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Travel › “Aboki” – The Okada Rider by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:44pm On Mar 19, 2018

My friend and I stood on the side of the road opposite the Ikeja Airport Hotel, Ikeja.

An Okada rider stopped a few feet from where we stood. He had a passenger, a middle-aged man. The man had with him a midsize luggage.

The Okada rider - an "aboki" - and the passenger were engaged in an animated disagreement.

Repeatedly, and perhaps to prove a point, the Okada rider points in the direction of Airport Hotel.

This, for some weird reason, always seem to infuriate the passenger.

Then the passenger turned to my friend and I, and then asked, "please, where is the airport?"

Instantly, it dawned on us what thedisagrement was all about.

Calmly, we explained to him that the airport isn't anywhere close by.

The airport is about 2.5km away.

And at that time of the day, pockets of heavy traffic hold-ups should be anticipated along the way.

We then explained to the passenger how he would get there.

However, the "aboki" was unrelenting. He was still determined to impress his point.

Again, pointing in the direction of Ikeja Airport Hotel, he muttered to his passenger, "Na him be dis".

The passenger was livid.

With a note of hysteria in his voice, he lamented to us how he had chartered the Okada at Ojota.

The agreement was for the Okada rider to get him to the airport as speedily as possible. He had a flight to catch.

At this point, the passenger had become evidently distressed.

Not minding the Okada rider, he frantically alighted from the Okada.

The new plan was to secure the service of another Okada. And, hopefully, it would be one with a rider that could tell the difference between the airport and a hotel.

At that point we asked him, "When is your flight?"

"6pm", he replied.

Simultaneously, my friend and I looked at our wrist-watches.

It was 5: 51pm.

https://autojosh.com/aboki-the-okada-rider/

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Car Talk › See 30 Of The Weirdest Car Accidents (pix) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 4:51pm On Mar 19, 2018

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Car Talk › 5 Driving Habits That Can Damage Your Car by AutoJoshNIG(op): 2:24pm On Mar 19, 2018

Unknown to some of us, there are some bad driving habits that we often exhibit with our cars.

These bad driving habits can place your car under unnecessary strain. Some of these bad driving habits might even lead to problems that will require you to waste money on needless repairs. The interesting thing is that you might not even be aware that you are doing some of them.

Autojosh has put together 5 common bad driving habits that can damage your vehicle.

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Carrying Too Much Load

Carrying very heavy load is an excellent way to damage a car suspension system. This is because the heavier a car is, the more pressure that is put on the car suspension system. So, ensure to keep your car as light as possible always. Only carry necessary items in your car.

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Revving Your Car’s Engine Before It Is Warm

It is not advisable to rev your car engine immediately after you turn on the ignition. Allow your car to warm itself for some minutes before you step on the throttle. Doing this will allow oil to circulate throughout the engine. It will also allow the oil and blocks to work at the right temperature. Revving the engine will not hasten up these processes.

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Allowing Your Fuel Tank To Dry up

One of the best car maintenance habit is to always top up the fuel in your tank in order for it not to go so low. Filling up your tank can help to prevent damage to your fuel system.

Dirt and particles from fuel settle at the bottom of every fuel tank. When you allow the level of the fuel in your tank go so low, you make your car to suck up the dirt particles. This process over a period can have a damaging effect on the car engine.

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Not Using Your Parking Break

Contrary to what most people think, the parking brake or hand brake is not only designed to be applied when the surface is not level or slant. Your parking brake should be used at all times.

Not using the parking brake puts the whole weight of your car on a very little piece of metal in the transmission called the parking pawl. The parking pawl is a very small object. It is just about the size of your finger.

So with too much pressure on it, the parking pawl can eventually break from too much weight on it. This can be avoided when the parking brake is always applied, this way the load on the car is evenly distributed.

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Ignoring Warning Signs

There are warning signs that your car gives you that informs you that something is wrong . Do not ignore such warnings. Ignoring them might mean letting the problem degenerate to the point where it damages the car. When your car start making unusual sounds, or giving you some warning signs, ensure to immediately inspect the car to find out the cause of the warnings.

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https://autojosh.com/4-habits-that-can-damage-your-car/

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Politics › Filthy Lagos In Pictures: What Every Part Of Lagos Now Have In Common by AutoJoshNIG(op): 12:13pm On Mar 19, 2018

Indeed, this is not the cleanest of times of our dear Lagos state.

No matter the location – highbrow, lowbrow - one thing has become common to all – heaps of garbage on the street.

No doubt, the only legally approved organization for clearing up refuse in Lagos,Visionscape, is clearly overwhelmed.

As much as one is not aware of the contractual details of the clean-up arrangement for Lagos state, however it is very apparent that the sudden disengagement of the services of the PSP operators wasn’t exactly a well thought out one.

But whatever the case, Visionscape urgently needs to up their game.

These sights are not exactly what any serious city that strives to attain the status of a mega city should project.

