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lomomike:
They're all good thanks, and yours?

Do have yourself a beautiful week.

They are good too, Thanks.
And you too, best of week ahead

i know say you go rush respond. how's family?

lomomike:
E pain am say lexus always makes Benz look like a pile of over priced trinkets after a few years wen e start to fade and show e true value oo!

leTrizzle:
OK, it's about star scanner n other scanners in general. Knowing a good n affordable one. Was trying to see if u can help out.

My Brother, don't go there except you want to open a commercial garage for Benz. Original star scanner set(its a pc sets)cost about 5,000 dollars. Though there are many fake ones(imitation) that would not be able to get license from star database for the regular updates

It pays off to take your car for scanning if its a transmission or engine problem, but outside that you can manage all these cheap maxi scanner that china afford us with.

SmartChoices:
Volkswagen golf 3 missing
Mitsubishi comes before Benz lol..

Dont mind them for bad belle.

Lexus will always rush and imitate benz facelifted models error correction perfection, and use it to manufacture their cars, stealing the original thinkers idea who spent millions on research, smart guys. And some dude here will go and do blind research with Benzs earlier models and come to publish trash for us. Lomomike and his cohort will use that to satisfy themselves against Benz . there is God oh.

Dont worry, once i finish my own research, but with the late models for Benzs, you will quite see Benz at the top of the ladder with that miserable Lexus beneath it.

BarrackObamer:
Quite an education. Now I gerr it. Didn't really understand what you meant by late model (am kind of naive when it comes to these issues). Thanks for taking out time to explain it to me. Is a 2004 c230 considered a late model? Im still keeping the 2000 model kompressor in view, just that I don't like look of that generation.

No worries. It's ok , i thought as much, its allowed. I myself have been looking for whatever simpler language to use in order to pass the message across, i'm glad you get it.

I always want the best of life for anybody who can afford it. Sure, 2004 is really good, 2005 is better, but 2006 is perfect.

tonychristopher:
You agree today with me

I will give testimony

Don't get me wrong. I don't take side with the crowd in anything , whether you are an authority there or not , i stand objectively in everything in life, calling a spade a spade.

If i said you are wrong , know that you are wrong , and if i said that you are right, know that you are right whether i argue it or not cos i may decide not to waste time in any argument. You are right in this case , and i said so, except for the plagiarism.

Macmilla:
Please how do I check the pump? A DIY procedure will be appreciated.

Start your engine cold and check your Your water pump by listening and observing it attentively to make sure it spins freely with no lateral motion or grinding noises[b][/b]

MIB1:
please what's the best thermostat temp rating for Nigeria.. Thanks

Based on the rating of your engine, for Benzs and Bmws is between 60 to 80 degrees. Predominantly folks don't go below 71 and 87 degrees thermostat here, except, you are looking for trouble. I think same goes for the Jap mobiles, else i stand to be corrected.

If you use 71 to 80 degrees thermo here, you are perfectly in order, you would never experience overheating nor run your engine rich nor burn top gasket.

aeu1:
^^Ikenna & co, thanks for your interest. Please assist me. Where can I buy a good thermostat for 1999 Toyota Corolla. Can you find a place in Abuja or elsewhere cos here in Uyo, I dont know where to get it. Kindly respond

Come to Ikoku in Port Harcourt and get your thermostat

His post about the RWD isn't bad but for the plagiarism. He's got some point there though unlike the tropicalization mess.

I will never be a fan of front wheel

leTrizzle:
Boss, sent u an email. I really need to talk to u. How do I get across?

Just reply your PM. I'm open to you

BarrackObamer:
Na wa for guys o. You are all so easily distracted. Just one small line causing all this commotion..."fully loaded" simply means beauty and brains...Abi? Meanwhile na mercedes thread we still dey.

@auhanson I remove cap for you. I will need serious divine intervention to get a w204 but while it is on the way I hope to get year 2003 c230 or c240. Someone said I should avoid "kompressor". Just don't want to get the wrong car.

