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Free2Fly:
Nothing concerns any spiritual power with this stuff.
The man is neither your father nor your brother, and you aren't his killer.
You don't share any blood line with him, and shouldn't allow anyone manipulate or intimidate you into burying him.

I intend not going to the family house ever again, maybe until after the burial which is currently scheduled for March.

Imagine my wife elder brother (half brother) telling me that I and the other in law would be the one to buy casket and pay for mortuary bills until the burial. I also forgot to add that he told me that we should bring one carton of Gordon gin each today, for visitors and sympathizers. It's really so painful and pathetic.

pocohantas:
The toxicity in your marriage keeps increasing. Have you two sought counselling? Is there any bit of likeness and tolerance? If no, why not separate? The words you use on each other are too heavy. Is it a case of poor upbringing?

I fear you might hurt yourselves one day.

We quarrel, we fight, she normally holds my shirt and slack and wide my shirt neck which I hates and it's extremely painful to me to my bone marrow, but I don't think it'd be possible for us to hurt ourselves deeply. Only once has she carried knife and threatened to stab me, we were still dating then and haven't married, that day she destroyed my qasa standing fan and nearly broke my TV, since then until date such level of anger and destruction hasn't erupt, until date.

Recently she only holds my shirt and never letting go and challenge me to beat her. Which sometimes I loose myself and sometimes I don't. Recently she told her mom and my mom that I normally beats her, and I asked her if she has ever gotten a swollen eye or bleeding nose that some men normally beats their wife to such extend which I haven't ever gone to such length.

Free2Fly:
No, they're not compulsory.
You can only gift to them voluntarily if you have

Thank you sir, this just boosted my morale. Thank you.

angelboy01:
What exactly is holding you down from leaving the marriage? It is the child? Is it what people will say or what exactly? Why are you living in sorrow, sadness and regret everyday. You know what to do to be free it's up to you bro.

My wife has been the one holding me back, she's not ready to let go. I told her that she should at least get some dignity, someone doesn't want you but you're forcing yourself on him. That most women in her shoes would have walkes away without blinking an eye, due to the constant humiliation and disrespect, but still she isn't in anyway ready to let go.

She told me that she's ready for me to return the bride price but we'd still be together, which I plainly rejected.

tommy589:

Who wears the shoes knows where it pinches

But why investing 4M to marry someone you don't love?

Money dey my hand that time, after everything I was left with 130k. And on the morning of the marriage I went and hurried to get extra drinks, because they drank lots of drinks I bought for reception on the day of the traditional marriage. Back to the fact, I was left work just 9k after buying the drinks. If u see frustration and regret after the marriage?? Thank God say I later bounced back.

otipoju:
Well you humiliated your wife and I doubt if she will ever forgive you and will nit actively seek to destroy you.

In this life no make unnecessary enemies for your self.


You could have calmly refused and told them that it is not your duty to bury their father and tell them you will give whatever you have and that is where it will begin and end and calmly walked out.

A man must learn to manage his words especially when angry. Na thatbrestraint na him be man.

I understand your points, but me doing the right thing by getting married to their daughter and removing shame from her eye's now seems like a crime. The one's that got their daughter pregnant and didn't do anything on their head, not even an introduction are on the safer side right now. No single expense was calculated for them, I have always regretted this marriage right from the very first day, but this recent development just made me regret it 10x more than I already did.

Dtruthspeaker:
Bros, which tribe? Make we warn our pikin dem make dem no go chook trap!

Ilaje, from Ondo state.

ZaRuleOfLaw:
We're living in perilous times brody. For the next one week, be eating outside. Also avoid peppersoup for the next one month. You'll be fine

Lol, you're right sha... Anything can happen, woman can't be trusted, they act on emotions. Although I don't believe that my wife would ever do such (not in this world or in the next) but even at that I still stand on my words that anything can happen no human should be trusted completely, not even myself.

