cycle

Is it only me that notice the misleading title of the thread

Its not her baby according to the story