My Brother, i beg you to go for the late model if you wish to enjoy reliability like Furrylow. I dont want you to come complaining of reliability 2moro. I dont know how to blow the sermon than this. Though 2003 is a bit better than 2001/2002. If you are short in cash, you wouldn't regret the 2000 model kompressor. It's bomb.

As for kompressor, its no more an issue to worry about presently in Naija than the early model. It's a very cheap fix, and it doesn't happen as you may fear. I have a good number of friends who owns this ride.

johnny1980:
and you must be deluded to think i would go over your silly profile to ake out whatever ramblings you have typed in the last century. If you can't post relevant links and stuff to correct the point or post it here instead of questioning the guy as if you are in an interview mode or behave as if you are a god or whatever around here.

Hello sir, in this particular thread he has shown some downloaded stuffs and print to even disapproved of these dastardly act which i myself would even be too lazy to do.and these are stuffs seriously trashed over time in this car talk section. For these to be presented in this manner would seriously cause a lot of misinformation. No doubt, he made some good point in the early morning startups and non revving stuffs, but the "tropicalization" thing is the bad egg that spoil the lots.

Though some may have gone a bit too far, but if you read through , you would have seen where we even cited examples that nullifies such hypothesis. We do this not because it's our business anything you do to your car. but to tell us and our mechanic the way they destroy these cars and pass on to unsuspected buyers.

Have you ever wondered why people buy Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc and swap their engine in barely a year of running it, it is because of all these kind of acts. To worsen it all i have witness Toyota oil being sold in the market with 20W50 labeling on a gallon stated Toyota. These causes unnecessary friction in the engine mechanical component and kill the engine too soon overtime. Some mechanics even claim that our weather is too hot that those labelling on the cars are for white countries that our oil here should be 20w50 for a car that is suppose to run 5w20 or 5w30 or 10w40 etc.You cant argue these with them, and some believe so much in them that whatever they said is taken as the gods speaken, even when these things are wrong. People have to be enlightened to save them and their money and unsuspected buyers. Benz's could even stand the 20w50 cause they are a bit closer to 5w40 or 0w40 than cars that are suppose to run on 5w20, or 10 w20 or 10w30. Japanese cars became the worst hits

When your engine runs rich, as in the case with the removal of thermostat, you are overstressing everything(needless to repeat any long sermon) ranging from your Piston to cylinder heads, metals and to least things like your catalytic converters, temperature sensors, so in summary it kills the car.If it is a benz you will even create more overheat, because your temperature sensor/ecu is revving the engine hard/high hoping to get to an engine operational temperature which it will never get.

If you have overheat, lookout for abnormallies: like bad radiator cap, dirty radiator, leaking hoses etc and wash you radiator and tighten your hoses and replace your leaking radiator cap and bleed for trapped air bubbles but not any nonsense thing like tropcalising or whatever. You could also install a lower temperature range thermostat, if after doing all these you still experience overheat.

DGD1:
fanex, chill out, what do you stand to gain from all this?

, buy as for your weight ......... *lips sealed *

In nigeria, Nissan is labelled bad because it is affordable. This same nissan will enter any jungle and come out just like land cruiser or any other suv.

Op don't wait to be faulted another time..Watch where you pick the spring and examine it very well, also inspect the spring with your own naked eyes. Don't let same mech replace this for you again.

Lastly but not the least, watch your weight Just joking oh

prudencesmart:
But you've said it already. So this is the loaded..African things

I only spill the bean, no under age will decode that Mr Prudence.