Free2Fly:
Your approach was wrong, but don't allow them force anything on you.
It's thèir responsibility to bury their father; you as an inlaw can voluntarily donate any amount you have or assist your wife complete whatever amount they shared to her.
You're not under any compulsion to contribute to the burial.
Just try and give them something can afford willingly

What about the list and goat they're talking about? Is it compulsory for me to buy whatever they wrote on the list?

Free2Fly:
Burial donations are not forced on inlaws.
Inlaws can donate voluntarily
The family only has the right to force it on their daughters and not on the inlaws

Exactly what a friend told me this morning.

But they're claiming that it's their culture and traditions and that's how it is. I really wish to know if not donating or giving a dime would affect me spiritually, that's my only fear right now since they said it's their tradition.

Mariangeles:
Don't stay silent O!
If you do, they will intimidate and swallow you up.
Speak up when necessary, otherwise, they'd take you for a fool.

This is so true, I'm an introvert. A quiet and shy guy, they never expected my behavior and reaction this morning. Now they're saying all sorts of negativity against my tribe that that's how we behave bla bla bla, but I nor send them.

Free2Fly:
But he over reacted nah
He should have calmly told the brother inlaw that it's not acceptable for any particular amount to be levied on him as an inlaw, but he would give whatever he could raise willingly to them as a gift.
The family can levy their daughter, but not the husband.
The husbands can only assist with whatever they can offer or help their wives fulfil the levies shared to them.

Exactly, you hit the nail right on the head. This is exactly what a friend told me when I explained the whole scenario that transpired this morning. Just exactly what he said.

We4all:
It is only Africans that will audaciously bill their in-laws and think it is their right. Although her brother is entitled and highly irresponsible, I think you over reacted.

I feel screaming at her mom was very disrespectful and uncalled for. Next time, try to work on your emotions. Emotional intelligence is a survival skill.

I will do better next time, I expected her mom to caution their elder brother when he was billing me, but she did nothing and was completely silent, this allowed my emotions and anger to get the better part of me, nevertheless I will try to do better next time. Tank's

Ginaz:
You should have respected her a bit, the outbursts are not needed in this critical time that her dad is dead. She needs you for comfort and peace , you can tell the family the extent you can assist financially without degrading her worth before her people.

You did wrong. Despite you don't love her , she's a human with feelings. I can't imagine being reminded how I'm not needed constantly by my husband, she's going through a lot.

Be kind or rather seek a divorce if you can't stand the marriage anymore.

She hasn't seen her dad for more than 10 years and counting, he was In another state, the day of our traditional marriage (February) was when she and her biological sisters saw him last. He was seriously sick, since February until he gave up the ghost today. He was in town ever since they brought him to collect the bride price, seriously sick. Since February until date my wife and her sisters none went to see him, not even once, they claimed he abandoned them when they were young, that whenever they went to visit him he'd lock the protector and talk to them inside while they're standing outside. I repeat since February until date they haven't set their eyes on him despite the fact that he was seriously sick and in same town with them.

That aside whenever my wife is disturbing me and I reminded her that I'm a loner and loves being alone, she'd get furious and always tell me that I'd die a very slow, lonely and painful death. This words still ring a bell on my head, and thinking about how they totally abandoned and hates their dad because their mother hates him is another thing that'd make me take her threat seriously.

kevwemike:
Guy wat is wrong with U? Why are U talking like a child, U don't like the girl but Ur dick like her pussy to the extent U got her pregnant, and U are here saying that she force u into the marriage, u dey here urself? The truth is that wat the family counted for U is the right thing to do as in-law , just try and do the needful is Ur in-law.

And millions of guys that got women pregnant and left them as baby mama's?? What would you say about them? I'm I the first to get a woman I'm not in anyway attracted to pregnant??

bigfoot79:
The only thing you did wrong was to shout on your wife and blame her for forcing the marriage on you.

You have every right to refuse the bill, shout at them or even laugh at them for billing you to bury their dead, but you should have left your wife out of it. After all, you are still married to her.

I know someone with similar experience, he was in fact the one who marshalled all the dead man's children and arranged the burial.