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Marina, Lagos

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Tinubu Square, Lagos Island

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Ojuelegba, Bus stop

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Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere

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Agege-Oshodi Expressway

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Bolade Oshodi bus stop

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Obalende

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Western Avenue, Surulere

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Mushin-Olosa

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Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja

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Masha, Surulere

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Ejigbo

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Ikeja-Under bridge

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https://autojosh.com/mountains-of-garbage-a-common-feature-of-every-part-of-lagos-today/

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Car Talk › Blown Head Gasket: Detailed Explanation by AutoJoshNIG(op): 11:48am On Mar 19, 2018

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A lot of people do hear of head gasket blowing but don’t have the basic knowledge of how it works and what will lead to this blowing.

This post is here to address the issue.

At the end of this post, you will know the work of the head gasket, what might cause it to blow and how to possibly prevent it from blowing.

Before we proceed, let’s know what the head gasket does in cars.

Head gasket is a gasket that sits between the engine block and cylinder heads in an internal combustion engine. Its purpose is to seal the cylinders to ensure maximum compression and avoid leakage of coolant or engine oil into the cylinders.

The head gasket also acts as a passageway for motor oil and coolant, and keeps the chambers separated so there is no mixing of the two liquids.

These liquids should stay separated at all times because they serve completely different purpose.

Let’s now move to what will cause your head gasket to blow.

Engine overheat/Extreme engine temperature.

This has been the most common cause of blown head gasket. When the engine starts running hotter than it was designed to, a lot of things might go wrong.

When an overheating engine is not properly handled, it might result to blown head gasket. Prolonged engine usage at high RPM is also a cause of engine overheat

What will be the effect of driving a car with blown head gasket?
Operating your car with a bad or blown head gasket will certainly lead to engine damage. The moment your head gasket got ruined, a time bomb for your engine destruction will just be activated.

If the fault is detected on time and properly handled, it may save you the cost of replacing the entire engine and other parts that could get damaged as a result of the blown head gasket.

What symptoms will tell me I have a blown head gasket?

1. Abnormally high engine temperature:

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This is the most obvious of all the symptoms. This is a cause of blown head gasket as well as a symptom. Once the head gasket is damaged, the engine temperature will sky rocket.

2. Low coolant level:
This is because a blown head gasket will always leak coolants.

3. Sluggish car performance:
Your vehicle will stop running smoothly as it used to. You’ll notice your engine stall, jolt slutter. Your engine will lose power.

4. Engine oil discolouration:

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This is as a result of coolant mixing with the engine oil. This will appear lighter than normal, and will take almost a milk-chocolate-like colour. You’ll notice this when you use your dipstick to check your car oil level.

5. Light-colored smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe:

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The smoke could be gray or white in colour. This is because the damaged head gasket allowed coolant to leak into the combustion chamber. This will alter the right combustion of air and fuel.

When you notice these symptoms, have your car checked ASAP to avoid things getting out of hand.

https://autojosh.com/explanation-head-gasket-blown/

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Car Talk › Re: All New Nissan Terra Unveiled As A Frame SUV (photos) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 11:53pm On Mar 18, 2018

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Travel › Re: Guess What Very Famous Street In Lagos This Is (See Pix) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 5:48am On Mar 17, 2018

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Travel › Re: Guess What Very Famous Street In Lagos This Is (See Pix) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:13am On Mar 16, 2018*

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Travel › Guess What Very Famous Street In Lagos This Is (See Pix) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 2:58pm On Mar 15, 2018*

Can you identify which famous street in Lagos that is in the picture?

Well, you will be easily forgiven if you can’t identify the street.

Indeed, that is the very popular Broad street on Lagos Island, Lagos. Or more appropriately, that was how Broad street looked like in the ’40s.

Now, talk about how time changes things.

Perhaps, if the families that own those lands in the picture had resolutely resisted every temptation to sell those lands, today, they would probably rank as billionaires today.

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https://autojosh.com/guess-what-very-famous-street-in-lagos-this-is-see-pix/

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Politics › Ambode Is Not Joking At Oworonshoki (see Pix) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 7:06pm On Mar 14, 2018

Have you traveled by the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge lately?

Ever wondered about what is going on at the Oworoshoki waterfront?

Indeed, anyone that has passed through that part of Lagos would have noticed an enormous “sand filling” – or land reclamation work – going on there.

Once-upon-a-time, not-too-long-ago, that spot used to be a beehive of illegal dredging activities in Lagos.

So, after sand-filling the waterfront, whats next?

Well, here is whats next.

The Lagos State Government is working to transform the Oworonshoki Waterfront into one of the biggest transportation, tourism and entertainment hubs in Nigeria.

Yes. An elegant Mega Ferry and Bus terminus is about to be built at that once blighted location.

And that’s not all.

The Mega Jetty and Bus terminal will have other entertainment and Tourism facilities like multiple Boutique, hotels, museums/art galleries, sport and recreational facilities as well as a 1000 capacity car park, based on the design master plan of the area.

Upon completion, Lagosians would be able to embark on travel from Oworonshoki either via water, using the Jetty Terminal or via Ultra-Modern Buses departing from the New Bus Terminal.