Eyop:
Ok Boss, but you would have coded the emboldened to shock absorber,piston,crankshaft,bearings,etc so we don't end up spoiling the under age and you know this is auto thread

bad boy !!! noted

Eyop:
auhanson,i don't understand wat you mean oh @ the emboldened can you please elucidate

You want me to spoil the under aged that could be flipping thro this page, remember this is Africa, and public show of such element as in 'backside;frontside;legs; and curvy' isn't allowed .. is frowned upon

BarrackObamer:
Thanks for your time, its really appereciated. Somehow I have fallen in love with the mercedes and am gonna get one really sooooon!

You are welcome. My brother, Benz will spoil you if you pick or make a good one, its liken to marrying a beautiful loaded lady.. you know what i'm talking about ...

That is why i emphasize to avoid the earlier(experimental) models and go for[i] facelifted ones(late models)[/i] , if you want to enjoy reliability,aesthetics and have it all:

For w202- 97,98,2000 models
For w203- 2004,2005,2006 models
For w204- 20011,2012,2013 and 2014 models

Here, all built in experimental errors due to luxury must have been observed and corrected. When you here people talk about dependability, its always here. Infact, recently from 2012 up Benz has been on the deck to wipe away all dependability issues that often got associated with such luxury brand. They have been up and doing, so don't entertain any fear.

For those who already bought the earlier models, non face-lifted models(non late-models) , dont panic, when swapping parts , swap with facelifted spares, it will go a long way to make your earlier model Benz dependable
Good luck.

lomomike:
"...f1nger1ng my ride"

Lomomike how far?

Assuming they succeeded at it, which i know it can never work. So if i DIY my car and pocket the excess "crude earning", "i go come make announcement for radio"? shebbi?

james669:
An unreliable car is very difficult to cope with. So you would want to really know how reliable a car is before you buy it. Now two researchers have made it easy for you. They have studied the long-term quality of more than 700,000 different cars, and they’ve come up with a list of the best brands for reliability.

Steve Lang, a car dealer for 16 years, and Nick Lariviere, a statistician, have spent the past couple of years tracking over 700,000 different vehicles to compare their long-term quality. Based on their research, the ten most reliable car brands are:

1. Toyota

2. Lexus

3. GMC

4. Honda

5. Infiniti

6. Chevrolet

7. Acura

8. Mitsubishi

9. Scion

10. Mercedes-Benz


PS: This article is a summarized version of the original news

Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/k2-tags/lifestyle/item/801-the-10-most-reliable-car-brands

This list is questionable as mazda is not included?

BarrackObamer:
Your kind response is really appreciated. I didn't really dream of any particular model cos like I said I don't know much about cars. I want a car that would take me to and from work daily; something reliable and durable; as very few visits to the mechanic as possible. Aesthetic also matters to me. Waiting for your reply and thanks in anticipation.

Based on the keywords: daily, durable, Asthetic, you have no other option than to go for the Benz c class late models(facelifted models). these are always the stable perfected models, 98,99,200 for w202s and 205,206,207 for the w203s. if you want to enjoy reliability and less visit to mech. Also remember reliability of Benz depends on the owners carefulness and keeping to the rules with lot of love, because these cars are loaded unlike the Jap mobiles. if you do these with the models mention above you may stay a whole year plus without visiting the mechanics.

But if you didnt include aesthetics and durability, i would have just advice you to buy the sporty looking but boring Mazda 323 for this purpose. Its an everyday errand car that saves money in your pocket with very good fuel economy you could ever dreamt of, not even naija so acclaim Toyota can stand it.

Also, because of the keyword aesthetics, you could also try the honda accord , but watch out for the legs, and be very careful with this.

With the above, you should be clarify by now.

jodeci:
2007 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD.

This is the third time i am changing my front shock absorber springs,both shocks are good.

Please what could be responsible for the frequent breaks,the last incidence both front shock springs broke at thesame time.

Ogar sure say ur weight no dey tire d motto? what is ur weight like?
Dont mind me.. just joking. Coincidentally, you may have been buying the same expired springs else check ur weight

ab1x:
Toyota Corolla '03, '04, '05, '06 and above. It is less fuel consuming and also you can easily get to buy the parts whenever the need arise.