As I'm talking to you right now, they are saying all manners of words, that I disrespected them and the they won't pity me with the list they'd give me.

That aside, to be brutally honest with you, I didn't mean to disrespect them, I have tried all manner of ways to walk out of this marriage but I don't see that happening. Maybe this will be the deal breaker, I won't do any of what they mentioned, absolutely none. I believe it'd make them hate me and by God's grace I pray and I'm praying hard for them to talk about returning my bride price to me.

Good evening Nairalanders, few months ago I posted here regarding how my wife forced me into marriage that I wasn't in anyway ready for because she got pregnant. I posted about the regret I'm still battling until date, because the love isn't there from my own end and I'm also not in anyway attracted to her physically. I have told her severally that I want to option out of the marriage and not doing again but until date she has refused to let me go.

Back to the main point, my wife lost her dad this morning. Her deceased dad has two wife's and several concubines that gave birth to lots of children, my wife doesn't know some of her half brothers and sisters.

So I went to their family house this morning to console them. The eldest son of the family (her half brother) told me and another in law that we'd be the one to pay for mortuary expenses and casket, and when the burial is getting closer they'd give us a list of things to buy and we'd both bring one goats each.

To be brutally honest I wasn't mad because of this latest expense, I got furious immediately and right on the spot because of the pressure my wife pressured me into getting married to her, by now I'd have been totally free of these unnecessary expenses. More than 19 of her sisters, both biological and half sisters that has given birth, no single expense was listed for their man that they got pregnant for and has a child for. But I and the other in law that paid dowry are the one going through these unnecessary expenses.

So immediately he told me about everything, I charged at my wife right on the spot, right in front of her mom, her brothers, her sisters and some of her friends that came for condolence visit. I got so furious and started shouting at the top of my voice, I reminded her how she forced me into marriage that I'm not in anyway prepared and ready for, both physically, psychologically, emotionally, financially. (I have been reminding her regarding this almost on a daily basis and whenever we are quarreling.

I reminded her how she threatened me with suicide and our of fear of the unknown I wasted almost 4m in getting married to her. I told her that I'd have been free of these expenses if not for her pressure.

Immediately she burst into tears, and started crying endlessly.

Her mom and sisters started yelling at me and I yelled back at all of them. They told me I met her a Virgin and now she's no longer good for me (truly, the whole family thought that I was the one that took her virginity) My wife and I agreed to keep it a secret, but the constant remainder from her mom and sisters made me let the cat out of the bag, I told them that I didn't met her a Virgin that she has already started having sex when I met her, they didn't believe me but with my tone, I know they'd.

I also made mentioned that I'm not buying any goat or paying for mortuary or taking any list from them. That it's their dad and they should take care of every responsibilities, after all he has uncountable children, why putting some of the expense on me? I walked away, and switched off my phone until now that I'm just putting it on.

I know that I acted wrongly and allowed my anger to get the best part of me. But I was furious because no single bill went to her sister's baby father's, absolutely nothing was listed for them. I got furious because these expenses won't be on me right now if not for her pressuring me into marriage that I want ready for. I was furious because I and the other in law that they billed became the scape goat by doing the right thing by getting married and not leaving theirs daughter In ruins, where as those that got their daughter pregnant without getting married to them were totally free from these unnecessary bills. I'm in so much pains and regret right now.

Dannyset:
Terrible Nigerians

That being said, we still buy fuel @ 855 in Lagos till yesterday.

Where are they selling for 1400?

I bought 1350 yesterday, over here in Warri

kellyzaf:
Bro bad Catalyst do affect car fuel consumption. I m talking out of experience, it has happen to me b4 even though my car hv catalyst but is not working normal and i dont know not until I met one honest mechanic that help me buy a new Catalyst, and after fixing it, I tell u true. My car fuel consumption became normal. So mind you some mechanics fit do u wayo for the Catalyst ooo. Hope ur mechanic is a honest person.