This project is part of a grand design by the Lagos state government to reduce human and vehicular traffic gridlocks on the roads connecting the Island, Apapa and other parts of the Mainland.

Clearly, Ambode is not joking!

#AmbodeIsNotJoking

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https://autojosh.com/ambode-is-not-joking-at-oworonshoki/

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Politics › Ambode Transforming Oworonshoki Waterfront, Lagos (Photos) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:05pm On Mar 14, 2018

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Travel › 21 Celebrities Who Own Private Jets by AutoJoshNIG(op): 3:34pm On Mar 14, 2018

Let’s face it, flying in your own private jet is the ultimate way of moving around.

It is also a good method of saving travel time.

Very few people can afford to buy their own private jet, which is why only a select few have their own.

So, we have listed a few famous people - entertainers and athletes - who flying first class on a commercial plane just won’t do for them.

Some of them are listed below.

Tiger Woods

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods is one of the most successful golfers of all time. For several years, he was rated as the highest-paid athletes in the world.
Tiger Woods owns a Gulfstream G550, which sells for $53.5 million. The 18-seater can fly upward of 7,500 miles nonstop without refueling

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He has been acting since the 1960s, and has appeared in over 150 films.
Jackie Chan owns a Brazilian-made Embraer Legacy 650. He paid almost painted along the side, as well as Jackie Chan’s personal logo.

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor and filmmaker. Between May 2010 and 2011, he was rated by Forbes as the highest paid entertainer.
Perry owns a Gulfstream III aircraft. The aircraft is reportedly worth $125 million.

The aircraft has a customized theater on board with special lighting, electronically controlled cool mood window shades, a 42-inch HD LCD screen and multiple Blu-ray players.

Perry’s plane also has a formal dining room, a modern kitchen and a private VIP bedroom.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is an American filmmaker who is considered as one of the most successful filmmakers in history. He is famous for producing films like Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Jurassic Park (1993).

He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios - an American film production company.

Steven Spielberg owns a US$ 70 million Gulfstream G650 private jet.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is an American media mogul. Her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is reputed as one of the most successful talk shows ever.
She is currently the richest African-American, and North America's first multi-billionaire black person. She is also regarded as the most influential woman in the world.

Winfrey has been known to own some private jets in the past and it includes a Bombardier Global Express XRS, estimated to be worth $42 million.

However, she later acquired a Gulfstream G650 private jet with registration N-540W. The jet was built in 2015 and delivered to Winfrey in 2016.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer. He currently plays for Spanish football club, Real Madrid.

Forbes rated him, in 2017, as the highest earning footballer in the world.

Ronaldo's owns an 18-seater Gulfstream G650 valued at €19 million. He uses it to fly around the world on his marketing missions. When the plane is not in use by him, he rents it out at a cost of 6,000 euros an hour to recoup some of the cost.

The aircraft features separate bathrooms for the crew and passengers, wardrobes, internet access, telephone, fax, microwave, electric oven, fridge for drinks, and entertainment systems

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is a veteran American actor, producer and narrator. He is known for his roles in movies such as Million Dollar Baby (2004), Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Invictus (2009).

Freeman enjoys flying. At age 65, he earned a private pilot's license. He owns or has owned at least three private aircraft, including a Cessna Citation 501 jet and a Cessna 414 twin-engine prop.

In 2007, he purchased an Emivest SJ30 long-range private jet and took delivery in December 2009.

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer.

He is famous for his roles in movies such as Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Liar Liar (1997), etc.

This talented actor once lived out of a Volkswagen van. Today, he cruises around the world in his private jet, a Gulfstream V, which is estimated to be worth $59 million.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.

She is famous for her roles in movies like Tomb Raider (2001), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010), A Mighty Heart (2007), Changeling (2008), Maleficent (2014), In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Unbroken (2014) and First They Killed My Father (2017).

Jolie owns the efficient Cirrus SR22, which is worth a moderate price of $650,000. Her then fiancée and now ex-husband, Brad Pitt, bought it for her.

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is an American actor and film producer. He is famous for his starring roles as “Han Solo” in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series.

Harrison Ford is a lover of aircrafts. This love for aircrafts and flying aircrafts lured him into maintaining his own fleet of aircraft.

Some of the aircrafts in his personal fleet includes a Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza, Aviat A-1B Husky, 929-vintage Waco Taperwing, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 182, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, and a Bell 407 helicopter.

Jay Z

Shawn Carter known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman.

He is a proud owner of a $40million Bombardier Challenger 850 Learjet.

The aircraft was a 2012 father’s day gift to him by his superstar wife, Beyoncé.

The aircraft features a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom as well as two full bathrooms.

The luxury plane is also capable of accommodating 15-19 passengers.

Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is a retired American professional boxer and boxing promoter. He went undefeated in his career and is ranked among the highest paid athletes in the world.

He has 3 private jets in his personal collection. The third one, a Gulfstream 111, was acquired as a birthday gift to himself in February 2018.
The 12-seater aircraft features golden cup holders, golden washbasin and gold accents and an all-white leather seats and a fully stocked kitchen.