Not like Mazda 323 of equivalent year.

Op just buy Mazda 323 and save yourself any headache

ogawisdom:
Op dnt let some experts catch u n this ur explanation esp ikenna351

Anyway u ve some point
A car used in nigeria with thermostat removed n fan running steadily will never overheat dts a fact. Yes d only harm is dt ur car burns fuel more only on a cold day for abt 15min or less after first start up b4 it reaches operating temp n runs normal. A lesser harm to d engine if u ask me compared to a daily overheating engine which will cause u a total engine replacement b4 long.

I ve choosen d former to d latter

Try removing a thermostat from a w202 or w203 c class in Nigeria and see if you can drive that car, if overheat will not kill your top? You can do that with a Japmobile and go free but you dare not try it with any of the c class. Highest you could do is to replace a higher therm with a lower one(like 71,78,82 degrees therm) but never in you imagination dare try removing it else you want to lose your top and create other issues...

tonychristopher:
let’s not pretend, up until recently, ours were not roads and highways to brag to anyone about. Poor finish, cliff-like edges and pot-holes that could swallow an entire Vitz characterized our national roadway grid, and you needed a car with tough suspension if you planned to own and drive your car longer than a few weeks. Foreign cars have slightly stiffer, lower-riding suspension systems, complete with low-profile tyres to improve their handling without compromising too much on comfort… their roads are good, so even a car with a suspension set on bed-rock, Fred Flintstone-style, will not break your back. The suspension components are also made from lighter material to reduce unsprung weight and improve steering response and overall handling.


You try that here and your car will fall to pieces before you get through your third tankful of refined crude. Even with the improved (and still improving) road network, we still have sleeping policemen and rumble strips that could shatter your dental formula if engaged at speed. Sleeping policemen, by the way, are not the boys in blue snoozing; they are those fat, elongated bumps that don’t seem too bad, until you hit one at speed and ruin your car completely, after which you treat them with a little more respect.

Also, i use low profile tires in my Benz 245/40/r17, needless to say i enjoy the handling so much with them and do great too without any issues. i climb bumps like no mans biz with these things.

DGD1:
*scratches head*
oga, I requested for brand new(warranty cover am)
By the way, am not in under must to use only japs..... I can i imagine myself driving the s550, when police stop me.... all they will say is *happy weekend sir, weytin you chop remain for d boiz* BT with my *pure water* you know how the story go b

Oh yeah! I feel you ..But these days Naija has turn to kidnappers den, one has to be careful the kind of lifestyle showcased, else the ransom may be too dear. Its better to watch your back and go with the little but mighty.

DGD1:
would have loved to join this race but still hopeful, @ least my *pure water* will be given a little more respect on this thread,
Oga GAZZUZZ would holla at you if I can make it down.
pls, where are those German fanatics

Lolz

skj1377:
yes i agree with you like you read my mind i just changed the front shocks and the car looks like an "antelope" and thats because i have not changed the back shocks yet,I plan to change the back shocks next by then it should look more like a "vixen".
yes i agree the car does not look sporty any longer infact i changed the drive mode from sports to comfort that has put paid to its sportiness as the car will not only start from gear two but it would change gears earlier, the car actually drives like a normal honda or toyota now but i bet its faster than both.
why i changed the radiator is because the radiator was leaking and i would rather change it than repair it. The clearing guy told me it was leaking while the car was still in seme border and that he met it leaking so i sent him money for another one, when i finally saw the car i noticed that the car must have impacted on a stone or a stub as not only the radiator was bent but also the condenser and part of the drier luckily only the radiator was punctured. The car was very sporty then and very beautiful but now it looks normal.