I met a man yesterday where I went to replace my mirror, I asked him about catalyst and he said he knows about catalyst, so he made some few calls and said he will get back to me. He called me later that evening and said it's 213,000 I sent him the money, he called me later in the night and said he has bought it.

The next morning I drove to his shop and he showed me, I don't know how it looks like because I haven't seen a catalyst before.

When he was about fixing it I walked away, because I don't want him to think that I'm suspecting him or does not trust him. I came back later and he has already loosed my exhaust out, he showed me both and said that the catalyst was in the big part I circled on the image. He fixed the new one, I later drove to my mechanic and he told him, I showed him my exhaust that was removed, and he told me that the man does not know what he is saying, he said that the catalyst was in the small place I circled, I argued with him, he asked his colleagues and they confirmed it to be true.

They checked my exhaust and my mechanic confirmed that my old catalyst was still intact. Apparently, I wasted the money, money I was supposed to replace to faulty "abs" nevertheless, the deed has already been done.

Hmmmmm

GerogeI:
Look for ELM 327 scanner
https:///ikeja/car-parts-and-accessories/car-scanner-elm-327-wI1YKAxV67ymVsMXCC7Nr2vK.html?page=1&pos=8&cur_pos=8&ads_per_page=18&ads_count=24&lid=q7XOGBxIxueZj-yl&indexPosition=7

Get your catalyst from a reputable auto parts store with warranty.

I met a man today at where I went to fix my car mirror, he made calls and told me the catalyst would be cost 70k

Is it possible for a Belgium catalyst to be that cheap?

Serubaw0n:
How many kilometers you want make 8k fuel at 868 per liter carry you go??😂😂

868 per litre
I bought 1350 per liter, at a filling station.

t2luv1:
Let me help you out. I need to know how much you paid for a liter of fuel. Assuming 1k per liter that should have give you 8 liters which to me is 2 gallon,

Corolla 18L 4 cylinders fuel rate is 35 miles per gallon Highway and 28 miles per gallon city
Venza engine 4 cylinders 2.7L fuel rate is 30 miles highway and 22 miles city
Partner you getting 31 km (19 miles) for 2 gallons just doesn't make any sense to me. Unless the dispensing pump had been tampered with. Even GMC Yukon with 8 cylinders 5.7L engine still gives 16 miles of Highway and 10 miles of City. My advice to Nigerians is to try as much as possible to drive a car with a minimum of 2.4L engines that will help your transmission torque converter due to constant use of the car AC and high temperature. Nigeria weather is similar to Texas, and 80% of Texans drive V6-engine cars.

I paid 1350 per liter, at a filling station.

BALLOSKI:
You sure say dem never remove the "infomie"?

From the sound of the car, it's not there. But I really need to know if a car without a catalyst conserve fuel, and I will get it with immediate effect.

Munzy14:
OP leave car talk for gazzuz... You knowledge of car tire me 🤣🤣🤣

You want conserve fuel with a V6 Engine...

Wetin Musa no go see for Gate.

The car isn't v6, it's v4

nigeriansamurai:
You motor no get converter, venza without converter must drink fuel. Ask a mechanic...

But does catalyst really saves fuel? For real?

Explicit02:
It is obvious your car dont have catalyst

Yes it does not, the sound from the exhaust sounds like a power bike (lowly)

GerogeI:
First, you should understand that every engine is identified by model number. Not street Mechanic slangs like Venza Engine. Use your car VIN to get detail of your car including engine model and trim online. That will also tell you if the engine has been swapped out, by crosschecking the physical engine.

2. Stop getting mechanics to fiddle with your car, yo will end up with badly tuned car.

3. Nothing wrong with your bank 1(front) and bank 2 (back) oxygen sensors. If your catalyst is missing, engine ECU or computer will be seeing it as faulty bank 2 oxygen sensor. This affects how much fuel your injector sprays into the engine. Infact, most mechanics will even cut the wires to bank 2 oxygen sensors once the catalyst is removed, leaving you ECU running in default setting.