Celine Dion

Céline Dion is a Canadian singer and businesswoman.

She achieved worldwide fame in the ‘90s after releasing several English albums along with additional French albums. Some of her very popular songs include "The Power of Love", "Think Twice", "Because You Loved Me", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", "My Heart Will Go On", and "I'm Your Angel", etc.

Céline Dion owns a Bombardier BD 700 Global Express XRS. This plane is fitted with several bathrooms, a full kitchen, etc. It is reported to have a price tag of $42million.

This particular Bombardier can hold up to 18 passengers.

John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer.

He is best known for his roles in movies such Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Wild Hogs, and Hairspray (both 2007).

Travolta is known to own about 7 different aircrafts. Some of them include a 1964 midsize Boeing 707, a Bombardier Challenger CL-601, Eclipse Aviation EA500, a Gulfstream II and a few smaller planes.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer. Since 1996, Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series, who’s most recent film, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in 2015.

Cruise has being reported to own nothing less than 4 private jets. And they include a $20 million Gulfstream IV and a P-51 Mustang - an American long-range single-seat fighter dating from World War II.

Tom Cruise has held a pilot's license since 1994 and he often pilots all of the private jets that he owns.

Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior or simply “Neymar” or “Neymar Jr.”, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

Neymar owns a Embraer Phenom 100 private jet. This jet has a price of approximately US$ 4 million. He also owns another jet, a Cessna Citation 680. This jet was built in 2008 and has a price of around US$ 5 million. This jet is registered to Neymar Sports and Marketing.

Neymar also owns a helicopter - a Eurocopter EC130B4. The helicopter was bought by Neymar in 2013. The helicopter has Neymar’s initials NJR on its tail. A Eurocopter EC130 has a price of US$ 4 million.

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher is a retired German racing driver. He is regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers ever.

The 7 time Formula One World Champion spent some of his career earnings on a Falcon 200 private jet. The Falcon 200 seats nine passengers and tops out around 460 knots while boasting luxury accommodations that include a full galley.
The jet was reported to have cost Schumacher approximately $22 million, which is somehow more expensive than the $7 million man-made island that was given to the driver as a retirement gift from the crown prince of Dubai.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jordan is regarded as one of the greatest Basketballer ever. He played a key role in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jordan owns a Gulfstream IV. The jet has a Carolina Blue colour scheme that includes the iconic “Jumpman” logo on the tail. The jet’s call sign, N236MJ, which is made up of Jordan’s initials, his uniform number and the number of NBA titles he won as a player. The customized jet can reach a speed over 500 knots and is powered by dual Rolls-Royce engines.

Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr is an American retired professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. He dominated the court as one of America's best basketball players for more than a decade, earning three NBA MVP. He is the current president of basketball operations of the basketball team, the LA Lakers.

Magic Johnson owns a Gulfstream III with the registration N32MJ. Thirty two was his jersey number throughout his career, and MJ stands for his initials – a common trend with celebrities who own jets.

The aircraft, which can seat 21 people, is registered to Magic Johnson Entertainment Inc.

Sergio Garcia

Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer. He played on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.

Sergio Garcia owns a Hawker 850 aircraft. He purchased it for $22 million. He uses it mostly to travel to and from his tournaments. The aircraft features a spacious cabin suitable for up to eight passengers and can cruise at a top speed of nearly 450 knots.

Tracy McGrady

Tracy Lamar McGrady is an American retired professional basketball player.

He was popular in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played as both a shooting guard and small forward.

McGrady owns a a Falcon 2000 private jet. The aircraft is worth an estimated $27 Million.

Former NBA star Tracy McGrady saved his salaries so that he could purchase this private jet for his family. According to him, this was the best decision he ever made.

https://autojosh.com/21-celebrities-who-own-private-jets/

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Car Talk › Re: Signs That Your Car Has A Suspension System Problem by AutoJoshNIG(op): 4:00am On Mar 14, 2018

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Car Talk › Re: “One-Way”: Is The Government & Road Authorities Using Them To Defraud Motorists? by AutoJoshNIG(op): 3:59am On Mar 14, 2018

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Car Talk › Do This Simple “bounce Test” To Know If Your Car Has Suspension Problem by AutoJoshNIG(op): 2:47pm On Mar 12, 2018*

When a car has suspension problems, the symptom is easy to tell, but tracing the exact source of the problem is usually the challenge. The source of the symptom could be a faulty or worn out ball.

However, to spot the exact problem with a suspension system would require the attention of an experienced mechanic in order to spot the problem.

Unusual Sounds

Vehicles with faulty suspension often exhibits some unusual sounds coming from the tyre areas. For instance, some peculiar sounds associated with suspension problems include;

1. Clanking Sound
This sound is like metal hitting against metal. It typically is heard when the vehicle is riding over bumps or potholes. It may be a sign of failing control arms bushing or failing stabilizer end links.

2. Knocking Sound
When you hear a knocking sound coming from your suspension area, especially when driving over potholes or bumps, this is usually a sign of bad struts or bad strut mounts. A bad ball joint can also cause this.