Just keep your sporty suspensions, you may need them back one day...

winnipeg:
Hello All,

I have a question for those with insight on the mechanical aspects of motor vehicles and anyone who owns or has owned a Mazda. I am in the process of buying a used vehicle and would like to know what your views are on the reliability of Mazdas; in my case, the Mazda 3. From my research the Honda civic is king in the compact car category and should be the obvious choice but alas it lies beyond my price range hence my interest in the Mazda 3 (also, the Protege was given favourable reviews from owners I know).

My areas of concern include their ability to hold up to hard driving conditions, the rate at which problems with the engine, transmission, etc are experienced and any other issues of this sort.

Thank you all for your input and I look foward to reading your responses.

Hello, Let me give you my humble opinion. I never use to think of mazda untill i came to Port Harcourt where it is used predominantly for taxi through all the rough and bad terrain, then i ask myself the question could mazda be this strong?

Let me tell you the truth , if Mazda weren't that strong and economical as well as good on the pocket , it wouldn't be used over here for cab services . On my further digging into this ride as it picked my interest sharply, i was into another surprise, it saves fuel even more than the well known Toyota Corolla and besides very cheap to purchase. If i were looking for an economical car for my siblings, its Mazda i would have bought , precisely the Mazda 3. It's a confirm reliable and economical car, besides the Mazda 3 looks great with some nice sporty looks. I am not a fan of front wheel nor Jap mobile , but i have to be sincere here

GAZZUZZ:
Any one interested in a proper race sign up. Lagos - maiduguri.

Date sun 10th may 2015 take off time 6am from national stadium.

I should really loved to join this this race if i were residence in Lagos

DGD1:
I understand you guys, I didn't generalise all those buying the Benz, of course there are people who like to do stunts with there cars, good for you.
my concern is you people talking jap cars like they are rubbish, what I like is different from what you like.
if you give me brand new S550 now do you think I will reject it? lai lai .... who no like better thing
But we need to appreciate Japanese cars, they have helped us a lot, I believe you know the point am driving @, you just want this discussion to be lengthy

Kposa to you for that repentant mind. Benz is good for Bnez lovers Jap mobile is ok too for Jap mobile lovers, hence different strokes for different folks

Back on course, Op no vex...Range Rover sport is one car i like so much , even though i'm not an advocate of an suv.
Range Rover is a strong durable suv, its a premium vehicle and you know what that means? It also has her attending issues just like any other premium vehicle, but thanks to God that our Mech has been able to overcome it in naija and makes life cheaper for your cars.That is if you were to buy from 2003 model down, but from 2003 up , gird you loin strong, of course you must have known your financial status before you go for such

To make things clearer in our own language, take a leap from here, for instance if you are in 300k income bracket, you could comfortably own a 2003 down Range Rover machine. It gives you that aura , respect and driving piece to match any terrain with your social status.

If you prefer another loaded performer of same category and class with status, then go for the Benz GL suv, with a little less maintenance cost than the range

But if you just want an suv to elevate your profile, and for point a and b, you may go for Prado, Toyota land Cruiser or Amarda etc , the choice is yours, depending on what you are looking for

N/B i mention these cars because they can be handle here in Naija by our mech

BarrackObamer:
Had concluded on buying a Toyota Camry 2003 next month but when I mentioned it to a close friend he would hear none of it but wants me to go for a mercedes c class 2003 instead. I feel he is biased cos he owns a mercedes. Really I know very little about cars and there's safety in the multitude of councels. PLEASE your advice will really be appreciated. Thank on anticipation.

If you never dreamt of a Benz, pls dont go there, because it may end up a misplaced priority. But the truth remains that once you drive Benz and explore it to the fullest you will never want to backout again no matter how little or big it could be.

Ask yourself first what you really want in a car , then come back to us with that answer then we could chose a car for you?

GAZZUZZ:
I offered you a free scan which you didn't take advantage of, I'm still wondering why?

P.s it just expired. https://www.nairaland.com/2282823/clk-230-kompressor-wont-rev

Oh that was nice of you Gazzuzz. Pls offer him again, God bless you