There are several tables or guides stored in your ECU computer which tells it how much fuel to use based on reports from rear O2 sensor. Whenever it is not seeing sensible report from this sensor it assumes something is wrong and uses a default table which will run the engine in an inefficient fuel rich mode, but with enough power such that you may assume nothing is wrong. It's like operating your car with carburettors, and loosing the efficency brought by computer controlled injectors. The only way to fix this problem is to replace your catalyst. If you can't, drive the car as it is because the only other way is to re-programmed the ecu with your own tables which will not be efficient and cost way more than a catalyst. Note- that your scanner guy cannot reprogrammed ECUs. Yankee peeps who do sell them as costly custome ECUs on ebay. And it will still require a catalyst.

So go buy a replacement catalyst. No modern car using computer controlled injection and ignition can run fuel efficiently without catalyst, it is just impossible.
To scan your car yourself, buy a Bluetooth ELM 327 OBD2 scanner, download the app on your smart phone and scan your car. Some guy based in a plaza in Ikeja Ogba sells it on Jiji.

I would have bought the catalyst long ago, but some mechanic I have net told me that it doesn't matter on fuel consumption, while some said that it does matters.

Another reason I'm scared is that I don't know how it looks like, I really wish to get the original, but the mechanic and seller must surely combine to cheat me, that's my other fear. If not, I'll ready to get and fix it today.



Sir, is this scanner okay?
So I can place order right away.

kellyzaf:
Have you check the Catalyst? that maybe the problem cuz some of these car dealers u can't trust them on Catalyst ooo.

I don't think the catalyst is there, but several mechanic has told me that catalyst doesn't affect fuel consumption, while a lot has told me that it does.

Several online research that I've conducted said it doesn't, but a lot said it does.

ceejay80s:
YES....
my guy if u can afford nice cars back to back, u should be able to use data for research and also google is free

Thank you boss, I greatly appreciate.

amstamon:
OP. BROS YOUR MECHO NA SCAMMER. I'M NOT SUPRISE BECAUSE EVERY MECHO LOVES A NEW CAR OWNER( AN OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING CLOSE IN COMPLETING THAT LOCAL HOUSE IN IFO, IKORODU, ATAN, SANGO OR LUSADA).
OP, YOUR CAR CATALYST IS MISSING, HENCE THE REASON FOR p0138, p0141 etc..
IT'S KINDA RARE TO HAVE BOTH AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR(BANK 1) AND OXYGEN SENSOR(BANK 2) FAULTY SAME TIME. FIX YOUR CATALYST FIRST OR BETTER STILL, GO BUY SPACER WITH BUILT IN CATALYST IF YOU NO GET MONEY. THEY'RE CHEAPER AND WORKS ALSO IF YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE.
AND AS FOR YOUR SPEEDOMETER GUAGE/CLUSTER, CHECK IF YOUR BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT IS ON ON YOUR DASHBOARD. IF ON, THEN YOUR ABS MODULE IS BAD.
THE FIX FOR IT IS TO CHANGE THE MODULE SENSOR ONLY. IT'S EASY TO CHANGE BUT I DOUBT YOU SCAMMER MECHO GO FIT DO AM.
SHA CHANGE YOU MECHO, NA SCAMMER
IT'S OBVIOUS HE'S WORKING WITH SCAMMER /SCANNER MAN TO RIP YOU. THEIR BELIEVE BE SAY YOU JUST BUY MOTOR SO MONEY DEY YOUR HAND.

This is what the scanner man told me needs to be changed, my mechanic has gotten price from the seller and it's 93,000 naira, we're going to get it today. I'm going with him so I will confirm it myself at the shop, if it's truly 93,000.

EnterpriseMan:
Bro and his mechanic doesn't know about cars
I know venza uses 2.5 2.7L engines on the 4 cylinders and a 3.5L on the V6, and a 2012 Toyota corrola has a 1.8L L4 engine.
So I don't know where he pulled out his whole write up from.

Even the rare XRS version uses a 2.4l block which is used on the camry, not venza.

Just wait, I will snap the engine this morning and tag you. You'll see for yourself that it's a venza engine.