3. Rotational
This sound constantly grows louder as the vehicle goes faster. This is usually as a result of a failing wheel bearing or of noisy tyres

“Bouncing test”

So, if your suspension system exhibits some of the above signs, there is a simple test that can determine if truly the suspension system is faulty or not.

To carry out this test, follow the steps highlighted below.

Step 1: With the car in “park,” press down on the front of the car with all your weight, “bounce” it a few times, then release.

Step 2: Do it again on the rear of the vehicle. If the car continues to rock or bounce more than 2-3 times after you release it, the suspension is wearing out.

Source:

https://autojosh.com/do-this-simple-test-to-know-if-your-car-has-suspension-problem/

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Car Talk › Signs That Your Car Has A Suspension System Problem by AutoJoshNIG(op): 12:47pm On Mar 12, 2018*

A vehicle’s suspension system is the part that connects the vehicle’s body to its wheels.

The function of the suspension is to provide control over the vehicle when it bounces during a rough ride due to bad roads, potholes or bumps.

The suspension is the mechanism that makes driving in a car comfortable. It also causes the hard impact from a bouncing vehicle not to be felt by the passengers.

It is also the job of the suspension to protect the vehicle from damage from the numerous impact it has with the ground during rough rides.

A vehicle suspension system is made up of the shock absorber, springs, tyres, tyre air, and other components that connects your vehicle to its wheels.

When a car has suspension problems, the symptom is easy to tell, but tracing the exact source of the problem is usually the challenge. The source of the symptom could be a faulty or worn out ball joints, springs, shock absorber, struts, etc.

Knowing the exact source of the problem most time would require the attention of an experience mechanic in order to spot the problem.

It is also important to ask your mechanic to routinely check your tyres and suspension whenever your vehicle is undergoing a regular oil change.

So, how can we tell if our cars have suspension problems?

To know if your suspension system is faulty, here are some of the signs.

1. When you hear strange clanking or knocking sounds when driving especially over bumps or at corners.

2. Constantly correcting the steering wheel to ensure that the vehicle goes straight.

3. If your car rides are no longer smooth, or when every bump causes the vehicle body to “bounce.” A rough ride is an obvious sign that your vehicle’s suspension needs work.

4. If your vehicle dips or noses further than anticipated when you apply the brakes, this is a symptom of a worn out shock absorber.

5. If your vehicles aligns to one side when driving. This could also be an indicator that the suspension and steering components have become worn out. Another reason for this could be because level of tread wear is different on your tires, or you are in need of a wheel alignment.

6. If your vehicle appears to be drifting or pulling away when you are making a turn at a corner. This is a sign that the suspension is no longer carrying out one of its function of keeping the vehicle stable. It is risky driving a vehicle that exhibits these signs. There is also the risk that your vehicle might roll over when in motion. When this is noticed, it is very important to get the vehicle checked by a mechanic as soon as possible.

7. If your vehicle bounces repeatedly when it drives into a pothole or a bump. The vehicle suspension is supposed to provide stability when it drives into a pothole. Continuous bouncing is a sign that the vehicle has a worn out or damaged shock absorber.

8. If your shock absorber looks oily or greasy. An oily-looking shock absorber is a sign that the shock is damaged. You can tell an oily shock absorber when you look under the vehicle to inspect the shocks. If the shock is stained with greasy fluid, chances are that it has been damaged. It’s important to replace them at that point.

9. If you begin to feel the impact when your vehicle drives into a bump or pothole. When the impact of running into a pothole is transferred to your body – or is really felt, your ride is no longer enjoyable or cozy, then its might just be the right time to have your suspension checked.

https://autojosh.com/signs-that-your-car-has-a-suspension-system-problem/

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Car Talk › “One-Way”: Is The Government & Road Authorities Using Them To Defraud Motorists? by AutoJoshNIG(op): 3:01pm On Mar 09, 2018*

The road networks in Lagos are very complicated. Navigating one’s way around the city is nothing short of an adventure.

No matter how long you have resided in Lagos, you just keep discovery new traffic routes every other day. Even veterans in the taxicab business are sometimes clueless about some traffic routes in the metropolis.

In Lagos, there are consequences for ignorance of some traffic routes.

For instance – unwittingly driving in the opposite direction of traffic on a road designated as “One-Way” can have severe consequences. An offending motorist risk an arrest for this. Ignorance is never accepted as an excuse.

In Lagos, the penalty for driving against traffic on a road designated as “One-Way” route is 1 to 3-year jail term. And the vehicle also gets forfeited to the state government. Alternatively, an offended can pay N25, 000.

That is how dire the consequences are when one flaunts the “One-Way” traffic law in Lagos.

However, it appears as though the government and the road authorities are fraudulently benefiting from the one-way traffic law in Lagos.

This appears so because they seem to encourage motorists to contravene the laws by not making any effort to place conspicuous road-signs indicating “One-Way: traffic on these roads.

For instance, in Lagos, some locations are enormously notoriously for having a huge number of booby traps disguised as “One-Way” roads. Some of these locations include Shomolu, Apapa, Yaba, Lagos Island, etc.

Many of the routes in the aforementioned locations have absolutely no road signs to indicate that they are one way routes. Even if present, they are ingeniously hidden behind some obstruction – or far away from sight. Clearly, without any visible signs, these roads have been designed to be one-way ticket to jail.

Indeed, the lack of road signs in some of these locations to indicate their one-way status is quite worrisome.

Even more worrisome is that Lagos state is one place where it is quite common for a road that is a “two-way” road today to suddenly metamorphose into a one-way road the following day. And with no road-signs to indicate such a change – motorists can be arrested for violating the sudden law.

Worse of all, the police, LASTMA, Council officials, etc typically use the one-way situation to feed fat off the ignorance of some motorists.

So, in the absence of road signs to direct motorists, isn’t it fraudulent for the authorities, or the police, to arrest a motorist for taking “one-way”?

Or what do you think?

Source:

https://autojosh.com/one-way-routes-in-lagos-is-the-government-road-authorities-using-them-to-defraud-motorists/

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Car Talk › National Awards: Isn't This Scenario Where Honourees Should Be Drawn From (Pic) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 10:18am On Mar 09, 2018*

The individuals in the river (indicated by an arrow) are not your regular kind of fishermen.

These kind-hearted and extremely brave travelers along the Lagos-Benin expressway risked their lives to fish out some travelers that were trapped in a submerged commercial bus that plummeted from a bridge into the river beneath.

They took the risk without caring to know the ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, etc of the victims.

If you asked me, I'd say these are True Nigerian heroes!

Now, I think these sort of scenarios should be where national award honourees should be drawn from.

Or what do you think?

Source:

https://autojosh.com/see-some-true-nigerian-heroes/

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Car Talk › Re: These Brabus 800 And 900 Are The Baddest Saloon Cars At The Geneva Auto Fair by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:35pm On Mar 08, 2018

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Car Talk › Re: These Brabus 800 And 900 Are The Baddest Saloon Cars At The Geneva Auto Fair by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:33pm On Mar 08, 2018

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Car Talk › These Brabus 800 And 900 Are The Baddest Saloon Cars At The Geneva Auto Fair by AutoJoshNIG(op): 6:33pm On Mar 08, 2018

The Geneva Motor Show is not just a festival to showcase brand new cars.

Automotive tuning companies are not left out of the auto-festival.

One of the biggest car-tuning corporations - Brabus - makes a representation at this years’ edition.

Three of Brabus’ tuned saloon cars exhibited at the motor show stood out as the meanest.

First, is the Mercedes-AMG E63 S in Brabus 800 spec.

This midsize premium saloon is pushing down 739 HP as well as 1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft) of torque, for an electronically limited top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) and a 3-seconds flat 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time.

Simply put, there are not many four-door cars that can keep up in to this performance like the Brabus Mercedes-AMG E63 S.

Perhaps, this is why it cost about N111million ($309,700).

However, Brabus also came with something better.

Also on exhibition is the very same Brabus 800 kit, installed on the Mercedes-AMG S63 S.

While you might think that this would not be as quick as the E63 S, and technically you would be right. The difference is, simply put, insignificant.

The S-Class-based Brabus 800, with the same amount of power and torque as the E-Class we just talked about, will hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.1 seconds and max out at the same 300 km/h (186 mph) as its smaller sibling.

The S-Class-based Brabus 800 is up for sale for N149million ($444,000).

Lastly, there is the Brabus 900. This saloon car is based on the updated Mercedes-Maybach S650.

This full-size limo is powered by a molded twin-turbo V12, massaged to deliver no less than 888 Hp. This is enough to get it from a stationary position to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.7 seconds, while the top speed is in excess of 349 km/h (217 mph).

Now, talk about an automotive tuning company that keeps raising the bar.

https://autojosh.com/brabus-800-900-baddest-saloon-cars-geneva-motor-show-photos/

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Career › How Much Salary Do They Pay Them To Wear This All Day Under The Hot Sun? (pic) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 10:59am On Mar 08, 2018

Dear Nigerians.

How much would you expect to be paid if your job requires you to wear this thick black leather outfit all day long in the scorching hot Nigerian weather?

Me?

N50k per hour.

But seriously, as if the salaries of the Nigerian police officers isn’t punishment enough – they went ahead and gave them this costume to wear in the hellish Lagos weather.

Lol.

Click here to see how much Nigeria Police officers earn: https://autojosh.com/nigeria-police-see-salary-structure-information/

https://autojosh.com/much-salary-expect-earn-wear-day-hot-sun/

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Car Talk › 10 Skills Every Female Car Driver Should Have by AutoJoshNIG(op): 9:42am On Mar 08, 2018

This is not intended to be a sexist article.

However, the reality is that - relative to men - far more women are clueless about how their cars work, and what they need to do to maintain and keep them running smoothly.

Perhaps, this accounts for why women are mostly cheated - or overcharged - by mechanics and other car technicians.

At Autojosh, we highlight some skills that every female driver– and indeed, a lot of menfolk – should possess, that would one day save them from unpleasant driving experiences.

How to Change a Tyre

Changing tyres are inevitable.

No matter how much we dread it, a day will come when we would experience a deflated car tyre – and perhaps, at a location where help will not be anywhere in sight. This is the reason why every female car driver should be equipped with the skill needed to change a deflated car tyre.

How to Check Your Oil

Checking the oil level is a very easy task.

To do this, first locate the dipstick. Pull it out, wipe the oil off, push it back in, and then remove it once again. Then check the small indication levels to see how far the oil runs up the dipstick.

See. It is that simple.

How to Check Fluid Levels

Besides petrol and engine oil, there are other fluids that is required by cars to remain in proper working condition.

For instance, radiators need coolant; the transmission and brake need oiling, windscreen sprayers need liquid, power steering needs oiling, etc.

How to Jump-Start a Car Battery

For a myriad of reasons, your car battery can suddenly drain out. At such times, you would need to jump-start your car with a charged battery.

If you do not have the requisite skill to achieve this – it could render you stranded. This is why it is important to know how this is done. It also helps if you keep a pair of jumper cables in your car boot.

How to Check Tyre Pressure

Driving around with over-inflated or under-inflated tyres is dangerous.

This is why it is advised that car owners should buy a tyre-pressure gauge. A knowledge of how it is used can help in avoiding some potentially hazardous driving experience. Also, driving on good pressure helps to minimize a car’s fuel consumption. So, you see, it is a win-win situation for you.

Know the Meaning of the Warning Lights

There are several warning indicator lights on our car dashboards. They are not all there to make your car look pretty. They are all there for good reasons –sometimes, life-saving reasons. Take them seriously.

Understand the messages each light (indicator) was designed to pass across to you. For instance, the check-engine light means that there is a malfunction in your engine. There are also a low fuel light, a fasten seatbelt light, and a light to indicate that one of your car doors is open, etc.

Keep A Maintenance Log

Develop a habit of keeping a record of when last a maintenance job was done on your car. This is a very important routine.

To do this, keep a logbook and record the dates that a mechanic performs maintenance service on your vehicle. Another way is to tape a piece of duct-tape somewhere in the engine or under your dashboard and write the date there.

Learn How to Drive in an Inclement Weather Condition

There will be conditions, or terrains, that you will find yourself that would make safe driving difficult. For instance, in very harsh weather conditions, like very heavy rainfall, storms, snow, etc., it is important to have the skill needed to navigate your car through such conditions.

Learn How to Drive a Manual Transmission Car

Indeed, there will always be that emergency where the only available car is a manual transmission car. Sadly - you only know how to drive an automatic transmission car.

At such moments, you suddenly realize the folly in you not ever taken time to learn how to drive a manual transmission car.

Keep an Emergency Roadside Kit

Always have in your car an emergency roadside kit. Be conversant with every item in the kit. But essentially, know how to use them. You never can tell which and when you will need them.

How to Turn On Your Hazard Light

Actually, this ought to be the first item on this list. However, knowing how to turn on your hazard light – or as it is more popularly referred to in Nigeria, "Double Indicator", "Double Trafficator" - is very important.

When on, this the hazard light draws attention to your car. It cautions other motorists that there is something wrong with your car and that it could be potentially hazardous to them. For instance, it is used when your car break down in the middle of the road, or when you are badly parked on the side of the road such that part of your car is sticking out into the road and constitute a hazard, etc.

The hazard lights are usually activated by pressing a button on the dashboard that looks like a red triangle.

https://autojosh.com/10-skills-women-who-drive-cars-should-have/

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Car Talk › Re: Throwback: The Benin-Ore Road (Before & After) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 7:54am On Mar 08, 2018*

Car Talk › Throwback: The Benin-Ore Road (Before & After) by AutoJoshNIG(op): 7:53am On Mar 08, 2018*

The Benin-Ore expressway is one of Nigeria’s most traveled roads. Daily, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians ply this economically crucial highway.

This highway primarily connects states of the South-West to states in the South-South, South-East and the Middle belt.

For decades, this stretch of road - part of the Lagos-Benin Expressway - was notorious for its atrocious condition and the neglect by successive Governments.

In 2007, on account of the disgraceful condition of this Federal road, a one-time Minister of Transportation famously wept during a visit to a failed section of the road. The Minister also apologized to Nigerians for what she then described as the “inhuman and unacceptable” state of the road.

Thankfully, intervention eventually surfaced.

In 2014, the reconstruction of the Benin-Ore section of the Lagos-Benin Expressway was completed.

See below the before and after photos of the benin-ore Expressway below.

https://autojosh.com/throwback-thursday-benin-ore-road/

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Car Talk › 38 FRSC Traffic Offences & Their Penalties by AutoJoshNIG(op): 12:16pm On Mar 05, 2018

If caught violating a traffic rule and you wish to wave your right to a court trial, the alternative is to pay the prescribed fine for the particular offence.

In line with our vision to engender an enlightened society with emphasis on the automotive sector, Autojosh presents a list of FRSC traffic offences together with their corresponding penalties.

The offences and their corresponding fines are as listed below:

1. TRAFFIC LIGHT/SIGN VIOLATION

Penalty: N2,000

2. ROAD OBSTRUCTION

Penalty: N3,000

3. ROUTE VIOLATION

Penalty: N5,000

4. DRIVER'S LICENCE VIOLATION

Penalty: N10,000

5. DANGEROUS DRIVING

Penalty: N50,000

6. SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION

Penalty: N3,000

7. VEHICLE LICENCE VIOLATION

Penalty:         N3,000

8. DRIVING UNDER ALCOHOL OR DRUG INFLUENCE

Penalty: N5,000

9. DRIVING WITH WORN-OUT TYRE OR WITHOUT SPARE TYRE

Penalty: N3,000

10. DRIVING WITHOUT OR WITH SHATTERED WINDSCREEN

Penalty: N3,000

11. OVERLOADING

Penalty: N5,000

12. DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT

Penalty: N2, 000

13. DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH FORGED DOCUMENTS

Penalty: N20,000

14. FAILURE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT

Penalty:        N20,000

15. VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION

Penalty: N3,000

16. WRONGFUL OVERTAKING

Penalty: N3,000

17. ROAD MARKING VIOLATION

Penalty:         N5,000

18. CAUTION SIGN VIOLATION

Penalty:         N3,000

19. USE OF PHONE WHILE DRIVING

Penalty:        N4,000

20. UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF OR TAMPERING WITH ROAD SIGNS

Penalty: N5,000

21. DO NOT MOVE VIOLATION

Penalty: N2,000

22. INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION WARNING

Penalty: N50,000

23. CONSTRUCTION AREA SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION

Penalty: N3,000

24. FAILURE TO MOVE OVER

Penalty: N3,000

25. FAILURE TO COVER UNSTABLE MATERIALS

Penalty: N5,000

26. ATTEMPTING TO CORRUPT MARSHAL

Penalty: N10,000

27. EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMISSION

Penalty: N5,000

28. FAILURE TO FIX RED FLAG ON PROJECTED LOAD

Penalty: N3,000

29. MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR HOSPITAL REJECTION OF ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIM

Penalty: N50,000

30. ASSAULTING MARSHAL ON DUTY

Penalty: N10,000

31. OBSTRUCTING MARSHAL ON DUTY

Penalty:         N2,000

32. CUSTODY FEE

Penalty:         N200 per day after 24 hours

33. DRIVING WITHOUT SPECIFIED FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Penalty:         N3,000

34. DRIVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT PASSENGER MANIFEST

Penalty: N10,000

35. DRIVING A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER 18 YEARS

Penalty: N2,000

36. RIDING MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT A CRASH HELMET

Penalty: N2,000

37. MECHANICALLY DEFICIENT VEHICLE

Penalty: N5,000

38. FAILURE TO INSTALL SPEED LIMITING DEVICE

Penalty:       N3,000

Note: ALL Fines are paid into the Federal Government Revenue Account in any of the commercial Banks or online using “Remita” platform accessible through www.remita.net.

On the remita.net website, select “Pay FG Agency; Select FRSC under MDAs; select “Offences” to pay for fines. Complete the other mandatory fields as applicable.

Take the teller / printout to the FRSC office where the booking was made.

https://autojosh.com/road-offences-penalties-frsc/

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Car Talk › FRSC To Carry Out “operation Show Your Driving License’’ In Lagos by AutoJoshNIG(op): 8:31am On Mar 05, 2018

The FRSC is to embark on an exercise it has tagged “Operation Show Your Driving License’’.

This much was made known by Hyginus Omeje, the Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

Mr. Omeje disclosed this on Saturday during an interview where he also has disclosed that 56, 767 driving licenses were yet to be collected by their owners.

He said that the exercise to get motorist to show their drivers license would be carried out across all units of the command.

Also, according to him, this is necessary so that that motorists will come to their office to collect their driving’ licenses.

“We have no backlog of new driving licenses in Lagos State. There are 56,767 licenses yet to be collected by their owners” he said.

“We have sent SMS to their owners that their licenses are ready for collection but they ignored responding to our messages,’’ the FRSC the Sector Commander said.

Omeje also expressed unhappiness at the attitude of some road users who drive vehicles without valid licenses. He said that valid driver’s licenses remained the only certification required by drivers to drive on the road.

According to him, the fine for a driver driving without a valid license is N10, 000 and the vehicle of such offender would be impounded. It would be done with the assumption that the driver was not licensed to drive.

According to Omeje, the FRSC corps was not interested in the fines or depriving anyone the comfort of his vehicle. Instead, he advised that motorists should endeavor to do the right thing and be conscious of their safety.

The Lagos Sector Commander also disclosed that between Feb. 26 and March 2, no fewer than 4, 644 licenses were collected by the applicants.

https://autojosh.com/frsc-carry-operation-show-driving-license-lagos/

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